Some Good News

Samuelson probably is right. And that got me thinking about breaking out of the media pack and offering some positive business coverage—in particular, focusing on the good news coming out of some terrific catalog companies. Following are just a few worthy examples:

• Cintas, a Cincinnati-based multichannel merchant that sells and rents uniforms, recently reported its 32nd consecutive year of uninterrupted growth in sales and profits. For the first nine months of fiscal 2002, the company’s total revenue advanced 4 percent to $1.67 billion, while net income increased 5 percent to $170 million. Moreover, Cintas recently was named by Fortune magazine as one of America’s Most Admired Companies.