OT: The richest person in every state
Papi_Chulo
Miami, FL (or the nearest big-booty club)
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101153215
I only recognize 8 of them:
Arkansas James Walton 37.1 (billion)
(I assume he is related to Sam Walton founder of Walmart)
California Lawrence Ellison 46.4 (billion)
(known as Larry Ellison – founder of Oracle)
Florida Micky Arison 5.9 (billion)
(Owner of the Miami Heat and Carnival Cruise Lines)
Nebraska Warren Buffett 59.8 (billion)
(everyone knows him)
New York Michael Bloomberg 21.4 (billion)
(financier; owner of Bloomberg news; current mayor of NYC)
Oregon Phillip Knight 14.7 (billion)
(founder of Nike)
Texas Michael Dell 16 (billion)
(founder of Dell Computers)
Washington Bill Gates 70.8 (billion)
(founder of MicroSoft)
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Yes, Menard's in a private, family owned business and John is president. The hardware chain is famous in the Midwest, but those of you outside of the area might recognize the name if you're an auto racing fan. He's been a major sponsor of IndyCars and NASCAR for close to 20 years.
Kenneth Dart of Michigan heads up Dart Container, the world's largest maker of foam cups and food containers. The HQ's are in Mason, Michigan.
Here's a useless piece of geographical trivia. Mason, MI is the county seat of Ingham County. Lansing, Mi is also located in Ingham County and is the state capital of Michigan. Mason is the only city in the US that serves as the county seat over the state capital.