From her home in Deadwood, South Dakota Kate McGraw plans parties all over the country. She’s part of a new breed of professional meeting and event planners. She organizes conventions in Miami, conferences in Hawaii, celebrations in Las Vegas. She books charter flights, reserves blocks of hotel rooms, and plans meals for thousands of people. [...]

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Michael Cales wanted to be a rock star. He had grown up in Southern California. His dad was a hard-working entrepreneur who laid carpet for a living. When Michael was in high school, the family moved to a small town in Utah to get away from the tensions of urban life and get closer to [...]

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