Monday, December 19, 2011

Goodwill keeps growing in St. Louis area under charismatic leader

Goodwill keeps growing in St. Louis area under charismatic leader: ST. LOUIS • December is the busiest time of year for donations at MERS/Goodwill, and the king of thrift, Lewis Chartock, shouts for one of his secretaries.

An enormous flat-screen television bolted on the wall across from the chief executive's desk isn't working. It's supposed to update sales every 10 minutes from 39 retail stores, many that have sprung up like cash crops in Missouri and Southern Illinois under Chartock's charismatic leadership.

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