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kitten seeking answers's avatar

talking to bank branch asst mgr today who said that they (& other banks where she has friends) are no longer getting “new” paper money. they pack up the damaged bills to remit and she said what they get back literally looks in the same poor condition. she readily conceded that we were witnessing the beginnings.

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I’d like to add a couple of points to George’s always excellent research. In regard to air conditioning systems, would it surprise you to learn that one company manages a high percentage of facilities maintenance contracts worldwide? EMCOR maintains presidential palaces, universities, hospitals, and biolabs. EMCOR customers include the Whitehouse, UTMB, Battelle, Porton Down…just to name a few. EMCOR has been actively buying smaller companies since the 1990’s. EMCOR also partners with other companies. On the surface it may appear that EMCOR is not linked to the replacement of the HVAC system at a facility like UTMB. When you research further you find sub contracts, perhaps memos of understanding between EMCOR and smaller regional companies. Another company to note is JaniKing International which essentially provides janitorial services worldwide. Its contracts include many universities, hospitals, and West Point. What’s interesting about these two companies? There seems to be a lot of lateral movement among the executives. I was surprised by the number of executives who received their degrees in facilities management in Wuhan. So when you ask a simple question like, “Who replaced the air filters in the Wuhan virology lab?”, the answer takes some interesting twists and turns.

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