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  A Spectacular Breakthrough in the Fight Against Poverty
  (St. Martin's Press-2000, paperback-2005)
 
  "In this interesting book, Gary MacDougal goes well beyond analysis and theory. His story takes you directly to the people and communities involved, and it actually provides practical answers to some of our most difficult welfare problems. The whole country can learn from this timely and engaging new book."
William Julius Wilson, Harvard University

  "At UPS we’ve been lucky to hire sixty thousand former welfare recipients and we’re a better company because of them. 'Make a Difference' is a lively, example-filled story that shows how this works—a fascinating read for anyone."
Mike Eskew, CEO, United Parcel Service
 
 
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  Gary MacDougal's Bio
  Mr. MacDougal became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mark Controls Corporation in September 1969 when he and a group of venture capital investors assumed control of the company. Mark Controls has been a leading manufacturer and installer of building management systems and services, and a manufacturer of flow control equipment for the petroleum, process and power industries.

During Mr. MacDougal’s tenure as CEO, the investors achieved more than a sixteen-fold increase, with the stock rising from $10 per share in 1969 to the equivalent of more than $160 per share in October 1987 (adjusted for splits). Investors experienced growth of over 17% per year compounded (including dividends) over... Read More

 Articles & OP-ED's
 Public Policy/Welfare Reform
 "Illinois Welfare Success"
 (David Broder) Washington Post (6/28/2000)
 "Let's Not Risk a Welfare 'Fix'"
 (Gary MacDougal) New York Times (10/28/2000)
 "The Missing Half of the Welfare Debate"
 (Gary MacDougal) The Wall Street Journal (9/6/95)
 "Illinois Offers Blueprint of How Welfare Reform Should Work"
 (Gary MacDougal) Chicago Sun-Times (8/24/2004)
 "Important Ray of Hope in Reforming Welfare"
 (Clarence Page) Chicago Tribune (10/22/97)
 "A Better Way for Children in Need"
 (Gary MacDougal) Chicago Tribune (4/26/1993)
 "An Important Book(AD)"
 The New York Times (8/1/2000)
 Labor
 "UPS: Let the Workers Decide"
 (Gary MacDougal) Wall Street Journal (8/12/97)
 Business
 "Know When to Fold Them"
 (Jerry Flint) Forbes (12/28/87)
 "Mark Unit to be Sold to European"
 (Matt O'Connor) Chicago Tribune (9/8/87)
 "Exxon Boss Should Quit Over Oil Spill"
 (Gary MacDougal) Chicago Tribune (4/28/89)
 "Investing in a Dividend Boost"
 (Gary E. MacDougal) Harvard Business Review (July-Aug 1967)
 "Master Plan for Merger Negotiations"
 (Gary E. MacDougal and Fred V. Malek) Harvard Business Review (Jan-Feb 1970)
 "Mark Controls Corporation"
 (H. Edward Wrapp) The University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business
 Politics
 "New State GOP Chief Assails Blagojevich's Donor Reports"
 (John McCormick) Chicago Tribune (8/6/2002)
 "GOP Taps a Conservative"
 (Rick Pearson) Chicago Tribune (7/27/2002)
 "Illinois Political Corruption is Nonpartisan"
 (Mark Brown) Chicago Sun Times (7/29/2002)
 "Blagojevich's 'indiscretions': Madigan spurs an intriguing issue"
 (Thomas Roeser) Chicago Sun Times (10/5/2002)
 "Jeremiah Wright's Wider Toll"
 (Gary MacDougal) The Washington Post (5/3/2008)
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