Seeking Virgin territory: British entrepreneur Richard Branson soars across the Atlantic and lands in America.

From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: April 29, 1996| Author: Streisand, Betsy | Copyright information

Branson, now age 45, ignored the odds and built Virgin Records into the worlds biggest independent. He similarly has built an airline and a soft drink empire worth $3 billion, and recently opened a huge new music store in Manhattan.

When Richard Branson drops into Times Square this week atop a glittering ball like some New Year's Eve reveler gone mad, it will actually be one of his safer publicity stunts. The British entrepreneur had wanted to walk a tightrope across Broadway to he...

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