Article: The Augusta Chronicle, Ga., Business People Column.

By Matthew Mogul, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 21--Economics textbooks say that to survive, companies must maximize profit and minimize loss. Nowhere is anything written about astrology.

Richard Bailey could be a candidate to pen that chapter.

Not that the owner of the $2 million a year Georgia Scale Co. has looked to the heavens as his blueprint for success. He's grounded in the business basics of knowing his customers well and his competitors even better. A couple of uncanny calendar dates make him a bit of a believer, though.

Take the Oct. 2 birthday he shares with his son Ken, who is 28 ...

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