Chapter 45: Deputy Mayor: Let Continental Venture Partners Take the Lead

Mid-August. The Marina Branch of Continental Venture Partners roared to life like an engine that had been kicked hard. The twenty-fourth floor of the Aurora International Building had once been nearly empty. It was packed with people now. Workstations filled three rows, while the conference-room whiteboard was covered with Industrial Chain Maps and project numbers. The printers ran from morning to night, and even the shredders never seemed to stop. Leland Zimmerman did exactly what he had promised....