ADVERTISEMENTWASHINGTON ― When most people think of the U.S. Census Bureau, they probably don’t think of an agency that supercharges the profitability and efficiency of American businesses. But then again, most people haven’t built a $4.5 billion fortune based on Census data, the way Jack and Laura Dangermond have. “The world today is all about analytics, and the Census Bureau provides systematic and science-based information about the demographic profile of Americans,” Dangermond said. The Economic Census surveys the nation’s businesses every five years, and underpins all the government’s reports on things like unemployment and the gross domestic product. “We’re glad we’re a priority in the president’s budget,” Thompson told an appropriations subcommittee.

Source: Huffington Post June 11, 2017 03:41 UTC