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Snowzilla stomps on hopeful thinking

Snowball fight: Gary LaBranche participates in post-blizzard free-for-all at Dupont Circle.Photo: Leslie Whittet, ACG Capital-city blizzard foils fly-in plans of Chicago-based group Gary LaBranche's luck finally ran out when faced with a monster storm. The CEO of the Association for Corporate Growth had hoped the weekend blizzard targeting the Washington, D.C., area would not be so bad. After all, ACG's conferences had been threatened by snow in three of the previous four years, but each time no flakes accumulated in the city. And employees at Chicago-based ACG are used to dealing with harsh winters. "We're all Midwesterners," LaBranche said. "I'm thinking even if they… Read More