The race has maintained its original ideals since it began in 1985 by focusing on teamwork, camaraderie, physical fitness and competition. The number of participating teams have grown from the original 19 in 1985 to nearly 300 which includes over 8000 runners.
Investments into R&D are key to maintaining and/or improving competitiveness for the long term, and Honeywell spent about $2.1 billion on it in 2016. If You Can't Beat 'Em, Buy 'Em Honeywell has a market capitalization of about $99 billion.
For the year 2011: The US Government spends $121,067 per second (both portions) Of the total money shown above, the US Government borrows. $52,162 each second-- the right portion of the money. The stack of money on the right is also the amount the debt ceiling is increased every second (on average). For the year 2011: - The US Government spends $7,264,020 per minute (both portions) - Of the total money shown above, the US Government borrows $3,129,756 each minute-- shown on the right portion.