This annual Irish America Business 100 issue celebrates the biggest Irish names in international business ventures and features an exclusive interview with Cork native Liam Casey, who intends to reinvent the way industries worldwide do business with China; a look at how Irish Americans are driving the world towards a greener future; an interview with actor and environmental activist Ed Begley; a recollection of the Irish hands that built the Empire State Building; the story of the Mission of Our Lady of the Rosary home for Irish girls in the 1800s; Brian Keenan's account of his time spent as a hostage and subsequent authorship; and more.