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Taken together, these patterns suggest that statue creation reflected the island's broader social organization, with carving efforts carried out independently rather than through centralized oversight.

The stores would be exempt from rent and taxes, with savings passed to shoppers, while centralized warehousing and distribution would aim to reduce overheads.

But a centralized agency could help alleviate some of those funding issues.

This new ability to build upward meant that centralized office functions—such as legal, finance and marketing—no longer had to be squeezed into small spaces or dispersed at field offices.

One piece of the process requires getting centralized securities information processors, or SIPs, to extend their own hours and processing capabilities, and to obtain regulatory approval.