So many businesses and lines of work have been hurt by the recession. What is thriving?

Yes, we know that health care still has openings and that there’s a need for teachers. That’s not what I’m asking. I want to know what business or market niches are booming in the present economy.

For instance, I heard an NPR report about the fact that sacramental wines are doing extremely well. Time are tough, church attendance is up, more people are taking communion. People who supply churches with the ritual necessities are profiting nicely.

Who else is doing uncommonly well in the present economy? For whom is this a quiet blessing?