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- 30 May 2017
- News
At Home with History
Jenrette’s many preservation awards also include the Garden Club of America’s Historic Preservation Medal. Announcing the prize in May 2017, president Ann Copenhaver praised his efforts to preserve “the exterior historic context” of his projects as well as the... View Details
- 10 Feb 2014
- News
King of His Castle
money, second, " he says. Located in Austin, Texas, Sherwood Forest Faire—Appling's recreation of a 16th-century medieval village—has earned great success in its first four years. Renaissance magazine dubbed Sherwood the Best New Festival... View Details
- 19 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Marijuana
the United States, two new states, Alaska and Oregon, as well as the District of Columbia had legalized the recreational sale of marijuana. They joined Washington and Colorado, which legalized pot in the 2012 election, as well as two... View Details
- 29 Jun 2010
- News
Matching Wits
William Levitt
Levitt was a pioneer of fast, affordable housing construction. In many ways, he created the modern suburban landscape. Among other projects, his company built two Levittowns (Long Island and Bucks County) – mass-produced building projects with family houses, community... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
Ole Evinrude
Evinrude created the recreational boating industry with his development of the first practical outboard motor. In 1920, Evinrude developed the Elto motor, a lightweight, two-cylinder outboard motor. The outboard motor industry thrived and... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Karaoke Anyone?
After working in Asia for several years, Marti Speranza (MBA ’03) observed how karaoke was a very mainstream form of entertainment. “I thought it was fascinating it didn’t exist that way in the U.S,” she told the Boston Globe (December 11, 2005). After HBS, she decided... View Details
Samuel C. Johnson II
Taking the helm of the family business in 1966, Johnson began a diversification plan to lessen the company’s exposure to the introduction of “no-wax” floors. He aggressively moved the company into the personal care field and developed a new line of View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Pyramid Scheme
Start with a 6,000-square-foot space. Pack it with some $1 million of high-tech sound effects and visuals to create a pulsing, interactive world that combines elements of video games, theme parks, and museums. Make one and all who enter feel like intrepid adventurers,... View Details
- 14 Jul 2010
- News
The Concerts in the Chapel
One of the cultural amenities of life on the HBS campus is the availability of free music concerts in the Class of 1959 Chapel. Designed by Moshe Safdie in 1992, the chapel and its adjoining clock tower were funded by members of the MBA Class of 1959. After it was... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
HBS Wins Green Business Award
HBS Operations has received a 2010 City of Boston Green Business Award in recognition of the numerous green technologies used at Shad Hall, the School’s fitness and recreation facility and its showcase for sustainability. Energy-saving... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Download This
Downloading music from the Internet doesn’t kill CD sales after all, concludes a surprising new study by HBS associate professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Associate Professor Koleman Strumpf of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “The Effect of File Sharing... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Elevator Pitch: Game Time
Video Embed Animation by Drue Wagner and Troubadour Image + Sound Concept: Tilt Five is an entertainment system that uses augmented reality (AR) glasses, a game board, and a wand controller to engage players in tabletop and video games in 3D holographic environments.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Life of Bailey
For most executives, looking good and being fit are personal and professional goals. But as Richard Bailey (MBA ’81) notes, the business lifestyle, especially travel, often gets in the way. “Combine jet lag with hectic meeting schedules and gyms with weird hours and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
A CEO Goes Undercover
Manby (MBA '85) Courtesy Joel Manby Web Extra Undercover Boss: Watch the Joel Manby Episode As I reached out to shut off my alarm at 3 a.m. — wake-up time for my first day as a street washer — I wondered, “What have I gotten myself into?” Approached by CBS for its... View Details
- 18 Nov 2013
- News
Diving into the 'Shark Tank'
Donna Khalife (MBA 2011, at left) and sister, Rosy, make their pitch on ABC-TV's Shark Tank. Donna Khalife (MBA 2011) and her sister, Rosy, were taking a lunch break from work on their startup Surprise Ride—which delivers a box of curated children's activities... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Recasting environmentalism as a smart financial investment
attractive business returns,” says Tercek. “Compared with man-made solutions, natural infrastructure often works better, costs less, and appreciates in value over time. And it provides a host of important co-benefits, like wildlife habitat, clean water, and View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Hollywood and Humility
WICZYK AND SATCHU: With Hollywood’s major studios increasingly risk-averse, a pair of HBS classmates finds a winning niche. Media Rights Capital (MRC) founders and co-CEOs Mordecai (“Modi”) Wiczyk and Asif Satchu (both MBA ’99) are among the hottest dealmakers in... View Details
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United Fruit Company Photograph Collection | Baker Library
include planting, spraying, irrigation, and harvesting. Photographs also depict the construction and running of railroads, the building of wharves, company towns, schools, hospitals, and recreational facilities. The photographs also... View Details