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01 Sep 2017
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City of Dreams

brokerage and advisory firm that he hopes to build into, in his words, “the Goldman Sachs of Sri Lanka.” Taking a broad view of the country’s assets, Fernando highlights areas that keep popping up in discussions of Sri Lanka’s economic prospects. Its location just off... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

06 Dec 2021
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Rescue & Recovery

of what charity can look like the summer after college. With her Harvard degree in government in hand, she signed up for a service trip and was shipped to a remote area of South Africa to help with a construction project. As she unpacked... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Stephen Voss; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

02 Oct 2015
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The ‘F’ Word

strong relationships with our suppliers that we easily convinced them to extend us additional terms to fill that first big order. We shipped the product and waited. Day 30 arrived and a check did not. On Day 45 we received another order... View Details

Keywords: Walt Disney Studios

13 Sep 2019
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Hollywood Ending

unflappable? “I don’t think I feel risk the way most people do,” she says with a shrug. “I think it’s because of my mom.” Margaret Whitman was the sort of bold character who volunteered for the Red Cross during World War II and hopped on a View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photo by Christina Gandolfo

02 Mar 2016
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The New Space Race

direct them to specific orbital locations where, as a group, they will provide total global coverage 24/7, rather than viewing some of Earth some of the time. Spire wants to put up 100 of them to provide worldwide weather and shipping... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

15 Jun 2021
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June 2021 Books and Podcasts

life. Giants of the Sea: Ships & Men Who Changed the World By John D. McCown (MBA 1980) Independently published Covering the history and development of modern cargo shipping, Giants of the Sea includes the stories of nine men, those... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

production, donating $100,00 to the Frontline Responders Fund, and assembling and disseminating care packages for health care workers. "It has been an unprecedented time at FIGS. We are shipping scrubs 24/7 to ensure the health care... View Details

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