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- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
Above: Cummings in the iconic Fisher Building, known as “Detroit’s largest art object.” Cummings and his partners are redeveloping the 28-story landmark. A trip through downtown Detroit with Peter Cummings (OPM 13, 1988) is part urban View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 06 Nov 2012
- Op-Ed
Stop Talking About the Weather and Do Something: Three Ways to Finance Sustainable Cities
The wrath of Hurricane Sandy has illuminated a fundamental question: How do we ensure that our cities are resilient in the face of inevitable future disasters? A destroyed city is not a sustainable city. I'm making the case that it's time to stop complaining about... View Details
- 06 Apr 2016
- News
Raising a Glass to Life-Long Entrepreneurship
make a sales call. I didn’t know how to negotiate a real estate lease. I didn’t know how to set up a payroll. I had no idea how to interview and hire the right people. These are all really important business skills. Photo courtesy of... View Details
- 21 Jun 2022
- News
Banquet Brings Latino Alumni Back Together; Dallas Club Marks 75 Years with a Look Ahead
They include a tour of Toyota North America headquarters, which recently moved to Dallas; special seminars on real estate, since, he says, Dallas is described as the Wall Street of the real estate industry; and programs featuring the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India
spending. Real estate costs are high. The taxation and legislation system is complex and difficult to navigate. Vijay Jain said he left a "cushy" job in investment banking to take advantage of the huge potential promised by... View Details
- 06 May 2019
- News
Startup Talk in Chicago
25 years of experience in numerous industries, Pritzker founded Vi Senior Living, and cofounded the Parking Spot and Artemis Real Estate Partners. She is a member of the board of Microsoft; chairman of the board of trustees of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
The Digital Deck
can be adapted to a range of content and uses. "Some alumni have told us that they're interested in a forum for real-world challenges like US health care and water scarcity, or life-stage issues like estate View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 19 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 19
owned. This book explores the political logic of reforms to land ownership and control, accounting for how land development and real estate have become synonymous with economic growth and prosperity in China. Drawing on extensive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
Applying HBS Lessons in an African Context
continent and the trip allowed them to see the country from a local’s perspective. In my second year, I worked with classmates on projects ranging from solar energy in Kenya and Tanzania, to an economic development plan of Ethiopia, to a... View Details
- 14 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees
The COVID-19 pandemic made remote work more the norm than the exception, and now many companies are struggling to map out a hybrid plan that both managers and employees can embrace long term. With return-to-work policies in flux, this is... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Blog
When Generations Learn Together
representative. How did the two of you interact while on campus? (BS): We purposefully tried to separate, especially during social time, so we could both enhance our networks and learn from the broad base of attendees. Although not View Details
- 21 Mar 2024
- News
OC Alumni Get Clarity on AI; Inequality and Climate Change Explored in DC
Clubs News Clubs News Demystifying AI at Orange County Leadership Breakfast At its first HBS Leadership Breakfast event since before the pandemic, the HBS Association of Orange County (HBSAOC) tackled the potential of AI with a talk titled The Dawning of Artificial... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 09 Mar 2023
- News
Four Alumni Clubs Mark Milestone Year
include an exploration of the future of dating. A major marquee event to celebrate a century of alumni accomplishments is currently in planning stages for next fall, and Ramchandani says it will focus on the HBS theme of "Business as a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
after retirement. Levy was seeing the same set of circumstances play out in her day job at the time, as president of Thrive Global, a wellness company she founded with CEO Arianna Huffington. “Something that was quite frustrating to me was that I would get so many... View Details
- 22 Apr 2008
- News
The Next Harvard Square? Really?
I’ll admit I don’t have the world’s strongest visual imagination. When folks in the Harvard University Planning Office talk about the new Harvard Square that will be springing up around the Bulletin’s Allston offices over the coming... View Details
- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
more than sufficient gains in sales to satisfy investors. The delivery routes proved a blessing in disguise, given still-tight real estate and labor markets, and more of the growth planned for 2001 focused... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
mixed success, to make immigration a hot-button issue, accusing Edwards of being soft on illegal immigrants. Talking tough, Taylor vows to fight any amnesty plan and favors deporting illegals. “I’m for zero penetration on the border,” he... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Winning Season
Last year, St. Louis, Missouri, saw its beloved Cardinals open a new stadium, win the World Series, and unveil plans for a $650 million “Ballpark Village” that will change the face of the city’s downtown. Meet the father-son team behind... View Details
- 07 Aug 2019
- News
“The Star of the North”
last decade. It was founded by an entrepreneur who, as he was approaching age 65, was starting to do some life and estate planning. After poking around to find the successor and the next board and CEO, he chose Granite Equity over... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 19 Jul 2011
- News
Brightening the Future
Ayala: With solar lantern in hand, kicking off a campaign to light the rural Philippines. Photo courtesy Jim Ayala After a successful corporate career that included two decades as a senior partner at McKinsey & Company and, most recently, five years as chief executive... View Details