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- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
been imagining for the next phase of his career, but the story moved him. He had fond memories of snacking on madeleines as a young child—most likely Jeannette madeleines, although he couldn’t be certain. The son of a construction worker,... View Details
- 26 Jan 2015
- News
The Ingredients for Success
in charge of a large-scale construction project, developing our team, developing ongoing partnerships with university administrators, managing my board, and even making sure the plumber unclogs drains in the building. In a weird, strange... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Massport, Back on Course
adjacent communities because all flights using it will land and take off over water. When will the new runway be available for service? Barring any other issues in the courts, which we don’t expect, we’re probably going to start View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
elected Wilmington mayor and a $16 million gift from a Salesianum alumnus (the third-largest gift to a U.S. Catholic high school) put construction of a new, city-owned sports facility on track for completion in 2020. Kennealey calls the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
appropriating $25 million annually to the states for the construction of better roads. In 1921, the U.S. government set aside some of these funds for the creation of a nationwide highway system. Road View Details
- 19 May 2022
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Leading to Salvation
businesses that had survived since the riots of 1967, on Plymouth Avenue. And so that was very near and dear back to my heart, of knowing that this was a much bigger project than the average architect that would be involved. JH: With the development and View Details
- 01 Jul 2013
- News
The Nature of Business
constructive dialogue between environmentalists and the rest of society. His own career path could have been a case study for the book. After graduating from Harvard Business School, Tercek spent 21 years as an investment banker at... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Green Dreams: Eco-Friendly Countertops
recession as feeling “like someone turned off the faucet” in construction. Still, Magagnini hopes IceStone can break even this year and turn a profit next year. The green building market is with her: McGraw-Hill Construction projects it... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Turning Point: Step Change
an army company commander deployed in Kosovo in the aftermath of the Kosovo War. We were a combat construction unit, which meant we were a team of about 140 people who could fight if necessary, but we usually built things—in this case, a... View Details
- 26 Sep 2018
- News
Funding the Earth’s Natural Infrastructure
called the Katy Prairie Conservancy, in collaboration with the Houston Flood Control District, local governments, and area developers on what he calls a sponge credit. The credit would allow, for instance, a town to mitigate the environmental impact of new View Details
Keywords: April White
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
Voting rights, things like that. And so if you break down some of these, at times, difficult to understand topics into their component parts and act on those, it can be a huge boon. I had a friend who runs a huge construction company in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Clark Bids Farewell to HBS
and enhancement of the student residential experience, and a successful $500 million capital campaign that included the opening of the Spangler and Rock Centers, the construction of Hawes Hall, and the renovation of Baker Library. Shortly... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
What Industrial Policy?
"Taxation, meet Representation." Following up on his pledge to provide greater support for manufacturing, President Obama has announced a proposal to cut the effective tax rate for manufacturers to 25 percent. A number of economists howled against this so-called... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
A Bid for the Future
$5 billion construction investment. “This is the ultimate opportunity,” Moret recalls thinking at the time. He had been on the job as president and chief executive officer of VEDP only about eight months, and the commonwealth was not... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
from the office building/landlord. The benefit to the landlord was an additional amenity to retain their existing tenants and to better market vacant space to prospective tenants. The employer and landlord contributions would help defray enough of the upfront View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
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Where Conservation Means Business
reputed to be one of the richest men of his era, donated $5 million to Harvard University in 1924 to fund the construction of the new HBS campus. Among the artifacts is a finely crafted cherry wood “Resolutions” chest containing... View Details
Keywords: Roger thompson
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
Francesca Gino (Dey Street) From an early age, we are taught to be rule followers, and the pressure to fit in only increases as we age. But conformity comes at a steep price for our careers and personal lives. When we mindlessly accept rules and norms rather than... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975
impact of business and government on society. After graduating from Stanford University in 1971 in the midst of demonstrations against the Vietnam War, she took a freighter to Peru to work for a government agency there that was View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
Righting the Ship
manager received an A; 80–90 percent, a B; 70–80, a C; and so on. This gave managers and their teams a goal, and it allowed headquarters to monetarily reward teams with higher execution rates, secure in the knowledge that the building would be View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 30 Aug 2018
- News
Sharing a Passion for Art
color, are an integral part of the experience. Visitors can come just to stroll or picnic on the grounds. Creating that same close-to-nature ambiance inside the building required imaginative technology and painstaking attention to detail throughout a three-year design... View Details