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- 25 Mar 2015
- News
The Greening of Houston
Ask most people to name a city with a lot of parks and chances are Houston won’t be the first one they name. “For better or worse, our built environment is known for the lack of zoning,” says Daniel M. Gilbane (MBA 2005), senior vice... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
luxury boxes and other premium seating - is driven by the exponential growth in players' salaries," explains Dennis R. Robinson (MBA '90), who as COO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, oversees the operation of Giants... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Think globally, crowdfund locally
access community capital to fund growth and improvement projects. "Local Lift is a supplement or replacement to a small business loan," says Sonnier. "We are changing the way small businesses think about raising funds for View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Real Estate: A Local Business Goes Global
for example. For several years, it was the number one city for real estate investment. You would have expected that to change dramatically after the Brexit vote—and it did. A lot of European and US investors lost interest in London, but... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Faculty Research Online
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success? Call them next-generation driverless taxis or people movers, the age of personal rapid transport is just around the bend. Could PRT change the face of public transportation in cities and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Book Review: The Old West
Pinto says Western business leaders have shown "extraordinary complacency in the face of upheavals." The numbers don't look good for the West. The United States, Great Britain, and France have each seen their average GDP growth hover... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
L. Paul Bremer: In His Own Words
a city on fire, literally. There was no traffic in the streets except for military vehicles of the coalition. There were no shops open. I slept at night in those days with earplugs in my ears because otherwise I was kept awake by the... View Details
- 25 Jan 2018
- News
A Whole New Game
States at the age of 16 with $50 in his pocket, eventually founding TIBCO software. “Four years ago, I said no other city is going to steal our team,” he said. “The Kings are the heart and soul of the city.” READ MORE View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
State of the Unions
it came to their pay, they weren’t lovin’ it. A few weeks earlier, protests had broken out in more than 225 cities across the country, with fast-food workers carrying signs and banners saying “We’re Worth More” and pushing to be paid $15... View Details
- 07 Nov 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Tiffany Pham (MBA 2012)
opportunities around the world, to which they would otherwise not have access.” Why, in your opinion, is MOGUL important? “With over a million users upon launch, MOGUL is now visited by over 208 countries and 17,878 cities worldwide, just... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Everything Old Is a New Opportunity
series of summit-style events that bring like-minded technology and design innovators together with experts in the field of aging. The next step will be scaling the enterprise through local chapters in cities around the world and raising... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Priya Paul (OPM 28, 1999)
the hot, new restaurant wherever I travel.” Industry trend: A commoditization of the boutique, design-based experience. “I see customers seeking hotel experiences that are less institutionalized and more authentic to the cities they’re... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 18 Jan 2017
- News
HBS Gains New Insight Into Africa
Senior Lecturer John Macomber, far left, and students in the Africa: Building Cities course toured the Rappie Waste-to-Energy Power Project in Addis Ababa with developer Samuel Alemayehu of Cambridge Group Companies. With a growing... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success
leadership was taken up later in the day by Professor Michael Porter. "Inequality is probably the single biggest problem facing America," he stated in a talk titled "Inner-City Renewal." Noting that the economic plight of inner cities is... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
can be extremely lonely.” That began to change in 1997, when Endeavor was founded to spur economic growth in emerging and developing markets, initially in Latin America. It now has offices in India, South Africa, and Turkey, with plans to... View Details
- 04 Dec 2014
- News
Hacking Health Care
for children with cystic fibrosis that teaches them skills to deal with their daily treatment regimens. The pace is scrappy and the conversation engaging. Since launching in 2012, HH hackathons have been held in major cities around the... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
steam-powered cable car in San Francisco in the 1870s inaugurated the era of street railways in urban areas (it also spared horses the burden of pulling heavy loads up and down the city’s steep roads). Within a decade, cable cars were pulling millions of passengers... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Former HBS Dean Fouraker Dies at 74
HBS program for international senior managers in Switzerland. He also encouraged HBS professors to give their advice and guidance to help create business schools abroad in cities such as Tehran and Jerusalem. "Larry Fouraker was a true... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Accelerating Allston
Dean Nitin Nohria. “This generous gift will support future leaders who will bridge the worlds of business and engineering, spurring innovation and the commercialization of new discoveries to address many of society’s most exciting opportunities.” Dupré and Nunnelly are... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Entrepreneurship flourishes in the Bayou
Kevin Wilkins (MBA 1992) is helping to make New Orleans one of the country's vibrant centers for entrepreneurship. The founder of New Orleans–based trepwise, Wilkins works with emerging entrepreneurial companies across all sectors and established organizations to... View Details