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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Farm Boy
150-acre commercial farm, named Oakholm, in nearby Brookfield. At age 91, he has just completed a memoir, Making Hay, which is about his childhood and life on the farm. The Worcester Telegram & Gazette (September 16, 2008) said the book “paints a portrait of a time, a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Urban Renewal
people through space is the deepest distillation of what a developer provides. It’s what Heidi does with dance.” Boston souvenir: The wind on Weeks Bridge in February. “Extreme weather reminds us that, no matter how important we think we... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 21 May 2019
- News
Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
New weather patterns brought on by climate change will require updated farming practices, effective water management, and innovative pest and disease management in the Midwest and around the globe. Increasingly, the business community is... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success
corporations—is a clear focus on longevity and the future. As an example, Shih cites ARRI, the world’s largest manufacturer of professional motion picture equipment, which weathered a difficult transition from film to digital technology... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Second Acts
grew rapidly during the ’90s and managed to weather the dot-com bust. Eager for new challenges, Meakem sold the company last year for nearly $500 million and has embarked on a career in venture capital and politics. Committed to helping... View Details
- 04 Oct 2024
- News
On the Vineyard, Black Alumni Reconnect With Friends and HBS
The summer weather could not have been better on August 9, when 180 HBS alumni and guests converged on Martha’s Vineyard for “HBS on the Vineyard: A Summer Reception,” an event co-hosted by HBS External Relations and the HBS... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Where Are They Now?
softball teams and tries to find time to play golf. The 75-degree California weather he was enjoying in late December helps explain why the West Coast is home sweet home. View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
More than a Game
tradition,” said Coulter, before joining members of both teams for one of the most cherished traditions, the postgame festivities. Neither the weather nor the final score — Students 23, Old Boys 3 — could dampen the alumni team's spirits.... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Not Your Typical Business Conference
The weather in New York City was dreary drizzle on a fall day last October 25, but on the third floor of 42nd Street's Grand Hyatt Hotel, there was pure sparkle in the air. More than one hundred HBS alumnae from all over the country and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Kilimanjaro
athletic adventurers — the majority had run marathons — spent six days trekking through a variety of landscapes, weather conditions, and challenges to reach the summit at 19,340 feet. At a slide show of the trek that climbers gave in... View Details
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
also contributed $30 million to the plan. Such evidence-based methods proved very effective at buoying the nation. Its economy—though already growing at 6 percent prior to the pandemic—grew 1.3 percent during the worst of the crisis. The experience of watching Senegal... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 14 Dec 2015
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
saw it as a way to learn the business—by understanding the craft that the crews put into their work. I came to see the line crews as heroes restoring power during some of the worst weather conditions. The guys in the power plants are... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
The Sky’s the Limit
marketing for the budding business. “It provides all the charting information on your computer, but it also connects to Internet databases and brings in all the latest weather and other flight condition information.” Hamilton discovered... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Virtual Plant Tours and Beer Game Dysfunction
explains Judy Stahl (MBA 1996), executive director of the HBS Information Technology Group. “After completing it, they then uploaded it to a secure site, all without having to come to campus.” Defeating New England weather — now that’s a... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success
Communications and creator of The Weather Channel; and Bill George (MBA '66), chairman of Medtronic, Clark cited a "pattern of broad and deep leadership" that is global in perspective, entrepreneurial in spirit, literate in information... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Batten Gift to Support Residential Campus
business when I was only 27.” Batten is a visionary entrepreneur and business leader who built Landmark Communications, Inc., based in Norfolk, Virginia, into a multimedia enterprise consisting of dozens of newspapers and specialty publications, several television... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
as low-fat latte and Frappuccino(r). Starbucks, the Seattle-based company that started in 1971 as a retailer of bulk coffee, tea, and spices, is largely responsible for this new state of coffee consciousness. Today, the company operates nearly six thousand stores in 29... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Natural Fit
School, where she trained at Vermont’s Sugarbush Resort. “Skiing and snowboarding are more lifestyles than they are sports. It’s everything from the sounds and smells of the snow and the winter weather to the adrenaline rush you get from... View Details
- 03 Jul 2024
- News
Surviving the Iditarod
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Sunny Stroeer: Many folks have heard of the Iditarod Sled Dog race, which is the last great race on earth where mushers compete to cover the distance from Anchorage to Nome as quickly as possible. The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
easily adapted to other wire-based products, such as WireWall security fencing, which has become one of Riverdale’s best sellers in the security-conscious, post-9/11 era. Like most companies, Riverdale Mills has experienced good years and bad, but the company has View Details