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William Levitt
Levitt was a pioneer of fast, affordable housing construction. In many ways, he created the modern suburban landscape. Among other projects, his company built two Levittowns (Long Island and Bucks County) – mass-produced building projects... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
David Burpee
In 1917, the same year W. A.. Burpee Company was incorporated and Burpee was named president, sales were $900,000. By 1959, Burpee had grown the company to become the largest reputed seed catalog mail order house in the world with sales... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)
penned: “The episode of House where Dr. Kutner, played by Kal Penn, is killed. Kal was leaving the show, and we needed a creative way to get rid of him. I pitched that he kills himself, and it’s the one mystery that View Details
- 30 Mar 2015
- News
Nonprofit strives to help adults with autism
Kevin Boyle (MBA 1984) cofounded Autism Housing Pathways , which creates models of housing for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. (Published March 2015) View Details
- 05 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
Leadership Fellow Henry Tsai: Working With City Leadership To Leverage Technology
to many ongoing initiatives, including a partnership Henry led with Airbnb that will provide standby housing for local residents in the event of a natural disaster. To encourage deeper community engagement, Henry has led a number of... View Details
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4.3 Missing Persons | MBA
student who resides in on-campus housing is missing, he or she should immediately notify HUPD at 617.495.1212. If HUPD determines that the student has been missing for more than 24 hours, then within the 24 hours following this... View Details
James E. Stowers, Jr.
investment of $107,000, Stowers built American Century into a premier investment house with over $80 billion in managed assets. His firm has consistently been named one the best managed firms in the industry. View Details
Keywords: Finance
Nelson Doubleday
1947 as the largest publishing house in the nation with annual sales over $30 million. Doubleday was a keen manager who readily terminated unprofitable enterprises and embraced modern advertising techniques and market strategies. View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Affordable Housing: Israel and the United States
Housing costs too much for working-class families. Young adults are forced to live with parents, or cram together. Households spend more money on housing than they can afford. For Americans, the news is... View Details
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Training Course in Personnel Administration - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School
several years' work experience. An evening class was added to accommodate the schedules of working women. 087, 090, 076b The program expanded to a new building at 69 Brattle Street, named Putnam House after Elizabeth Cabot Putnam, the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
NYC Club Hosts Nonprofit Summit
inspired by the increased demand for services provided by nonprofits, said club president Bruce Marcus (MBA ’80). Sonal Shah, director of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, delivered the keynote address. View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Starting Lineup: Upturning Travel
travel activities booking site, “dedicated to making travel planning enjoyable.” Earlier this year, Peek raised an additional $10 million and announced an instant-booking partnership with Yelp. Getaway CEO Jon Staff (MBA 2016) Founded in 2015 Tiny vacation View Details
Keywords: April White
- 13 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Leadership Fellow Henry Tsai: Working with City Leadership to Leverage Technology
partnership Henry led with Airbnb that will provide standby housing for local residents in the event of a natural disaster. To encourage deeper community engagement, Henry has led a number of initiatives that bring citizens and city hall... View Details
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Larry Braithwaite
understanding of housing issues, Larry is actively auditing a research team as part of a field study seminar on affordable housing offered by Professor Retsinas who runs Harvard University's Joint Center for... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Raising the Barrio
settlement housed European immigrants who worked on the railroads and at the port. Throughout the decades, multiple attempts at forced eviction and resettlement failed, though one late-1970s effort reduced the population to just 1,000. A... View Details
Keywords: April White
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Inessa Lurye
Adrian Fenty to transform the city’s homeless program. “We identified the people with the highest likelihood of dying on the streets, and instead of warehousing them in homelessness, provided them with permanent housing and case... View Details
- February 2008
- Teaching Note
The Big Easy, Not So Easy (TN)
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Ben Creo
Teaching Note for [208068]. View Details
- 28 Sep 2017
HBS Campus Tour & Information Session
Join us for a 3:15 PM campus tour and 4:00 PM information session. The tour leaves from the Admissions Office in Dillon House and is immediately followed by the information session. Advance registration is not required but it is strongly... View Details
- 22 Sep 2017
HBS Campus Tour & Information Session
Join us for a 3:15 PM campus tour and 4:00 PM information session. The tour leaves from the Admissions Office in Dillon House and is immediately followed by the information session. Advance registration is not required but it is strongly... View Details
- 25 Aug 2017
HBS Campus Tour & Information Session
Join us for a 1:15 PM campus tour and 2:00 PM information session. The tour leaves from the Admissions Office in Dillon House and is immediately followed by the information session. Advance registration is not required but it is strongly... View Details