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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
HBS Business Plan Contest
freezing their eggs for later use. The first prize in the social enterprise track went to SunEdison, a company that facilitates the financing and installation of on-site solar-energy projects for commercial, institutional, and municipal... View Details
Carl Laemmle
Laemmle, one of the most outstanding figures in Hollywood, created the “star” system that was to dominate American filmmaking. He consolidated independent studios and was responsible for the development of countless movie stars. Laemmle founded his own producing... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
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Government data and information sources for public entrepreneurship
list of 85 municipal open data sites Where can I find information on spending for local governments? You can find a variety of cities who make data available via easy to navigate “Open Budgets” Ex. View Details
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Wastewater: treatment technology basics, market overview
in HOLLIS provides a list of books/eBooks on the topic Municipal wastewater: from production to use by FAO provides a general production diagram, definition of terms and variables. Market overviews and analysis: BCC Research Frost... View Details
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Fixed Income Research: bond data, ratings, and reports
markets (includes Barron's, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, etc.). Reuters News - Bonds Bond Buyer - Daily news on US Municipal Bonds Any additional questions? See our Fast Answers on Bonds,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
services, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation Duties Included: taking care of Yankee and Shea stadiums Description of Her Employees: carpenters, plumbers, electricians, blacksmiths; 111 men, 9 women; average age: 45 Enjoys: international cooking, theater, baseball... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
Electric Avenues
the Complaint Department The municipal needs of Boston residents vary by the season. “In winter, it’s snow,” says Lauren Lockwood (MBA 2014), the city’s chief digital officer. In spring, it’s potholes. In summer, it’s potholes and student... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
School MBA Elective Curriculum. Teams of HBS students have traveled to several developing countries to research prospects for private finance and delivery of solutions in traditional energy, renewable energy, urban transit, inter-city transit, water and sanitation,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
KPMG for Mayor!
Ernst & Young, or McKinsey should all get a shot at becoming candidates to run cities and districts with a history of corruption. Entities that are experts at municipal accounting, consulting to foreign governments, or providing services... View Details
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Event Guidelines | About
authorized University personnel. Noise : Excessive noise may not disrupt the campus residences, academic spaces, childcare facilities, or University offices. Amplified sound is not permitted without prior approval, including any necessary View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Case Study: Glass Half Full
line of upcycled drinking glasses. To acquire the raw materials, the founders identified a partner in the Houston area that had relationships with local bars and restaurants. Now, instead of tossing empties in the municipal recycling... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
for-profit, or “investor-owned,” entities, with the remaining 85 percent operated by municipalities themselves, the Environmental Protection Agency says that the U.S. water industry needs $500 billion of infrastructure investment over the... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Helping India’s energy crisis, one bulb at a time
new project, with section mate Andrew Schwaitzberg (MBA 2014), aims to replace conventional streetlamps with LED lamps for free in return for 80 percent of the cost-savings over eight years. Yarlagadda and Schwaitzberg are working with Nashik View Details
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and Charity
encouraged theft. Despite the opposition, they persisted: the mont de piété of Paris survived the French Revolution and two World Wars to become the Crédit Municipal of today and Mexico City’s Monte de Piedad is still in operation. The... View Details
- 01 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments
Ernst & Young, or McKinsey should all get a shot at becoming candidates to run cities and districts with a history of corruption. Entities that are experts at municipal accounting, consulting to foreign governments, or providing... View Details
Keywords: by Eric Werker
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Helping Leaders Chart an Ethical Path
the waste management industry in Lebanon was rife with corruption. Securing municipal contracts required the payment of bribes, something Abi Chaker refused to do. “We took a firm decision that under no circumstances would we engage in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Starting Lineup: Power Plays
by Business Insider in December, Callida’s implementation at a city municipal building resulted in a 31 percent reduction in HVAC use and costs. Oscilla Power Cofounder and CEO Rahul Shendure (MBA 2001); Founded 2010 Harnessing the... View Details
- 30 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World
complex web of government structures and competing administrative mandates that make urban planning particularly difficult. The first problem is that guidance on climate mitigation and adaptation at the state and federal level isn’t translated to the View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
the "Big Owe." It took that city 30 years to repay the municipal debt—$1.5 billion in 1976 dollars, or more than $6 billion today. Sometimes "building new urban infrastructure" is a justification for hosting the Games,... View Details
- 06 Nov 2017
- Research Event
Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?
Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Panelist Efosa Ojomo clearly believed that the path to urban growth and improvement has long been spearheaded by innovations in the private sector, rather than by municipal governments.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel