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[US] The 10 Best Sectors That Are Boosting The Economy

YoungUpstarts

Some of the success found in the auto industry today is due to recovery in Japan, where a year after the March 11, 2011 earthquakes, top auto makers have once again reached pre-earthquake levels. Following a boost in holiday retail sales, the service industry has experienced a fast pace of growth in late 2011 and early 2012.

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Blue. In a Red State. Pete Buttigieg’s Outlook for America.

Both Sides of the Table

One of the most talked about Fireside Chat’s of the 2-day Upfront Summit was the talk between my friend Joe Green and Pete Buttigieg , the mayor of South Bend, Indiana aka “The Happy Warrior” currently in a bid to become the new head of the DNC ( you can learn more here ). Joe and Pete went to college together at Harvard. Pete’s background?

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The LeanLaunch Pad at Stanford – Class 2: Business Model Hypotheses

Steve Blank

Customer Segment : Owners/administrators of large green spaces (golf courses, universities, etc.) Autonomow team members: Jorge Heraud (MS Management, 2011) Business Unit Director, Agriculture, Trimble Navigation, Director of Engineering, Trimble Navigation, MS&E (Stanford), MSEE (Stanford), BSEE (PUCP, Peru). in Control Systems.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Bruno’s Barkin’ Biscuits, LLC is a small, home-based company in Michigan specializing in all-natural, preservative free, and healthy dog treats. Greene, Land Carroll & Blair PC ! #20 We use a patented, proprietary ingredient Floralux which is naturally derived from chlorophyll (the green stuff in plants). Thanks to Nancy D.

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Reflections of America this July 4th

Both Sides of the Table

we should staple a green card on the certificate of every science graduate who comes to America. We need more high-caliber people in Ohio, Michigan and other mid-Western states. So that’s what’s on my mind this Independence Day 2011. As Thomas Friedman has spoken about (although I’m told Paul Kedrosky originally had the idea!)

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Obama Speech on Clean Energy at MIT

Altgate

Apparently there is $80 billion of the stimulus money ear marked for green projects. Share and Enjoy: This entry was posted in Entrepreneurship , Green Business and tagged Clean Energy , Green Business , MIT , Obama , Viridus. Pretty cool. Bookmark the permalink.