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...what about the idea that Ikea contributes to a culture of over-consumption? Any retailer wants people to buy more. But we're not trying to build products people should throw away in a few years to buy another one. We use raw material very efficiently. We're far more advanced than other furniture retailers at using less material in our products. I would foresee that in the not-too-far future solid wood products won't exist in our product categories. Resources are limited, so we use techniques where the wood is in the frame, but basically empty inside...
...down to 15. We realized that expansion had gone a little too fast, and we needed to slow down for a while, for two or three years. And we are experimenting with bigger formats. We are now putting up our stores next to shopping centers, which we want to build ourselves...
...Massachusetts Public Health Council unanimously approved legislation last week slapping stricter scrutiny on hospitals seeking to build new facilities—a move that is nearly certain to affect future expansion plans by Harvard Medical School’s 15 affiliated teaching hospitals. The measure—which is driven by concerns of rising health care costs and competition placed on local community health centers by Boston’s many prestigious hospitals—forces companies to prove to state officials that their proposed facilities do not duplicate local services. Urban costs and overcrowding have made the suburbs prime...
...those which involve the management of an existing entity—such as the lease of the Chicago Skyway to a private entity for $1.83 billion or the lease of the Indiana Toll Road for $3.85 billion—as well as those which involve bidding out contracts to build and operate new toll roads, such as the part of the Trans-Texas Corridor which calls for a new toll road between Dallas and San Antonio. These transactions usually provide the municipality or state with an upfront cash supply which could, and should, then be used for further infrastructure projects...
...less hilly,” the sophomore said. “We also have a pretty solid pack. [Harvard coach Jason Saretsky] has them go out together, and we try to keep each other under control.” The Crimson will have one more chance to build on its Van Cortlandt efforts, when both squads return to New York to complete the season at the ECAC/IC4A championships next weekend. Although both Harvard teams will not have the opportunity to compete in NCAAs, Richardson and Chenoweth will continue to bear the Crimson standard at the championships. After garnering First...