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That includes protecting the company's turf. In 1987 Silvio Conte, a Congressman who represented the Massachusetts district where Crane is based, introduced the Conte Amendment, which was passed by Congress and bars foreign suppliers unless no domestic source exists. A Crane competitor, the British paper manufacturer De La Rue, has threatened to complain to the World Trade Organization about the unfair advantage the Conte Amendment gives Crane. Congress also threw up a hurdle for Crane's American competitors. By setting the contract's length at four years, the law makes it difficult for companies without extremely deep pockets...
...full-time faculty will expand by approximately 30 positions—through joint appointments with other graduate schools and FAS positions—to bring the total faculty size to 100. By contrast, CalTech and Princeton have cultivated faculties of more than 100 professors, and cross-town competitor MIT has nearly 360 engineering faculty, according to Venky. Keeping with tradition, the school will not segregate into academic departments under the plan. In addition, the new school will allow DEAS professors to better collaborate internally with Harvard’s other professional schools, Venky said. “I think this...
...original World Trade Center, completed in 1973, suffered under a similar real estate climate. "The argument back then was that downtown was losing to midtown," says Susan Fainstein, professor of urban planning at Columbia University. "They thought by building this impressive complex, it would make downtown a competitor. But so much space came up at once, and there just wasn't the demand to fill it." New York State even moved some offices there to help keep the rent rolls filled. The latest plans for ground zero call for the same 10 million sq. ft. of office space...
...Everyone thought he threw harder and sharper than he had since [an April 1 win against Princeton],” Brown said, referring to a jaw-dropping Ivy League debut in which the freshman struck out 11. “Adam’s a tremendous competitor. He wanted to put behind last week against Dartmouth. But then a couple of things happen...
...Donnell started every game for the team last season as a freshman. He earned honorable mention All-Ivy League honors, finished second in the League in save percentage, and boasted a Goals Against Average (GAA) of 8.61.“Evan is a really fiery competitor and very emotional—all positives for a team,” Anderson noted. “He had a phenomenal season [last year].”But when Pike came along this spring, Anderson knew immediately that the freshman from Phoenix, M.D. deserved a chance as well...