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...left her post as Chicago's city-planning commissioner to work for The Habitat Co., a for-profit real-estate firm, of which she is now President and CEO. In June, the Boston Globe ran a story on the firm's struggles, noting that city authorities had reassigned control of one of its housing complexes due to mismanagement...
...Realtors typically don't get paid a base guaranteed salary. Generally, they are paid a percentage of the commission they bring in for their firm when a home sale is completed. That means when there are no sales, real estate agents typically don't collect a paycheck...
...come under political pressure, she argues. "They aren't likely to stop what they are doing overnight because of an attack of conscience." But choking off this flow of funds is not just about putting pressure on multinational corporations but also about forcing governments in the area, through firm diplomacy and tight financial screws, to uphold protocols and peace processes in order to be in good odor to do legitimate business in the first place. Says Tertsakian, "The economic aspects have been a driving force in this war from the very beginning...
...aerospace magnate Jean-Luc Lagardère and his Matra aviation group - which was later folded into EADS - offered materials and financial and technical support. Carpentier announced the final step of that collaboration last month, along with the prosthetic heart: the launch of Carmat, a new $9.2 million firm that will build and eventually market the heart. Carmat (for Carpentier and Matra) is backed by EADS and a Paris-based private equity firm called Truffle Capital, plus $33 million from a French agency funding innovation. If the marriage of cardiac research and high-tech avionics sounds quirky to some, Carpentier...
...Legal Services Center is a general practice law firm that provides practical training experience for Law School students and legal counsel to clients from the community, many of whom are poor. It currently represents around 1,200 clients in the area, according to its Web site...