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...actually part of a larger undertaking for Cingular. “We are making a lot of efforts throughout New England, throughout Massachusetts, to further enhance the existing service,” said Kaufman. Indeed, in an Aug. 8 press release, Cingular “announced it intends to invest more than $250 million this year in New England,” and ultimately plans to build 150 new cell sites in the area. Cingular should be commended for anticipating customer needs even before they’re asked to. But worry not, Quadlings, your petition...
Susan McSweeney, mayor pro tem of Westlake Village, Calif. (median home price: $1 million), likes to carry a stylish handbag. But for her to invest $300 to $400 for a new Cole Haan, she figures she should carry it every day for a year. "I get tired of the same purse," she says. "I like flexibility." Instead she rents from Bag Borrow or Steal (bagborroworsteal.com). Just over a year ago, Lloyd Lapidus co-founded the company, which lets online shoppers borrow designer purses, from Baby Phat to Versace, for a monthly fee. He hatched the idea with brother...
Cavanagh advises undergraduates planning on taking the LSAT to invest in a course or some other form of preparation...
...even as Meyer leaves the management company, he will remain closely tied to Harvard’s money. Rothenberg said the University would invest roughly $500 million in Meyer’s new hedge fund, Convexity Capital Management. And Meyer, along with his departing associates, will continue working as paid advisors to the University “for some time,” Rothenberg said. (See related story below...
Something, however, can be done. At the local level, municipal governments, instead of being complacent with an economy based on manufacturing and farming, should vigilantly attempt to draw in new, sustainable businesses. States should continue to invest in retraining programs through community colleges to teach rural workers modern labor skills. At the federal level, direct aid to farmers and the rural poor should replace ineffective agriculture subsidies that do little good...