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Indeed, Harvard Square is thriving economically, said Sally R. Alcorn, Executive Director of the Harvard Square Business Association. "Harvard Square is in a boom period." said Alcorn. She said a healthy business district can be expected to change character over time, and added, "There are not many store that are floundering...
...result has been an extraordinary construction boom, bolstered by urban black improvement schemes that were developed, often under international pressure, by local and foreign South African business organizations. Even before the lifting of residence and property restrictions, blacks were beginning to enjoy better wages, job opportunities and employment benefits. Expanded credit to township homeowners and developers, totaling some $30 million a month, has helped catapult large numbers of blacks from low-income to middle-income and even luxury housing. A Cape Town conference attended by government officials and political leaders two weeks ago held out the promise of even greater...
...high- rise boom is renewing Times Square -- and threatening the funky, spontaneous qualities that make the area special...
...current biotechnology boom makes patents and consulting more financially attractive, it is imperative that the University keep a careful eye on its faculty and their relations with industry. The deal involving GP120 and its undisclosed contract signals the return of the problems that plagued Harvard a decade ago. If Essex owns shares in Cambridge Bioscience, did he work on GP120 in the hopes of someday profiting from his work? Did he use his position at the company to influence its decision to buy the chemical's license, and did he use his university post to steer the patent toward Cambridge...
...matter how earnestly they chomp through their radicchio or how desperately they try to drown their anxieties in wine coolers, the yups cannot escape this terrible fact: procreation is the enemy of recreation. Not to mention carefree getting and spending. Recently we have seen one mini-hit (Baby Boom) and one maxi-hit (3 Men and a Baby) offering implausibly sentimental reassurances that there is life after surrogate parenthood. Now comes that prolific chronicler of youthful crises, John Hughes, bringing a similar message with She's Having a Baby...