September 2014


  • 29 Sep 2014

    Harvard’s Michael Porter Unveils New Tool to Improve Economic Development

    MINNEAPOLIS—Michael E. Porter, Harvard’s Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, based at Harvard Business School, launched the new U.S. Cluster Mapping tool this morning in Minneapolis as part of a two-day conference called Mapping the Midwest’s Future and held by the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Read more.

    • 17 Sep 2014

      Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter to Launch New U.S. Cluster Mapping Tool

      BOSTON—A unique new tool based on pathbreaking research led by Michael E. Porter, Harvard’s Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, based at Harvard Business School, has been created to provide detailed data on the presence of “clusters” -- regional concentrations of related industries – and the profiles of regional economies throughout the United States. It also features a unique listing of initiatives, government agencies, and other entities engaged in cluster-based economic development, enabling public officials, policy makers, businesses, and other organizations to gain actionable insights supporting fact-driven policy decisions that can foster regional economic growth and competitiveness. Read more.

    • 16 Sep 2014

      Harvard Business School’s Rock Center for Entrepreneurship to Host Peter Thiel

      BOSTON—The Harvard Business School’s Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship (“the center of what’s next” at HBS) will present entrepreneur and venture capitalist extraordinaire Peter Thiel in conversation with HBS professor William Sahlman on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 4:30 p.m. in Burden Hall (auditorium). A cofounder of PayPal, which was sold to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion, Thiel has also invested in the likes of Facebook, LinkedIn, Spotify, and Yelp. Read more.