Historic N.Y. Barns Are Ending Up in Japan & New Zealand
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Rustic American farm buildings, scouted out by Heritage Restorations, are rebuilt far away as showplace homes and event spaces.
In Age of Climate Change, Insurance Alternative Rises
CFO Magazine
Unlike traditional insurance, parametric insurance pays out after a triggering event, regardless of actual losses.
For Business, Ireland Pushes…Philosophy?
Pacific Standard
Going beyond the STEM trend, one of Europe’s new tech capitals introduces an ancient subject to high schoolers.
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Incubators for Change
B Magazine
How seed capital, shared office space, purpose-driven mentors, and venture connections help entrepreneurs “do epic shit” and save the world.
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A Solar Bet to Recharge Buffalo
CityLab
Elon Musk and Gov. Andrew Cuomo are the faces of a $750 million plan to revitalize Buffalo’s economy with a SolarCity factory.
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Threadies for Refugees
Mendoza Business
Steve Lehmann’s start-up provides special teddy bears to traumatized children.
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Superfan
Mendoza Business
MBA student Cory Albertson took data analysis skills, developed a fantasy-sports algorithm, and built a multimillion-dollar business.
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Pittsburgh, the Rust Belt’s Social-Innovation Test Kitchen
The Atlantic’s CityLab
The city is engineering its culinary scene to benefit more than just high-end diners.
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The Trouble With Owning a Grain Elevator
The New Yorker
The very functionality that once made grain silos so celebrated makes them a devil to reuse.
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