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Cars Are Not Out Of Fashion Quite Yet

January 1, 2015
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A December 9th report released by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the American Public Transit Association argues that $163 billion of investment is required annually for the next six years for road development and upgrades in the US to meet transportation needs.  Representatives […]

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Foreign Students – America’s Hidden Export

December 9, 2014
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A recent study by the NAFSA: Association of International Educators indicated that in the current academic year (2014-5), 41,446 international students are enrolled in colleges and universities in Pennsylvania alone.  The report posits that those students and their families spend $1.39 billion annually in the […]

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Scouting Technology – The New Strategy of Corporate Venture Capital

September 30, 2014
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Kyle Fugere of dunnhumby Ventures, a seed stage investment firm based in Boston, recently made some perceptive observations about the new strategic direction of corporate venture capital. In his words: “In a world of rapid innovation, corporations are inherently bad at adapting to change. Poor cross company communication […]

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Foreign Direct Investment From Israel – A Unique Paradigm

July 15, 2014
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Given Israel’s position as a world leader of technological development, second only to the U.S. in absolute numbers of startups at any one time (about 4,000 by last count), governments around the world are looking to Israel as a source of foreign direct investment (FDI […]

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