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15 hrs ago | Commercial Real Estate

Chairman and president Wolff Cos.: David Wolff

Chairman and president Wolff Cos. Houston Business Journal - by Christine Hall David Wolff David Wolff is chairman and president of Wolff Cos., a Houston-based holding company that manages his activities and investments in real estate development, financial assets, professional sports and agriculture.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

The Stark Raving Viking

The Slave Trade in Western Massachusetts

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a measure requiring state government and businesses to study how much they profited from the African slave trade.

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Associated Content

Closest Hotels to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts for Under $80

Stay Only Minutes Away for Fractions of the Price!! There are many hotels that are located near the all-new Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Related Topix: Springfield Metro, Springfield, MA, West Springfield, MA, Holyoke, MA, Smith College

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Mountain Xpress

Corsage and limo not required

Hard as it may be believe, prom - for some, the pinnacle of the high school experience; for others, cruel and unusual punishment - is not a carefully documented artifact of American history.

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Related Topix: Smith College

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Farmington Daily Times

Donors provide thousands of books to fill empty shelves

Workers load books on to a U-Haul trailer earlier this week. The Amherst College community in western Massachusetts donated 10,000 books for libraries on the Navajo Nation.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Navajo, NM, Shiprock, NM, Farmington, NM

Daily Star

City mayor's college ties go back a century

Tuesday's mayoral election in Oneonta was certainly well-represented by our two colleges in the city.

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Related Topix: Oneonta, NY, Hartwick College, SUNY College at Oneonta, Cortland, NY, Opinion

Mon Nov 09, 2009

The Courier-Journal

A passion for life

Forget the idea that people are either passionate about the arts and humanities or passionate about science.

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Related Topix: Louisville, KY, University of Louisville, Medicine, Malaria, Health, Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Philanthropy Journal

Fundraising galas still in style...

Fundraising galas still in style Despite the still-ailing economy, fall fundraising galas are in full swing and may help charities meet their year-end revenue goals, USA Today reported Nov.

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Related Topix: Non-Profit

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Daily Hampshire Gazette

Photo: Reading relay: 10,000 books from Valley project on way to Navajo Nation readers

Irving Nelson, director of Navajo Nation Library system, left, helps to unload boxes with Corina Clark and John Coull.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Computers, Amherst, MA, Education Etc., Granby, MA

Thu Nov 05, 2009

EphBlog

Amherst Recieves $125 Million in Donations

From the turncoats to the east : Two graduates of Amherst College have pledged separate gifts of $100 million and $25 million to their alma mater, it was announced Tuesday.

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University Business

2 Amherst College Gifts Largest Ever to The School

Amherst College received separate gifts of $100 million and $25 million, the two largest in its history, the liberal arts school announced.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

WBZ-AM Allston

Amherst College gets historic gifts

Amherst College says it has received separate gifts of $100 million and $25 million, the two largest in its history.

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The Boston Globe

2 gifts to Amherst College total $125m

Two Amherst College graduates have pledged separate gifts of $100 million and $25 million to their alma mater, the school announced yesterday.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA Metro, Boston Metro, Train Disaster

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Newsday.com

2 Amherst College gifts largest ever to the school

College received separate gifts of $100 million and $25 million, the two largest in its history, the liberal arts school announced.

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Related Topix: Amherst, MA

Valley Advocate

Steve Sauter's Keys to the Cosmos

Steve Sauter, the Coordinator of Education at the Amherst College Natural History Museum and Director of the Bassett Planetarium Clear or cloudy, each night at eleven Steve Sauter walks his dog to the end of his long driveway in Ashfield and looks skyward.

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Related Topix: Astronomy, Science / Technology, NASA, Computers

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Columbia Spectator

Barnard looks to strengthen alumnae giving, school spirit

Published Wednesday 28 October 2009 10:37pm EST. Every dollar counts, and Barnard is trying to raise a few more from those who know it best: its alumnae.

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Related Topix: Columbia University, Williams College

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Archinect School Blog

Brian Healy: Commonplaces

Brian Healy is an architect and educator based in Boston. He established his architectural practice there in 1986, and he has taught graduate design studios at the Yale School of Architecture, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania and the Graduate School of Design at Harvard, among many others.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Xchange

Internet Innovation Alliance Names David Sutphen New Co-Chair

The Internet Innovation Alliance today named David Sutphen Co-Chair of the broadband-focused organization.

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Related Topix: US News, Non-Profit, US Senate, Edward Kennedy, Democrat, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Harold Ford

Mon Oct 26, 2009

MassLive.com

Part of ceiling collapses, Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst closed until weekend

The Emily Dickinson Museum is closed through Saturday after the ceiling in the front parlor of the museum fell Sunday afternoon.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

Sramana Mitra on Strategy

Ford Hall Opening, Smith College

On October 16th, a crisp fall day, my alma mater, Smith College, opened its new Science and Engineering center, Ford Hall.

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Related Topix: Smith College, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science, Computer Science, Hampshire College

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