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Boeing Renton changes leaders

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Rick
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Boeing Renton leader to take over running Charleston, and other executive moves. Boeing said in a press release that Jack Jones is retiring as the leader of its facility in South Carolina, which will now be headed by former 737 … Continue reading →

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The biggest tech company you never heard of

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Rick
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Meet the biggest IoT tech company you never heard of. This, then, is the key to understanding Xiaomi: they’re not so much selling smartphones as they are selling a lifestyle, and the key to that lifestyle is MiUI, Xiaomi’s software … Continue reading →

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FedEx outlook upbeat

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Rick
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Upbeat analysis of FedEx earnings report and outlook for 2015. Besides the EPS forecast, FedEx has also reaffirmed that the company will be spending $4.2 billion in capital expenditure in the coming year, and I believe that the capital expenditure … Continue reading →

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Boeing exits cybersecurity business

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Rick
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Boeing exits the cyber security business by selling to Symantec. Symantec said Monday it had agreed to acquire staff and technology licenses from Boeing’s Narus Inc. unit in a move to increase its presence in the corporate cyber security market. … Continue reading →

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The Big Dig grinds down

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Rick
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What does Seattle do, when it reaches the bottom of a giant underground urban boondoggle? Keep digging. In short: There is no plan to resolve the dispute over cost overruns, which are ubiquitous on projects like this; at $4.2 billion, … Continue reading →

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Boeing commercial space travel

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Rick
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An interview with Chris Ferguson, Boeing Director of commercial space programs, who discusses the company’s entry into commercial space travel. Following the end of the space shuttle programme in 2011, the US was left without the ability to send astronauts … Continue reading →

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Boeing incentives for job growth in St. Louis

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Rick
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Large incentives for Boeing to grow jobs in the St. Louis area. Under the deal, Boeing will get $229 million over 18 years if its current St. Louis-area workforce increases by 2,000 jobs. If it maintains employment at its current … Continue reading →

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Focus more on innovation and less on strategy

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Rick
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From Harvard Business Review: when growing your digital business, focus more on rapid innovation and less on strategies which are probably based on the old world view anyway. For many companies considering how digital technologies could or should transform their business … Continue reading →

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IT infrastructure changes produce opportunity

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Rick
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From a couple months ago, but well worth repeating: Massive changes in the IT infrastructure industry are disrupting traditional vendors and creating significant upside opportunity for Cisco. Ader asserts that “Cisco is the “best house in a bad neighbourhood,” as … Continue reading →

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Three Strategies for FedEx in 2015

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Rick
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Record holiday shipping; new pricing model; increase fuel surcharges — the strategies that drive FedEx profitability in 2015. In May 2014, FedEx had announced that it would be applying dimensional weight pricing for all FedEx Ground packages. Instead of charging for … Continue reading →

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