http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/42 http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/42 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:12:00 -0400 The jury is still out whether Foursquare Inc. can figure out a way to monetize its hot location-based mobile service, but that hasn’t stopped the World Economic Forum from including it among a class of 31 companies deemed pioneers in technology, the same honor it once bestowed on a young Google Inc. http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/41 http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/41 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:54:00 -0400 Ford Motor Company and Portland General Electric are working together to help prepare the city of Portland and the Pacific Northwest for electric vehicles. http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/40 http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/40 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:32:00 -0400 PharmTech Talk Students work with Pfizer to Improve Carbon Footprint Published by Angie Drakulich on August 18, 2010 08:34 am under Formulation, Green, Manufacturing, R&D, Trends Pfizer Global Engineering and Manufacturing has been working with students and faculty from Rowan University’s chemical engineering department to investigate green approaches to drug manufacturing, according to a July Rowan press release. http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/39 http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/39 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:18:00 -0400 PALO ALTO, Calif. — The following is a statement from Michael J. Holston, executive vice president and general counsel, HP: “HP applauds Congress and President Obama for including conflict minerals language in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/37 http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/37 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:30:00 -0400 Partnerships are everything in Venture Capital. It would do our economy a world of good if Washington, D.C. and the business community established some of the same high value partnerships we create in the VC world. http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/36 http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/36 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:35:00 -0400 The original architects of the Internet got the big things right. By making the network open, they enabled the greatest exchange of ideas in history. By making the Internet scalable, they enabled explosive innovation in the infrastructure. http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/35 http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/35 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:42:00 -0400 AUBURN, Wash., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the midst of growing national awareness about teen driving, Ford Motor Company Fund and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) are bringing its Ford Driving Skills for Life (Ford DSFL) Ride and Drive teen safe driving event to more than 400 Seattle area teen drivers. This is the first time the program has been held in the State of Washington. http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/34 http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/34 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:40:00 -0400 Walmart Donates $1.5 Million to Help Share Our Strength® Expand Family Nutrition Education Programs in the U.S. Healthy Low-Cost Cooking Programs Make Nutrition More Accessible WASHINGTON, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Share Our Strength® Founder and Executive Director Bill Shore today announced that the organization received a $1.5 million grant from the Walmart Foundation to support and expand their nutrition education programs for low-income families in the United States. http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/30 http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/30 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:22:00 -0400 Bruce V. Bigelow 7/6/10 Like most advances in the life sciences, ensuring reimbursement by medical insurance providers and getting new wireless devices through the government regulatory process will be crucial barriers for the emerging wireless health sector to overcome, according to Qualcomm chairman and CEO Paul Jacobs. http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/29 http://www.drivingbusinessforward.org/recent_posts/details/29 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:39:00 -0400 Lockheed Martin today announced that it is hosting 20 middle school and high school teachers over the summer as part of the company's long-standing support of the Bay Area-based Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education (IISME).