Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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Hotelies extend Cornell commitment to ‘wish-making’

Hotel administration students raised nearly $5,000 for Make-A-Wish Central New York - with help and inspiration from an alumna who was a wish-kid herself and founded, in 1994, the first college "wish-makers" group in the country. 

Tool predicts impact of wildfire smoke on solar power generation

Cornell researchers created a machine learning-based model that can forecast, with greater accuracy than current methods, the impact severe wildfire conditions will have on solar electricity generation. 

Conservatives more likely than liberals to negotiate price

According to new research out of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, conservatives are more likely than liberals to negotiate over price for items such as used cars or houses.

New tool can help NYS make economically beneficial food purchases

Cornell researchers have developed an economic model that calculates the additional business activity and tax revenue generated from purchases of specific local products.

Executive guides emerging HR leaders, with inspiration from Cornell certificate programs

Change comes fast in the dynamic and demanding private equity industry. Laura McLand faced this reality 20 years ago when she, an executive assistant to the president and CEO of an investment firm, was suddenly tasked with…

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Snack startup Cramp Bites wins Hospitality Business Plan Competition

Armita Jamshidi ’25 won $25K for her startup Cramp Bites, natural pain-relief snacks for soothing menstrual cramps.

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Cornell Tech celebrates opening of new MakerLAB in the Tata Innovation Center

Cornell Tech leadership, alongside elected officials, faculty, students, staff, and the Roosevelt Island community, hosted an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the campus’s new MakerLAB on May 2.

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Cornell Tech celebrates innovation and entrepreneurship with May events

The annual Startup Awards will feature top student pitch presentations, and special guest Andrew Ross Sorkin will announce winners.

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Global crises demand ethical, transparent business leaders

The evolving role of ethics in business leadership, and how leaders can balance navigating climate change and inequality with turning a profit, were key themes at this year’s David J. BenDaniel Lecture in Business Ethics.