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Day February 2, 2004

Fifth Avenue American Girl Store

Doris Hajewski updates us on Mattel’s American Girl Company (formerly the Pleasant Company), including their new Fifth Avenue store. American Girl, based in Middleton, was sold to Mattel by Pleasant Rowland for $700M in 1998.

$100M of the proceeds is funding Madison’s Overture Center for the Arts.

Spellbound/Outbound/SchoolBound?

Glenn Reynolds discusses the fabulous documentary, Spellbound in light of the current outsourcing rage.

Glenn also points to a few education blogs: Kimberley Swygert | Joanne Jacobs | Erin O’Connor.

On Not Getting Tenure @ HBS

Fascinating Post by Michael Watkins on not getting tenure at the Harvard Business School.