Sentences with phrase «while at industry»

What if you could try out never - before - seen indie video games while at the industry's biggest night?

Not exact matches

(Scotiabank did, however, start a «digital factory» in 2015, which professed to partner with fintech startups to develop new technologies, and gifted the University of Toronto with $ 1.75 million to study «disruptive technologies,» while several big - bank CEOs acknowledged that AI needed to be harnessed within the industry at a recent conference.)

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

«While we do not believe that either of these new sweeteners / flavoring agents will be the natural, great - tasting and calorie - free «silver bullet» that the industry has been waiting for, we believe it is possible that they will be able to drive interest, engagement and potentially sales growth because of the massive consumer / societal need to reduce sugar and enhance healthiness,» Ali Dibadj, an analyst at Sanford Bernstein, said in a note last December that previewed sweetener innovations expected this year from Coke and Pepsi.

As a result, the industry has even seems to be gradually warming to the idea of premium streaming options, where studios release movies for customers to stream at home while they're still showing in theaters.

While concentrations in traditional areas such as finance have existed for years, a new wave of industry - specific program announcements include golf and resort management (introduced at Wilfrid Laurier this fall) and mining (another Ryerson option).

CO-OP is taking the lead in helping the industry make this shift and deliver value at scale while ensuring that purpose - driven companies are ahead of industry standards.

Laloux said that he finds the situation at Zappos to be especially interesting, because while he's studied some very successful self - managed companies around the world and across varied industries, there's never been an attempt by a company as large as Zappos at making a transition to becoming one.

«The team at ezRez shares our philosophy that loyalty programs can and should go beyond their traditional models and we're excited about joining forces to make a long - term impact on the industry while also bringing tangible benefits to consumers.»

Not to mention Jay Clayton, who is not technically from the private equity industry, but also did a lot of PE deals while in his most recent job at Sullivan & Cromwell.

This is the impasse the industry stands at: while nearly all players acknowledge the need to deal somehow with climate change, none are prepared to leave four - fifths of their product in the ground, unsold.

While we're mostly (thankfully) past the days where women had to face outright discrimination and routinely fend off on - the - job advances (at least outside of, ahem, some industries), differing standards and expectations for women remain.

While many manufacturing and technology companies have announced expanded partnerships at CES, the smart home industry might look to wearable fashion tech as a crystal ball of sorts.

While the renewable industry has gained momentum in recent years, «the battle certainly got tougher» with the election of Trump, said Dan Kammen, an energy expert at the University of California, Berkeley and science envoy for the U.S. State Department.

While the BCG report has the rosy title of Capitalizing on the New Golden Age in Private Equity, it says the industry faces some serious growing pains as more and more investors keep throwing money at the industry as alternatives (such as hedge funds) have sucked wind.

In a sport rooted in the hard - partying fringe of Southern California, Hawk was something different: While he was still in high school, he used his winnings to buy a house in Carlsbad, and a few years later, he started his first company — Birdhouse — even though the skateboard industry was tanking at the time.

At the same time, employers in some industries paid markedly more to keep the most in - demand talent from leaving, most noticeably among younger Millennials and Gen Z. Consider: While all U.S. employees who stayed put in the first three months of 2016 saw an average raise that works out to 4.6 % annually, the 24 - and - younger age group almost doubled that, at 9.1 At the same time, employers in some industries paid markedly more to keep the most in - demand talent from leaving, most noticeably among younger Millennials and Gen Z. Consider: While all U.S. employees who stayed put in the first three months of 2016 saw an average raise that works out to 4.6 % annually, the 24 - and - younger age group almost doubled that, at 9.1 at 9.1 %.

While running her first company — Coutorture, a fashion and lifestyle ad network she started at age 22 and sold two years later — a typical day involved 12 hours at the office, followed by a night of schmoozing at industry events and a scant four hours of sleep.

He's spent his career lecturing to and on the aerospace industry, having taught for several semesters at George Washington University while publishing countless papers and research reports as well as one book on the industry.

While it's best practice to do live broadcasting in quiet spaces, it is not always an option when you're broadcasting a speaker at a conference or an industry event.

The app discontinued the plan in April and reports surfaced last week while MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe was taking meeting with exhibitors at CinemaCon, the industry's annual conference in Las Vegas, that the $ 9.95 would not come back.

Looking at the Dominican Republic is a good reminder that while franchising in Cuba is exciting, it's not necessarily a game changer for the franchising industry.

In a statement addressing the company's demise, Hansen said that while there were fans of Mexx's latest collections at both the industry and customer levels, «macro-economic headwinds» including a slowdown in retail sales in Europe, Russia's currency depreciation and Eastern European political unrest meant the company's health couldn't be revived to fighting form.

While there are many reasons why some businesses succeed and others do not, one of the most important factors is choosing the right industry at the right point in time.

«While other countries are looking in, let's be a country and a province that is looking out,» Clark said to a packed convention hall at the BC Tech Summit, Vancouver's biggest tech industry confab, held in March.

While some entrepreneurs are building up the Detroit urban farming industry, others are hard at work using the materials of abandoned homes to create an industry of craft products.

Gardener, a 30 - year industry veteran, led sales, marketing and distribution at Fox Network before joining Layer3, while Fellows was the chief technology officer at Comcast, where he helped develop the «triple play» bundle.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Obviously while being a «name» helps, lots of people only became names, at least in part, after they gained exposure by writing for influential, high - profile sites in their industries.

The Guardian spoke with several of the brand's workers at the PT Buma Apparel Industry factory, who told the publication that they are paid one of the lowest minimum wages in Asia — less than $ 6 a day — while at the same time being tasked with high production rates.

As David Thomas, the senior director of industry research at BIO, explained to me a while back, one the law's major provisions ensured that «companies could go and talk to investors more than one time, and not in a very formal setting like it had been structured before.»

His bigger challenge is to leave behind an institution that carries his DNA and continues to deliver one blockbuster hit after another while pushing the technology industry in new directions, even without Jobs at the helm.

It is no surprise that fashion designers are looking to jump on this trend, and while this may not radically alter the market structure of the cosmetics industry, it will «shake things up,» according to Neil Saunders, retail analyst at Conlumino.

While financial service industry analysts have generally applauded Affirm's goal of giving younger consumers new, responsible ways to purchase using credit, Brian Riley, principal executive advisor at CEB TowerGroup, has questioned aspects of Affirm's business model.

For instance, Inktomi provides data to Microsoft's MSN Search and Yahoo's Overture, while the Open Directory Project feeds at least 300 others, including many specialized ones catering to particular industries or interests.

And while we like to think this shadowy military industrial complex was at its height during the Cold War, the reality is that links between defence and industry have never been stronger.

«I was prompted to look at the outplacement industry that has been offering the same type of service and the same quality of service over the last 20 or 30 years while the rest of the world has changed,» Sathe says.

But with the majority of millennials skewing further left, while Republicans gained control of Congress and the White House, Smith — labeled «a de facto ambassador for the technology industry at large» by The New York Times — needed a new way to walk the tightrope.

Though their opinions varied, one general takeaway was unanimous: While Spotify's move was novel and successful at generating intrigue, it doesn't change anything for most companies or the IPO industry at large.

The proposed import duties would boost primary aluminum smelting jobs by an estimated 1,900, while at the same time destroying 23,000 to 90,000 jobs downstream, according to a report released Friday by Harbor, an aluminum industry consulting firm.

So while there is no doubt that Sanders» plan of putting a cap on the size of any given bank (perhaps tied to a firm's assets as a percentage of GDP) would be bad for those at the top, it might not spell bad news for the industry as a whole.

«While the fourth quarter was a disaster for both, Chevron got back on track» in the first quarter, said Brian Youngberg, an oil industry analyst at Edward Jones.

John Bergmayer, senior counsel at Public Knowledge, said in a statement: «The modified approach [FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler] has described today addresses the legitimate concerns raised by [the pay - TV industry] while preserving the benefits to the public, and fulfilling the congressional directive that requires the FCC to ensure that viewers do not need to rent set - top boxes from their providers.»

While the likes of Sony and Nintendo typically get most of the attention at the annual E3 video - game convention in Los Angeles, this year the industry was firmly focused on an outsider: Netflix.

«For decades, the tobacco industry denied claims and science that it harmed the health of its customers; downplaying criticisms by citing the consumers» freedom to chose their lifestyle and how responsible usage was perfectly fine — while at the same time scientifically engineering the product and promotions to drive ever - higher consumption.

While some venture capitalists have kept secret lists of those declining companies and many insiders have their proprietary predictions, there's at least one good way to predict the overall tech industry slowdown in San Francisco: the state of the commercial - property market.

According to company founder and Vice Chairman Steven Neelman, the health account industry is growing at an average rate of 20 percent annually, while his own company has seen its annual revenue increase about 40 percent in recent years.

«While we see a potential drop in total number of U.S. jobs created in 2017, as reported by Kiplinger, as well as an overall expected drop in GDP growth, the cannabis industry continues to be a positive contributing factor to growth at a time of potential decline,» says De Carcer in a statement.

While Penney at least reported growth over the holidays, the results suggest lost market share, given that the overall industry outpaced it with 4 % growth, as did rivals such as Kohl's (kss) and Target (tgt).

Benjamin Brafman, a lawyer for Mr. Weinstein, said in a statement, «While Mr. Weinstein's behavior was not without fault, there certainly was no criminality, and at the end of the inquiry it will be clear that Harvey Weinstein promoted more women to key executive positions than any other industry leader.»