Sentences with phrase «among business concerns»

That's up from 11.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, outranking other threats that have recently ranked high among business concerns, including «threat of cyberattack» and «consumer demand.»

Not exact matches

Among business owners» top concerns constricting growth are the impact of government regulations, noted by 13 percent of business owners.

Small businesses can often adapt quickly to changing circumstances; they can bring a personal touch to customer service that big multinational concerns can't hope to match; and their managers and leaders can foster a real sense of community and commitment among employees.

But the vote, underlining widespread concern among EU politicians about American dominance of the Internet industry, would be a significant public challenge to Google's business in Europe.

It's caused concern among many businesses that are now more fearful than ever about how and where to make their next move.

The story went viral, causing concern about employee morale among other small - business owners in the Seattle area.

Business Insider has written about a lot of this before, including the fact that Acthar, and its importance to Mallinckrodt, has become a serious concern among its shareholders — and made the drugmaker a target for short sellers who profit from the stock's decline.

Asked to identify their top issue of concern in 2013 among a range of business and policy challenges, 27 percent of franchisors cite franchise sales and development and 20 percent cite the Affordable Care Act.

In recent weeks it has hit back with its own threats, raising concerns among farmers and businesses in the United States that the escalating dispute could be a drag on the economy and blunt the effect of the tax cuts Mr. Trump signed into law in December.

The 2016 $ 5 billion acquisition of German robotics firm KUKA brought out these concerns among German business and government elites.

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This approach would permit the company to maintain its involvement across multiple lines of business and permit it to enjoy the benefits of scale while mitigating the concern that Amazon could unfairly advantage its own business or unfairly discriminate among platform users to gain leverage or market power.444 Coupling nondiscrimination with common carrier obligations — requiring platforms to ensure open and fair access to other businesses — would further limit Amazon's power to use its dominance in anticompetitive ways.

Some have experience working in non-Japanese companies, many have experience doing business overseas, and most bring a new attitude concerning the balance of objectives among stakeholders.

While concerns around the use of cryptocurrencies among businesses continue, at least in some areas, more and more attention is being directed at the potential for the blockchain database to transform transaction and authentication processes.

Within these cultures there is often concern for the quality of personal relationships among those who work for the business and with customers.

With so many notable brands fighting for market share in this industry, it's no surprise that rising competition was recently cited as a leading business concern among beverage manufacturers.

Though you may find this to be shocking given the wealth of our nation and available technology, this issue is among several concerns about birth in the US that Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein set out to explore in their documentary, The Business of Being Born.

Among the significant concerns underlined by the Venice Commission are: i) lack of broader consensus and no public consultations, ii) unclear criteria and discretionary methods for establishing constituencies, iii) no clear criteria for the representation of Transnistria and of Moldovan citizens living abroad, and, iv) constituency members of parliament would be vulnerable to being influenced by business interests.

«After a budget process that included unprecedented anti-employer actions — including a drastic increase to the minimum wage and the most expansive paid family leave mandate in the nation — the employers and the communities we represent are deeply concerned about their ability to operate in a state that is consistently viewed among the worst in the nation to start or grow a business by every objective ranking while effectively competing in a global marketplace,» the groups wrote in the letter.

While frustrations are now growing among some elected officials and local leaders who say no progress has been made, Quinn said she hopes that Brookfield and the protesters will be able to come to together in the coming days to reach a compromise that strikes the right balance between the free speech rights of the protesters and mounting concerns from nearby businesses and residents that «are not insignificant,» she said.

There is a growing concern among residents and businesses over the increasing number of mentally challenged persons roaming naked in the Ho municipality.

NY1 was among those who reported on the ethical questions concerning the group which has been allowed to raise unlimited funds from donors, some of whom have business in the city.

Rep. Chris Collins is pushing his business partner's brother, John L. Sinatra Jr., for federal judgeship, stunning good government advocates and raising concerns among women lawyers because he would take the seat that the Obama administration wanted to fill with Buffalo's first - ever female district court judge.

Staten Island's two Republican Council members, Minority Leader Vincent Ignizio (South Shore) and Councilman Steven Matteo (Mid - Island / Brooklyn), were among those voting against the legislation in the Council — where many members expressed concerns about how the bill might affect small businesses but voted for it anyway.

«I'm very concerned about the nonprofits being able to take on this new business,» she said, noting that without money to help pay for infrastructure and repairs at nonprofit shelters, among other expenses, «I think it will be challenging for [the administration] to find providers that are able to do this work.»

Among the issues discussed were playground developments at Jacob Javitz Playground; distinctive areas for kids and adults; safety concerns; business licenses for new park cafes; waste management; fitness initiatives; and an expansion of the Citi Bike program to Northern Manhattan.

Among the chief concerns of business leaders is de Blasio's plan to tax those earning more than $ 500,000 to pay for universal pre-K education.

And in the business world, a growing multitasking office culture is leading to concerns about time management and productivity among workers.

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As the 20th century edged closer to completion, the business community began to publicly voice concerns over skills gaps among its new hires — skills such as collaboration, creativity, and problem solving that an increasingly global, interconnected, and innovative workforce needed.

Business leaders expressed concern that insufficient reading skills among the workforce were reducing America's international competitiveness; the public and policymakers lamented California's plunging reading scores on the NAEP; and scholars pointed to the dire personal, social, and economic consequences of reading failure.

Ram's halo truck line focuses on best - in - class capability and best - in - class total cost of ownership, a leading concern among business owners.

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It took 13 years of bitter debate among governments, business leaders, scientists and concerned citizens before the world accepted his findings and moved to ban these chemicals through an international treaty, the Montreal Protocol, in 1987.

However, the figure falls to 43 % among other EU respondents, suggesting that a «let's get on with it» attitude persists among a significant number of businesses on both sides of the Channel — despite the concerns and uncertainty they have expressed about the impact.

Competition among firms is fiercer than ever and firms who traditionally only needed to concern themselves with rivals of a similar size, status and locality are now competing with firms from across the business and across the world, big and small, old and new.

Contemporaneous research indicated that although pre-packs were a valuable tool for preserving economic value and jobs, there was mounting concern among creditors and businesses regarding their perceived lack of transparency and that their economic benefits might be short lived.

With rising cyber concerns among businesses worldwide, security is becoming more and more of a priority, but has...

It is particularly active in the financial services sector, where members of its multidisciplinary team advise banks, asset managers and other financial institutions on all aspects of their contingency planning, such as future market access options, and the costs and risks of business restructuring and relocating, among other concerns.

There is always concern among the IT fraternity that the disciplines, especially in business process management are simply not well enough understood or established among court staff.

The research shines a spotlight on concerns around data protection and privacy among the British public, with only one in five (19 %) confident their personal data is used in the best possible way by business, and GDPR prompting a further three in five (58 %) to question how much data businesses hold on them.

In particular, should Canadian governments be concerned about the security of the IT systems in place among businesses that contract with them?

Michele Hollins, former President of the Canadian Bar Association said «Studies have shown that lawyers may have the highest rates of depression among various occupational categories... many in our profession think that it makes good business sense to keep concerns to themselves.»

These include asbestos litigation reform, mandatory sanctions for filling frivolous litigation, protecting innocent parties from being unfairly or fradulently joines into a lawsuit, class action and multi-district litigation reforms, increased certainty where the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is concerned, and reform of over-broad laws that threaten individuals and business with criminal prosecution absent any criminal intent, among others.

We keep pace with insurance products and regulations as they expand and adapt to fast - developing technologies and rising concerns related to privacy, intellectual property theft, corporate social responsibility, sophisticated financial products, credit risks and terrorism, among others, while still addressing traditional areas such as property and casualty, product liability, environmental issues and business torts.

Identity theft and data breaches are a growing concern among Fall River business owners.

Finally, on August 24, the SEC issued a suspension order against American Security Resources Corp. (renamed to Bitcoin Crypto Currency Exchange Corp.) due to statements in press releases «concerning, among other things, the company's business transition to the cryptocurrency markets and early adoption of blockchain technology.»

«The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of ARSC because of questions that have arisen regarding publicly available information about the company in press releases on OTCMarkets.com, dated August 1, and August 8, 2017, concerning, among other things, the company's business transition to the cryptocurrency markets and early adoption of blockchain technology.»

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«The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of CIAU because of questions regarding the accuracy of assertions by CIAU in press releases to investors concerning, among other things, the activities of the company with respect to business plans in the telecommunications industry and plans for an Initial Coin Offering or ICO.»