Sentences with phrase «as the company seeks»

Sundance Resources boss Giulio Casello has taken a big pay cut as the company seeks to cut costs, with the Perth - based explorer also locking in a $ 1.3 million investment to assist in the search for a partner for its Mbalam Nabeba iron ore project in Africa.

Sources said at least 10 traders globally had been let go at Koch as the company seeks to optimize under - performing units.

Amazon announced plans today to hire thousands of workers across the U.S. to run its fulfillment and customer service networks as the company seeks to get goods to customers faster.

The announcement, which could arrive as soon as this week, comes as the company seeks to integrate roughly 30,000 new employees on the heels of its Nokia acquisition.

At the lowest tier in the supply chain, where a supplier will be most likely to use raw materials, those sources fluctuate as companies seek the lowest commodity prices.

Johnson says the initiatives have helped to attract new customers, something that's critical as the company seeks to grow to 100 restaurants over time.

Going forward, it seems that BWW will need to find a way to continue appealing to consumers with changing tastes and preferences, while also better controlling costs to improve profitability, as the company seeks to deliver the above - average returns it historically yielded for investors until recently.

However, Sorrell will assist with the transition as the company seeks a new leader.

Speculation surrounding the possible acquisition of Indian online retailer Snapdeal continues to swirl as the company seeks investment.

D.K.B. is one of four core brands that Flowers has said will be the focus of attention in coming years as the company seeks to accelerate growth.

As the company seeks its best prospects and opportunities for growth in the next few years, it feels that its biggest priority is to play a role in what it sees as the greatest challenge of our time: feeding the world.

As the company sought to expand its market presence and meet customer demand in North America, it considered more than 50 Northeast locations, and ultimately chose New York.

Unite also expressed fears over the future of the Royal Mail pension scheme as the company seeks to drive through changes ahead of the proposed sale which could lead to cuts in pension payouts.

A new fight is simmering over General Electric's legacy of toxic pollution as the company seeks to close the books on a $ 1.7 billion cleanup of the upper Hudson River.

Lobbyist Peter Galbraith «Braith» Kelly hired Joe Percoco's wife Lisa in 2012 to an alleged «low - show» job in exchange for Percoco's help as the company sought to build a power plant in the Hudson Valley.

Dangote Group, controlled by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to invest $ 3.8 billion in sugar and rice and $ 800 million in dairy production in the next three years as the company seeks to expand and deal with a shortage of dollars in its home market of Nigeria.

On - demand dating apps are growing in popularity, as companies seek to cater for those who would rather meet a potential match face - to - face, instead of endlessly chatting online.

I think the pudgy Opel - inspired models in Buick's current lineup dilute the brand's aura in the U.S., although sales are trending upward as the company seeks a new, Lexus - style audience.

But as the company seeks to reinvent itself, we've seen some potent products, particularly the SRX sport ute and the XLR sports car.

The expansion of ebooks has certainly been a priority with Google as the company seeks to gain credibility as a bookseller.

Amazon's Kindle launch in China has been plagued with problems, as the company seeks to stave off challenges related to rampant piracy in the country that has made Chinese consumers unused to paying for digital content.

The Economist adds that Axiom, which is now 11 years old, has been able to grow its revenue steadily as companies seek ways to trim their legal spending: from $ 55 million in 2008, to $ 80 million in 2010, to an expected $ 120 million in 2011.

We also saw consolidation in the hospitality sector, with a rise of mergers & acquisitions as companies sought to increase market share.

In the United Kingdom and the United States, where similar (but not identical) doctrines of legal professional privilege exist, and in civil law jurisdictions that do not recognise the concept of privilege but rely heavily on the doctrine of professional secrecy, significant pressure points arise as a company seeks to keep material privileged and confidential while also satisfying the appetite of public bodies (regulators, prosecutors and legislators) and customer or investor groups for unguarded candour.

As companies seek ways to scale back benefits, a term life policy can supplement weak whole life coverage from an employer, or fill a similar gap to that of COBRA insurance should a person become unemployed or lose his benefits.

Apple is currently embarked on a hiring spree for software engineers as the company seeks to enhance Siri so it can compete more effectively with rival digital assistants such as Amazon's Alexa and Google Assistant.

Some industry watchers are optimistic that Samsung will finally introduce an in - display fingerprint sensor on its smartphones this year as the company seeks to offer new features in order to further differentiate its handsets from the competition.

Ethereum's functionality has lured a huge number of new ICOs onto the platform, as companies seek to easily create coins or tokens with various features.

Solutions like those proposed by Buterin and Teusch, as well as the companies seeking to incentivize open source applications, will continue to move the industry forward.

Spotify first floated the idea to go public in 2016 as the company sought to become profitable.

In recent years the recruitment sector has seen substantial growth, as companies seek the expertise of recruitment consultancies to supplement their employment requirements and outsource their hiring functions.

As companies seek to control costs while having access to a broad range of candidates, many recruiters are using video interviews as a way to screen potential hires.

We are still continuing to work with many clients from the private sector as companies seek to make cost savings particularly at the senior management level.

Technology - driven impact on the Canadian real estate industry as a whole will be subtle in 2004, as companies seek to understand the potential in new technologies and approaches, and the critical interplay between national real estate companies, local brokerages, and regional organized real estate that will be necessary to make it work.

(Bloomberg)-- American International Group Inc., the largest commercial insurer in the U.S. and Canada, has been increasing lending for apartments as the company seeks to counter low yields on publicly traded bonds and volatility from hedge...

CBRE found that 10.2 million square feet of commercial real estate was available to sublease at the end of June, as companies sought to shrink their footprint and get others to cover the terms of their leases.

In addition, BXMT has ~ $ 10 billion debt capacity and I expect to see continued growth as the company seeks to capitalize on the attractive market opportunities, characterized by strong demand for transitional capital and healthy commercial real estate fundamentals.

«While only a small number of these potential members meet our high standards, including significant luxury market share, experience in the high end and reputation, it has enabled us to expand significantly this year, as companies seek the most effective marketing strategies for affluent consumers.»

Not exact matches

His business supports what are described as «B Corporations,» which is a designation for companies that seek to drive positive social change through their operations.

Qualcomm said it sought an order that would require the manufacturers to comply with their long - standing contractual obligations to the company, as well as declaratory relief and damages.

Recognizing that carbon emissions resulting from consumption of these fuels is driving catastrophic global climate change, my role as leader of the company is to ensure that Virgin provides financial support to non-profit groups that are exploring renewable energy and seeking market - based solutions to climate change, like the Carbon War Room.

The reported moves comes as the Japan - based company seeks to expand its footprint in the mobile sector.

The Sunnyvale, Calif. company's lucrative piece of the Chinese e-commerce company (BABA) has done wonders for its coffers and share price but lately has sent it into an existential crisis as investors seek growth from the beleaguered company.

Listed Perth company AnaeCo has announced plans for a $ 21.4 million rights issue pitched at lesss than half its current share price, as it seeks to complete its first waste treatment plant in Shenton

But there's more at stake here: If the company does adopt more rigorous background checks, which could include fingerprinting, drivers seeking classification as employees could try to use the move as evidence they are indeed employees and not private contractors, says one labor attorney.

«FedEx, like all global companies, is monitoring this situation closely, and we are actively working to seek clarification as quickly as possible,» the company told Fortune.

In the absence of any official statement, pundits contemplated a range of theories on the Potash rejection — that Ottawa regarded potash (a crucial fertilizer ingredient) as a strategic asset, that it had adopted a sudden aversion to foreign intrusion on major natural resource companies, or perhaps simply that Harper's Tories sought to improve their chances in the then - upcoming federal election.

It all lends credence to Tehrani's claim that, from the outset 15 years ago, he sought to build a different kind of biotechnology firm — «a truly rational drug development company,» as he puts it.

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson has apologized profusely for the incident, a major black eye for a company that paints itself as espousing progressive values and which famously caused a controversy in 2015 when it sought to foster discussions of racial matters between its baristas and customers, an idea it quickly dropped.

Target has a unique, well - established corporate culture in the U.S., which the company views as one of the reasons for its success, and leaders sought to replicate that environment here.