Not exact matches
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.
An Environmental
Defense Fund - commissioned study by consultancy ICF International found that Canada's oil and gas
industry could achieve a 45 per cent methane emission reduction
at an average cost of $ 2.76 per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent.
«There's so much data out there,» says Dennis Murphy, a senior analyst
at IHS Jane's, which tracks the
defense industry.
The computer
industry has developed a
defense that most
industries have tried
at one point or another: the «stupid user»
defense.
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.
«When the
defense contractors get slammed by a big sell - off, they should be right
at the top, No. 1, of your shopping list because the things people are worried about — like the Fed possibly getting too aggressive — matter a lot less to the
defense industry than, say, to the industrials,» explained CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday.
«When the
defense contractors get slammed by a big sell - off, they should be right
at the top, No. 1, of your shopping list because the things people are worried about — like the Fed possibly getting too aggressive — matter a lot less to the
defense industry than, say, to the industrials.»
Lightpath Technologies, Inc., a provider of optics, photonics and infrared solutions for the industrial,
defense, telecommunications, testing and measurement, and medical
industries, hit an all - time low
at 30 cents in February of 2009 after a multi-year fall that began with the dot.com bubble in 2000.
Prior to joining City Capital, David was an Investment Banking Analyst
at BB&T Capital Markets in the Aerospace,
Defense & Government Services Group focusing on providing financial and strategic analysis, valuation,
industry research, due diligence and preparation of comprehensive client marketing materials.
The main event of the day - long series of meetings was «Energy for
Defense II»
at the TCF Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus — a
Defense Alliance information and networking event that attracted 165 individuals representing
industry, academia and government.
The continued rising levels of imports of foreign steel threaten to impair the national security by placing the U.S. steel
industry at substantial risk of displacing the basic oxygen furnace and other steelmaking capacity, and the related supply chain needed to produce steel for critical infrastructure and national
defense.
The power that Israel wields over our Democracy is evident in the miss - appropriation of wealth, while our children are treated to a public education not worthy of circus animals, Israel has our
defense industry pumping out fighter jets
at 350 million each, and it's no surprise they have the most powerful military on earth.
Each year the Brewers Association (BA) presents the F.X. Matt
Defense of the
Industry Award
at the annual Craft Brewers Conference.
The Environmental
Defense Fund report was ultimately directed
at the food
industry and FDA in the hopes of getting limits and standards updated.
Also
at 10 a.m., Rep. Tom Suozzi hosts an «Aerospace and
Defense Industry Supply Conference» aimed at helping this critical industry on Long Island grow and remain competitive, Tilles Center, LIU Post, 720 Northern Blvd, Bro
Industry Supply Conference» aimed
at helping this critical
industry on Long Island grow and remain competitive, Tilles Center, LIU Post, 720 Northern Blvd, Bro
industry on Long Island grow and remain competitive, Tilles Center, LIU Post, 720 Northern Blvd, Brookville.
In addition to moving its
defense headquarters, the company will begin a technology transfer program at the DeWitt facility that will enable Saab Defense and Security USA to develop new products optimized for the United States government and industry customers, h
defense headquarters, the company will begin a technology transfer program
at the DeWitt facility that will enable Saab
Defense and Security USA to develop new products optimized for the United States government and industry customers, h
Defense and Security USA to develop new products optimized for the United States government and
industry customers, he said.
The different federal initiatives come as the offshore wind
industry is «picking up momentum after a lull,» said Kit Kennedy, director of energy and transportation for the Natural Resources
Defense Council, who was
at the White House meeting.
BRUSSELS — The European Union should consider funding military research, the European Commission says in an action plan aimed
at bolstering the bloc's
defense industry.
Some have left NASCAR to work
at SpaceX, while others have gone on to jobs in the
defense or energy
industries.
The bill now boasts 11 Democrats and 11 Republicans as co-sponsors, as well as support from chemical
industry groups and
at least one major environmental group, the Environmental
Defense Fund.
In
Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan gives a guided tour of 20th century food science, a history of «nutritionism» in America and a look
at the marriage of government and the food
industry.
«To be a fellow worker, and
at a time, particularly recently, in support of the Legal
Defense Fund working with so many actors and actresses to support people from all
industries, it's been a great privilege to be in unity.»
These worksheets primarily
at Industry, Ministry Of
Defense and Water Companies, Firearms Or Ramblers, Farmers and Local Residents, their uses of the land and how this can effect the local area.
Analysts have cited a legion of reasons for the state's slide in achievement: the steady leaching of resources from the schools that was the inevitable result of the infamous 1970s property - tax revolt led by Howard Jarvis; a long period of economic woes caused by layoffs in the
defense industry; curriculum experiments with «whole language» reading instruction and «new math» that were
at best a distraction and
at worst quite damaging; a school finance lawsuit that led to a dramatic increase in the state's authority over school budgets and operations; and a massive influx of new students and non-English-speaking immigrants that almost surely depressed test scores.
The LA Chamber of Commerce is developing a regional STEM hub, which will kick off
at a STEM Workforce Seminar in conjunction with the National
Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and the Aerospace
Industries Association (AIA) on March 6.
The study, by researchers
at the University of Texas and URS, a consulting firm — with the cooperation of (and some funding from) the oil and gas
industry and Environmental
Defense Fund (more on that below)-- shows that much of the pollution problem lies in a small subset of poorly operating systems or faulty processes — in this case valves run pneumatically using the pressure of extracted gas and operations that clear liquids from older wells.
Other participants were former CIA Director James Woolsey, Andrew Lundquist, an
industry lobbyist who served as Cheney's top energy adviser in the White House, Nobel Laureate Mario Molina and Ralph Cavanagh, co-director of energy programs
at the Natural Resources
Defense Council.
A University of Texas study from last year — sponsored by the Environmental
Defense Fund and the oil and natural gas
industry — put fugitive methane emissions
at 0.42 percent of total production.
However, those solutions are in fact real and have been proven to provide the energy needed to power our economy, and, they, or
at least fossil fuel technology, was developed largely without government assistance — there was no tax code available to to abuse when Rockefeller drilled his first well and built his first refinery, and the government of the mid to late 1800s was not writing checks to private
industry for anything with the possible exception of
defense related expenditures.
Anthony Swift, an attorney
at the Natural Resources
Defense Council who has spent years studying the tar sands
industry, said the Marshall spill points to the need for more stringent dilbit regulations.
Many of the people who are trying to figure it out work
at the Environmental
Defense Fund (EDF), an environmental group with close ties to
industry.
Environmental
Defense has also joined the effort, and has provided a carbon calculator to help determine how many tons of CO2 your lifestyle creates each year — the average American household checks in
at about 10 tons, according the Environmental
Defense — and from there, it's up to you as to which project you want to fund: a solar - irrigation project in Benin; forest restoration in Nicaragua; or helping the Brazilian ceramics
industry switch to renewable biomass fuel.
Our colleague Kevin D. Sullivan
at Epstein Becker Green has a post on the Wage and Hour
Defense blog that will be of interest to our readers in the hospitality
industry: «Federal Court Concludes That 7 - Eleven Franchisees Are Not Employees of 7 - Eleven.»
During his time
at the Fraud Section, he worked on a number of significant Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations involving companies operating in the commodities, oil services, logistics, and
defense industries, and coordinated a multi-jurisdictional investigation resulting in one of the largest FCPA corporate settlements to date.
We have proven experience and a nationwide footprint in financial services
industry litigation, and are
at the legal forefront of
defense of issues that include accusations of:
Japanese robotics experts are scheduled to provide expert presentations
at the first Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) experts meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems in Geneva on 13 - 16 May 2014, including Mr. Hajime Wakuda, director for
defense industry, aerospace at Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Dr. Heigo Sato from Takushoku Uni
industry, aerospace
at Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and
Industry, and Dr. Heigo Sato from Takushoku Uni
Industry, and Dr. Heigo Sato from Takushoku University.
«After identifying signs that Hanjin Heavy
Industries may have been hacked on April 20, the
Defense Security Command is currently leading a security investigation... North Korea could have been involved, but we are not absolutely sure
at this stage,» an official source told Yonhap news agency.
Thousands of graduates each year from the engineering and computer science programs
at The University of Texas
at Austin provide a steady source of employees that help to fuel Austin's technology and
defense industry sectors.
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industry books - Quoted in U.S. News and World Report / Money / Careers - Quoted Career Expert on Monster.com, 8/2010 - Career Consultant / Resume Expert
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We excel
at sourcing executive candidates within Austin's most prominent
industries, including high tech,
defense, construction, computer software, tourism, and telecommunication.
Before entering the background screening
industry, Mr. Rosen was a criminal trial attorney whose practice included criminal
defense in the County of San Francisco
at the Hall of Justice.
¥ Admirable experience planning managing and implementing various civil projects ¥ Adept
at preparing detailed financial models and budget forecasts ¥ Sound knowledge of local codes and
industry standard construction guidelines ¥ Solid ability to obtain Department of
Defense clearance as necessary ¥ Impressive ability to inspire team members and coordinate efforts ¥ Superlative written and verbal communications skills ¥ Strong organizational skills
Tom Lieser, a senior economist
at UCLA's Anderson School, predicts continued economic expansion for Southern California, with increased federal
defense spending buoying the region's powerful aerospace
industry and increased investment in security benefiting the high - tech sector.
Garcia, author of Do No Harm: Saving Our Health Care System, says patients themselves are the first line of
defense in an
industry where increasing tensions have created new stressors
at every level.
He replied «No, but I would not waste my time debating issues with ignoramuses who do not have to stones to
at least address your reasoned
defense of your way of conducting business in this world, else you may end up with the mindset of your attackers who give in to the easy way of thinking, or not, being subscribing to the impulse to take the easy route to decision making, i.e.; seriously dealing with and accepting hearsay, misinformation, media bias and just plain nastyness as the way to actually factually learn about the realities of the real estate
industry, causing your brain Brian to deteriorate to the point of needing
at least a minor tune - up.»