This is a case where
being close to customers, industry events and relevant talent should be your primary focus.
Naturally,
being close to the beach and most major activities has its price — but it's not nearly as high as you might think.
This emphasis on
being close to nature is echoed with the use of natural building materials.
That is, simply
being close to an area with strict regulations (even if the county itself doesn't have them) may be correlated with a lower firearms homicide and suicide rate, according to lead study author Dr. Elinore Kaufman.
Reuters reported last month that Walmart
was close to buying a majority...
After nearly a two month dispute between Disney and Amazon, the Wall Street Journal reports that the two companies
are close to settlement.
I've been wanting to try shopping this way for the year that
it was closed to the public, and the other day I finally got a chance.
«I think we're not closer to war than a week ago, but
we are closer to war than we were a decade ago,» National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said Sunday on ABC News.
The Fed expressed a confident economic outlook, saying activity had expanded at a moderate rate and that inflation
was close to its 2 percent target.
Redstone (right), in a photo from 2007,
was closer to Dauman than he was to his own children.
Today we're closer to that vision than you might think, he says.
After nearly a two - month dispute during which time the online retailer Amazon had stopped offering Disney DVD's for preorder, the Wall Street Journal reports the two companies
are close to settlement.
But there are reports that Senate leaders
are close to a deal on a two - year budget that would boost defense spending and spending on domestic programs the Democrats want.
There
are close to a million apps each on iOS and Android app stores, and you're competing against the best to be seen and engaged with.
As an example, if every customer paid with credit, a small family business would see its profit reduced from $ 50,000 to $ 35,000 — and if their margins before card fees
were closer to 5 %, then you are looking at cutting their profit from $ 50,000 to $ 20,000!
For non-technical positions, says Brown, the availability of women
is close to 50/50, so Intel wants to be at that same level.
That figure represents an increase of 42,000 jobs, which
is closer to Trump's estimate, though it includes more than just mining jobs.
Bets on rising crude prices
are close to a near - record high,» PVM Oil Associates strategist Stephen Brennock said.
The province has also promised to close loopholes that facilitate «shadow flipping» — a dubious practice (thought to inflate the market) whereby brokers resell properties several times before the deal
is closed to capitalize on multiple commission payouts.
Partnering with the Boys & Girls Club has always been a goal of mine and I eventually want to be able to devote time and give back to this organization that
is close to my heart.
Reuters reported earlier that Cision, a provider of public relations software,
was close to a deal to buy PR Newswire.
With its latest expansion, Lyft might emerge as the ride - sharing company that
's closest to ruling those suburbs.
The measure
is close to its lowest in at least three years.
Reuters reported last month that Walmart
was close to buying a majority stake in Flipkart, Amazon's biggest rival in India, for $ 10 billion to $ 12 billion.
It expressed a confident economic outlook, saying activity had expanded at a moderate rate and that inflation
was close to its 2 percent target.
Shortly after shuttering its stores, Crumbs Bake Shop
is close to securing financing from a prominent investor group.
Meantime, will American judges look at the British decision and apply that same logic here — where there
are close to half a million Uber drivers?
The Tax Policy Center estimated that the debt increase would
be closer to $ 1.2 trillion.
That's actually an improvement from 2012, when the figure
was closer to 30 % (insurance coverage gains under the Affordable Care Act are one likely reason for the decline).
And most men dating on eHarmony said they wanted a partner that
was close to their own height, as FiveThirtyEight reported.
Still, he doesn't call it a failure, since a number of teams
are close to launching.
The signing ceremony
was closed to the press but published to the official White House Instagram page.
You've been working around the clock, beating every deadline and taking on extra assignments: that dream of a raise seems to
be close to a reality.
I'll bet the real number
is close to zero.»
Without a sustained level of immigration, Canada's population growth could
be close to zero within 20 years.
He's arrived a few minutes late for an interview and photo shoot, having stolen a minute for a meal; it's close to 5 p.m., and he has two more events to attend before the evening is through.
«I think the way in which he acts, especially his corrosive effect on norms — truth - telling being the most important of them — has that staining effect on institutions and people who
are close to them.
While non-performing loan rates in Japan and the U.S. typically hover in the 3 % range, it has been estimated by CLSA Hong Kong that the non-performing loan rate in China
is closer to 19 %.
According to Grantham, the housing market
is close to two standard deviations above its historical norm, making the bubble signal clear.
Meanwhile in February the U.S. - government funded National Ignition Facility (NIF) in California, known for housing the world's most powerful laser, reported experiments indicating
they were close to achieving «net gain,» where more total energy comes out than was put in — a goal that has eluded scientists for six decades.
«If you're a couple, and you both retire at the age of 65, there
is close to a 9 in 10 chance that one of you will be alive in your 90s,» he explains.
Meredith
was close to acquiring a number of magazines from Time Warner before the publishing part of the company was spun off.
You might have seen HappyOrNot's terminals at a restaurant or retail store already: Just four buttons, ranging from a bright green smiley face to a red frown, and a simple directive to push whichever one
is closest to how you feel about your customer experience.
After a nine - year bull run in stock markets, many analysts consider British and European companies to
be close to peak values, ramping up the risk of over-priced purchases.
Take these credit limits as suggestions, rather than as requirements.You usually want to offer the client a credit limit that
is close to the average of what other vendors provide.
By then, we should
be closer to establishing the track record we'll need to take the next step toward our ultimate goal.
The sit - down between Cook and Trump will take place in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon and
be closed to the press, according to the president's official schedule released by the White House.
The savings rate
is close to the 25 - year average of five per cent, which doesn't point to a consumer debt apocalypse.
Aside from the limited availability of cloud gaming services — due to the need for data centers to
be close to users — prices are much higher than a monthly subscription to Netflix or Spotify.
When you have years of experience running a business, as I do, you recognize patterns and can give good advice, even if you haven't
been close to a specific company.