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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.

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase are creating a new business to lower healthcare costs for US - based employees in a move that could shakeup the managed care industry.

And offering something new also highlights your business as a thought leader in the industry — since you'll be the first one to cover it.

American businesses are investing record amounts in solar, according to a new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association.

For almost two decades he'd worked in the lawn - care industry, first for a company bought out by TruGreen, and later with his own business, Lawn Dawg, which grew to seven branches that maintained 25,000 lawns throughout his home base of New Hampshire.

An industry leader in innovative business and franchise funding, we work with new and existing business owners to educate them on their options and create customized funding solutions.

Business plan samples give new entrepreneurs a better idea of how a plan in their industry should be formatted.

What's more, the new business could also help offset the loss of revenue during downturns in the auto industry, Hackett said.

Some of our best people came out of internship programs and people who came in with little business experience, but had the attitude and will to learn and excel in a new industry.

With five years» experience in the tech and digital industries spent in editorial and marketing roles, Sabelline developed a passion for new technologies, and the great potential they offer to small businesses.

Being relatively new to the industry myself, I have become acutely aware of new cosmetics & hair launches (Cosmoprof North America is my happy place) so when I found out Lawless was all natural and started by an entrepreneur whose business I was already familiar with, Suja Juice, the largest organic juice company in the US, I was immediately interested in the story.

New businesses are gearing up to supply drivers in the state's ridesharing industry, with legalisation of services such as Uber due to start on July 1.

In 1968, amid an industry - wide credit crunch, he brewed an unlikely exit strategy with his business partner and high school friend Samuel Glazer, reports The New York Times.

For these resasons, the biggest obstacles to true disruption in traditional industries are changing the mindset of the people in them and convincing business owners to accept the value of the new product or service.

Since 1995, New York - based management consulting firm ghSMART has been advising the globe's top business minds in every major industry and across private, public and social sectors.

«It is pretty common with new technology and the new entrants to the business, such as Tesla and Fisker, that they are often overly optimistic — and they overestimate how difficult the auto industry is,» says Mike Omotoso, an industry analyst with LMC Automotive in Troy, Michigan.

In these industries, disruption will create opportunities that force «bet the company» decisions about product direction, markets, pricing, supply chain, operations and the reorganization necessary to execute a new business model.

«If in fact the Canadian government were to decide not to select the F - 35 we will certainly honour the contracts that we have here with the Canadian industry but our approach in the future would be to try to do business with the industries that are in the countries that are buying the airplane,» he said in an interview after officially opening its new engine overhaul facility in Montreal.

We will continue to train you on a monthly basis for the life of your business on changes in this fluid industry and new marketing techniques to ensure growth and long - term success.

Mills compared the need to invest in infrastructure such as highways, roads, and bridges to investment in high - speed broadband in the past two decades, which has enabled a lively app economy, which in turn has spawned nearly a million jobs, as well as an entirely new cloud computing industry worth $ 45 billion that touches some 6 million small businesses.

Mingling with other experts in your industry not only helps you generate leads, but it could lead to potential partnerships, give you new business ideas, and maybe even boost your reputation.

He's traveled to Robofest from Michigan to hear what others in the industry have to say and for the chance to swap business cards and make a few new contacts in the industry.

«Based on the current challenges in the power industry and a significant decline in orders, GE Power continues to transform our new, combined business to better meet the needs of our customers,» GE's statement said in flawless corporate speak: «As we have said, we are working to reduce costs and simplify our structure to better align our product solutions, and these steps will include layoffs.»

Just because a business plan book tells you to buy a certain kind of service or product doesn't mean there aren't new and inventive players in the industry bringing down the costs.

New businesses, especially in an emerging industry such as fintech, require careful planning and thought.

The mining sector has reached a new five - year low, with confidence levels likely to take years to recover, according to industry leaders surveyed in the latest Mining Business Outlook report.

AFTER 33 years in the steel industry and having grown the family business into one of the state's biggest names in steel retailing, former Midalia Steel managing director Geoff Midalia has taken a completely different tack with his newest business venture.

BDO USA, one of the top financial consulting and assurance firms in the world, notes in its Consumer Business Compass blog that the retail industry's adoption of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) is not an incredibly new tactic:» [Both] have been rapidly developing as viable business tools to connect with consumers in new ways and revolutionize business processesBusiness Compass blog that the retail industry's adoption of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) is not an incredibly new tactic:» [Both] have been rapidly developing as viable business tools to connect with consumers in new ways and revolutionize business processesbusiness tools to connect with consumers in new ways and revolutionize business processesbusiness processes.»

Leaders in the SAAS industry highlighted the problem that small - business owners need massive amounts of new skills to survive in the digital age.

It was «a defining moment in music history,» crowed Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino at the time, and heralded «a new business model for our industry.»

With the vast majority of private investment capital tied up in just three states (California, New York and Massachusetts) and a fairly narrow group of industries, SBIC helped spread the wealth to a much broader portfolio of promising businesses.

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.

This is a whole new business, says Doug Parker, American Airlines Group CEO, talking about Berkshire Hathaway's investment in American Airlines, and sharing his outlook on the industry.

Technology columnist Farhad Manjoo of The New York Times recently argued that the UBER model doesn't translate very well and can't be reliably applied to the thousands of businesses that have rapidly appeared in virtually every industry claiming to be the «UBER» of whatever.

Find an unmet niche in your industry and implement a strong business map to successfully launch your new business.

By working in an industry or business that you're passionate about — even if it's only as an intern — you can learn about the marketplace, make connections and understand how you can provide something new.

The new company will be led by the president of EQT's midstream business, Jerry Ashcroft, who has more than 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, according to EQT.

With new business models springing up in the health - care industry, it is getting increasingly difficult to label what companies do.

Globalization might be causing upheaval in some industries and sectors, but it also is opening up gigantic new opportunities for small and medium businesses.

«I don't understand how Apple could ruin the record business in one year on Mac,» said Doug Morris, the head of Universal Music, according to Appetite for Self - Destruction, a new book about the record industry's ills by Rolling Stone writer Steve Knopper.

«To break new ground in today's hyper - competitive smartphone and tablet industries, we must take innovation risks — it's the only way to truly change the way people use mobile technology,» Chen Xudong, senior vice president and president of Lenovo's mobile business group, said in a statement.

TCSG's Georgia Quick Start is the No. 1 workforce training program in the country, providing free customized workforce training in classrooms, mobile labs or directly on the plant floor to qualified Georgia businesses in a wide range of new and expanding industries.

The 248 film and television productions filmed in Georgia represent $ 1.7 billion in state spending, and more than 100 new businesses have relocated or expanded in Georgia, ensuring the state's place in the industry well into the future.

The students considered it a rare privilege to be able to discuss real - life business problems with an entrepreneur whose start - up company was already in the forefront of the new industry of personal computers.

«Since first pioneering the vacation exchange concept more than 40 years ago, RCI has continually found new ways to evolve and grow its own business while also propelling the exchange industry further,» said Gordon Gurnik, president of RCI, in a statement.

One of the fastest - growth, opportunity - rich, ill - defined industries ever is and will be the independent living industry, where products and services devoted to supporting seniors in living on their own their entire lives will converge and synergistically integrate in new ways, and entirely new businesses or modes of conducting business will rise up.

After less than a year in business, the company is bringing new technology to a pretty niche field in the world of investment banking and sparring with financial industry heavyweights in the process.

We write a lot here at CEO Daily about how new technologies are going to force a rethink of virtually every business in every industry.