Sentences with phrase «companies for public works»

The legislation would allow local governments to select «local» companies for public works contract in certain scenarios where a non-local company has a lower bid.

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A Snap employee told the Times that the company was looking at ways to educate employees on financial management before the IPO, such as bringing in professors from Stanford to talk about how employees» lives can change after working for a company that goes public.

Wilson ignited a public relations crisis for the company in November by suggesting to Bloomberg TV that Lululemon's yoga pants don't work well for some women.

Four months before political cartoonist Mike Fiore won a Pulitzer Prize for his work, his NewsToon app was rejected by Apple in December 2009, with the company citing rules about making fun of public figures.

«But while it's a hard one to call, they could put an asset test on it — meaning employee stock options would be taxed more heavily for those employees who work for big public companies with a large asset base, like the Big Five banks.

«Those pushing for net neutrality think the world would work better if the Internet was somehow magically transformed into a public utility, like a water or electricity company, with the FCC and state regulators setting rates, overseeing investment, and micromanaging relationships between providers and customers,» Downes says, adding the result would be devastating to the smooth functioning of ISP networks.

While LGBT inclusion has been a winning stance for companies from a marketing standpoint — several major companies made a public showing of support for LGBT rights during the Sochi Olympics earlier this year — the survey results suggest that companies have some work to do to make employees feel welcomed within their workplaces.

The startup provides a cloud - based records management system for incident logging, and it currently works with 13 public safety agencies across the U.S. CEO Scott Crouch said the company will use the funding for international expansion.

News broke in July that Dropbox was working with Goldman Sachs on the paperwork for an initial public offering, but it's looking like the company won't file until at least next year.

The federal appeals court in Boston said only people who work for public companies are protected by the Sarbanes Oxley Act.

But for now, I'll point you to the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion, an organization comprised of some of the world's biggest companies who have made a public commitment to work together on issues of diversity and accountability in all its challenging nuance.

In fact, it remains the communication method many entrepreneurs choose for everything from checking in with staff working remotely to communicating with suppliers overseas to updating investors (most public companies still choose to deliver quarterly results this way).

Role in PayPal: Joined in 2001, working closely as an assistant to Peter Thiel as the company prepared for its initial public offering (IPO)

That includes things like working on initial public offerings and equity capital fund - raisings for listed companies.

Ever since Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed that the company is working on «autonomous systems» for cars, details have trickled out as well as a few public sightings of the technology Now, thanks to the co-founder of self - driving car startup Voyage, we're getting an up close look at — and some expert insight on — Apple's Project Titan.

A few months before taking her company public this summer, Arista Networks (ANET) CEO Jayshree Ullal told Fortune she'd never compete in a «conventional way» against Cisco (CSCO), where she worked for more than a decade.

The company now offers products for every exterior surface of a building, working on projects ranging from bungalows to shopping centres to flashy Mercedes - Benz dealerships to public buildings like the National Library and Archives of Canada.

Polman sides with those who argue that the tyranny of quarterly goals traps public companies into continually trying to drive up share prices for investors, while downgrading more long - term, complicated missions, like improving working conditions and the environment.

He's started companies, held elected office, and piled up accolades for his public work starting from a very young age.

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank's Sagamore Development has already amassed the land, secured the public approvals and started work on a development planned to include not just a new corporate campus for the athletic apparel company but also millions of square feet of additional office, residential and recreational space.

When someone goes to work for a larger corporation or public company, the compensation package generally includes an annual salary, a performance bonus or commission plan, 401 (k), and health insurance.

In the case of Whole Foods, Neuberger Berman lobbied for the activists to do the messy work of battling the company in public.

The input received from reporting issuers, directors, and the investor relations people that work for Canadian companies shows the idea obviously hit a nerve with many Canadian public companies of all sizes, says Tuzyk.

In addition, she previously led corporate affairs for Alibaba.com in the Americas, managed public relations for Disney's Family Group of websites and worked for a variety of consumer, healthcare, sports / fitness and technology companies while at PR agencies.

This concept might work quite well for companies like Groupon, but B2B companies or companies that need to convey complex ideas will find little success scrambling after the next shiny object that has captured the public's attention.

As a collection of seasoned and creative branding, public relations and marketing execs with pedigrees from some of the world's most influential brands and media companies, we work with you to tell your story for significant, lasting impact.

If you work for one of the matching gift companies listed below, you can join the more than 7,000 WGBH members who take an extra step to support public broadcasting.

I have 15 years of experience in public relations and corporate communications, working for a range of companies, from large, global corporations to small, non-profit operations.

Doug Rothwell has worked as an executive in the public, private and non-profit sectors having worked for three state Governor's and two Fortune 500 companies.

It was Deloitte's first public investment in a blockchain startup, according to reports, but the company had already been working with SETL to develop contactless card solutions for Metro Bank.

As a profitable Crown corporation that operates on commercial principles, EDC works together with private - and public - sector financial institutions to create greater capacity for Canadian companies to engage in trade and investment.

Practical Relevance of Dr Leblanc's Work: Dr Leblanc has facilitated the assessment of boards of directors of public companies that have won governance awards and other forms of peer recognition for their best practices, including from the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, the Chartered Accountants of Canada, the Conference Board of Canada, and the Globe and Mail.

I have worked for some of the biggest and best known companies in the world and the level of waste and incompetence is really not that different than government especially in countries like ours where the public services are pretty good.

As a profitable Crown corporation that operates on commercial principles, EDC works together with private and public - sector financial institutions to create greater capacity for Canadian companies to engage in trade and investment.

He left PCL in 1997 to work as chief financial officer for another contractor, ultimately becoming that contractor's chief executive officer in 2006 and taking the company public in 2007.

They work to secure media attention for their own work as well as for plant - based and cultured meat companies, and they have been covered in more than 480 scientific and mainstream media venues.16 Little is known about the impact of these interventions on public opinion, though it seems that raising public awareness of cultured products may be valuable, especially since the field is so new.

The investment decisions of private companies, for example — decisions that affect how and where people work and what and how much they produce — are made in offices far removed from those workers or the general public.

Food and beverage companies work hard to consistently deliver safe products because they understand that the stakes are extremely high — for the public and for their companies.

The Committee for the Right to Know is a grassroots coalition of consumer, public health, environmental organizations, and food companies in California that works for the labeling of genetically engineered foods (GMOs).

You work for the federal government, a state or local government, a public or private elementary or secondary school, or any company that has 50 or more employees working 20 or more workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year and residing within 75 miles of your workplace.

Meagan also works in public relations for a health care company as well as providing freelance PR support to other companies.

«it gives the impression that every nursing mother is an attention - seeking lunatic» It also works against women who would like to see more paid maternity / parental leave or flex time for working because it gives the idea that THIS is what women are going to do with that extra paid time, show up topless to a public event and sit on the floor nursing in front of a formula company's table.

Along with hiring Peck, the board has come under fire for awarding a contract for computer work to a firm that has worked with Peck's company and approving policies residents said limited public comment.

GAIN is the public private partnership funded by the Gates Foundation that works with over 600 companies - and is seeking to open up markets for fortified complementary foods for babies.

«Associates describe him as a «genuinely nice guy» as well as «a good person to have on your side»» George worked at agencies Connect Public Affairs and Burson - Marsteller before being lured to EDS in 2004 to take on the role of director of marketing and communications for the under - fi re IT services company, later moving to his present role.

«The young women there who asked is there any prejudice against [women] I will tell you... that if you worked certainly in the public sector or a reasonably large company who can smell which way the wind is blowing, you are far more likely to be advanced by being a woman in your quest for promotion than disadvantaged and I know that.

For US companies like political consultancies or public affairs firms that wish to work in Europe, this legislation is going to be a key challenge in the coming 12 months.

By 52 % to 31 %, the public agrees that «everybody with an interest in the outcome of Brexit has a right to tell the government what sort of deal would work best for them, including big companies.»

According to him, government has set up a team to look at the cross-debt of all the various companies in the energy sector and to achieve this, the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission is working on the mechanism for the settlement.

Adam Skelos had several meetings with Nassau Department of Public Works officials about AbTech, and county officials said they selected the company for the project because it would provide the best value.