Sentences with phrase «companies receive raises»

Shareholders in those companies receive raises in excess of inflation by 4 - 8 % each year.

Not exact matches

And while some companies have paid bonuses and boosted pay after the new tax bill passed, more than half of U.S. workers did not receive a raise in 2017.

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The production studio had received an offer in March from an investor group led by Maria Contreras - Sweet for $ 500 million, but the deal fell through after raising questions about the company's financials.

The Boom Supersonic's XB - 1, or the «baby boom,» has received $ 33 million (# 26 million) in Series A funding, taking its total raised to $ 41 million (# 33 million), the company said in a blog.

By the end of the 16 - month program, Phelps received her master's in strategic marketing from Roberts Wesleyan College and also positioned herself as a comer at the company, joining a key leadership committee and getting a raise to boot.

By 2014, those companies had raised $ 9.4 billion, and Uber recently received $ 3.5 billion in fund - raising from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

Local technology company Velpic has received firm commitments for a $ 5.8 million capital raising while signing an NRL club as a new customer.

In a federal court complaint, John Lockette, an African - American former wealth manager, alleged that he received negative performance reviews, was denied raises and given derisive nicknames, and was ultimately fired from Morgan Stanley in August 2016 as a result of his calling attention to the company's racial biases, Reuters reports.

Some entrepreneurs have applied for the money -; each company accepted into TechStars will immediately receive $ 118,000 in start - up capital -; but most of the strong candidates raised at least a few hundred thousand dollars even before they applied.

The company previously raised $ 2.2 million through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, and it received a $ 750,000 contract from the U.S. Department of Transportation to conduct tests in 2011.

Chief executive officers for some of the biggest companies in the U.S. received yet another raise in 2016.

The latest report departs from previous estimates pegging the company's value during an IPO at $ 25 to $ 35 billion, higher than the $ 20 billion valuation Snap received when it raised funding earlier this year.

While Rettenmaier is unlikely to receive much sympathy, the case does raise important questions about how the FBI works with companies like Best Buy to conduct investigations.

The 14 - person company has raised a total of $ 3.4 million in seed and Series A financing, as well as received a $ 2 million grant from the Department of Energy's SunShot Incubator Program, which funds up to $ 12 million in grant money to small businesses and entrepreneurs working on both hardware and software technology that makes solar more accessible for Americans.

It also raised the possibility that the Agency could receive new pension contributions from individuals and companies.

Companies selected for Illumina's seed investment program, receive backing fro accredited investor through a convertible note and dollar - for - dollar matching funding through the company's $ 40 million Illumina Accelerator Boost Capital, (if they raise between $ 1 million and $ 5 million of qualifying capital).

The company hired a compensation consultant, and many employees on the news and editorial side recently received raises.

Top 10 Finalists and the Private Business Growth Award winner have the chance to reap even more value from their participation, including raising company profile — across various channels — receiving external recognition and networking with other successful business owners at several high - profile events.

Although this increase is not a huge increase, there are companies who are raising their dividends significantly (see post on BHP Billiton's increase), so overall I should receive total increases that beat inflation.

While most companies do not receive investment from the SI Selections Fund even if successfully raising $ 250K via SeedInvest, such fundraising success does guarantee that the GPs of the fund will take a look.

More broadly, the SAFT is an idea that a company that wants to build a service platform that runs on tokens can raise money by selling contracts to receive those tokens once it has been built.

The company's stock has received a boost since it said it would launch a digital coin trading platform via its tZero subsidiary and would raise money for it via an initial coin offering (ICO).

After receiving his master's degree from Sloan in 1987, he joined MIT's Office of Corporate Development where he raised capital and facilitated technology transfer from Fortune 500 companies.

Though the starting salary wasn't much — he didn't break even at the job until about three months in — Ebner has received incremental raises and equity with the company since joining.

The company wrote that the fundraising started with them donating MXN $ 50,000, which will be added to the total amount of donations.The amount the company has raised and the transaction proof will be publicly displayed for total transparency.Bitso emphasized that although the Mexican Red Cross will ultimately receive the funds, user contributions can not be used as tax deductions.

It seemed like any time I moved up in the company and received a raise, my living expenses would go up significantly and I was never able to get ahead.

These comfy conditions are responsible for Murray's Chicken being the first poultry company in America to receive the humane - raised and handled certification from the Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC).

The Silicon Valley - based innovator is collaborating with food companies and food investors to bring its proteins to market and has raised US$ 24.7 million in funding and received its first patent for the use of animal - free dairy proteins in food applications.

The Erie County Industrial Development Agency has approved a mandate requiring any company that receives tax breaks or incentives must pay female employees equal rates as their male counterparts, if both are doing the same job or holding the same position.While the 15 ECIDA directors who were at the meeting support the pay equity policy, questions were raised about how it may be enforced.

Cuomo also floated the idea of raising revenue by taxing nonprofit health insurance corporations that are bought out by, or convert to, for - profit companies, and those who received a «windfall» from the federal tax plan, which went into effect earlier this month.

A federal judge again postponed former Town of Oyster Bay Commissioner Frederick Ippolito's sentencing for tax evasion connected to fees received from a paving contractor, saying that information received from Ippolito and town officials about their relationship with the company was too vague and only raised more questions.

Len McCluskey, general secretary of the Unite union, responds to the data collected by the Incomes Data Service which reveals directors of FTSE 100 companies are receiving 50 % pay raises:

This raises questions of whether other entities who received a similar pitch could also have replicated the methodology - this is of particular important in relation to Lukoil for example, a Russian state - owned company that Cambridge Analytica pitched their methods to around the time SCL were delivering training in methods to Eastern European countries to «counter Russian threat».

This, of course, raises the question of whether the Conservative Party should pay back the millions that it has received from Lord Ashcroft's company.

That company, started by the late Dr. Tihiro Ohkawa, a fusion pioneer, raised private capital to advance a plasma - based centrifuge concept to clean up the legacy waste at Hanford, but ceased operation in 2006 after failing to receive federal funding.

The development of this technology allowed the company to raise $ 40 million from private funding sources, receive prestigious national grants and build a commercial partnership with leading companies in the oil and chemical industries.

After receiving my very first raise, my boss at that company suggested I should buy something nice for myself so the item can serve as a reminder for reaching a career milestone.

Meanwhile, over that same six year timeframe, EdSurge's «curriculum products» category received about half as much capital as school operations: some 94 companies have raised $ 387 million.

Apple has received a new damages claim of over $ 840 million dollars for conspiring with publishing companies to raise the price of ebooks across the entire industry.

When you have a company that is able to raise prices and receives monthly payments, what you wind up with is a real dividend machine.

Teens have a long life of payments ahead of them, and aren't developmentally capable of making smart long - term decisions — which is why the U.S. Public Interest Research Group raised concern that 80 % of young adult students had received direct mail from credit card companies, and 22 % received four phone calls per month offering credit cards.

It is great to receive regular raises from the companies I invest in?

For example, the act restricts the issuer's freedom to raise rates on existing balances, prevents credit card companies from targeting consumers under age 21, requires cardholders to receive more advance notice of upcoming bills and a handful of other safeguards that favor the consumer.

I know we have received a dividend raise from several companies from our portfolio but we haven't kept track of them.

Not only do you buy something with the potential to increase in value through capital gains, you also receive cash flow during the time you own it... and ON TOP OF THAT high quality companies that produce products people need in any economic environment have the ability to use their pricing power to raise the prices on the products they sell, thereby cushioning you during inflation.

Inspired by her experience raising a Standard Poodle named Jordan — whose lifespan turned out to be far too short despite receiving vigilant care using the products and best practices available at the time — Weiss founded Ark Naturals on a handful of pet vitamin products under the Nu - Pet brand, which she acquired from a company that had been selling into the veterinary channel.

To ensure that this issue continues to receive the highest level of attention, I direct: (1) relevant U.S. delegations attending meetings with Icelandic officials and senior Administration officials visiting Iceland to raise U.S. concerns regarding commercial whaling by Icelandic companies and seek ways to halt such action; (2) Cabinet secretaries to evaluate the appropriateness of visits to Iceland depending on continuation of the current suspension of fin whaling; (3) the Department of State to examine Arctic cooperation projects, and where appropriate, link U.S. cooperation to the Icelandic government changing its whaling policy and abiding by the IWC moratorium on commercial whaling; (4) the Departments of Commerce and State to consult with other international actors on efforts to end Icelandic commercial whaling and have Iceland abide by the IWC moratorium on commercial whaling; (5) the Department of State to inform the Government of Iceland that the United States will continue to monitor the activities of Icelandic companies that engage in commercial whaling; and (6) relevant U.S. agencies to continue to examine other options for responding to continued whaling by Iceland.

And yet, wind operators receive exemptions from environmental review, biodiversity and endangered species laws that traditional energy companies must follow — on the ground that such rules would raise costs and delay construction of «eco-friendly» projects.

He or she may try to argue you somehow were at least partially at fault by raising the doctrine of contributory negligence (this means if the insurance company can prove you were in any way at fault, you may be barred from receiving compensation).