Sentences with phrase «does infrastructure cost»

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The government did pledge $ 47 billion to infrastructure spending over the next 10 years and extended the accelerated capital cost allowance for manufactures — a tax relief program for investments in new machinery and equipment — by two years, which means stock holders could get a boost if public companies are able to take advantage of this spending and savings.

Moving up infrastructure spending is one way, so long as those projects are worth doing at all and accelerating timelines does not increase the costs of those projects.

With most solutions, infrastructure cost is overhead you don't need.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Meanwhile, Connecticut does poorly in Infrastructure (No. 47), Cost of Doing Business (No. 43) and Cost of Living (No. 45).

We would go into each small business and do an IT audit and determine how much money could be saved by moving their IT infrastructure to low cost hardware and cloud hosted services.

These benefits would (i) largely go to developers and contractors for infrastructure projects like new pipelines that would happen even without new incentives and so be highly regressive; (ii) raise costs by failing to reach the tax - free pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and international investors who are the most plausible sources of incremental infrastructure finance; (iii) not encourage at all the highest return maintenance projects like fixing potholes that do not yield a pecuniary return for investors; and (iv) by offering credits at an unprecedented 82 percent rate, invite all kinds of tax shelter abuse.

This threatens to de-urbanize the economy and dismantle the public infrastructure that has kept down the cost of living and doing business since the Progressive Era.

The costs associated with insufficient roads, bridges, tunnels and more don't end there: The ASCE also found that by 2020, this deteriorating infrastructure will cost the economy nearly 1 million jobs and hurt GDP growth by $ 1 trillion.

These benefits would (i) largely go to developers and contractors for infrastructure projects like new pipelines that would happen even without new incentives and so be highly regressive; (ii) raise costs by failing to reach the tax - free pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and international investors that are the most plausible sources of incremental infrastructure finance; (iii) not encourage at all the highest return maintenance projects like fixing potholes that do not yield a pecuniary return for investors; and (iv) by offering credits at an unprecedented 82 per cent rate, invite all kinds of tax - shelter abuse.

Morneau maintains that low - cost financing of public infrastructure through the BoC would be inflationary, but apparently his own plan — an Infrastructure Bank that would reward investors with 7 — 9 % returns and whose costs would be passed on to consumers through tolls, fees, or taxes — does not seem to cause him the infrastructure through the BoC would be inflationary, but apparently his own plan — an Infrastructure Bank that would reward investors with 7 — 9 % returns and whose costs would be passed on to consumers through tolls, fees, or taxes — does not seem to cause him the Infrastructure Bank that would reward investors with 7 — 9 % returns and whose costs would be passed on to consumers through tolls, fees, or taxes — does not seem to cause him the same concerns.

Tax cuts always effect assets prices, regulations are estimated to account for up to 35 % of building new construction costs for homes in some locations and though federal deregulation may not impact local regulations as much it does have a multiplier effect on the economy just like a tax cut does and anticipation of an infrastructure plan the scale of this administration's, though it hasn't been passed, would also have an anticipatory effect on leading indicators like stocks and other commodities that raise costs, which we have already seen.

If internet companies don't participate in the societal costs of their disruption, the infrastructure and civil society upon which their business models depend will deteriorate

A: One of the biggest things to keep in mind is that these efforts also require the development or expansion of recycling infrastructure — which, in many of the markets where we operate, does not exist to provide an available or cost - effective option for recycling some or all of the materials in our waste stream.

Not only does it cost more, but it requires significant investment in infrastructure to build and upfit kitchens and training to equip staff to prepare it.

«DfT reports that some utility companies have therefore waited until infrastructure has needed repairing to avoid incurring the extra costs, as emergency works don't incur charges.

While the governor is clearly going big on infrastructure - with plans that could total $ 100 billion in costs, according to his office - he has promised to lead with ethics as lawmakers continue to fall to corruption convictions, trust in Albany is low, and New Yorkers say Cuomo has not done enough to clean up state government.

In doing this, we are taking measures to reduce the cost of governance and increase expenditure on infrastructure and ensure environmental best practices.»

It claimed geothermal would use too much electricity, and that existing heating and cooling infrastructure would have to be replaced at an «extensive cost,» but the authority did not offer specific financial figures.

Mahoney says she doesn't believe there will be any immediate cost savings to water customers, but expects it will create savings down the line, and make it easier for OCWA to maintain the water infrastructure.

«Oneida County is doing all that we can to insure that area contractors acquire the necessary skills that will positively impact our aged infrastructure and protect the families who reside there, while saving the contractors costs in both training and possible penalties,» Picente said.

Firms either cut corners by reducing costs, hiring cheap and inexperienced staff and failing to invest in infrastructure — or they just cancel the contract, as A4e has done.

«While we still have much work to do to address the high costs of pensions and healthcare, the main drivers of expense to local governments, this year's executive budget keeps our funding for cities stable and begins smart investments into infrastructure and education which will pay long term dividends to all New Yorkers,» Miner said.

He is not concerned with the fact that the counties can't pay their pension costs and don't have any money left for infrastructure.

In all, the proposed budget would do away with 50 EPA programs that cost $ 347 million, including Energy Star, targeted air pollution grants, endocrine disrupter screening and infrastructure assistance to Alaska Native villages and the Mexico border.

A study of Alaska, for example, found that adaptation of the state's infrastructure — roads, airports, water systems, public buildings and telecommunications — would cost 13 percent less by 2030 than if the state did maintenance on a case - by - case basis.

«This is a very good way to do things because it minimizes the cost to taxpayers without having to duplicate existing infrastructure,» says Frederick Dylla, CEO of the American Institute of Physics and a board member of a coalition of publishers that runs CHORUS (Clearinghouse for the Open Research of the United States), a system for providing links to papers on journal's sites.

By doing this, M14 aims to break down one of the biggest barriers of entry into the dating space — the large setup cost required to build a great product — therefore making the space more accessible to people with good ideas, but financial constraints, by enabling them to focus on building a competitive brand without having to be weighed down by the costly demands of tech & infrastructure.

Framing the solution as a disruptive innovation — to start small with a small investment; gain organic adoption over time from the ground up; begin with a primitive solution and iterate to improve gradually and unpredictably as it grew and learned what customers did or did not in fact want; be patient for growth but impatient for evidence of success and sustainability; and avoid the limelight and pushback from an ecosystem's incumbent organizations — as opposed to being the one - perfect solution or infrastructure with a massive up - front cost, could result (and still may very well result for another start - up entity) in a vey different picture.

The six main influences are productivity, inflation, exchange rates, tax rates, infrastructure and cost of doing business.

The commission acknowledges that its paper does not grapple with several big hurdles in developing more - comprehensive assessment systems, among them the cost of developing complex test items and the widely disparate digital infrastructures of the schools that would use the tests.

• What would the costs be of having to put a new infrastructure in place if this proposal does not work out?

If you don't have the infrastructure you're never going to solve that cost equation.

Yes, for the individual owner it maybe does, but that at the cost of the rest of the world, because electric energy still comes mostly from coal / oil / nuclear power generators for one, with correspondent pollution and infrastructure load.

How do I offset the costs of infrastructure?

Startups don't have all the infrastructure and fixed costs of a traditional publisher so it's easy for them to experiment with lower pricing models.

They do have to maintain a computing infrastructure to deliver, track and catalog the books, but this cost is trivial compared to maintaining a warehouse that ships physical items.

Here's an axiom to consider, a basic truth I bet politicians and municipal bureaucrats understand better than anyone else: Basic infrastructure costs a lot of money and it requires ugly work that's hard to get done on time and on budget and it never, ever pulls in the votes.

They are able to do this because they don't have the infrastructure costs that traditional banks have.

Some government spending does aid economic growth, where it lowers the costs of consumption or production — critical infrastructure projects, etc..

Online banks do not have to account for significant infrastructure and overhead costs, which allows them to offer higher returns than traditional bank branches.

This estimate does not include any farm infrastructure, guide or sledding equipment costs etc..

Praia do Porto Novo has great infrastructure too but it of course comes at the cost of being a bit crowded in the summer months.

And then also what we would want is to pass on this cost and this is where we had the residential garbage fee because the Belize City Council's main responsibility of the Mayor is the City infrastructure, streets and drains, and that's what we're doing.

Do you have a citation to a publication by Vaclav Smil on the infrastructure costs; I couldn't identify anything on his web page.

But developing countries don't necessarily have the extra money to spend --- the marginal cost to build an energy infrastructure that is cleaner.

Clinton is right — we desperately need to begin the less - than - sexy work of revamping our infrastructure and doing the cost - benefit analysis that will pave the way for well - thought out projects in solar and wind, conservation, and even nuclear and improved efficiency at coal plants needs to be on the table.

The estimated benefits do not include a significant number of ancillary and un ‐ quantified benefits, such as the reduction of co ‐ pollutants (particularly sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide), the prevention of species extinction, and lower maintenance costs for energy infrastructure.

Although the tax credit doesn't directly reduce the cost of solar energy, it does help create the economy of scale needed for solar panels to be cost effective and helps create stability in the market for companies wanting to invest in research, infrastructure and other investments with a longer return.

OF does not require huge infrastructure, does not cost much to operate, and its results from the fishing industry pov is simple: more fish or not?