Shields also served as founding Executive Director of the Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority, where she successfully helped charter public schools gain access to
facility financing funds.
Shields also served as founding Executive Director of the Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority, where she successfully helped charter schools gain access to
facility financing funds.
Not exact matches
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.
The purchase price of about $ 50.8 million was
funded using
financing under Tredegar «s existing $ 350 million credit
facility, the company said.
OnDeck also extended the maturity date of its asset - backed debt
facility that
finances its line of credit offering to May 2019, increased the
facility's borrowing capacity to $ 100 million, and decreased the
funding costs by 200 basis points.
Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Lindenbaum was an associate in the
Finance Group at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP from 2001 to 2006, where he advised hedge
funds, private equity sponsors and banks in connection with broadly syndicated and middle market credit
facilities.
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The
facility, provided to German pension
fund BVK,
finances what will be Apple's flagship European store on the Champs - Elysées.
The 10 - year debt
facility, with a fixed interest rate, will be used to
finance the seed portfolio of a vehicle managed by Corestate on behalf of the German pension
fund.
BFS Capital, a leading small business
financing platform, today announced it is has received a new $ 175 million revolving credit line provided by
funds managed by Ares Management, L.P. BFS Capital will use the new
facility to accelerate the growth of its lending business, following a record year where the company generated more than $ 300 million in originations, a new annual high.
ThinCats has reportedly delivered a # 1M «agile
finance facility» to
fund MBO and contract win for Firtitudo Ltd..
Murray Goulburn said it has committed
financing facilities available from its existing lenders to
fund the Revised Offer.
I am increasing the
funding for UK Trade and Investment by over 25pc a year, so it can help more firms, build the capacity of British chambers overseas, and maintain our country's position as the number one destination in Europe for foreign investment and we are launching a new # 1.5 bn export
finance facility to support the purchase of British exports.
Aside from modest federal savings and an end to the federal government's biggest role in the public
financing of sports stadiums, repealing the exemption could also affect how cities and states approach public
funding for such
facilities, economists said.
The
funding is slated for the Fort Schuyler Management Corporation, the nonprofit «public benefit corporation» established by SUNY Poly to
finance and oversee the construction of the $ 750 million SolarCity manufacturing
facility in Buffalo.
The genesis of the amendments was Singh's difficulty in obtaining
financing to
fund the improvements he agreed to make to the Town's
facilities as part of his concession agreements,» the town said in its response.
The budget did include a new $ 385 million «state and municipal faculties»
fund, to
finance the construction, improvement, rehabilitation and reconstruction of
facilities owned by the state or municipal corporations, the MTA, and colleges and universities.
The campus will house other research
facilities in the future, and is already home to the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC)-- a # 44 million (US$ 58.3 million)
facility financed by a combination of public
funds and charitable trusts.
«This
Facility will help access project
funding for a wide variety of sources, including blended
finance and public private partnerships,» said Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Biological Diversity Convention.
However, Congress has authorized
funding to «test and demonstrate strategies for helping charter schools with varying degrees of creditworthiness gain access to
financing for
facilities.»
These include depriving charters of full per - pupil
funding; denying them access to (or
financing for)
facilities; placing new restrictions on existing schools or moratoriums on future growth; and weakening charter laws.
The state's charter law must support new and high - performing operators; the state's school
finance system must provide equitable, student - based
funding;
facilities must be made available to new and growing schools; educator certification rules must fit the needs of successful schools; and so on.
The long - term
funding solution is twofold: equitable
funding and access to publicly
financed school
facilities.
Construction bonding authority — a technical, and often obscure, source of capital
funding for school districts — has emerged as a hot ticket for those looking to
finance school
facilities work under the federal government's economic - stimulus program.
With respect to the per - pupil
facilities aid program (under which the Secretary makes competitive matching grants to states to provide per - pupil
financing to charter schools), the bill allows states to: (1) partner with organizations to provide up to 50 % of the state share of
funding for the program; and (2) receive more than one program grant, so long as the amount of the grant
funds provided to charter schools increases with each successive grant.
That includes Colorado and Florida, which gave charters access to local property tax levies; Texas, which gave charters state
funding for
facilities for the first time; and Illinois, which passed a comprehensive overhaul of its school
finance system that brought greater equity to school statewide, and created a new tax credit scholarship program to boot.
When the Aurora Expeditionary Learning Academy (AXL) in Aurora, CO refinanced higher cost debt through the Mountain West Charter Schools
Fund, it was able to lower its overall
facilities financing burden while
funding additional improvements, resulting in more dollars for the classroom.
With the recent news of the creation of two
funds dedicated to
financing charter school
facilities, I am reminded of the story of a school board member's accusations against Nashville's Rocketship and Purpose Prep of unethical practices in seeking alternative avenues to secure capital for
facilities.
The state has used equalized wealth levels for maintenance and operations
funding (not
facilities funding) for various tiers of
funding; however, as noted further below, there are several statutes that contribute to the lingering inequities of the Texas school
finance system.)
«We're encouraged to see this proposal would increase
funding for charter school
facilities grants and improve access to loans and other
financing for charter schools.
By acting as a partial guarantor or «co-signer» for the school's lease or loan payment obligations, IBBF is used to induce, leverage and partially secure
funding from private capital investors and traditional banking sources (landlords and lenders) to provide a 100 percent
financed facility at an affordable cost to the charter school borrower.
Charter schools
finance their
facilities from operating
funds and
fund - raising campaigns.
Utilizing a $ 10 million federal enhancement grant and a $ 100,000 contribution from the Texas Education Agency (TEA), TCEP provides credit enhancement for municipal bonds that provide
financing for the acquisition, construction, repair or renovation of Texas charter school
facilities (including certain refinancing of
facilities debt that meet federal guidelines), by
funding a debt service reserve
fund for such issuances.
Thankfully, Governor Abbott added the issue of school
finance to the agenda giving us a second bite at the apple at getting our number one priority,
facilities funding, across the finish line.
This proposal injects a bit of «pay - as - you - go» from district general
funds into educational
facilities construction — a departure from the bond debt
financing that has driven school construction since the enactment of Senate Bill 50, the Leroy F. Greene School
Facilities Act of 1998.
With local
finances continuing to suffer years after the collapse, there is less money for school
funding in general, and
facilities upgrades in particular.
LISC was already providing low - cost
facilities financing for charter schools in California; it has helped with the
funding for $ 22 million in middle and high school construction in East and South L.A..
In 2006, Camino Nuevo received an $ 8 million loan from the Los Angeles Charter School New Market Tax
Fund — an innovative
financing mechanism created by ExED in partnership with the U.S. Treasury Department — to develop a striking new
facility for Camino Nuevo High School on the site of a former ice cream factory.
To illustrate how charter school policy functions to promote privatization and profiteering, the authors explore differences between charter schools and traditional public schools in relation to three areas: the legal frameworks governing their operation; the
funding mechanisms that support them; and the arrangements each makes to
finance facilities.
The issuance of $ 12 million direct subsidy qualified school construction bonds by the California School
Finance Authority to
fund construction of a K - 8 charter school
facility located on the Chula Vista campus of High Tech High was recognized by The Bond Buyer, a very respected and influential media outlet for those working in the bond sector.
A per - pupil
facilities aid program is one in which a state makes payments to charter schools to provide them with
financing that must include or be used only for the
funding of
facilities.
In 2000, the foundation helped launch the Charter School Growth
Fund, which offers start - up and
facilities financing, multiyear program grants, technical and other supports to a select number of charter networks each year.
The Division of
Finance & Operations distributes
funds to school divisions and provides technical assistance to school divisions in the areas of accounting, budget, pupil transportation, school nutrition programs, school
facilities, procurement, and information security.
Provides loan advances up to $ 5 million to
finance working capital needs,
fund export transactions, or upgrade
facilities
The Federal Reserve Board announces the creation of the Asset - Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual
Fund Liquidity
Facility (AMLF) to extend non-recourse loans at the primary credit rate to U.S. depository institutions and bank holding companies to
finance their purchase of high - quality asset - backed commercial paper from money market mutual
funds.
Document Types: Foreign
financing general; foreign banks; Exchange
Fund Account; Government of Canada foreign loans issued; standby credit
facilities; Canada bills; interest rate and currency swaps; Yankee Bond buyback program; foreign underwriters.
- to provide refuge for homeless animals and animals in need and coordinate their placement in permanent and safe home environments; - to provide education through publications, seminars, and discussions to the general public on animal health and welfare, behavior and care including the benefits of spaying and neutering; - to provide information and referrals to affordable and low cost medical care including spay & neuter clinics and other animal medical and care
facilities; - to provide information on training, behavior modification and general handling instruction along with referrals to vetted and certified professionals in these areas; - to liaise and network with other animal rescue organizations as part of a mutual effort to aid animals in distress; - to solicit donations and
funding from government agencies, corporations, private foundations, public charities, individuals and the general public at large to
finance the medical, housing and other incidental costs of homeless animals while in the custody of the organization; - to organize and participate in fundraisers to benefit furtherance of the overall main purpose and goals of the organization; - to have the normal functions, operations, programs and pursuits incidental to a fully recognized and operational nonprofit animal rescue organization.
The Schrodi Memorial Training
Fund provides scholarships to The Canine Center for Training and Behavior, one of Austin's best training
facilities, and was founded to help owners whose
finances are a barrier to behavior support and Ethics in Animal Care operates a Pay What You Can program with the mission of making quality behavior support available to everyone.
Another window of
financing HELE could also look into the possibility of using public
fund such as clean environmental
fund to be utilized for clean environmental
facilities such as HELE as well.