In fairness when you are owned by
a family business empire allegedly worth a trillion quid then «dilly dallying» doesn't really enter the equation.
Not exact matches
The Mannix brothers share many things with their father (Fred Charles Mannix) and grandfather (Fred Stephen Mannix), whose
empires they inherited: their names, obviously, but also their sharp
business acumen, quiet - but - aggressive approaches to philanthropy (Calgary's brand new National Music Centre — which houses Canada's Music Hall of Fame — came to being thanks to more than $ 10 million in donations from the Mannix
family business; the company also contributed $ 1 million to the National Gallery of Canada in 2015) and steadfast commitment to privacy.
The
family hasn't just slapped their name on the front door, either — in 2005, Sobeys Inc.,
Empire Company Limited and The Sobey Foundation contributed $ 2 million to fund undergraduate scholarships for students enrolled at the School of
Business and pay for infrastructure developments.
South Korean
family - run
business empires like Samsung Group have a reputation for low dividend payouts and other governance practices that favour controlling shareholders at the expense of ordinary investors.
Beth Macy's Factory Man follows John Bassett III, who has spent the last two decades fighting Chinese importers, his competitors, and his own
family to save the factories that gave birth to his
business empire.
After abbreviated careers in medicine and law, CEO Brandt Louie's sons Stuart and Greg have returned to the
family business, an
empire launched by their grandfather in 1903 with the opening of Hok Yat Louie general store in Vancouver.
Their
empire started in 1973, when Andrew opened the Panda Inn with $ 60,000 of savings, a small
business loan, and free labor from
family members.
This image of Perdue as a timid introvert is strikingly at odds with his legacy as a marketing tycoon who transformed a
family - owned
business into an
empire.
What might be less clear is how your role in the
business empire will pan out in the longer term and how these work alongside your
family commitments.
Wilson Creek has won numerous awards over the years including: California Meetings and Events Magazine's Best Winery (2009, 2010, 2011), San Diego's Best — Union Tribune Best Winery (2010), Spirit Award for
Family Business Entrepreneur nominee (Bill Wilson - 2011), Inland
Empire Magazine Blue Ribbon Winner for Winery and Vineyards (2010, 2011, 2012).
In season, Turk, as she is called, stays in Philadelphia and the children commute there on weekends; in September, the
family will move to Philadelphia permanently, and the Erving
business empire will be centralized there.
His nadir as a role model for fatherhood probably comes in the
Empire Strikes Back, when he slices off his son's hand with a lightsaber just because Luke refuses to sign up for the
family business (Evil Incorporated).
«We now see first - hand how marriage improves the lives of gay couples and their
families, and strengthens
businesses and communities throughout the
Empire State.
«This is a multi-generational
family business,» said Howard Zemsky, who now spends much of his time out of town in his statewide role as chief executive of
Empire State Development Corp. «So as much as we've done in the last 15 - plus years, we've got another very interesting 15 - plus years ahead.»
Texas LG David Dewhurst to Sean Hannity: «As you prepare to «Escape from New York,» I sincerely hope you'll choose Texas as the destination for your
family, your
business and the traditional values that are apparently no longer welcome in the
Empire State.»
The elder Mr. Kushner built the
family's real estate
business into a multibillion - dollar
empire of apartments and land until he was sent to federal prison in 2005 for tax evasion, witness tampering and illegal campaign donations, many of them to Democratic candidates.
We're excited to engage on policies that create economic opportunities for
businesses and middle class
families in the
Empire State,» said Internet Association head Michael Beckerman.
CSEA also pointed out the
Empire Center's hypocrisy in challenging public employee health care coverage at a time when many irresponsible
businesses benefit at taxpayer expense under programs like
Family Health Plus and Child Health Plus.
Duck Dynasty: The Complete Series (Lionsgate) is based on the colorful adventures and homegrown humor of the Robertsons, the backwoods
family that built an
empire out of a small duck call
business.
Buy, sell, trade and triumph in a new game that challenges the whole
family to build a
business empire!
Plowing through the story is possible, but it's best to take one's time to expand an
empire and consolidate power by taking over the
businesses controlled by rival
families.
Buy, sell, trade and triumph in a new game that challenges the whole
family to build a
business empire!
He and his wife, Ellen, keep art in their villa in Zurich, but Ringier has also incorporated his collection into his role as chief of the Ringier publishing
empire — his
family has long owned a printing
business in Switzerland — which puts out such publications as the magazine Monopol and runs the art - publishing subsidiary JRP Ringier (which regularly partners with museums and private art institutions on publications).
She was the daughter of a wealthy
family; her mother's forebears had built the Ullstein publishing
empire and her father owned a thriving furniture manufacturing
business.
We met over coffee, lunch, drinks and dinner to reinforce our views on the evils of apartheid, nuclear deterrence, capital punishment, the British
Empire, big
business, advertising, public relations, the Royal
Family, the defence budget... it's a wonder we ever got home.
Here, with the last remnants of Charles Appleby's
empire under leases with nearly a century yet to run, the
family is at last effectively out of the real estate
business for the foreseeable future.