Sentences with phrase «few public offers»

I'm aware of only a few public offers for airline miles in exchange for opening checking accounts.

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Violin Memory's sale to Quantum Partners ends a turbulent few years for the company, which held an initial public offering in 2013 but struggled to make money.

Just a few weeks after it was revealed that chicken - wings franchise Wingstop is planning an initial public offering, the word is out that chicken - and - biscuit chain Bojangles is doing the same.

Like Twitter and dozens of other companies that have gone public in the last couple of years, GrubHub took advantage of a provision in the JOBS Act of 2012, which lets small companies valued at $ 1 billion or less to file for an initial public offering in private, and just a few weeks before it intends to debut.

Few of us will ever face a public grilling the likes of which Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is dealing with on Capitol Hill, but how he prepared for the big event offers a lesson for anyone who wants to perform their best when the stakes are high.

Of all the temptations that contributed to the new economy's opulent mirage, few were as enticing as the initial public offering.

In a recent survey of 1,000 public companies by ShareData, a Silicon Valley - based supplier of employee - stock - plan software and services, 74 % of the companies with less than $ 50 million in sales, and 68 % of those with fewer than 100 employees, offered stock - option plans to all employees.

Yahoo is expected to reap an enormous windfall from its ownership stake in Alibaba, following its public offering, one of the largest in history, which will take place in the next few months.

That's a departure from a traditional initial public offering in which a company and a few select investors first sell a limited amount of stock at a starting price determined by investment bankers who spend weeks gauging investor demand.

But after another round of results last week that offered few major new ideas on how to turn around Chipotle's battered public reputation, they said Niccol's appointment was at least a step in the right direction.

Last year, with its spending in China showing few signs of abating, many investors agreed that such losses would squash any hopes of a public offering, according to four people who participated in those conversations

There have been very few initial public offerings in the tech sector in Canada in the past decade — in fact, the IPO market has been practically unseen.

A deal with a new investor is expected in the next few weeks will be seen by media industry - watchers as another step along the road towards an initial public offering of shares in Vice, which was founded in 1994 as a «punk zine» for music enthusiasts in Montreal, Canada.

Also, equity raisings eased from their strong pace in late 2003, though the outlook is positive, with several large initial public offerings expected to take place over the next few months.

Few executives show more public passion for March Madness than the Berkshire Hathaway (BRK - A) CEO, whose contest for Berkshire employees this year offers a prize of $ 1 million per year for life for correctly predicting the Sweet Sixteen, or $ 1 million for nailing the first 32 games, or $ 100,000 to the person whose bracket remains perfect the longest.

A few musicians are stepping into the realm of blockchain technology as a means of offering the public access to venues and albums.

We talked yesterday about Uber's private - wealth fundraising round and it's important to note that that round (unlike, apparently, the near - simultaneous institutional round) is not at any valuation at all: It's a convertible note that converts at a pre-set discount to the eventual initial public offering price, meaning that you get a fixed return if there's any acceptable IPO in the next few years, whether that's at a $ 20 or $ 40 or $ 90.5 billion valuation.

Over the course of a few years, there would be an erosion of the Church's public presence, as Catholic institutions find themselves burdened by fines and unable to offer health coverage.

Then along came Kristol's new Public Interest and, a few years later, Podhoretz's reconfigured Commentary, journals that redefined the possibilities of American politics and offered intellectual shelter to those of us who had been ideologically homeless.

When it meets the company's standards, a few stores will offer it for a limited time to see how the public responds, and if people respond well, it is added to the company - wide menu.

Financial sponsors bankers know Accolade Wines well; it is one of the oldest assets in CHAMP's stable, was an initial public offering candidate this time last year and has been through a few refinancings.

Moreover, most private high schools employ a counselor who is solely dedicated to matters of college admissions, something very few public high schools are able to offer.

«We felt especially good offering a distraction for those few hours — not only for the public, but for us too.»

American women are offered 12 weeks of unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, which exempts companies with fewer than 50 paid employees, but in 2011, only 11 percent of private sector workers and 17 percent of public workers reported that they had access to paid maternity leave through their employer.

Citizen Public House & Oyster Bar — on Boylston St, just a few steps from Fenway Park, boasts over 75 kinds of whiskeys, offers local craft beers, and creative cocktails (if you're not squeamish about germs, splurge for the punch bowl with a larger group)

Pete Hoskin has offered an alternative view of Nick Clegg, describing him «one of the few evangelical public service reformers».

There are public computers in all libraries and classes are offered on computer use, software training, online career searches, resume writing and social media, to name a few.

Lawmakers, who are often close allies with public - sector unions, typically offer a variety of state or municipal pension enhancements although few actually become law each year.

Leaders of the oversight agency, the Civilian Complaint Review Board, offered public assurances that the department would have limited time — perhaps as few as 20 days — to launch a challenge, but the practice went into effect without any such restrictions.

In October 2005, after a few months on the job, I was invited to a congressional hearing on RT that offered a rare chance for the TSA to score a clear public - relations win and maybe gain a few fans, at least among frequent flyers.

More corrupt states spent less on education at all levels, public welfare, health and hospitals, areas that offer fewer opportunities for public corruption.

Whether students plan to do research at universities or work in the private sector or public institutions, Mobilities & Urban Studies at Aalborg University offers a leading and international oriented academic education focused on mobilities - one of few in fact.

A few years ago to provide the public debate and now also offer private chat for all users.

A mix of black and white and color, the photos offer behind - the - scenes looks at production, glimpses of a few deleted scenes, and shots of Mitchum with the adoring public.

The production is a collection of bits and pieces from a private life, but together they offer some insight to a man who let few people past his public persona, delivered without sentiment, only affection and respect.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on the Nintendo Switch is more than a way to offer a few new bells and whistles on a game that a good chunk of the gaming public might have missed the first time in 2014.

They rail against state standards and accountability systems, but offer few practical alternatives for ensuring that all public schools perform at a high level.

When parents see Csar Chvez, they see a small school in good academic standing offering a host of extracurricular activities, and with fewer discipline problems than other public schools.

As I write, Coursera offers 207 courses, ranging from astronomy to public health, presented by professors at such upscale schools as CalTech, Duke, and Stanford (where, as best I can tell, all this originated — and just a few years ago).

But in areas with fewer closures there's been a reduction of services and staff, leading to fewer open access services such as Stay and Play and more parents having to rely on public transport to find a centre offering what they need.

Some public entities, including a few teacher pension systems (Ohio's is one), have also started to offer DC or CB - type options in their plans.

Other data about the state show that New Hampshire offers few options for public school choice.

In elementary or secondary schools, opportunities to participate in global education programs such as International Baccalaureate or the Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education are bleak: Fewer than 2 percent of U.S. public schools offer such programs.

As operators of high quality public charter schools offering independent study, we stand united believing that the actions of a few rogue charter school operators do not reflect, align, or mirror anything about our programs.

Most, but not all, larger public schools offer a wide variety of major options while smaller schools tend to specialize in just a few things.

Although virtually all public schools provide lunch for students, fewer offer breakfast, and fewer still provide meals after school and during the summer.

Baltimore City Public Schools has offered few rigorous academic programs for the high - achieving student beyond five selective admission high schools.

Romance makes it hard to run good public services in areas where the private sector offers few job opportunities.

Contrary to the claims of the powerful charter school lobby, the charter initiative has left public schools with a higher and higher percentage of challenging students and fewer resources to offer them.

A few D.C. traditional public and charter schools offer cursive; most others don't.