Sentences with phrase «found more than $»

A recent probe into Amtrak's legal department by the Department of Transportation's inspector general and Amtrak's inspector general at the request of Congress found more than $ 100 million in mismanaged legal fees from June 2002 to June 2005.

State authorities have found more than $ 80 million in wasteful and fraudulent spending of public money by California charters, according to the sponsors of one of the bills that Brown vetoed.

The article also cited research from the Citizens Budget Commission, a nonpartisan government watchdog group, that likewise found more than $ 8 billion spent each year on economic development incentives in New York state.

A recent report by Brooklyn state Sen. Daniel Squadron found more than $ 20 million in 2014 donations by LLCs, 35 of which listed the same Albany address.

Investigators scrutinizing his campaign spending from 2007 through 2013 found more than $ 28,000 at stores like Pier 1 and Michaels; $ 7,500 at Shutterfly, the photo - printing site; and $ 7,850 for reading material, including a stop at a Borders store at Kennedy Airport.

This does not mean that McKee, who has found more than $ 3,000 in silver on a single site, has ever, or will ever, step over an ingot to pick up a pewter inkwell.

According to reports published this month in e27, CB Insights found more than $ 2...

It finds more than $ 200 million was spent, mostly by a few top interests, to try to influence government and policy in Albany.

Not exact matches

But it's more difficult than it should be for women to find well - tailored blazers for less than $ 300 - $ 400.

The Taiwanese company, with revenues of more than $ 8 billion, was founded by the Wharton grad's father almost 50 years ago and now claims to be the world's largest manufacturer of athletic and casual footwear.

Garland Shreves, who founded Phoenix broker Research for Life in 2009, said he invested more than $ 2 million in quality - control procedures and medical equipment, including $ 265,000 on an X-ray machine to scan cadavers for surgical implants.

A panel of three entrepreneurs discussed the relationship between purpose and profitability in greater depth: Pocket Sun, who, as founding partner of female - focused VC firm SoGal Ventures, has a purpose of «building an empire for millennial women to invest in startups»; Eileen Gittins, a serial entrepreneur who founded book self - publishing firm Blurb and now runs Bossygrl, a mobile app meant to introduce Gen Z girls to entrepreneurship by helping them launch micro-businesses; and Cathie Reid, co-founder and current digital advisor to Icon Group, an Australian cancer - care company with annual revenue of more than $ 1.5 billion.

Those with assets worth more than $ 50,000 might find that long - term care insurance allows them to afford assisted living or nursing - home care, should they need it.

The Freelancers Union, which represents 165,000 people nationwide, found that more than three - quarters of its members reported having been cheated by a client, with an average loss of $ 6,000.

-- Ratmir Timashev, CEO of Veeam, a data center backup company founded in 2006 that now employs more than 1,500 employees around the world and brings in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, with its sights on reaching $ 1 billion in revenue in the next five years.

So far, the design seems to be working: Warby Parker, which was founded in 2010 and opened its first retail store three years later, is reportedly valued at over $ 1 billion and will have have more than 70 locations open by year's end.

The company has raised more than $ 230 million in venture capital since its founding, from investors such as Sigma West and Ignition Partners, and is using that money to rapidly expand its business outside the U.S.. It's well on its way: DocuSign is available in 43 languages.

Millenium was founded in 1989 by Israel Englander and Ronald Shear with $ 35 million and now has more than 1,750 employees.

Desktop personal assistant Cubic has raised more than $ 100,000 on Indiegogo — and found a brilliant way to pitch a reporter.

Koch has built Stone Brewing Co., which was founded in 1996, into a brewer that generates more than $ 137 million in annual revenue.

Part of the problem, the study found, is that «existing tax rules effectively create a $ 19,399 reporting tax loophole impacting millions of taxpayers» because of the confusion surrounding the requirements for forms 1099 - K, which is supposed to be filed by companies when they earn more than $ 20,000 through 200 or more credit card transactions, and 1099 - MISC, which covers payments above $ 600 to independent contractors, freelancers and small businesses.

Being healthy can also be expensive, with Copenhagen coming in as the most expensive place to buy sports shoes from Nike, Adidas, or an equivalent brand, averaging at $ 131.30, as much as 147 percent more expensive than in New York, the survey found.

The NSBA surveyed more than 800 small business owners and found that the average cost of a single cyber attack to a company was $ 8,699.

The National Foundation for American Policy, a nonpartisan think tank, found in March that immigrants had started more than half of the current crop of U.S start - ups whose values topped $ 1 billion.

A recent BMO study found that in 2013, Canadian moms and dads were willing to fork out more than $ 425 to get their kid ready for the classroom, up 18 % over the previous year's figure.

«The next time the exchange rate goes to $ 1.05 (U.S.), you might find some more direct statements about that than you have seen under previous regimes.»

Kaltura, for example, was founded eight years ago and has since raised more than $ 100 million from various venture capitalists and banks, all without the aid of an investment bank.

The Baubux jacket, founded by a Chicago - based couple, raised more than $ 11 million through Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns.

The company was accordingly keen to draw attention to economies of scale it had found since the takeover, boasting of $ 335 million in savings, far more than achieved in the first quarter.

The blood - testing startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes had a big year — racking up more than $ 400 million in investment.

-- Olivier Reza, CEO of luxury watch membership platform Eleven James, which has raised more than $ 40 million in capital since its founding in 2014

But the company is hoping to give those investors a boost through a sort of mathematical illusion: A recent study of Acorn's customers found that people were much more likely to agree to set aside $ 5 per day than $ 150 per month, even though they'd end up contributing the same amount either way.

A TD study last spring found that a 10 % bump in crude prices was enough to nudge the country's entire GDP up by more than $ 5 billion.

This news comes against a backdrop, where small business owners are, generally speaking, finding it harder to get loans under $ 1 million from banks — and more specifically to find loans of less than $ 50,000.

Tourism supports more than 400,000 jobs, or nearly half of the region's total workforce, paying $ 16.9 billion in local wages, Applied Analysis has found.

-- Ratmir Timashev, CEO of Veeam, a data center backup company founded in 2006 which now employs more than 1,500 employees around the world and brings in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, with its sights on reaching $ 1 billion in revenue in the next five years.

The survey also found that on average, employees steal 5.5 times more than shoplifters on a per - case average ($ 715.24 vs $ 129.12).

An analysis by Bloomberg found the company spends more than $ 6,500 every minute and has had negative free cash flow for five quarters.

Google and Fidelity Investments are just two of the venture funds that have poured more than $ 1 billion into SpaceX since its founding.

Steep duties on U.S. sorghum imports made shippers find new homes for 20 bulk vessels worth more than $ 200 million that were already en route to China.

A business born of a need to find a way to pay the rent receives funding that values the company at more than $ 1 billion.

Last year, the company, which was founded by CEO Bill Wade, saw its revenue tick up 18,888 percent since 2011, to more than $ 31 million.

In an interview, he laughed while claiming that he's spent more than $ 350,000 on golf clubs — and those were just the receipts he could find — so sinking $ 12 million (so far) into a club manufacturer is par for the course.

Since its founding in 1973, revenues at Bain & Co. have grown at over 50 % per year, compounded annually, to more than $ 150 million in 1986.

The topic arose at Berkshire Hathaway's shareholder meeting in Omaha, where Buffett talked about his struggles to find ways to deploy the company's enormous hoard of more than $ 90 billion in cash, at a time when it has been difficult to find worthy investments at an attractive price.

Immigrants who avoid ICE face the possibility of exploitation by employers: A 2008 survey from the National Employment Law Project found that 51 % of all undocumented workers in New York City were underpaid by more than $ 1 per hour, and 47 % said they were required to work after sustaining an injury on the job.

«Since 2011, Facebook has invested more than $ 1 billion to help local businesses grow and help people find jobs.

The company, founded in 2010, has revenue of more than $ 110 million.

Some people said the screed, directed at CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, drew attention to prevalent wage issues in the area; others accused the employee of acting entitled and failing to find better or more work or a place to live that costs less than her current $ 1,245 rent.

Founded more than 30 years ago by Bruce A. Percelay, this owner and developer ranks No. 1,043 on the overall Inc. 5000, with 2014 revenue of $ 102 million.