This spring, an investor closed on the warehouse for $ 30 per square foot, well below the going rate for the area, and started upgrading the power, water, and ventilation systems in a speculative bet that a new marijuana law would spark a wave of demand
from growing operations.
Easton argues that if marijuana was legalized, we could transfer these excess profits caused by the risk - premium
from these grow operations to the government:
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.
His role at Monsanto
grew quickly
from there — in the years since, he led the company's marketing, sales, and technology
operations and business units on four continents.
From its beginning as a one - truck
operation delivering concrete and stone, the G&L Group has
grown to include 20 locations and more than 250 employees.
Ryan Begelman, vice chairman for the company, says Bisnow has
grown its events businesses faster than some of the aforementioned publications because it separated its editorial
operations from its conference arm.
The Waterloo, Ont. - based company that arguably invented the smartphone
grew from virtual nothing to one of the most important technology
operations in the world with startling speed.
It would be naïve to think that people won't still attempt unlicensed
grow operations in the hopes of profiting
from a cash crop.
While mobile masts operators in India have benefited
from growing demand
from carriers that have rolled out high - speed 4G services, they have also lost tenants in some areas as several money - losing carriers shutdown
operations.
Under McClendon, Chesapeake Energy
grew from a small
operation into the second - biggest natural gas producer in the United States, exceeded only by Exxon Mobil, according to The New York Times.
Señor Paleta, founded in 2014, has
grown from a tiny
operation selling at festivals and private events into a profitable company, surrounded by new and exciting businesses springing up in the area's century - old buildings.
In the meantime, MJ Java has
grown from one stylish storefront into a multifaceted
operation.
Using the savings
from those benefits to reinvest in American business — of all sizes — through reduction in taxes (and, since we're making the argument, reducing some of the regulatory burden to boot) would help business owners to
grow their
operations, increase sales and, yes, hire workers.
FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia speaks about North Korean cybersecurity
operations growing in scale and the new «rules of engagement» for cyber risks
from those groups and those
from places like Russia and Iran.
Contrast that with revenue
from its in - house media
operations during the same period, where display ads fell 3 % and search ads
grew just 4 %.
Since launching Bioastra in 2008, she's
grown her business
from a one - woman
operation to a team of 17 whiz - bang inventor - types; together, they've increased sales by 906 % in the last five years, landing the business at No. 82 on the 2017 PROFIT 500 ranking of Canada's Fastest -
Growing Companies.
Environmental risks and poverty are fundamental problems for almost every part of business
operations,
from storing data to manufacturing laundry detergent to
growing tea.
In the meantime, Target has been rolling out a sophisticated branding
operation here honed by 50 years of slow, steady and massively successful expansion in the U.S..
From a family - owned Minneapolis department store, Target has
grown into a discount retailing force rivalled (and still consistently dominated) only by Walmart, which posted US$ 264 billion in U.S. sales last year.
Accordingly, as the owner, you'll want to start removing yourself
from daily
operations and turn your attention toward
growing the business and boosting EBITDA.
Adrian Sedlin, CEO of Southern California cannabis -
growing operation Canndescent, earlier this year raised $ 6.5 million
from investors to help fund a new, 9,600 - square - feet cultivation facility in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., with plans to open more facilities in the area over the next few years.
In the president elect's announcement, he's expected to tout that McMahon helped the WWE
grow from a 13 - person
operation to a publicly traded global enterprise with more than 800 employees worldwide.
Formerly the president of The Home Depot Canada and Asia, Annette
grew Canadian
operations from 19 to 179 stores between 1996 and 2011.
Without a substantial gain / loss
from trading
operations, Wells Fargo is able to focus on
growing a more sustainable core business.
With oil sands
operations currently emitting roughly 70 Mt / year, the Alberta Climate Leadership Plan leaves «room» for emissions
from the oil sands to
grow by 30 Mt / year.
They range
from individuals who are thinking about starting a business to established ventures that are up and running but need help attracting customers,
growing their sales or expanding their
operations.
In order to prevent this
from happening, and to give potentially profitable entrepreneurs a chance to make their dreams a reality, commercial finance professionals have designed a number lending programs and products for business owners to use to launch and
grow their
operations.
The weekend decision to strip $ 5.8 bn
from the savings accounts of Cypriot banking customers has blown a hole in the EU's ambitious reforms billed as the route out of the eurozone crisis, while potentially undermining a
growing reliance at banks around the world on funding their
operations with customer deposits.
«There is a
growing demand for Blockchain solutions
from all types of firms
from listed companies requiring their own blockchain - based loyalty programs, to companies wanting to manage their own digital assets exchange, without the burden of hiring a large team to maintain their
operations.»
While the US and the UK are generally emerging
from these problems — both on account of their more thorough - going balance sheet repair and because of their more successful conduct of QE
operations by their central banks — they nevertheless must attempt to recover and
grow in an environment that is adversely affected by the policy missteps in the Euro - area and Japan.
This could be a good time to add a solid company with
growing cash flow coming
from its
operations.
The long - term trend of earnings per share for American businesses is up because large corporations retain earnings that they can use to pay down debt, buy back stock, or
grow operations, and this allows us to have the reasonable certainty that Coca - Cola, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo, and the rest of the usual suspects will be worth more ten years
from now.
With internet access and smartphones continuing to proliferate, with platform monopolies like Google, Amazon, and Facebook extracting ever - more value
from more corners of the economy, with digital natives and sector leaders now integrating machine learning into their
operations, the digitization gap between leaders and laggards
grows wider by the day.
And while there is pressure on pricing in the industry, global oil consumption has continued to
grow and the oil must move
from production to refining
operations.
Since then Adyen has
grown from a startup into a global
operation, averaging double - digit annual growth since 2007.
Of the small businesses that do form, their share of scale - ups (ability to
grow and employ 50 + people by their 10th year of
operation) has dropped
from 2 % to 1.6 % since 1987, indicating that the businesses which do form have an increasingly difficult time
growing and creating jobs.
The deal is expected to be accretive to Brookfield Property Partners and is the latest move to
grow funds
from operations per unit long - term.
As a result of this focus, and given the clear impact the
operations of the banking sector have on the country's economy and individual consumers, calls
from all stakeholders for a significant cultural and behavioural change in the industry are
growing.
The company has increased funds
from operations per unit by 9 % annually since it went public and expects to
grow more, agreeing to a $ 15 billion deal to acquire mall owner GGP Inc late last year.
These organizations
grew from small grass - roots groups to highly professionalized, slick lobbying
operations with the aid of Atlantic money, and all were prominent in the campaign to pass this referendum.
Nebraskaland's retail distribution
operation is
growing at a steady pace, but
growing even faster is the company's wholesale business, which it launched four years ago
from an office in southern New Jersey.
«We are a vertically integrated company controlling the product at every level of the
operation from seed development, planting,
growing, harvesting, transporting, processing and packaging up to a million pounds of onions on a daily basis,» Director of Sustainability Nikki Rodoni declares.
In 1954, however, the company changed its
operations from a farm to a 5,000 - square - foot manufacturing
operation that canned locally
grown tomatoes, okra and corn.
Visitors to the stand will find state - of - the - art packaging lines in live
operation, efficient solutions for the industry's predominant trend towards skin packaging, as well as packaging innovations
from around the world, especially for the
growing convenience segment.
Since its start in 1989, Nuovo Pasta Productions Ltd. has
grown from a small storefront
operation to a corporation that serves clients all over the world.
With a packet of broccoli seeds
from Sicily, the brothers established a
growing operation on the West Coast.
The
operation grew to about 5,000 acres of citrus groves
from Bakersfield to Madera, Calif., and became the first fully vertically integrated company with no outside growers.
However, the company has
grown from a one - truck
operation roaming the streets of Miami to a multi-truck fleet that spans two states.
Founded in 1992 to help chefs maintain labor flexibility around banquet hors d'oeuvres with a commitment to quality products and customer service, Progressive Gourmet
grew from a one - person
operation to a leading banquet supplier.
The Edinburg, Texas - based company
grows a variety of fruits and vegetables in North and South America, oversees the logistics of its
operations from the field to the packing house, and then manages its shipments, while marketing its product line, to foodservice companies, retailers and consumers.
However, the ability to understand what it takes to stand out
from the rest in the crowded citrus -
growing industry comes over time, and there aren't many producers that can boast continuous
operations for more than a century like Limoneira can.