Sentences with phrase «from major businesses»

While a high level of job vacancies continues to indicate strong employment growth in the near term, information on employment intentions from the major business surveys has been weaker recently (Graph 22).

There is also a large banqueting room, where everything from major business conferences to weddings are held.

Just 450 meters from the Grand Place and 200 meters from Manneken Pis, this central Brussels hotel is also easily accessible from all major business areas of the city.

Not exact matches

MICHELLE Milton is one of a small group of aficionados in demand from big business worldwide to bring a touch of class to product launches or major events.

While the discussion was spirited and varied, four major forces emerged from the discussion as driving today's marketing business:

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 rest of the tale is hearsay: that a heavily indebted Heywood, a former family friend and fixer who had helped get Bo junior into Harrow (Heywood's prestigious alma mater in England) had demanded a bigger cut of a business deal; that he threatened to expose underhanded dealings by Gu if he didn't get it; that Bo's police chief, Wang Lijun, had confronted him over the alleged murder (the death was originally put down to alcohol poisoning), after which Wang sought asylum at an American consulate; that Gu had shown up at a police station in a People's Liberation Army major - general's uniform to announce that she was under special orders from Beijing to «protect» Comrade Wang; that the couple had plotted to assassinate Wang and came up with three separate storylines to avoid being implicated.

As it is now, most of the major trucking and logistics firms in this final - mile bulky goods business hire regional contract - carriers and there are hundreds nationwide to haul products from warehouses to living rooms across the country.

Having founded a video game company, and with major investments in an eyewear company, Piqué is increasingly involved in business strategy himself; in 2017 he underwent an executive program at Harvard Business School, and he says he hopes to run Barça in the future, after he finally retires from football, probably in a few years&raqubusiness strategy himself; in 2017 he underwent an executive program at Harvard Business School, and he says he hopes to run Barça in the future, after he finally retires from football, probably in a few years&raquBusiness School, and he says he hopes to run Barça in the future, after he finally retires from football, probably in a few years» time.

For Theranos to take lab - testing business from the two major lab companies used by doctors, Quest and LabCorp, and to partner to run tests for more hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies, it has to show it can get it right at every stage, from the preparation before it pricks someone's finger to the accurate processing of hundreds of thousands of samples.

This survey sums up some major points from small business owners including:

I graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas with a major in journalism and minors in business administration and Mandarin Chinese.

Defining the Benefits A major advantage of organizing your business as an LLC or an S corp is that you can protect your personal assets from the creditors of your business.

Queen's was one of the last schools in Canada without a major donor's name on its business department, but that changed last year with a record - breaking $ 50 - million gift from Stephen J.R. Smith, founder of First National Financial Corp. and a Queen's alumnus.

This survey sums up some major points from small business owners including: 47 % of small business owners say -LSB-...]

Willem spends much of his time on the road reporting from major European cities and beyond, speaking to business and political leaders about Brexit and its implications, US - Europe relations, and international security.

While a $ 200,000 cash injection from an angel investor might be a real turning point for your company, allowing you to push your business model to the next level, that sum might pale in significance to funding rounds going to other major players in the industry.

Nadella got Microsoft organized around mobile and the cloud (Azure), freed the Office and Azure teams from Windows, killed the phone business and got a major release of Windows out without the usual trauma.

«From the time we started till now we have seen significant changes taking place in the renewable energy space,» he said, citing the major changes in the Indian scenario like change in pricing of the energy, private companies taking ownership in renewable energy business and both, favourable and not - so favourable behaviour of the banks in lending funds to the energy businesses.

Fifteen global investors are already doing big business in B.C., and the government will introduce legislation in the fall to help convince new, major investors from China to come on the board, Clark added.

From the perspective of many hiring companies, getting top - notch people can be a major pain point, particularly for any business located in a thriving startup scene where there's only so much A-level talent to go around.

While many of the details for those classes have dimmed from my memory over the years, there are five major lessons learned from business school that I continue to use on a daily basis since completing that degree.

Nochex is a UK credit card processing company that was established to help companies in the UK work with consumers and businesses around the world, accepting payments from all the major debit and credit card companies.

A local seafoods business led by Peter Hutchinson and David Lock has had a positive debut on the ASX, after raising over $ 18 million from investors and completing a major corporate restructure.

The decision has been ascribed to some combination of the persuasive powers of the president - elect, about $ 7 million in tax breaks from the state of Indiana, and implicit threats to the valuable business Carrier's parent company United Technologies, a major military contractor, conducts with the federal government.

Gallup today released a study that said business students, of all majors, get the least amount of «emotional support» from professors and mentors.

Whether you own a small business looking to use something like MailChimp or Infusionsoft, or an enterprise leveraging a more sophisticated platform, there are some major pitfalls that can turn your marketing automation tool from a growth engine into a cost center.

I was at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia last week, and it was very clear from my conversations with former DNC chairs, U.S. politicians, Bernie Sanders supporters, business executives, and even celebrities and athletes: a Clinton presidency will be viewed as positive for Canada-U.S. bilateral relations and a major step in the right direction for trade with Canada.

As an online business owner or potential startup, one of the major documents you will need to write to monitor your business and to get funds from potential investors is your business plan.

Social media now serves as a major channel for businesses, and you can learn a lot from how political candidates use it to interact with their audiences.

He graduated from business school a year ago in Beijing, a finance major who now works for the Bank of Communications in China, a large state - owned bank.

Here are some of the major social insights businesses can learn from during this interesting election cycle:

But aside from being a bustling center of arts and culture, this European city is also a major hub of business and innovation.

It is worth noting that businesses can apply for either type of disaster loan assistance, but they can be awarded no more than a total of $ 1.5 million from the two programs unless they qualify as a major source of employment for the region in which they operate.

Perhaps more than any other single policy of the last seven years, it was the nearly $ 1 trillion from the two American Reinvestment and Recovery Acts that played a major role in assisting those industries, and bolstering the economic health of small business owners.

Donations from major corporations and business tycoons lead to a record breaking fundraising total for President Trump.

Increasingly, major social and business problems call for managers to integrate a toolbox of skills from finance to healthcare.

Most websites with as much traffic as Plenty of Fish would have by this point raised millions of dollars from venture capitalists, hired dozens of engineers and business - development types, and figured out a way to keep someone as unconventional as Markus Frind from making any major decisions.

A basic business budget contains four major numbers: projected sales and revenue; projected total costs of achieving that level of sales and revenue; the profit or loss from operations based on the two numbers above; and the cumulative total of profits and losses over time.

Wood said major maintenance turnarounds at the two U.S. refineries Cenovus owns with partner Phillips 66 prevented its downstream operations from realizing the benefit of good profit margins in that business.

«Acapulco is the state of Guerrero, and Guerrero is a major heroin - producing state, and right now heroin is a very lucrative market because we're suffering from an epidemic here in the United States,» Vigil told Business Insider.

Susan St. Germain, a senior business recruiter for the state of Washington, says her office got a call from a Tesla executive who explained that the company had a «major» project to discuss in confidence.

It's allowing businesses to gain good press from a media that largely agrees with such decisions, while also sparking conversation on major social networking platforms.

Look to the Women's Business Enterprise National Council, which boasts 11 years of certifying Women's Business Enterprises and nine years of holding annual conferences to connect female entrepreneurs with supplier diversity professionals from major corporations.

People receive a barrage of special offers and announcements from businesses on major holidays like Christmas and Valentines Day.

The San Francisco - based company picks up unpackaged items (less than 50 pounds) directly from customers at their homes and businesses, boxes up the items at centralized packaging and shipping facilities and ships them through major carriers and the USPS.

Joe Zinner, a veteran recruiter who runs a boutique search firm in Toronto and worked at Odgers from 1999 to 2002, says the departures followed a decade of growing frustration with Odgers» Toronto head office, which had been trying to dictate business priorities and leaving the regions out of major national decisions.

Unfortunately, the ties that bind all Linux distributions — primarily a lack of support for major Windows - and Mac - based business, design, and gaming applications — still hold Ubuntu back from mass popularity.

The decision marks a major step in Venmo's evolution from a popular replacement for cash and checks into, potentially, a real business.

Ullal in fact built a major Cisco business and was central to its growth from a small company itself to the industry powerhouse it became.