Sentences with phrase «given raises in»

The park district's maintenance crew members, who were given raises in the recently - approved budget, are included in the group, according to union officials.

Paying off a debt is like giving yourself a raise in pay.

«However, it's worth noting that there are more companies planning an increase of two per cent or more, as compared to last year's survey — 43 per cent will be giving raises in the 2.6 to three per cent range,» he said.

The more you use it, the more likely they are to give you a raise in your limit.

It's perfect for jotting down notes about the next upcoming SEGA game, how awesome the SEGA of America Community Team is, or how you're totally planning to give them a raise in the next fiscal year.

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That likely reassured investors who watched Walmart sacrifice profits for a couple of years as it gave workers raises and invested heavily in e-commerce to better compete online and in stores.

Lacavera's fund will focus on Series A investments, the term given to the capital raise that follows an initial seed round, and will help bridge the funding gap in Canada by being faster, more flexible and willing to take on bigger risks.

The 12 - year - old company, which calls itself «the front page of the internet» and boasts more than 300 million monthly users, has raised an additional $ 200 million in venture capital funding that gives Reddit a valuation of nearly $ 1.8 billion.

Attempting to raise funding for their effort to develop a novel therapy for persistent viral infections, the co-founders, who've been best friends since they grew up together in Philadelphia, were on the verge of giving up and heading back to the east coast when Peter Thiel personally persuaded them to stay in town.

Yes, this will raise concerns about rights to privacy, but given the high stakes involved, the time has come to both support and scrutinize the mental health of organizational leaders in the same way we do the people they are expected to lead.

Benioff raised more than $ 500,000 for President Barack Obama's second term election, but also gave $ 10,000 to Paul Ryan's run for House before the Republican was named Mitt Romney's running mate in the 2012 election.

The company says it aims to raise roughly one billion euros ($ 1.1 billion) in the IPO, which would give it a valuation of 4.4 billion euros ($ 4.9 billion).

Emanuel says it's no surprise given recent concerns about China's economy and the Fed's ability to raise rates, all coming alongside soft revenue and earnings growth from the biggest companies in the US.

She has given several interviews over the past few days in anticipation of her new memoir Raising Trump, which is slated for release on October 10.

Having been through the Dot Com bubble, what advice would you give to entrepreneurs raising capital through ICOs and to the people participating in them?

Another is Montreal - based iNovia Capital, which raised $ 110 million for its third fund in December 2011, $ 10 million of that coming from Alberta Enterprise, an Alberta government - funded corporation formed in 2008 that gives money to VC funds.

The deal gives the FriendFeed founders — and their investor, Benchmark Capital — a nice exit since the company had only raised $ 5 million and a chance to cash in on Facebook, which TechCrunch thinks is primed for an IPO.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen said in prepared remarks Tuesday that waiting too long to raise interest rates would be «unwise,» given the rise in inflation and economic growth.

Since Doug McMillon became CEO of Wal - Mart Stores in 2014, the company has been investing heavily in tech to offer services like in - store pickup of online orders, while giving workers pay raises to motivate them to improve customer scores and keep stores cleaner.

The retailer has so far spent $ 2.7 billion on raises to make sure workers are motivated to better serve customers and to do work that is more complex now, given how much tech is changing in - store shopping.

Hybrid devices inevitably incur tradeoffs, but they also raise the value of dedicated gadgets because they heighten the user's awareness and need for a better experience in a given task.

That's the motto of a new charity - Classes 4 Classes was started this year - that encourages students to give back by sponsoring kids in other classrooms all over the United States by raising money and resources.

While the Fed is widely expected to keep the benchmark interest rate on hold, it looks certain to raise it again next month, given signs of possible acceleration in the U.S. economy.

For a generation raised on instant gratification, this immediate sensation of giving back while making a purchase became a major factor in the success of the «one - for - one» model.

In February the company raised $ 300 million from Japan's SoftBank, bringing its total funding to nearly $ 2 billion and giving WeWork a valuation of $ 18 billion, according to PitchBook.

He notes that he goes into how to get in touch with your intuition in great detail in his book, but also explains the essential initial step to improving your ability to read others: Consciously ask key questions (Will my boss give me this raise?

U.S. lawmakers have raised concerns that Moscow might use the firm's products to attack American computer networks, a particularly sensitive issue given allegations by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia hacked and leaked emails of Democratic Party political groups to interfere in the 2016 presidential election campaign.

In a federal court complaint, John Lockette, an African - American former wealth manager, alleged that he received negative performance reviews, was denied raises and given derisive nicknames, and was ultimately fired from Morgan Stanley in August 2016 as a result of his calling attention to the company's racial biases, Reuters reportIn a federal court complaint, John Lockette, an African - American former wealth manager, alleged that he received negative performance reviews, was denied raises and given derisive nicknames, and was ultimately fired from Morgan Stanley in August 2016 as a result of his calling attention to the company's racial biases, Reuters reportin August 2016 as a result of his calling attention to the company's racial biases, Reuters reports.

Black & Denim was a winner of the MillerCoors Urban Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition Series, Macy's gave them a week in its minority business development program called The Workshop at Macy's, and they recently raised more than $ 35,000 in their Kickstarter campaign.

Roughly translating to «mobile friend,» mMitra is a free service that sends pregnant women and new moms in India voice messages that give them health updates and helpful information about raising children.

There was the founder who had a term sheet from an American investor canceled after the investor saw something on the Internet about a protest in Argentina; the founder who had given up 80 percent of his company to secure seed capital; and the founder who was so strapped for cash that he had had to raise an angel funding round just to go to a trade show in San Francisco.

Founded in July, Version One has already raised $ 15 million in capital to make investments — much of that money came from local Vancouver tech entrepreneurs who wanted to give back to their community.

Given that most people now expect the Fed to raise [interest] rates in December, it's likely that this stock will get there on any positive commentary by CEO Jamie Dimon,» he said.

As a remedy, it will most likely raise the prices on its steak and barbacao items by as much as 6 % later this year, placing Chipotle in a bind given its stated vision of keeping its menu options «accessible.»

«It's time to give American workers the pay raise that they've been looking for for many, many years,» Trump said in explaining his desire to slash the corporate tax rate to 15 percent, down from the current statutory rate of 35 percent.

«When entrepreneurs lose cash flow, they give up leverage and negotiating power and risk losing too much ownership in a desperate attempt to raise funding,» says Wunderlich, who is also a partner at private - equity group DCA Capital Partners.

Bach gives the example of a couple who bought an average - sized home, worth around $ 250,000, to raise their kids in.

Given that these rules will then require 60 days to be published in the federal register and become law, it appears likely that the earliest date small businesses will be able to utilize these JOBS Act provisions to raise capital will be the beginning of 2016.

Due to increased costs, Bloostein raised prices in September, and that given the current situation, he says he'll likely increase again.

Title IV, or «Regulation A +,» holds even more excitement for some, given that it will allow a small or emerging business to raise up to $ 50,000,000 in capital from «the crowd» through a relatively inexpensive form of a public offering.

The new functionality will allow users to deepen their connection with funders, in addition to giving them a way to keep raising money, the company says.

The drop in yields in the «long end» of the curve this year has raised concerns that in winding down stimulus too soon, the Fed is giving up on its goal of reflating the economy.

The company did a sort of trial run earlier this year, by giving its blessing to a quasi-affiliate called Maiden Lane (named after the street in San Francisco where AngelList is based), which raised $ 25 million to support select syndicate deals with up to $ 100,000 each.

«The issue of me running for political office frequently comes up because I am constantly touring around, giving speeches and raising money for the party,» he said in a statement.

In some cases, Rowen gave bonuses or raises to help workers afford insurance.

News of the one - year partnership comes in the same week that Grab announced raising $ 750 million in a funding round that gives it more ammunition to take on Uber in southeast Asia.

Jim Danahy, chief executive of consultancy CustomerLab, said while the deal will give Tim Hortons access to the infrastructure and expertise it was seeking, the new management structure that puts 3G and Burger King in charge raises questions about Tim Hortons's future.

Rather than raising corporate tax rates, the Rhode Island legislation, Senate Bill 2796, would give preferential treatment in state contract bids to companies that pay their highest - paid executive no more than 32 times the pay of their lowest - paid full - time employee.

Second, when you give out positives — whether it is a pat on the back or a raise in pay — if you give them equally to all performers, then you end up punishing the best performers.

The company gives people in need of anywhere between $ 1,000 and $ 25,000 a place to raise cash from online investors.