Sentences with phrase «investment efforts in»

Mr. Epstein leads the firm's investment efforts in the Western U.S. and is responsible for the firm's investment strategy, sourcing, structuring and asset management for the Western region.

They, for instance, explain how teachers» destiny or growth beliefs about relationships with students can affect teachers» investment efforts in relationships with challenging students.

The researchers showed that functional products in general will have greater investment activities in the manufacturing stage rather than the use stage, while makers of innovative products should focus their investment efforts in the use stage to create eco-efficient and value enhancing products.

Not exact matches

How do Canadian governments perform in designing and executing their investment attraction efforts relative to our best - practice competitors?

This is an enormous need for solar capacity: Only in 2015, after years of effort and investment, did the U.S. as a whole reach 20 GW of solar - generating capacity.

Seeso represents NBCUniversal's latest effort to expand its digital presence, as it follows the recent ad - selling agreement with YouTube (GOOG) as well as investments in BuzzFeed and Vox.

The effort is already seeding power plants, railroads, and pipelines in emerging - market countries starving for such backbone investments.

But Fiat said the investment was the next phase of a previously announced plan, describing it as a «continuation of the efforts already underway to increase production capacity in the U.S. on trucks and SUVs to match demand.»

The move comes amid the Trump administration's broader efforts to curb Chinese investments in U.S. technology companies and limit intellectual property transfer.

As rivals like McDonald's ramp up their own efforts to take over the $ 100 billion delivery business, it's about time that the chains made an investment in figuring out how to deliver fast food.

As President Trump speaks at Davos about America being the best place to do business, Revolution LLC CEO Steve Case discusses the «Rise of the Rest» effort to encourage investment in startups and small businesses in the U.S.

In terms of finance, liquid investments are investments that can be converted into cash without much effort.

Even last year, despite all the efforts by Beijing to rein in its stimulus efforts, investment in fixed assets was the fastest - growing segment of the economy.

Third, the business community must approach these efforts with the same long - term investor mindset and management rigor they apply in their own companies, making data - driven investments and evaluating, learning, and adjusting as they go.

If it's any consolation, it's similar to the mistake that so many salespeople make, and that entrepreneurs looking for investment make: focusing on what they want, and how much effort they've put in so far — versus what they can offer somebody else.

What's more, the ubiquity of tech startups — and the decreased financial barrier to entry — has prompted Philadelphia and Detroit, among other cities, to begin offering venture capital in an effort to boost economic development, create jobs and attract young people, says Archna Sahay, Philadelphia's manager of entrepreneurial investment.

We are determined to respond to this by increasing our efforts and investment in security and will be doing everything possible to prevent a recurrence.

Israel is a fast - growing digital health innovation hub in large part because of the government's efforts to drive and incentivize investments in the emerging field, according to a study published in The Lancet.

Yalnizyan also argues that in its effort to keep the debt - to - GDP on a downward track, the Liberals are actually spending less over the outlook when the promised investments are compared to revenues.

«Philosophically, investors [who employ core and satellite] are saying, «For the majority of my portfolio, I want to be well diversified and I want it to perform like the market, but I like the idea of taking some risk in an effort to outperform,»» said Michael Iachini, vice president and head of manager research at Charles Schwab Investment Advisory.

But some were also concerned it could hinder Europe's biggest carmaker in its efforts to cut costs and improve efficiency, as it embarks on a huge investment in electric vehicles and self - driving technology.

And with each change made, calculate at least a rough return on investment (ROI) to determine if it was worth the effort — and whether similar changes in future make financial sense.

The Foundation will continue to aid PJT partners and the government in their investigations, including on efforts to be made whole on the Foundation's investment for the benefit of important conservation efforts.

Saudi's young crown prince Mohammad bin Salman has championed the overhaul in an effort to increase foreign investment and sell off part of the kingdom's oil company.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

The firm is leading a major investment in gaming in an effort to reach young, tech - savvy internet users.

Licensing, while easier than starting a company, still usually requires some substantial investment in both time and effort.

In a surprising shift, several banks and other companies decreased their recruitment efforts on campus in the fall of 2013, especially investment banks that rely heavily on their intern pool for full - time hireIn a surprising shift, several banks and other companies decreased their recruitment efforts on campus in the fall of 2013, especially investment banks that rely heavily on their intern pool for full - time hirein the fall of 2013, especially investment banks that rely heavily on their intern pool for full - time hires.

In the same vein, it won't have a legal bearing on current efforts by Canadian companies — such as Manulife and Scotiabank — to have their investments in China approveIn the same vein, it won't have a legal bearing on current efforts by Canadian companies — such as Manulife and Scotiabank — to have their investments in China approvein China approved.

The partnership is the latest step in Goldman's effort to grow its investment management business, as new regulations and lower trading volume have pressured profits in other businesses the bank has traditionally relied on for growth.

Meanwhile, 73 percent of companies agree email marketing is a core part of their business efforts, and 25 percent rate email as their top channel in terms of return on investment.

What's important to note with the all - stock deal, which pools GoGoVan's business in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia with 58 Suyun's operations in China, is that it shows that not all outbound deal activity is drying up amid Beijing's efforts to restrict foreign investment.

This effort is usually pretty costly, however, an incredibly important endeavor that requires early and frequent investment in order to bear fruit.

If so, a whole lot of entrepreneurs might be putting in a ton of work only to see very little return on their investment of time as their various efforts cancel each other out.

Generally speaking, any marketing effort where the CLTV is higher than the CAC delivers a return on your investment and is something you should continue to invest in.

China has had little success in projecting «soft power» (despite considerable effort and investment), and has far less recent experience than the U.S. in managing global affairs.

Conservative in almost every sense of the word, the billionaire Singer, now 73, insists on hedging all his investments to reduce the risk of loss, and prizes «manual efforts» — in other words, old - fashioned elbow grease — as the defining characteristic of his investment style.

Hall, who has started eight companies and invested in 35, created an angel investment fund in 2004 called Grand Angels, in an effort to bring more capital into western Michigan.

It has been noted that their investment in new content like Grand Theft Auto and its efforts to monetize existing content, as well as the new release of NBA 2K18, have contributed to the increase in revenue.

In addition to funding expanded marketing, sales and customer service efforts, Kindler says the $ 10 million investment will be used to develop deeper analytics and more features, including tools to detect malicious fake sites that often are created as part of cyberbullying campaigns.

Consider the unhappy experience of one East Coast software manufacturer whose chief executive retained a small and less - than - prominent investment - banking firm in his efforts to woo private - equity investors.

The effort is in its early planning stages, the companies said, and the initial formation of the company would be led by Todd Combs, an investment officer of Berkshire Hathaway; Marvelle Sullivan Berchtold, a managing director of J.P. Morgan Chase; and Beth Galetti, a senior vice president at Amazon.

The ruling says a security involves the investment of money in a common enterprise, in which the investor expects profits primarily from others» efforts.

We should persist in efforts to encourage China to liberalize its own foreign investment rules.

See that effort as an investment in productivity that will pay off for years to come.

The effort announced today is in its early planning stages, with the initial formation of the company jointly spearheaded by Todd Combs, an investment officer of Berkshire Hathaway; Marvelle Sullivan Berchtold, a Managing Director of JPMorgan Chase; and Beth Galetti, a Senior Vice President at Amazon.

H.B. 929 Status: Failed Relates to promotion of cybersecurity in the Commonwealth, initiates several efforts to promote economic development, research and development, and workforce development of the cybersecurity industry in the Commonwealth, creates two new matching grant funds, adds one administered by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority for private entities that collaborate with one or more public institutions of higher education on research and development related to cybersecurity.

Moreover, supplemented by McDonald's rapidly kicked up interest and investment in its digital efforts over the last year in mobile ordering, delivery and payments, the brand is not only offering customers better quality goods to buy — but a lot of better ways to buy them more easily.

Because of these efforts, the country boasts the highest amount of foreign investment in the Middle East — $ 141 billion in the past five years alone.

When you think about what to include in the investment cash flow portion of your statement, consider things like marketing and brand recognition expenses, purchases of equipment or intellectual property, or any goodwill efforts you've made.