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Broader industry trends with respect to waste will be presented, and why this fits in with broader CSR and sustainability issues for companies in general as well as the specific Nestlé examples.

Operating losses at Landqart beginning in the 3rd quarter of 2011, slower - than - anticipated conversion of Thurso and an increase in capital required for the conversion created a potential liquidity issue for the company in the first half of 2012.

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«What this has done is really allowed for more pools of money to be available to entrepreneurs, so that's the really big news about all of this,» says Geri Stengel, founder and president of Ventureneer, a digital media and market research company that, among other issues, specializes in crowdfunding.

For example, after a doctor was dragged off a United Airlines flight in April to make room for United employees, the company issued an apology for having to «re-accommodate» some passengeFor example, after a doctor was dragged off a United Airlines flight in April to make room for United employees, the company issued an apology for having to «re-accommodate» some passengefor United employees, the company issued an apology for having to «re-accommodate» some passengefor having to «re-accommodate» some passengers.

If they think there is favoritism or are affected negatively in other ways by their co-workers» budding romance that could cause other problems for the company including having a negative impact on productivity and even a turnover issue.

The other four finalist companies ranged across industries: «A.I. Software,» a bot for enterprises to help companies digest their internal information; Daymaker, a platform for kids to give to others in need; Issue Voter, a Wikipedia for Legislation; and Omnivirt, an AR / VR ad platform for brands and publishers.

Listed Perth company AnaeCo has announced plans for a $ 21.4 million rights issue pitched at lesss than half its current share price, as it seeks to complete its first waste treatment plant in Shenton

The company's management (for more, see our feature on Costco in the Dec. 15 issue of Fortune) and history of earnings growth earn rapturous reviews from Don Kilbride of Wellington Management, who oversees Vanguard's Dividend Growth Fund: «I could talk forever about Costco.»

Fred von Lohmann, Google's legal director for copyright issues, has left the company, leaving an opening in a behind - the - scenes but critical role at Google.

The federal government in Canada doesn't plan to legalize edibles until at least 2019, providing many more months for companies to solve this vexing issue — and more time for alcohol companies to stake a claim.

The company's Pratt & Whitney unit halted deliveries of its Geared Turbofan engine for the Airbus A320neo for almost a month this year, but the issues are coming under control and «we feel very good about the supply chain and our ability to support Airbus requirements,» CFO Akhil Johri said in an interview on Tuesday.

With the scope and reach of a political platform, the company publicly declared goals for itself on practically every major social issue it touches, from local sourcing and carbon emissions to ethical recruiting and the treatment of workers in its suppliers» factories.

Among the biggest issues oil - and - gas - exploration companies face in the search for new sources of hydrocarbons is putting humans or high - value assets at risk.

Sitting on the shelf for a year due to financial issues with its production company, this comedy based on the 1997 Loomis Fargo Bank robbery, which at the time was the second - largest cash robbery in US history, is finally hitting screens.

So an inspector came out to the phony, empty office, but instead of turning the group down for having no security in place, or arousing suspicion about the obvious potential that the business was a shell company, he issued a license on the spot for a small amount of radioactive material.

In addition, the company says it will issue an iOS software update with new features that give users more visibility into the health of their iPhone's battery, so they can see for themselves if its condition is affecting performance.

Among other issues he believes contributed to his dismissal, according to the complaint: In May, McGlaughlin asserts, he reported a company manager to the New York City finance department for having allegedly «incorrectly reported his New York City taxes.»

Great leaders, like the ones we are celebrating in this issue, are building companies for the long haul: companies that can weather storms and anchor the nation in good times and in bad.

Healthy companies have processes in place that allow employees to share problems and the proper training for managers to handle those issues quickly.

An Ohio company ran into trouble for issuing «Made in the USA» labels without verifying products were made in the United States.

I've seen companies themselves pay for an objective eye to come in and help managers with these issues.

The event runs for a week in San Diego and addresses four main goals: 1) aligning on company strategy, 2) learning new skills, 3) working through issues, and 4) building new relationships.

To drive engagement, the company enlisted Likeable to launch a #purebarrelife campaign, a contest which asked clients to share personal stories about integrating Pure Barre into their daily lives through text, photos and videos on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest for a chance to win prizes.The company enlisted the agency's help because Likeable has the expertise to navigate the challenges involved in running a national social - media contest, such as time demands, possible legal issues, and the unique rules and guidelines of each individual platform.

Social responsibility is central to the operations of these companies — they know it's smart business to consider global issues and the broader community, whether it is through offering discounted loans for electric cars (Vancity) or helping to set up organic cotton seed banks in India (Zara).

«Your individual biology, your health history and ever - fluctuating state of well - being, where you go, what you spend, how you sleep, what you put in your body and what comes out» — that rich - but - messy heap of information, more than anything else, is what's driving these companies together, write Erika Fry and Sy Mukherjee in their terrific cover story for Fortune's April 1 issue («Big Data Meets Biology»), which we're posting online today.

An employee does not have free reign [sic] to engage in political speech that disrupts the workplace, but punishing an employee for deviating from company orthodoxy on a political issue is not allowed either.

In most cases, it's not even the best option — not for founders, not for investors and not for our national economy (especially since many early - stage Canadian companies benefit from generous government incentives issued with the assumption that they'll stick around).

Ford, by contrast, issued two voluntary recalls, and did so in such a straightforward manner that the head of the National Highway Transportation Safety Agency commended the company for «stepping forward to resolve [the] issue.»

Facebook took out full - page advertisements in Wednesday's issues of the New York Times and Washington Post in an effort to defend itself as the company takes fire for its role in Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

But for now, I'll point you to the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion, an organization comprised of some of the world's biggest companies who have made a public commitment to work together on issues of diversity and accountability in all its challenging nuance.

That increases the shares outstanding and dilutes the stake of existing shareholders, since shares issued by the company through the exercise of options are not sold in exchange for cash at fair market value but are exercised at a discount.

In a forum post, a staff member clarified that the company doesn't «see this as a major security issue,» but is aware of the problem and actively looking into it, which means that future software updates will hide the app for good.

There are two sources of demand for tokens: From people who need them to redeem services from the company who issued them, and from other investors who think the token will rise in price like a stock or a currency.

Even for China, where companies have struggled with race issues in their marketing, the latest inflight magazine from Air China is a shocker.

Analysts are up in arms about everything from the stock price to the start of production for the company's Model 3 car to issues with Tesla's batteries, and Cramer is not interested in being caught in their crossfire.

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.

While repricing may be a hot - button issue for investors in growth companies, the real time bomb is dilution.

Kaspersky Lab, the Russia - based cybersecurity company known for its Internet security software, was dealt a heavy blow today when the Department of Homeland Security issued a directive banning the firm's products from use in the federal government.

Beyond the performance of the assets in Temasek's portfolio, the market will likely be watching for the company's outlook after Singapore's GIC, which manages the city - state's foreign reserves, issued a cautious outlook on Monday.

For example, when President Donald Trump issued a travel ban on immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim nations early in 2017, many companies took to social media to protest.

By moving in the direction of having publicly traded companies have a policy that includes consideration of gender representation on boards and in senior management, we hope that they will really take that issue seriously, that they'll consider how they're finding people to be on their boards, how they're moving women through senior management roles and making them eligible for boards appointments.

The social rights issue is a new turn for Jana, which is known for pushing companies it invests in to make financial changes.

Still, getting off to such a troubled start is not good for Apple, and Cue made clear in his talk with the Journal that his company is actively working at fixing its issues.

Walk into a store — old - school hip - hop playing softly, like Muzak for millennials — and you'll find customers leafing through Oak Street, the company's in - house magazine (a recent issue features an editorial by Ethan Song that quotes Steve Jobs's thoughts on the intersection of technology and the liberal arts).

«She's got this mix of blue collar and white collar, can talk tough issues and simple issues — and all in this disarming way,» says John Simon, the company's general counsel, who has worked with Williams for a decade.

If you work for a company where the consequences of sexual harassment are not clearly outlined in an employee handbook or there is no formal training on how to spot and address the issue, Churches advises employees to not be afraid to ask for training.

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Artificial intelligence: As for those better interfaces, Schroepfer said that the company's issue is that there's just so much new digital picture and video content in the world, with more and more coming every single day.

Big tech companies like Microsoft issued a patch for the so - called KRACK bug on Oct. 10, Apple is in the middle of testing patches for iOS and macOS, and Google, whose Android 6.0 devices are the most vulnerable, said it would release a patch in early Nov..

For example, in the construction and infrastructure sector, companies were already highly leveraged and have been affected by issues such as project delays and cost escalations, he said.