Sentences with phrase «larger fire companies»

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Large oil companies like ExxonMobil, which in 2011 earned more than $ 40 billion, make no hiring or firing decisions based on government handouts, but startup green - energy companies will hire more engineers and technicians, more marketing professionals and managers if governments invest in them.

This week, the Canada - born, Japanese - owned e-book retailer, e-book and tablet manufacturer unveiled its newest line - up of tech toys, including a 10 - inch HD tablet — the company's largest to date — to compete with the full - sized likes of the iPad, Nexus 10, Nook HD and Kindle Fire.

Specific experience with hiring, firing and navigating difficult situations (company pivots, large scale business model changes or moving from old business systems to building new ones) also builds a strong case for a higher starting salary.

Even with a very limited definition of what constitutes a forced CEO dismissal and a large gap between the actual forced dismissal rate and what theoretically might happen if a board puts aside its personal barriers to firing a CEO, quite a few CEOs are forced out of their companies.

During Dancap's five - year run, the company drew fire from some critics for bringing in large U.S. touring shows that used non-union casts.

Qualcomm fired back late Monday against Apple's legal attack on its patent licensing business — accusing the world's largest tech company of egging on anti-trust regulators with misleading information and meddling with Qualcomm's long - standing patent...

And the strategies they set to compete have now placed Google squarely in the line of fire against the world's largest social - media company.

The firing is the latest dramatic twist in a high - stakes court battle between Uber and Google's Waymo that is expected to shape the future of both companies» self - driving car programs and the industry at large.

Thursday's fire overshadowed the company's financial results, which were less affected by large discounts for Canadian heavy oil than other domestic producers.

The company also produces consumer electronics — Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TV, and Echo — and is the world's largest provider of cloud infrastructure services (IaaS and PaaS).

Current customers include a large multi-national company with 9,000 employees focused on fire and safety equipment.

Parker Conrad, chief executive of Zenefits, said rapid - fire fund - raising is necessary to quickly build up a company so it is large enough to take on competitors.

The company works mainly with wineries, but has also designed apparel for school districts, small and large companies, hospitals, fire departments, sports teams and municipalities.

Physicians» Reciprocal Insurers, a Long Island company and one of the largest medical malpractice insurance firms in the state, fired its CEO, Anthony Bonomo.

The organization had come under fire from good - government advocates over its receipt of large donations from companies lobbying City Hall, including more than $ 1 million from real estate developers, some trying to influence the administration's zoning and housing policies.

As of 2008, the company had sold 130 million bulbs; the resulting pollution reduction through energy savings is the same as that of two large coal - fired power plants.

The only issue is putting all the pieces together at one large, coal - fired power plant — which is what governments and some private companies are beginning to do.

Their «small» is several times larger than the small companies they've forced to stop using the name Fire Cider.

The Fire Industry Association (FIA) is the UK's largest fire protection trade association, with over 750 member companFire Industry Association (FIA) is the UK's largest fire protection trade association, with over 750 member companfire protection trade association, with over 750 member companies.

As for Amazon's larger Kindle Fire, the NYT doesn't have a launch date but previous rumors claimed the company would reveal a 10.1 - inch version of the device later this year as well.

The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 2014 edition is the Seattle companies flagship large screen tablet, meant to carry the battle to Apple, Samsung and Sony.

The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is the company's first larger screen tablet and comes bundled with 4 stereo speakers for true Dolby Surround Sound.

This would give the company a huge advantage over the Amazon Kindle Fire HD line, which only lets you purchase a large number of things if you live in the USA.

The Apple iPad Mini was the company's first foray into the highly competitive seven inch tablet segment, though it has a larger screen than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Google Nexus 7.

To guarantee security at the largest international book fair, the Frankfurter Buchmesse team works together closely with various partners: the Frankfurt police, Messe Frankfurt and a private security company, as well as the city's fire brigade and emergency services.

The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is the companies first large screen tablet and is available to ship starting toady.

I'm less inclined to think of KU as something Amazon is completely focused on monetizing, and more inclined to think that KU may be considered a loss leader within the company, the purpose of which is to ensure continued and escalating sales (in addition to a larger market share) for Kindles, Kindle Fires, etc., by increasing the amount of content for current and future users to consume.

Amazon's range of e-readers and tablets continued to help boost the company's revenues over Thanksgiving after the world's largest retailer announced that its new Kindle Fire tablet was the top - selling product across Amazon.com on Black Friday.

Introduced just a few days ago, Amazon's Kindle Fire 7 - inch tablet could soon get a bigger brother as a recently uncovered report suggest the company has apparently contracted Foxconn for building them a larger 10.1 - inch slate.

The Fire's relatively low price reflects Amazon's business model, and the company's insistence that the devices should be seen as one element in a larger collection of services.

Fire - power covers a host of tactics: Sometimes it's just sheer weight of money (and they become the largest shareholder), but it also includes nominating directors to the board, conducting proxy fights, deposing and / or appointing management, suggesting operational changes and / or asset / business sales, scaring up bidders for a company (or even bidding themselves), demanding strategic reviews or even wind - downs or liquidations, etc..

As a company that issues renters insurance in Baltimore, obviously we believe that properly located and accessible fire departments are crucial to safety, protection of property, and maintenance of society in an area as large as Baltimore County.

This fire - power covers a host of tactics: Sometimes it's simply sheer size (they become the largest shareholder), but it also includes nominating directors, conducting proxy fights, deposing / appointing management, recommending operational changes & asset / business sales, finding bidders for the company (or even bidding themselves), demanding strategic reviews or even wind - downs / liquidations, etc..

Accommodation is available in the keepers cottage which can accommodate up to 16 people with large lounge and dining rooms, open fires and two bathrooms.Enjoy fine food and great company in the Lighthouse Café renowned for fine food and great coffee.

I had a chance to check out a demo at PAX West revolving around Peter Quill and company as they battle against one of Kang the Conqueror's larger beasts within the game, a gigantic robot with a penchant for firing enormous lasers and slamming its fists into the ground.

Earlier this year, E.ON's shareholders approved a split of what was once Germany's largest utility that spun off its fossil fuel - fired business into a new company, Uniper.

The problem is, the very trees that the logging companies take — the oldest, largest, tallest ones — are also 1) the most resistant to fire, and 2) the ones that provide a thick canopy, blocking sunlight and reducing the volume of highly - flammable shrubs, herbs, and young trees at ground level.

The report estimated that between 2013 and 2015, banks put up $ 42 billion for companies active in coal mining, $ 154 billion for the 20 largest coal - fired power producers and $ 306 billion for companies that drill «extreme oil» (such as resources that lie deep under water).

David Ratcliffe is the president, CEO and chairman of Southern Company, one of America's largest producers of coal fired electricity...

Codelco, the largest copper mining company in the world, canceled it plans to construct Energía Minera, which would have been the largest coal - fired plant in Chile with a capacity of 1,050 megawatts and worth $ 1.7 billion USD.

The report, titled Walmart's Dirty Energy Secret: How the Company's Slick Greenwashing Hides Its Massive Coal Consumption, found that the company is «one of the nation's largest users of coal - fired electricity,» and that Walmart's dependence on dirty power «pumps nearly 8 million metric tons of carbon pollution into the air each year.Company's Slick Greenwashing Hides Its Massive Coal Consumption, found that the company is «one of the nation's largest users of coal - fired electricity,» and that Walmart's dependence on dirty power «pumps nearly 8 million metric tons of carbon pollution into the air each year.company is «one of the nation's largest users of coal - fired electricity,» and that Walmart's dependence on dirty power «pumps nearly 8 million metric tons of carbon pollution into the air each year.»

Recovered $ 30 million for a group of insurers in a suit against a major utility company arising out of a high - voltage electrical fire at a large manufacturing facility in Rhode Island.

Successfully represented a Fortune 5 company in the largest fire in New Hampshire in the past 40 years.

He has successfully litigated and resolved large loss property subrogation claims throughout the country, such as helping a carrier pursue a $ 60 million claim against a utility company responsible for a high voltage electrical fire.

The study, How Clients Hire, Fire and Spend: Landing the World's Best Clients, also found that 53.7 percent of large companies ousted their primary law firms in the past 18 months.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the ruling of the trial court and awarded a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, vacating a large verdict against Kim's client, a mutual insurance company, on the basis that the insurer's conduct in handling a fire damage claim did not constitute bad faith as a matter of law.

Notable mandates: principal negotiator and senior legal counsel to the Algonquins of Ontario in ongoing treaty negotiations in a land claim that covers most of eastern Ontario, including the nation's capital, and in which more than 1.2 million people reside; representing USW Local 2251, the largest local union at Essar Steel Algoma Inc., in the Algoma CCAA restructuring; two significant insurance coverage appellate victories, Urbanmine Inc. et al v. St Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company et al and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada v. Intact Insurance Company; acting for North American Fur Auctions, successor to the original Hudson's Bay fur trading business, in connection with the amendment, restatement and re-syndication of a credit facility to include Export Development Canada; acted for La Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Québec with respect to credit facilities to finance the construction of a highrise condominium complex containing an affordable housing component

On June 20th The Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest and Twin City Fire Insurance Company, both members of the larger The Hartford family of insurers, filed to raise auto insurance rates in Tennessee by 19.8 % on average.

As a company that issues renters insurance in Baltimore, obviously we believe that properly located and accessible fire departments are crucial to safety, protection of property, and maintenance of society in an area as large as Baltimore County.

In addition to figuring out how to add another speaker without making the Galaxy S9 / S9 Plus larger or more bulky, the company also had to figure out how to increase the size of its existing bottom - firing speaker and make sure there was no interference from the phones» other components.