Sentences with phrase «major companies make»

The results come as major companies make public efforts to hire more women and ethnic minorities.

A new study revealed the most diverse players in the tech sector as major companies make public efforts to hire more women and minorities.

While LGBT inclusion has been a winning stance for companies from a marketing standpoint — several major companies made a public showing of support for LGBT rights during the Sochi Olympics earlier this year — the survey results suggest that companies have some work to do to make employees feel welcomed within their workplaces.

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This makes Total, which also continues to optimize the energy efficiency of all the company's installations, one of the majors the World Bank can count on to achieve its goals.

It would also follow another recent IPO win for NBCUniversal: The company invested $ 500 million in Snap (snap), the parent company of social media app Snapchat, making NBCUniversal a major beneficiary when Snap went public earlier this month in the hottest IPO of 2017 so far.

One of the major mistakes most companies make time and time again is cramming too much information into a small space.

The daughter of late Walmart founder Sam Walton, Alice Walton holds a major piece of the company fortune, making her the richest woman on earth.

And while true reform will require all the relevant parties — government, industry, and health care consumers themselves — to make major adjustments, an insurgent group of digital health companies is doing its best to drag American medicine into the 21st century kicking and screaming.

Last year, Greenblatt's network was one of several major companies to officially cut ties with Trump in the wake of the offensive remarks Trump made as he first announced his candidacy, when he called Mexican immigrants «rapists.»

«I believe the CEO of a small - to - medium business has three major duties: to make sure there is money in the bank; to get the right people in the right roles; and to guide the long - term vision for the company,» said Nick Gray, the founder and CEO of Museum Hack, a team - building company in New York City that counts major brands, including Facebook, among its customers.

«Now more than ever, we are excited to lead our company's global effort toward a renewable future and, partnering with Enel, set an industry example of how major companies can help to make a difference in climate change,» he added.

Until the deal with Heineken, Molson Coors had not yet participated in the Mexican import business, making it the only major Big Beer company to compete in the U.S. that didn't compete in the space.

While Slack's work force — around 600 employees — is tiny next to the likes of Google and Facebook, the company is growing so rapidly that its hiring over the next year or two could make it one of the first major tech companies to reach, or approach, gender and ethnic parity.

Second, the baby steps already made by all three major companies, in which users are asked to pay monthly or annual fees for things like storage or accessing music online, will only increase.

At that price, he would collect $ 800 million, or $ 200 million a year over four years — making more than the CEOs of more than a dozen major pharma companies are likely to be paid, combined.

This is a company that has taken out a major short position in our company and then issued a report designed to make them money by the decline of our stock,» he said.

The men's pill also needs to clear another major hurdle: a pharmaceutical company has to pay to make the drug.

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its new Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time Tuesday, a major milestone in the company's quest to grow its customer base and fund its vision of making life multiplanetary.

Yes, the company now known as Snap Inc. will be making major headlines in 2017, with its unfolding IPO.

Sales are on track to increase 20 percent, up from $ 134 million in 2014, and the company has made major inroads in the kids» drink category.

Several major retail - facing companies have made it easier for consumers to buy bitcoin in the last few months.

At the same time, the company is using bank - grade technology to fast - track interoperability with Zimbabwe's major financial institutions and make it easier to deploy new mobile services.

I found out about the subreddit from a van dweller who works as an engineer at a major tech company, and who says he made friends with other Bay Area - based, van - dwelling techies through the group.

But first the company has major hurdles to clear, like completing the design of its airlock system, which helps make the tube nearly frictionless.

The e-commerce giant will also make its Prime Music service available to consumers in the country, and it's working with major Canadian media companies to ensure that users have locally relevant skills available at launch.

Major U.S. computer company Dell Inc said on Monday a security hole exists in some of its recently shipped laptops that could make it easy for hackers to access users» private data.

Given how so many companies are making major progress, chances are your own company is trying to figure out how not to fall behind.

Another major hard drive company is Seagate, which has been making great hard drives for some time.

As the go - to platform for tons of travelers, the company has vast caches of information on which vacation spots and experience are starting to see an uptick, allowing them to spot trends before they make it to the cover of major travel magazines.

Since taking the helm at Yahoo, Mayer has made several major decisions that are changing the trajectory of the company.

Ben made the strong case that the XC90 demonstrates that a Chinese company can handle the stewardship of a major brand that has built up an impressive level of equity over the decades, especially in the US, where it was for many years synonymous with safety.

The company has been making major changes in the last few months, ramping up its digital ordering, slowing down its expansion plans and slimming down its menu to refocus its efforts on being a beverage - led brand.

The main problem is that the parent companies of the major broadcast networks — NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox — have paid a lot for sports rights, so they want no part of a bundle that makes sports seem less vital.

And yet, the clock is ticking for the most valuable company in the world, as the aggressive moves made by the other major players could squeeze Apple out before it even has a chance to get in the game.

Even just reading up on a company's initiatives, white papers and major deals can make a difference.

Often, they have the credibility to make major changes at their companies.

The leading companies that are dominating their markets make it a major priority to find their niche and then operate solely within the confines of that space.

Jens Christensen, CEO of Jaunt VR, told Fast Company that the headsets need to get much lighter before they can withstand feature - length entertainment, making this first major Hollywood move into virtual reality a gamble for 20th Century Fox.

The resulting revolving - door culture has made it tempting for government lawyers, law firms, and corporations to take it easy on people who perpetrate boondoggles at major companies.

But the ban on purchases from major credit card companies will make it more difficult to buy bitcoin.

As this makes clear, killing net neutrality will make ISPs rich but kill innovation — and even potentially slow down the growth of the U.S. economy, which is partially driven by the success of its major tech companies.

More importantly, though, Facebook's many admissions come in the context of the company making major changes to its systems, so they are more compliant with the European Union's incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

From the early 1930s until 1972, U.S. oil states imposed oil supply quotas so restrictive they would make OPEC blush, while major international oil companies, or «The Seven Sisters» held back oil supply from the massive Middle Eastern concessions they operated.

A quarter (25 percent) of all Facebook users have made a purchase after clicking on a Facebook ad, and twice as many (49 percent) say they follow local small businesses on Facebook — more than the 39 percent who follow major brands or companies.

The same way that major brands don't use the same advertising campaigns across all regions, making sure that your and your company's mission is resonating with a diverse group of people is important for building a successful business.

The system, in partnership with major U.S. banks and credit card companies including Visa and MasterCard, will allow users to make mobile payments through magnetic strip - card readers without an external accessory needed for other models.

The company website, reintegrated with the stores, again became a major contributor and helped make up for still - anemic in - store sales.

It's even what the oil companies want, for heaven's sake: Sustainable Prosperity, an Ottawa - based think - tank, recently surveyed 10 major energy companies, including Shell and Suncor, and found all of them were already incorporating a «shadow carbon price» into their decision - making, under the assumption they will contend with such regimes in the near future.

The company has a reputation for making major investments in what it believes to be undervalued assets.

The company behind the robotic vacuum cleaner is making a major play for the Internet of Things with its next - generation device.