Sentences with phrase «major military contractor»

The decision has been ascribed to some combination of the persuasive powers of the president - elect, about $ 7 million in tax breaks from the state of Indiana, and implicit threats to the valuable business Carrier's parent company United Technologies, a major military contractor, conducts with the federal government.

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In reality, NASA is nothing more than a military industrial complex contractor for the power structure, deceiving the public has always been a major part of this agency's mission.

In her book, Global Spin, author Sharon Beder noted that past Bonner clients have included tobacco companies Philip Morris and U.S. Tobacco Co.; the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association; the utility trade group Edison Electric Institute; military contractor McDonnell Douglas; nuclear industry and military services giant Westinghouse; chemical companies Monsanto and Dow Chemical; and the major Detroit auto companies Chrysler, Ford and General Motors (who hired Bonner to help derail Congressional efforts to raise fuel efficiency standards back in the 1990s).

Successfully defended major defense contractor in arbitration involving claims for commission payments for sale of radar equipment under Foreign Military Sales program.

Major industries here include Newport News Shipbuilding and other military bases and contractors.

MacDill Air Force Base also remains a major employer as the parent installation for over 15,000 active uniformed military, Department of Defense (DoD) civil service and DoD contractor personnel in the Tampa Bay area.