Sentences with phrase «more as an independent company»

First is that the Nook business may be worth much more as an independent company or partially owned by Barnes & Noble.

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Lebedev also said that the Independent will be investing more in digital and creating 25 new «content roles» for the company, as well a new subscription - based mobile app and new bureaus in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

«Over multiple discussions, Steve later convinced us that he understood our vision, that he wouldn't just make Siri a tiny feature but something core to Apple's strategy across multiple devices, and that we could impact the world more as part of Apple than as an independent company,» says Cheyer.

With 5,000 independent repair technicians, known as iTechs, in over 500 cities in the U.S. — and expecting to more than double that number by the end of the year — Forsythe says his company is the largest company of its kind in the country.

SEOUL, April 23 - U.S. activist hedge fund Elliott Management dismissed Hyundai Motor Group's restructuring plan as insufficient on Monday and called on the South Korean conglomerate to adopt a holding company strategy and appoint more independent board members.

Big Idea: Likely to be looking for a new role now that she will be stepping down from Shine, the independent TV production company she founded after a successful but tempestuous spell as No. 2 at her father's U.K. satellite broadcaster BSkyB and then sold to 21st Century Fox in 2011; now being merged with Big Brother - maker Endemol and American Idol producer Core Media; seen as more business - proven than Lachlan and not phone hacking - tainted like James.

CEO Kotick said in a statement, «We should emerge even stronger — an independent company with a best - in - class franchise portfolio and the focus and flexibility to drive long - term shareholder value and expand our leadership position as one of the world's most important entertainment companies... The transactions announced today will allow us to take advantage of attractive financing markets while still retaining more than US$ 3 billion cash on hand to preserve financial stability.»

Following completion of this offering, the Principal Stockholders will control more than 50 % of the combined voting power of our common stock, so under current listing standards, we would qualify as a «controlled company» and accordingly, will be exempt from requirements to have a majority of independent directors, a fully independent nominating and corporate governance committee and a fully independent compensation committee.

If the company can scale its business for growth, it becomes more flexible in being able to accept a large opportunity that comes along by quickly adding more resources (such as independent contractors).

Companies that use independent contractors, or offer scant benefits for employees, would have to add on a certain percentage of their pay as a contribution to those accounts, which would cover health care, unemployment insurance, and more.

The state's new «ABC» test will make it more difficult for companies to defend classifying workers as independent contractors.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Maddox has helped create and distribute more than a dozen different mutual fund, variable annuity, and hedge fund complexes for banks, insurance companies, and independent investment advisors, and has served as the chief accounting officer, treasurer, vice president, and president of many of these funds.

Valuentum (val ∙ u ∙ n ∙ tum)[val - yoo - en - tuh - m] Securities Inc. is an independent investment research publisher, offering premium equity reports, dividend reports, and ETF reports, as well as commentary across all sectors / companies, a Best Ideas Newsletter (spanning market caps, asset classes), a Dividend Growth Newsletter, modeling tools / products, and more.

Although it seems sensible on the surface that an entity which controls 30 % or more of a company should be entitled to representation on the board of directors, independent directors are rightfully embraced as an essential component of good governance.

The two biggest changes in the craft beer industry are the proliferation of players in the market and the continuing pressure from big brewing companies as they buy up independents to have more play in the space, Ottaway says.

«We think it's the perfect product for businesses that would like to become more independent from third party companies such as design agencies or print houses.»

As reported on June 28, 2016, the independent inspector of elections at the Company's 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders determined that the incumbent Board received more than 5.2 million votes and LF - RB Group's proposed slate of directors received 3.2 million votes.

As one of America's great food companies and leading distributors, US Foods is Keeping Kitchens Cooking and making life easier for more than 200,000 customers, including independent and multi-unit restaurants, healthcare and hospitality entities, government and educational institutions.

And don't forget the party's ethically dubious corporate arm, Data & Field Services, which was set up as an «independent» consulting company — but which more likely was a vehicle for funneling massive, under - the - table illegal contributions to its candidates.

If algorithmic pricing sounds too sophisticated for independent sellers, it's not: For a fee, any one of Amazon's more than 2 million third - party sellers can easily subscribe to an automated pricing service through companies such as Sellery, Feedvisor, and RepriceIt, becoming so - called algo sellers.

Burke has long intersected with BTI, both as a representative for the Association of Independent Research Institutes (AIRI) since 1989, and more recently through her company's work with the American Society For Plant Biologists (ASPB).

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With more than 20 years of capital markets experience, Krandel joins the company as its third independent director.

Ross Williams, Internet entrepreneur and founder of White Label Dating, said the company works with leading media brands and dating sites highly regarded in the industry, including Bauer Media, The Independent and Plenty More Fish, as well as small businesses and individuals who have launched niche dating sites.

Be that as it may (or not), mistakes of the «oops we thought no one would find out we tried to intimidate the independent bookseller» variety are probably all the more important to avoid if the store you're pressing to establish is the «human face» of your company.

CreateSpace started out as an independent company before being bought by the online retailer some time ago, and as such, CS has kept... [Read more...]

As the parent company over two distinctly different methods of independent publishing — CreateSpace for print - on - demand physical books and Kindle Direct Publishing for ebooks — the opportunities for book development are more available than ever.

As the parent company over two distinctly different methods of independent publishing — CreateSpace for print - on - demand physical books and Kindle Direct Publishing for ebooks — the opportunities for... [Read more...]

There is also talk of B&N spinning off the Nook business, so I'm not sure if this would positively or negatively affect the brand or B&N as a company, but improvements from a more independent business could be expected.

More TV shows on your phone Independent Television company has released an application for the Google mobile OS powered devices, which allows for the viewing of programmes and in much the same way as BBC's iPlayer.

Here, the independent companies perform better as the management can focus more on the individual company.

From time to time, companies set up one or more of their divisions or subsidiaries as an independent firm, then hand out shares in that new company to their own investors as a special dividend, or «corporate spin - off.»

From time to time, companies set up one or more of their divisions or subsidiaries as an independent firm, then hand... Read more of their divisions or subsidiaries as an independent firm, then hand... Read MoreMore

In many companies with a single share class and one vote per share, the management may own more than 50 % and be seen as insulated from independent shareholder pressure.

«As an independent brand within the new company, this transaction will enable us to move more quickly and efficiently to bring Tim Hortons iconic Canadian brand to a new global customer base,» Caira said in a statement on Tuesday.

Before joining AccuQuote, Julie Roper served as Vice President — Chief Operating Office at Heritage Union, where she lead all aspects of company operations, compliance, and infrastructure development for multi-channel distribution including web on - line, direct call center and independent agent business that increased sales by more than 75 percent in a 12 month period.

This independent company awarded Post Office Money as the winner because we received more votes from the UK public than any other provider.

Carter has more than nine years sales and management experience, including increasing West Coast product market share for the Independent Pet Channel and four years as the West Coast Regional Sales Manager for The Greenies Company.

For the slightly more confident traveller, or someone who prefers the flexibility of independent travel but would like the convenience of transportation geared up for the gap year traveller, there are some fantastic companies out there such as the Bamba Experience and Wayakbus which offers hop on / hop off bus passes on their fleet of minibuses that run through Mexico and many other regions of Central America.

Jeff launched Stash 2010, and, over the next six years, the company has added more than 150 partner hotels to their roster, as well as becoming the first to offer a rewards credit card for independent hotels.

Speaking of major publishers: one of the things that I find the most interesting about VR as a genre of game is that it is being pioneered not by the behemoths of Bethesda or Square Enix, but by the independent, more portable companies, amongst which nDreams is garnering quite the reputation.

For the past year Thomson's been doing similar work for Sony, helping the company on - board AAA games from developers like EA Mobile, as well as independent developers with more casual games like Rymdkapsel, though the difference between the two is not as clear as it used to be.

The situation is complicated in a state such as South Australia where the power supply system is split between a number of more - or-less independent businesses; there are the power generators, the company that runs the high voltage long distance transmission lines, the company that runs the medium to low voltage distribution lines, and the power retailers.

More on the benefits of shale gas as touted by fracking companies being overstated: According to new independent analysis, published in The Oil Drum, of extent of the US» shale gas reserves and the economics of extracting those finds that «industry

Introduce more effective regulation to restrict the marketing activities of referral agencies, such as claims management companies, and personal injury lawyers, in particular to control the volume of cold - call marketing practices.Create a more robust approach to medical assessments for workplace injuries by extending the use of independent medical panels to cover all personal injury claims, not simply whiplash - related personal injury claims as currently envisaged under Ministry of Justice proposals.

With EUR 280 billion in assets under administration, more than 1,000 mandates and funds as well as 650 employees, Universal - Investment is the largest independent investment company in the German - speaking region.

More importantly, you should work with an independent agency such as ours so you can get quotes from several insurance companies to compare your options.

Not all companies do this, but an independent agent such as myself, knows which companies are more liberal in when it comes to smoking related ratings.

The Independent Order of Foresters (or Foresters Financial) has financial strength, as measured by A.M. Best Company, of A (Excellent)-- and the company has consistently held this rating for more than 16Company, of A (Excellent)-- and the company has consistently held this rating for more than 16company has consistently held this rating for more than 16 years.

As an independent agent, we represent more than 20 different insurance companies.