The development of cryptocurrency trading so far has seen the emergence
of a new industry with rapidly growing businesses such as exchanges like Coinbase and bitcoin «mining» companies like Bitmain.
Senator Thomas F. O'Mara said, «I have valued the opportunity to work in partnership with Governor Cuomo, Assemblywoman Lupardo, and many legislative colleagues over the past few years to begin moving New York State to the forefront
of a new industry with the potential to diversify our agricultural economy, generate revenue, and create jobs.
It has all the hallmarks
of a new industry with ups and downs, but it is clearly here to stay — even with cheap natural gas coming from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in shale formations.
Not exact matches
«He also spearheaded the development
of an entirely
new industry — seaweed farming in the Philippines and Indonesia, which today is a major
industry in those countries,» notes the Acadian Seaplants website
with pride.
(Scotiabank did, however, start a «digital factory» in 2015, which professed to partner
with fintech startups to develop
new technologies, and gifted the University
of Toronto
with $ 1.75 million to study «disruptive technologies,» while several big - bank CEOs acknowledged that AI needed to be harnessed within the
industry at a recent conference.)
Trade shows are some
of the best places to make relationships within your
industry, whether it's because you identified a
new lead or chased down people you wanted to connect
with.
THE state government's move to strengthen codes
of conduct in the property
industry is credited
with helping uncover three
new real estate scams.
On this week's episode
of Balancing The Ledger, Fortune's
new show covering the future
of finance, my colleague Jen Wieczner and I chatted
with David Pakman, a partner at the venture capital firm Venrock, about the hardline approach tech giants are taking against the nascent cryptocurrency
industry.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability
of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our
new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions
with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on
new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost
of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates
of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates
of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect
of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result
of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect
of economic conditions in the
industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution
of key milestones such as the receipt
of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation
of our announced acquisition
of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements
with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements
with additional customers; 12) the ability
of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts
with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk
of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production
of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts
of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak
of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact
of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition
of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect
of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect
of changes in tax law, such as the effect
of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations
of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect
of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability
of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass
of highly - skilled employees and our relationships
with the unions representing many
of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment
of interest on, and principal
of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness
of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact
of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition
of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result
of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks
of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions
of tariffs or embargoes, compliance
with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
New vehicle sales in Western Australia registered a slight increase in March compared
with the same month last year, while sales for the 12 months to March were up 5.3 per cent on the prior year, according to the latest data from the Federal Chamber
of Automotive
Industries.
Unlike going horizontal within their own
industries, a deal
with each other would present a more diversified consolidated company that moves vertically through the health care supply chain and could provide consumers
with a
new kind
of health care experience, the firm's top executives argue.
For almost two decades he'd worked in the lawn - care
industry, first for a company bought out by TruGreen, and later
with his own business, Lawn Dawg, which grew to seven branches that maintained 25,000 lawns throughout his home base
of New Hampshire.
«We've seen the subscription trend and how strong it has become outside
of our
industry and we thought «Gamers are into their games and they want to try
new games all the time,» said Jonathan Berkowitz, senior vice president
of marketing for Hasbro Gaming, in an interview
with Fortune.
Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles
of The
New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion
of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke
of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow
of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack
of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number
of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations
of allegations by former members concerning the practices
of Scientology; corruption in the leadership
of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic
of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record
of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values
of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out
of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy
of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (
with lots
of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many
of America's public schools; an early exploration
of deceptive practices by the credit card
industry; a study
of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one
of the world's last substantial rain forests.
Republican and Democratic governors
of Maryland,
New Jersey, South Carolina, North Carolina, Delaware and Florida all opposed the proposal, the Washington Post reported,
with many citing billion - dollar tourism
industries dependent on their states» coastal beaches.
Solar companies are especially excited about SOMAH, says Kelly Knutsen, director
of technology advancement at California Solar Energy
Industries Association (CALSEA), because it opens up a
new market
with cost - efficient installation.
Stephanie Oh fought for a few years in her early 20s to break into the music
industry in
New York City, but last year grew disenchanted
with her stagnant career in administration
of music - talent management firm.
Some
of our best people came out
of internship programs and people who came in
with little business experience, but had the attitude and will to learn and excel in a
new industry.
Now, Original Penguin is making a
new presence in the
industry with the launch
of an all -
new golf collection.
ICANN (the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the body that's responsible for domain name and IP address assignment, shook the
industry up even more in June
with the announcement
of the
new gTLD program, which would allow established «entities» to apply for
new gTLDs outside
of the current 21 offered — presenting the possibility that sure - to - be-popular extensions like.
Being relatively
new to the
industry myself, I have become acutely aware
of new cosmetics & hair launches (Cosmoprof North America is my happy place) so when I found out Lawless was all natural and started by an entrepreneur whose business I was already familiar
with, Suja Juice, the largest organic juice company in the US, I was immediately interested in the story.
New businesses are gearing up to supply drivers in the state's ridesharing
industry,
with legalisation
of services such as Uber due to start on July 1.
«By shifting to a more collaborative work environment, the knowledge
industry has opened a veritable Pandora's box, full
of countless interruptions, distractions and other evils,» wrote Jonathan B. Spira, an analyst
with Basex, a
New York — based research firm.
One
of the biggest names in the auto
industry is concerned
with potential changes to free trade amid the
new protectionist rhetoric that is coming from countries including the U.S.
Though Rihanna is undoubtedly making huge strides to diversify the fashion world and beauty
industry —
with her
new makeup line, Fenty Beauty, which includes 40 foundation shades — Graham's right that there's still a lot
of progress to be made.
In a
new market
with big competition, the cofounders
of Switch Manufacturing are racing to make their product the
industry standard.
By building a fresh,
new brand in a struggling
industry»» complete
with individual seat - back TVs and tasty blue corn chips»» he showed start - ups everywhere the value
of taking on entrenched players
with creativity and style.
Long associated
with older
industries, Osaka has struggled to get out
of the shadow
of Tokyo as a start - up hub, but it has upped its game in recent years
with new start - up investment funds, downtown university campuses, incubators and pitch events.
«Evolving regulatory disclosure requirements have increased the disclosure in recent years
of information about fees in the
industry, but there is nothing
new nor unusual about our fees and administrative expenses or disclosure practices which are fully compliant
with regulatory requirements,» wrote O'Brien and Poirier to Maclean's.
But operations were strictly Canadian until 2005, when
new executives
with connections to Noranda agreed to a joint venture
with the former Canadian mining giant in Turkey — which was liberalizing its mining
industry as part
of ongoing efforts to join the European Union.
In fact, the «synbio»
industry is exploding
with startups, venture money and ideas, according to Nancy Kelley, president and CEO
of Nancy J Kelley + Associates, a
New York City - based consulting firm.
The ongoing issue
of skill shortages in Western Australian
industry is to be addressed
with the announcement
of a
new multi-campus $ 8 million technical college to service the resources sector and the Pilbara community.
The tech
industry,
with it's army
of engineers and eggheads, is the most dynamic and chattered about sector around, so - called «quants» are the
new media superstars, and even something as old - school as farming is being radically disrupted by
new, smarter ways
of doing business.
The
new report, from groups with obvious interest in the growth of the industry, the Association for a Better New York, Google, Citi, and the New York Tech Meetup, finds that 291,000 people are empoyed in the New York City «tech ecosystem.&raq
new report, from groups
with obvious interest in the growth
of the
industry, the Association for a Better
New York, Google, Citi, and the New York Tech Meetup, finds that 291,000 people are empoyed in the New York City «tech ecosystem.&raq
New York, Google, Citi, and the
New York Tech Meetup, finds that 291,000 people are empoyed in the New York City «tech ecosystem.&raq
New York Tech Meetup, finds that 291,000 people are empoyed in the
New York City «tech ecosystem.&raq
New York City «tech ecosystem.»
I compared my vision to the story
of Red Bull in the Shark Tank: While I'm competing
with industry giants (they were up against huge companies like Pepsi and Coke), success means that you have opened a
new market (remember when there wasn't a section
of energy drinks in every gas station and grocery store!?!).
March was slow month for
new vehicle sales in Western Australia, adding to a slow quarter for the majority
of the top
industry players,
with Nissan being one
of the few exceptions.
The elevator
industry, however, is a complicated world, says Reich - Rohrwig, whose firm focuses almost entirely on upgrading existing lifts in office buildings and apartment tower —
with modern displays, digital buttons, etc. — instead
of supplying fixtures to the inexpensively - made
new models installed in condo towers.
AFTER 33 years in the steel
industry and having grown the family business into one
of the state's biggest names in steel retailing, former Midalia Steel managing director Geoff Midalia has taken a completely different tack
with his
newest business venture.
BDO USA, one
of the top financial consulting and assurance firms in the world, notes in its Consumer Business Compass blog that the retail
industry's adoption
of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) is not an incredibly
new tactic:» [Both] have been rapidly developing as viable business tools to connect
with consumers in
new ways and revolutionize business processes.»
Shortly after that, however, another
of the small carriers — Public Mobile — said it was now positioned to be the
industry consolidator
with financial backing from Thomvest Seed Capital Inc. and
New York's Cartesian Capital.
With the vast majority
of private investment capital tied up in just three states (California,
New York and Massachusetts) and a fairly narrow group
of industries, SBIC helped spread the wealth to a much broader portfolio
of promising businesses.
Since 2011, the rail
industry has voluntarily adopted tougher safety standards for all
new cars, but
with literally only a handful
of tank car - makers in North America and a huge boom in oil - by - rail shipments, demand far outstrips supply.
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.
THE Federal Privacy Commissioner has effectively set a
new standard for the debt collection
industry as a result
of a settlement
with Alliance Factoring.
BlackBerry, the former king
of the smartphone mountain and jewel
of Canada's technology
industry, is again trying to reignite its fortunes
with a
new device, the Passport.
The primary effect
of the acquisition is that the
new company will have more clout
with its
industry partners.
The reliably influential restaurant
industry additionally created about half
of new franchising jobs,
with a growth
of 11,820 employees.
Apple farming in Canada isn't what it used to be — but a team
of entrepreneurs is betting it can revolutionize the
industry with a
new patented variety, the Red Prince.
The Healthcare Reform Law, including The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act
of 2010, could have a material adverse effect on Humana's results
of operations, including restricting revenue, enrollment and premium growth in certain products and market segments, restricting the company's ability to expand into
new markets, increasing the company's medical and operating costs by, among other things, requiring a minimum benefit ratio on insured products, lowering the company's Medicare payment rates and increasing the company's expenses associated
with a non-deductible health insurance
industry fee and other assessments; the company's financial position, including the company's ability to maintain the value
of its goodwill; and the company's cash flows.
Being on the frontier
of a
new industry can be both thrilling and terrifying, especially
with a product or service that you think can change the world.