Sentences with phrase «say at your current company»

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Companies with high - energy inputs, like airlines, railways and miners, should also be trying to lock in long - term fuel contracts at current low rates, says Janice Plumstead, senior economist at the Canada West Foundation.

The procedure has helped Poppy Barley arrive at its current messaging: It's a footwear company focused not just on fit but on luxury handmade products with an ethical foundation, she says.

Shares in the company that also owns the Taco Bell brand fell 5 percent early on Wednesday, after its chief financial officer said lingering concerns at KFC UK would contribute to the current quarter likely being «the worst» of the year.

«It's a culture of service,» says current chief executive Terry Davis in an interview at Home Hardware's headquarters, which adjoins the company's 1.5 million square - foot distribution centre at the edge of tiny St. Jacobs.

He's expected to exercise his right to an early release from his current contract, allowing him to leave the company, which he joined in 2009, at the end of this year, CNBC said.

«They actually valued our company in that process, and that level of due diligence helps us say to current and future investors, «Look, here's what someone that's pretty savvy at this says about us.»

One person familiar with the matter said that a group of investors including SoftBank, Dragoneer Investment Group and General Atlantic would be allowed to buy $ 1 billion to $ 1.25 billion of new Uber shares at a company valuation of $ 69 billion and 14 to 17 % of stock from current investors at a discounted valuation.

For now, the company is in «rarefied air, given the current retail environment,» Scot Ciccarelli, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets LLC, said in a note.

«The company's OmegA rocket is starting at a high level of technology readiness given its leverage of current components,» Jefferies said.

«We do believe the current governance structure, with Jamie Dimon serving as both chairman and CEO, and an independent minded board, has served the shareholders well and is right for the company at this time,» said Lee Raymond, JPMorgan Chase's presiding director and the former CEO of Exxon Mobil.

JPMorgan's current headquarters at the same site, 270 Park Ave., is an «outdated facility» that was designed in the late 1950s for about 3,500 employees, the company said.

A person familiar with Nest's thinking said the company decided to remove its current set of older products from Amazon because it wanted to be able to offer its full portfolio of devices, or nothing at all.

«We refinanced our debt, de-leveraged our balance sheet and locked in long - term debt capital at current historically low rates,» he said in the company's 2014 annual report.

«I would argue that the good companies that trade at expensive multiples are better quality companies and deserve a higher multiple,» she says, pointing to the example of retailer Dollarama Inc. (TSX: DOL), which trades at 28.8 times current - year earnings — seemingly rich even for its sector — with an enterprise value - to - EBITDA ratio of 19.8.

«When you look at the current demands for trucks and the scarcity of them, the market is terrific for us,» Dean M. Piacente, vice president of intermodal sales and marketing at CSX, said during the railroad company's March 1 investor day.

Online food delivery company GrubHub forecast current - quarter revenue above estimates and said it would look at buying smaller rivals to reach more customers and add restaurants to its network.

«If you look at more current information, you will see that these data points are not demonstrative of our current network, community impact, and both the direct and indirect job creation near fulfillment centers,» a company representative said previously, adding that «Amazon's investments led to the creation of 200,000 additional non-Amazon jobs, ranging from construction jobs to healthcare industry positions.»

LEVERAGE THE LINK IN LINKEDIN «As you add more contacts, you start to see more activity and opportunities,» says Smyth, who landed her current job by asking a LinkedIn contact at the company for an introduction and endorsement.

«We have a culture that says, regardless of your position, everyone has a seat at the table when it comes to discussing everything from current projects to where the company is going.»

The company hasn't said whether it prefers to build downtown, as it has at its current headquarters in Seattle, or will opt instead for a suburban office park — a decision that could have significant implications for the project's effect on local housing costs.

It's difficult to promise that prices will remain at their current levels, even though the companies say consumers should expect the deal to lower prices.

«We are wary of the current level of management turnover at LULU, as it could lead to instability at a time when the company is looking to drive its next leg of growth as it works toward its goal of becoming a $ 4B brand by 2020 (from ~ $ 2.6 B currently),» Randal Konik, an equity analyst at Jefferies, said.

«Customer support will stay operational to deal with people who want to have access to their account / history», it says, while maintaining that few, if any, staff employed at the current company would remain, particularly CEO Karpeles.

«CBS is essential to any skinny bundle,» CBS Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves said at the company's investor day in March, adding that the company would net «more dollars per subscriber than the current larger bundle.»

This was supported by findings in the Equality and Human Rights Commission report in 2008 which said that at the current rate of change, it would take more than 70 years to achieve a gender balance in the boardrooms in the UK's largest 100 companies.

Whereas the current Code merely calls for a statement to be published on the company's website in response to shareholder concerns when a say - on - pay fails to receive majority support, the Senate's amendment would require companies to prepare and present a report at the next general meeting detailing how it took the shareholder vote into consideration.

Executives at the companies said they believe they'll both be able to grow faster together than separately, with P&G opening doors for Gillette in markets such as China and Japan while Gillette bringing P&G some product segments that are growing faster than the company's overall current portfolio of products.

But it will be done, Khosrowshahi said today at a press event in his current job as CEO of the online travel company, also noting when asked that he would continue to involve Kalanick at Uber.

Acquisition announcements in the current climate are welcome events for shareholders of acquiring companies, said Jason Dahl, a portfolio manager at First Eagle Asset Management.

In the conference call, CFO Tony Tripeny said the company expected strong growth in this division to continue, projecting for «at least 25 %» growth in the current quarter.

When asked if Syrah was a takeover target at its current share price, Mr Slifirski said: «Anytime you see a company with a world class resource in terms of scale, quality and position on the cost curve, which is exposed to a disruptive technology and has an open share register, it makes absolute sense as a takeover target.»

The hack may have compromised up to 50,000 Uber drivers, or a «small percentage of current and former Uber driver partners,» a company statement said at the time.

Recently a chemist working for a food company turned down an offer from a liquor corporation at twice his current salary because he said that he wanted «to be able at retirement to look back on a useful life.»

«Almost half of the current employees have 10 to 20 years with the company, yet are only middle aged at this time,» Gerwe says.

«I think we're quite successful at helping people understand we're not normal,» he says, noting that he is proud of the company's current restaurant staff, which it refers to as its «Tribe.»

He also says TBG & Co is looking at funding options from Scottish Development International and Scotland Food and Drink, and that the company is also looking to appoint a project manager to oversee current operations, with the likelihood of additional employees further down the line as the business grew.

Even though Arsene Wenger and then the player himself have been saying that Olivier Giroud and Arsenal are not going to be parting company, at least not during the current summer transfer window, there has been no shortage of stories linking the France international star with a number of clubs in the English Premier League and in his native country.

He said although the current water purification mechanism used by the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) met World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, the guidelines were accepted at a time that Ghana did not have problems with algae growth in water sources.

A statement signed by the managing director of the company, Augustus Amegashie, said «the current issue at stake has to do with the impounding of vehicles belonging to one of our sub-contractors, Engineers & Planners.»

Speaking at a press conference held at Advance Energy Systems in Medford, a private technology company that produces accelerator systems for national laboratories, the current Babylon Town Supervisor said his «Innovate Suffolk» plan is a comprehensive economic development strategy that will create high - tech research jobs.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has expressed disappointment at today's announcement that Disincorporation Relief will not be extended beyond its current March 2018 expiry date.1 The relief was created to address the problems faced by some small businesses that have chosen to be a limited company in the past and want to return to a simpler legal form, be it a sole trader or a partnership or a limited liability partnership.2 While there has been a very low take up of Disincorporation Relief since it was introduced in 2013 (fewer than 50 claims had been made as of March 2016) the CIOT has suggested3 that the relief might be more popular if it was broader.4 John Cullinane, CIOT Tax Policy Director, said: «It's a shame the Government are letting this relief lapse.

Others agree that the cannabis industry offers possibilities for scientists at all levels of training — which is particularly appealing given the current economy, «where we don't see a lot of growth in jobs for chemists,» says Ezra Pryor, a chemist who works for processing equipment manufacturer Heidolph North America, selling to companies in the cannabis industry.

The main event is an annual meeting, bringing together companies and academics with an interest in skin research but the Skin Forum also makes sure that it keeps abreast of current thinking and that research is aimed at something applicable and useful: «We commissioned a survey that was sent out to both pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries to see what areas of skin research were thought to be most relevant and should be covered in grant applications,» says Professor Hadgraft.

The New Yorker also reported that 16 former and current executives and assistants at The Weinstein Co. and Miramax either witnessed or knew of Weinstein's unwanted sexual advances: «All sixteen said the behavior was widely known within both Miramax and the Weinstein Company.»

The company announced that program last month, saying it was canceling multiple unannounced games that were being developed internally and at overseas studios because they were «no [longer] compatible with the current business strategy.»

As for McLaren's current cars, the British company says a 12C coupe hits 60 mph in 3.1 seconds and also tops out at 207 mph, while the P1 rockets to the benchmark in 2.8 seconds and is electronically limited to 217 mph.

It's a sure bet at this point that the Volvo XC40 will be powered by the company's Drive - E engine family, possibly one of the new 1.5 - liter three - cylinder powertrains that are said to offer even greater efficiency than the current four - cylinder Drive - E engines.

A new Dino could start in Italy from around 150,000 euros (about $ 177,000 at current exchange rates), about 20 percent below the current cheapest model, the 190,000 - euro California T, company insiders said.

The company recently showed concept cars and sketches at the Geneva auto show that demonstrated its current thinking on the design of its smallest cars.Rover denied the cars being showed belonged to the same design family that will replace its classic Mini, the snub - nosed, square - topped city car still in production after 30 years.Rover described its concept car, called Spiritual, as an «unashamedly forward - looking vehicle,» a statement that contrasts with its views of the current Mini, a vehicle it says has become a classic in Britain and places like Japan.

But what does it say about a company when its current most vocal critic is himself called a string of names in the industry and is at the seat of controversy at every... [Read more...]