Word: businessese
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Each of the seven subject cities used differing combinations of strong local leaders, businesses, universities and community groups, to invest in downtown neighborhoods and housing and reposition their towns for the high-tech age. Saint-Etienne's derelict former arms factory became home to a cluster of clever new engineering...
Corporations have been able to postpone taxes on profits earned overseas so long as those profits remain overseas, and borrowing from a foreign subsidiary has been strictly limited to 30 days or less, lest the money be seen as repatriated profits and taxed accordingly. An IRS notice in October, though...
At the moment, private contractors protect people and property for U.S agencies, and for the Iraqi government and businesses. As Iraq seeks to attract more foreign investment and expertise, private security firms may be engaged more frequently to escort well-heeled clients in a country rich in resources and business...
One of the big problems with all this is that in many cases the firms most aggressively competing for deposits aren't taking the money and lending it out but are instead holding on to it to buttress their balance sheets. Since consumers and businesses are so starved for credit...
Businesses and analogous enterprises like government do right to favor candidates with proven abilities to succeed in challenging and competitive environments, and no doubt a proven track record of success at an elite university speaks highly of its holder. Education, however, traditionally has been conceived as its own end, the...