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None of the questions over the British arms manufacturer appears to have had any impact on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, which last week approved BAE's $4.1 billion bid to acquire Armor Holdings, the Florida-based contractor that makes armor for Humvees and Stryker vehicles. CFIUS , an inter-agency panel which includes a representative of the Justice Department, ruled that Armor's transfer to foreign ownership would not threaten U.S. national security...
...While the University eventually met two of the strikers’ demands—holding a meeting with the protesters and releasing a statement reaffirming Harvard’s commitment to treating its workers fairly—they did not agree to negotiate with the security guards’ contractor, AlliedBarton...
...this in April, we could get it done by the end of the season the following fall,” Reardon says. “We had to play sold-out for the Yale game, and the year before the seats weren’t in. I told the contractor, ‘Your reputation’s on the line now, you’re going to be in the headlines if you don’t get it done.’ But we got it done...
...unpleasant road tripfrom California to his family's farm in New York was enough to convince William Becker that there was a market for cheap, clean road lodging. In 1962 he and his contractor-partner Paul Greene introduced Motel 6, named for the $6 nightly rate they determined would cover such amenities as coin-operated TVs and foam cups. The chain, which made the pair multimillionaires, now has 880 sites across the U.S. and Canada. Becker...
...commitment to Harvard workers, stating that “the University’s employment and contracting practices should reflect a humane concern for the well-being of all individuals who work at Harvard, regardless of whether they are directly-employed for Harvard or work on campus for a contractor...