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...energy division, where its largest electric utility is wrestling with legal proceedings over its alleged role in forest fires that burnt hundreds of thousands of acres and led to deaths in the US Pacific Northwest...
...“The past year has shown people they can do their jobs just as well from here as from anywhere else,” concludes Elizabeth Hanley, president of Windsor Real Estate Inc....
...Nordstrom expanded beyond the Pacific Northwest to become one of the country’s largest upmarket retailers, and remained under family leadership until the 1990s....
...At the shareholder meeting, Sister Judy Byron, director of the Northwest Coalition for Responsible Investment and consultant for the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ Portfolio Advisory Board, said: “We are all...
...What it means for anyone else trying to sell digital services is less clear-cut. richard.waters@ft.com...
...Expedia operates in 65 countries, and offers booking services for hotels in more than 200 countries, but the bulk of its business still comes from the US....
...Four directors on the 16-strong board, which is chaired by former Northwest Airlines chief Douglas Steenland, are over 70 years old. The eldest, George Miles, has been a director since 2005....
...Carl Icahn, the activist investor who also publicly questioned Mr Hancock’s strategy last year, also has a representative on the board, which is chaired by former Northwest Airlines chief executive Douglas...
...He also merged Delta with Northwest Airlines, where he had previously served as CEO, helping Delta expand its global footprint....
...Darius McDermott, managing director of Chelsea Financial Services, the fund research group, says: “One of the downsides of being the highest-profile fund manager in the UK is stocks that have a difficult...
...The background for the deal is a wave of consolidation in the US airline industry that has created three carriers — Delta, American and United — that dominate the traditional, legacy market for full-service...
...Population 620,000 (wider metropolitan area 2.4m)State corporate tax 6.6% up to $1m; 7.6% above that Unicorns 0 The city of Portland in the US Pacific Northwest is known for its alternative, do-it-yourself...
...An E.coli bacteria outbreak, first reported in late October, has affected 11 Chipotle locations in the Pacific Northwest....
...KPMG, the professional services firm, and DLA Piper, the law firm, are moving in while a restaurant fills the basement reception area....
...Other great performances, all of which are still held, include floor coverings maker James Halstead, bought in 1998 and showing twentyfold growth, ship broker Clarksons and marine services James Fisher,...
...Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services, the asset administration arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has appointed Ken McCarney as chief executive....
...As the founder — and so far sole employee — of Epics Academy in northwest London, he teaches executives how to use video as a marketing tool....
...Berkshire passed the reporting threshold amount at USG, a $4bn construction supplier whose main product is drywall, when it converted debt holdings into equity on December 9 2013....
...It also offers weekly bed-linen changes and room cleaning, and a concierge service....
...relaunched its QuickBooks online service last year....
...Berkshire passed the reporting threshold amount at USG, a $4bn construction supplier whose main product is drywall, or plasterboard, when it converted debt holdings into equity on December 9 2013....
...Born and raised on the Wirral in northwest England, Mr Helsby has no family background or connections in land or property; his parents were doctors....
...Google is spending half a billion dollars on a start-up that makes and launches satellites, in order to improve the accuracy of its mapping service and eventually expand internet access around the world....
...In London, almost 20 per cent of shops are vacant, according to Deloitte professional services. This figure rises to almost a third in northwest England....
...The contract is for 600 carriages and a new depot at Old Oak Common in northwest London....
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