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...West also said he would set up a domestic manufacturing facility for his collaborations for Gap and Adidas in Wyoming where he bought ranches and several commercial properties....
...As plant closures spread, politicians in the agricultural state of Iowa warned the White House about the animals backing up on farms and ranches....
...Koch Industries, the conglomerate behind brands such as Brawny paper towels and Lycra, that also owns cattle ranches and pipelines that transport petroleum, is controlled by Charles and David Koch....
...Then you have the so-called ‘trophy’ ranches like this one.”...
...In the past year, more ambitious buyers have bought cattle ranches, too. Chinese bidders are reportedly interested in purchasing Australia’s biggest private landholding, which is on the block....
...At the same time, Calpers could also buy up (sustainable, of course) farms and ranches to provide food for retirees, purchase stakes in local hospital networks and global pharma companies to give beneficiaries...
...The activist bowing out, Ralph Whitworth of Relational Investors, stepped down as chairman of Hewlett-Packard last week over health issues. Mr Whitworth chose to work behind the scenes....
...Latest results have better taste for Real Good Food Shares in Real Good Food, the supplier of Whitworth sugar and sundry jam and bakery products, have halved this year, but there was a touch of sweeter...
...Mr Whitworth, who runs Relational Investors, bought into PepsiCo last year and owns about 7.6m shares worth $600m. The motives of all three men remain unclear....
...Ray Lane will be succeeded as chairman temporarily by Ralph Whitworth until a permanent replacement is identified....
...The pension fund backed its man: Mr Whitworth, whose Relational Investors fund can count Calpers as one of its largest clients....
...For instance, Ralph Whitworth’s Relational Investors took a stake in L-3 Communications and agitated for a break-up, leading to a $2bn spin-off....
...It has been a mixed year for Relational Investors, run by Ralph Whitworth....
...Peter Langerman, chief executive of the Mutual Series funds, pointed to comments from Ralph Whitworth, an HP board member and activist investor, that shareholders should expect evolution of the board....
...Ray Lane will be succeeded as chairman temporarily by Ralph Whitworth until a permanent replacement is identified.”...
...While Ralph Whitworth of Relational Investors had a good year at Illinois Tool Works, he suffered in Hewlett-Packard....
...Relational Investors, which is run by Ralph Whitworth, disclosed in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that it has acquired nearly 9m PepsiCo shares....
...But Mr Whitworth has also shown he has the patience for a long fight....
...Well known as a corporate agitator, Mr Whitworth is encouraging Ms Nooyi, PepsiCo’s chief executive, to break the company up....
...The developer announced this month it had purchased land adjoining its Arabian Ranches community from the troubled state-linked company Dubai Properties, allowing Emaar to expand the popular community and...
...The investment gives Mr Whitworth a 0.6 per cent stake in the company, which some say he believes has underperformed and should consider a spin-off of its beverage business....
...The appointment of Mr Whitworth suggests that he has not finished appeasing them....
...According to the Global Wallcoverings Association, global wallpaper sales increased by 10 per cent in 2010, and a 2011 report by Global Industry Analysts Inc predicts that the wall coverings market will...
...From the FT: HP adds activist investor Whitworth to boardPace shares fall amid ongoing supply woesModern models of lighter, slimmer computing...
...In June, Relational Investors, an activist investment fund run by Ralph Whitworth, revealed a 6 per cent stake in L-3 and said it had spoken to senior executives about the company’s underperforming stock...
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