Before investing in barge builder and operator American Commercial Lines, Zell studied the history of barges.
Subsidies offload investor and operator costs and risks to the public while retaining otherwise unattainable profits.
Market availability will vary by country and operator, with broad availability in coming weeks, the company added.
What then, motivated ESPN Regional Television to become an owner and operator of seven non-BCS bowl games?
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The operation involved police, Customs and Excise officials and enforcement staff from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).
Las Vegas Sands is a developer, owner and operator of destination casino resorts.
Both user and operator can even confer over the same series of web-pages.
It represented an expansion of services, not an expansion of the airport, said a spokesman for airport owner and operator Marshall.
It is a developer and operator of high-quality student housing communities that owns 160 student housing properties containing about 98, 800 beds.
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In evidence to the Deputy Commissioner, an examiner from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency reported problems with the operator's maintenance systems.
Inergy L.P. (NRGY), an owner and operator of retail and wholesale propane supply, marketing and distribution businesses, is another example of MLP pain.
The firm quickly built up its portfolio of office properties, eventually becoming the largest owner and operator of Class A office buildings in San Francisco.
Astrum Online Entertainment, now a part of Mail.ru, is the largest developer and operator of MMO games in Russia operating more than 30 MMO game titles.
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China Guangdong Nuclear will be the majority owner and operator of the first phase, and will take the lead role on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC).
Gasfin is an independent developer and operator of innovative small and mid-scale LNG solutions across the LNG infrastructure chain from liquefaction to shipping, storage, regasification and local distribution.
That software was deemed not ready for prime time last year, when the city and operator Alta Bicycle Share decided to postpone the launch of Citi Bike until 2013.
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Another stock in this motif that has seen lots of volume lately is CubeSmart (CUBE), which is the fourth largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the United States.
Traffic on the cellular network was running between 50 percent and 100 percent above normal levels, and its directory assistance and operator services were also overwhelmed, the company said in a statement.
The forces were joined by colleagues from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA), HM Revenue and Customs, BT Openreach, the Scottish Environment and Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Motor Insurance Bureau.
Ourpalm, a developer and operator of mobile phone games, topped an annual ranking of publicly traded up-and-coming Chinese businesses published in the latest issue of Forbes China, the licensed Chinese-language edition of Forbes.
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Bright House Networks is the sixth largest owner and operator of cable systems in the U.S. and the second largest in Florida with technologically advanced systems located in five states including Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan and California.
One way to benefit is through Central European Media Enterprises ( CETV, 30) , a creator and operator of television stations that from its base in the Czech Republic reaches seven eastern European countries and 90 million viewers.
Central European Media Enterprises ( CETV - news - people ) (CETV, 30) , a creator and operator of television stations that from its base in the Czech Republic reaches seven eastern European countries and 90 million viewers.
In 2011 it co-founded e-Shang, a warehousing developer and operator based in Shanghai. e-Shang has grown from a portfolio of warehouses of 50, 000 square meters in 2011 to its current 1 million square meters of completed and developing projects, buoyed by the rapid growth of e-commerce in the country.
"We recognize the huge community of people that text, especially our tech-savvy customer base, and we're thrilled that we can finally enable them to text our existing business number to book a table, place an order, or simply ask a general question that can easily be answered in short form, " said Anna Weinberg, owner and operator of Marlowe.
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VSNL, the government's international telecoms and internet operator, and two petroleum corporations.
During a 10-second window, the driver has the option to cancel the call, otherwise UVO eServices will dial 9-1-1, read the vehicle's location out loud to the emergency services operator and allow the operator to speak with the vehicle occupants.
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Turnover and profits at bus and rail operator FirstGroup were boosted by increased ticket sales at both its UK rail and US Greyhound bus division.
"In Scotland a completely silent call is generated from the alarm and the operator does not speak, they listen in to what is happening in the house and the call is recorded for use as evidence, " said a spokeswoman.
It was when I transitioned from really being a poet and financial engineer to both operator and industrialist.
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