As NPR's Laura Sydell reports, that's because of a proposal from one very high-profile company.
Another high-profile company is also generating buzz with the plans for their new headquarters: Apple.
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This is the kind of publicity that Unilever, an equally high-profile multinational company, needs to avoid at all costs.
Facebook provides a high-profile tool for company exposure and branding, and the wide reach of such a social platform can facilitate business networking.
This was the second high profile statement from the company.
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Along with the standard free bag of coffee beans, shareholders were treated to the kind of razzmatazz one expects from such a high-profile, global company - the largest retailer of gourmet coffee in the world.
But a high-profile cutback in a flagship company like Honda catches all the headlines, and cuts confidence.
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Susan Grabau, Sun's StarOffice product line manager, said that these high-profile partnerships should extend the company's reach so it can better compete with bitter rival Microsoft, whose Office product is the most widely used desktop applications suite.
Not since fast-food giants like McDonald's has an American company found such high-profile success overseas.
The film company was known for high-profile releases that were not necessarily considered artistic masterpieces.
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Pfizer executives have described the drug as one of the company's most high-profile projects.
Ms. Banke has made several high-profile acquisitions since she took over the company two years ago, after her husband's death.
Wu notes that the company has been losing some high profile customers, including various U.S. government agencies and the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton.
But there are other ways to get noticed: being on the other side of a business deal with a company or on a high-profile charity board.
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Thiel is only the latest in a series of high profile and high net worth individuals investing in the company.
The company also recently hired several high-profile designers--including Freeman Thomas, creator of the concept that led to Chrysler's runaway hit, the 300.
The comic book company owns the rights to such high-profile super heroes as Spider Man, Iron Man and The X-Men.
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Sir Stelios, who founded Easyjet in 1995, has in recent years had a number of high-profile arguments with the management over the way the company is run.
The announcement comes just a week after Microsoft tapped Stephen Elop, chief operating officer of Juniper Networks, to replace company veteran Jeff Raikes in the high-profile job of business division president.
But its performance on its first day of trading stunned investors, who had expected a strong showing because the company is profitable, unlike other recent high profile internet IPOs such as Groupon and Pandora.
But if Vodafone does pay a very low bill on the deal, the company risks a hostile reaction given the high profile political debate around corporate taxation, says Professor John Kay at the London School of Economics.
Transmeta , the little semiconductor company that began life with a high-profile bang, went whimpering to Piper Jaffray on Thursday to decide how to deal with its bleak future in the face of a hostile takeover bid from its largest shareholder.
Over the last few years, India's second-largest software exporter by revenue has been struggling to meet its own growth expectations as markets in the U.S. and Europe slow down and a new strategy by the company to transform itself into a high-profile consulting firm failed to work.
Another company that is still struggling after the high-profile exit of its CEO: big box electronics retailer Best Buy.
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Solar-thermal company BrightSource Energy Inc. pulled its high-profile IPO citing market conditions.
Much of the press attention has been stimulated by the rapidly rising share prices of the high profile social media companies whose shareholders have used services from my company SharesPost and our competitors.
High-profile online retailers like Zappos have used integrated IT systems to support company growth.
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As is the customary standard operating procedure when it comes to crisis management for any public figure, Rodriguez has secured the services of a high profile attorney (Roy Black) and public relations firm (Sitrick and Company).
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Coca-Cola 's ( KO - news - people ) recent failed bid to take control of Huiyuan Juice received a lot of coverage in the press because it was a high-profile example of an international brand trying to buy an important Chinese company and getting rejected.
The company's recent strategy to transform itself into a high-profile consulting firm has yet to yield results.
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