PRO/CON: Should the government subsidize electric cars? By McClatchy-Tribune‚ adapted by Newsela staff on 01.08.14 Word Count 1‚431 Angie Vorhies plugs in the charging cord to her Nissan Leaf electric vehicle at a mall on Nov. 13‚ 2013‚ in San Diego. Photo: AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi PRO: Don’t pull the plug on electric cars BLOOMINGTON‚ Ind. — It would be very unwise to “pull the plug” on electric-car subsidies at this time. The government money helps support the car industry and make up for tough regulations
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Summary Tennant Company was founded in 1870 by George H. Tennant and initially produced wood products and flooring solutions. Tennant now produces floor-cleaning equipment and technologies‚ and prides itself on “creating a cleaner‚ safer‚ healthier world.” Tennant differentiates themselves from competitors by offering cleaner‚ safer and healthier products to their customers as well as through direct customer interaction. The Company drew popularity in the 1940s as a cleaning company that offered its
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Kroger Company - 2005 A. Case Abstract This is a comprehensive strategic management case that includes the company’s financial statements‚ organization chart‚ competitor information‚ and industry trends. Sufficient internal and external data are provided to enable students to evaluate current strategies and recommend a three-year strategic plan for the company. The Kroger Company‚ Inc.‚ with headquarters in Cincinnati‚ Ohio (513-762-4000)‚ operates over 2‚500 supermarkets‚ 795 convenience
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Lawford Electric Case study Section 1‚ Critical Summary: This case is about Robert Allen who was trying to sell Bayfield a Drive system to work with a shearing line that they had recently purchased from Mangna Machinery. Allen lost the sale and was reviewing his call reports to see where he went wrong. The Exhibits shows that Allen did certain thing right‚ and he could’ve done more to keep the sale and to seal the deal so to speak. According to the text Allen built a good relationship with the
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Case Study – General Electric ------------------------------------------------- Management Essentials Cody P This document under review was taken from a Wall Street Journal article titled‚ “GE’s Drive to Purge Fraud is Hampered by Workers’ Mistrust.” Right away it is clear that the writer of this article has a particular bias towards GE‚ and not the employees. After carefully reading‚ analyzing and just a little bit of reading between the lines‚ I have taken a similar stance. The
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Introduction Ford Motor Company is one of the largest multinational automaker in the world and part of the Detroit Big Three‚ along with GM and Chrysler. Since its inception in June 16‚ 1903‚ Ford has gone through many ups and downs. Competition from domestic and international manufacturers‚ globalization‚ advancements of technology and the great economic downturn in 2007-2008 meant that Ford had to rethink several of its strategic decisions if it had to survive in the marketplace. When Henry Ford
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Aroma Crest Company aims to be a long-term company and profitable enough to stay on the market. Being a profitable company‚ TAC can fulfill its social responsibility for their employees and people in the society. Also‚ through this the company may able to innovate and improved its wines that will satisfy the changing needs and wants of their wine consumers. Moreover‚ profitability also strenghtens the relationship of the company with its stakeholders. • Legal Responsibility The TAC Company will faithfully
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1. What are your impressions of the General Electric brand and how the company’s products differ from those offered by competitors? General Electric (GE) is one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of major appliances in the world. The company offers four different brands; The GE brand which is a line of basic appliances‚ The Café brand which is a line of restaurant inspired appliances at reasonable prices‚ the Profile brand which offers contemporary designs along with the latest technologies
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Lincoln The film Lincoln was directed by Steven Spielberg‚ it mainly covers the last four months that Lincoln was in office before his assassination. It’s main focus was on the Lincoln trying to pass the 13th amendment‚ which abolished slavery. The plot of the story is set in January 1865‚ centered around Abraham Lincoln ‚ who is played by Daniel Day Lewis. The president has just started his second term and the war is coming to an end. The film opens with a brief flashback
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The Dannon Company is a multinational company with operations in over 30 different countries‚ and is one of the largest health food companies in the world. The firm cooperate headquarters is located in White Planes NY‚ and has 1‚150 employees which are spread out at one of Dannons three plants located in Ohio‚ Texas‚ and Utah. As of 2009 the Dannon company was in the lead to become the largest domestic seller of yogurt and nutritional products in the US. Dannon was ranked #1 worldwide with bottled
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