the buildup of unfulfilled orders for a product or process that is behind schedule. A backlog can result from bad scheduling, production delays, an unanticipated...
The Shaw Group Inc. today announced net income for the second quarter of $25.3 million, or 31 cents per diluted share, compared with net income of $9.2 million, or 14 cents per diluted share in the year-ago period.Our financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 reflect robust activity...
Usefully interpreting surveys about CIOs is a bit like veterinary medicine: While the howls of animal pain reveal something is amiss, the patients can't articulate the details. One has to probe carefully to learn more even though it hurts. The backlog of projects/requests is the number-one hurdle to effectiveness for...
Long-standing backlogs of immigration benefit applications result in delays for immigrants, their families, and prospective employers who participate in the legal immigration process. In response to a statutory mandate to eliminate the backlog, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS set a goal of September 30, 2006, to eliminate the...
In 1985, Reflexite began to change from a traditional company to an employee-owned company. Things went well for the company, and the ESOP strategy worked. In 6 years, business expanded about 30 percent per year. But in the spring of 1991, the backlog began to fall rapidly. By late May,...
Byline: JEFFREY SILVA The Federal Communications Commission ruled to clear the backlog of antenna-siting applications subject to a nationwide programmatic agreement designed to elicit dialogue among tower owners, mobile-phone carriers, Native Byline: JEFFREY SILVA ...
The FCC continues to "flag" radio acquisitions that cause significant concentration of ad revenue, despite Chairman Michael Powell's effort to eliminate the backlog of merger requests created by the policy. Fellow Republican Commissioner The FCC continues to "flag" radio acquisitions that cause ...
The FCC's Mass Media Bureau has achieved its goal of eliminating the backlog of contested station assignment and transfer applications that are more than 180 days old. The FCC disposed of a total 93 contested cases on its own authority and made recom The FCC's Mass...
A backlog of new commercial-broadcast-station deals at the FCC is expected to last at least another month, until federal bureaucracies create and approve new application forms reflecting the changes to industry ownership rules approved by the FCC J A backlog of new commercial-broadcast-station deals...
Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER After doing an about-face and agreeing to clear a backlog of siting applications held up at the Federal Communications Commission, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said he has been unable to shape a compromise. ...
Recent contracts for F-16 aircraft, the world's most sought-after fighter, have extended worldwide firm orders to 4347 aircraft with a firm backlog of 301. Contracts with Greece and Israel continue to increase the F-16 backlog and extend the firm F-1 Recent contracts for F-16 aircraft, the...
Moving On Up: ViaSat Inc., the Carlsbad-based maker of satellite telecommunications and wireless signal equipment, appears to have a healthy future ahead. In the company's record earnings report last month, it said the sales backlog for fiscal 200 Moving On Up: ViaSat Inc.,...
The Ryland Group: SubstantiaI growth in its homebuilding earnings contributed to consolidated net earnings of $8.8 million in the second quarter, a 128 per cent increase from the same period in 1997. Homebuilding revenues totaled $140 million, up eig The Ryland Group: SubstantiaI growth in its...
The FCC has a big backlog of so-called circulate items--much to the dismay of communications lawyers and their clients who are ensnared in it. According to agency sources, 110 to 120 items are demanding the attention of Chairman Reed Hundt an...
Byline: Frederick P. Gabriel Jr. PHOENIX - Amid mounting criticism that it is stifling product innovation, the Securities and Exchange Commission is taking steps to improve its process for reviewing requests for rule exemptions, including cle Byline: Frederick...
THAT'S ALL ONE CAN ask after Airbus and Boeing combined to book more than 2,000 aircraft orders last year. Prior to 2005, Boeing's best year was 1989 when it booked 1,120 including McDonnell Douglas orders, according to the Airline Monitor. Airbus THAT'S ALL...
FCC hasn't met congressionally imposed 120-day deadline for action on disputes Add must-carry complaints to the list of backlogged issues at the FCC. The FCC's Cable Services Bureau has more than 200 must-carry complaints pending,...
Seismic data companies hope the recent rise in oil and gas prices and the expected upswing in drilling later this year will sow the seeds of a recovery their industry has waited for since 1998. For now, though, the seismic business is stable as bidding activity has begun to increase,...
Cairo, Egypt / August 28, 2008, 09:30 AMOCI Announces Record Q2 2008 ResultsSummary of Consolidated Results for the Second Quarter: - Consolidated revenue grew 57.5% to USUSD 1,013.3 million (LE 5,542.5 million) versus USUSD 643.5 million (LE 3,670.2 million) in Q2 2007 - EBITDA rose...
Financial highlights Q2 * Revenue up 63.1% to USD 115.9 million (USD 71.1 million Q2 2007) * Adjusted EBITDA* up 69.1% to USD 55.2 million (USD 32.7 million in Q2 2007) * Adjusted Net Profit** of USD 19.4 million (USD 1.0 million in...
Increases Production Order Backlog to Over $400,000 at PowerShield Tianjin Plant SUGAR LAND, Texas, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: EXOU) announced today that it had received another PowerShield coatings purchase order in China. The order from Fei Mart International Inc...
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