contractor
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The contractor has sued the city, blaming it for delays, but the grand jury suggested it was the contractor who caused the delays, essentially holding out for payment of $550 million in settlement claims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Among other aerospace companies, Northrop Grumman shares surged 4.6% to $534 after the defense contractor forecast 5% to 7% sales growth in 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
He was meeting with two executives and a lobbyist from a Hawaiian naval defense contractor called Navatek.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Her son had told her he was working as an electrical contractor and she had no idea he had joined the Russian army in April last year.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
A second contractor received the exclusive right to rent Kodaks to fair visitors, the Kodak being a new kind of portable camera that eliminated the need for lens and shutter adjustments.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Specialist drainage and containment contractors had been sent to the site and were removing the fuel.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Can you understand why anyone would be, other than the contractors?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Integer was recently recognized as one of the fastest-growing government contractors in the country.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
That means directly investing in defense contractors, energy suppliers and heavy industrial companies, as well as arranging loans and other investments for them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
When contractors fell behind, his own work fell behind.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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