contractor
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He was meeting with two executives and a lobbyist from a Hawaiian naval defense contractor called Navatek.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
According to Malibu.fm, the original contractor handling the repairs was terminated, and a new contractor came on board in early October.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
He is running for reelection on Nov. 3 against Democrat Gerald Boursiquot, an IT contractor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
“There is no production target, financial result or business objective that is more important than ensuring every employee and contractor returns home safely every day,” Oplinger says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
In 1985, following his junior year at Woodson, Chris was hired by a local building contractor to canvass neighborhoods for sales, drumming up siding jobs and kitchen remodelings.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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
"All of the testing and modeling work done at Goddard and by contractors at L3Harris and BAE Space and Mission Systems left only small corrections for us to make to bring everything into near-perfect alignment."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
When contractors fell behind, his own work fell behind.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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