The " Big Four " were joint-stock public companies and they continued to run the railway system until 31 December 1947.

Retaining their Argentine interests ( 44 companies, by the 1980s ), the families continued to suffer from ongoing disputes, and in 1987, CEO Mario Hirsch died suddenly.

" The 1973-90 military government sold many state-owned companies, and the three democratic governments since 1990 have implemented export promotion policies and continued privatization, though at a slower pace.

The ELN rejected entering any negotiation and continued to recover itself through the use of extortions and threats, in particular against foreign oil companies of European and U. S. origin.

Some independent comics continued in the tradition of underground comics, though their content was generally less explicit, and others resembled the output of mainstream publishers in format and genre but were published by smaller artist-owned companies or by single artists.

The Inquirer noted that the continued low return on investment and small margins of HP's personal computer manufacturing business, now named the Personal Systems Group, " continues to be what it was in the individual companies, not much more than a job creation scheme for its employees ".

Since 2001, the two companies have shared a CEO, Ilan Yeshua, who has continued Powell's strategy of introducing new products with the Britannica name.

The litigation over patents between all the major American film-making companies had continued, and at the end of 1908 they decided to pool their patents and form a trust to use them to control the American film business.

Although the British industry continued to expand after its brilliant beginning, the new companies that replaced the first innovative film-makers proved unable to preserve their drive and originality.

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company had been formed in 1912 as an umbrella company for many of the independent producing companies, and continued to grow during the war.

Revolutionary intrigues also continued throughout the period, accompanied by constant rumors that one faction or another was being supported by one of the banana companies.

The banana companies continued to expand, the government's budgetary situation improved, and there was even an increase in labor organizing.

The fruit companies continued to receive favorable treatment at the hands of the Gálvez administration ; for example, United Fruit received a highly favorable twenty-five-year contract in 1949.

Banana workers continued at the top of the wage scale in the 1990s ; however, in the 1980s, as banana production became less labor intensive, the companies had decreased their investment and work force.

) They gained the freedom to work with other companies, but continued working primarily with Zeckendorf.

The most serious disagreement that Trotsky and the Mensheviks had with Lenin at the time was over the issue of " expropriations ", i. e., armed robberies of banks and other companies by Bolshevik groups to procure money for the Party, which had been banned by the 5th Congress, but continued by the Bolsheviks.

In 1938, both companies were re-organised as Vickers-Armstrongs ( Aircraft ) Ltd, although the former Supermarine and Vickers works continued to brand their products under their former names.

NSU then licensed the concept to companies around the world, which have continued to improve the design.

Work has been continued by several academic groups as well as companies with large research and development programs ( Symyx Technologies, GE, Dow Chemical etc .).

Some companies continued wiping material into the 1980s, such as ATV.

As SCI grew its offshore presence, it continued to acquire businesses in North America — a marketplace that, by the late 1990s, had become extremely competitive among companies seeking to buy death care businesses.

Both companies continued to manufacture their separate automobile and internal combustion engine brands until, on June 28, 1926, when Benz & Cie. and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft AG formally merged — becoming Daimler-Benz AG — and agreed that thereafter, all of the factories would use the brand name of Mercedes-Benz on their automobiles.

Following the providential arrival of two U. S. armored platoons of tanks and M10 Wolverine tank destroyers, supported by those 2nd Battalion men who had held tight, and two companies of 146th Engineers operating as infantry, the Americans held on and the fighting for Schmidt continued until 10 November.

As the demand for beaver fur declined and the various regions of the American West became depleted of beaver due to over trapping, American fur trading companies folded ; however, individual mountain men continued to trap beaver in the region until about 1840.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced plans in the spring of 2012 for a “ targeted easing ” of sanctions to allow American dollars to enter the country, but companies could not move ahead until the sanctions were formally suspended.

After the start of the civil war, various new telecommunications companies began to spring up and compete to provide missing infrastructure.

The financial community sometimes refers to companies or economic sectors that rise early after an economic downturn as " crocuses " in reference to the flower's ability to thrive in the late winter or early spring.

The Steel Workers Organizing Committee began an attempt to organize workers at Republic Steel in the spring of 1937, following the unionizing of workers at the country's two largest steel companies US Steel and Jones & Laughlin Steel.

Logging companies eventually turned to the timber-rich forests of Southern Appalachia to keep up with the increasing demand for wood, and band saw mills began spring up in towns located along the base of the mountains.

During the late spring, three companies of the 6th Infantry occupied the camp and began construction of temporary quarters.

Some companies produce full replicas of counterpart grenade launchers which fire a projectile spray of 6mm pellets by use of a high-powered spring mechanism or a compressed gas propellant ( i. e. green gas, propane, or CO < sub > 2 </ sub >).

In the spring of 1854, Thomas's artillery regiment was transferred to California and he led two companies to San Francisco via the Isthmus of Panama, and then on a grueling overland march to Fort Yuma.

This created interest among the local record companies, and in the late spring of 1955, they cut a demo record.

Competition began to spring up, with many new companies appearing in the mid to late 1970s.

In the spring of 2012 Smith Tower experienced a brief revitalization in the form of new companies moving into some of its empty floors including Portent, Inc., an internet marketing company, marketing consultant Aukema & Associates, graphic-design firm Push Design, and Rialto Communications, a marketing and public-relations company.

Just north and east of the village runs the Arkell Spring Aquifer, renowned for its fresh spring water which has brought many beverage companies to the area, including Sleeman Breweries, Wellington Brewery, and F & M Brewery.

Most companies developed their own variants of this coupler to avoid Arnold patents on the spring system.

The alleged restorative properties of the spring bring many local sake and miso companies to the shrine for prayers that their product will be blessed.

By spring 2011, eMusic had deals with all four major record companies: Universal Music, Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and EMI Music.

However, in the spring of 2010, the leasing rights were finally released to regional companies and numerous productions are now being planned across the United States.

Talk were held with BSkyB in the spring off 1996, over a potential merger of the two companies ' pay-TV channels, with the aimed of a wholesale consolidation of the subscription market, which would have save costs and created a dominant supplier of programmes in the UK subscription market and Europe.

During the spring of 2008 Frontier Flying Service began the process of merging with Hageland Aviation Services, the companies continue to operate separate certificates with Frontier Flying Service providing service between major hubs and focus communities with the Beech 1900C aircraft while Hagleand Air Service provides point to point service out of the hubs and focus communities to smaller villages, both companies do business under the name " Frontier Alaska " and have begun merging resources and operations at all their shared airports.

As of spring 2005, NrTrade quit selling these products, although they still retain stock by other companies.

The account claimed that following the mortar attack on 16 / 17 August, the Viet Cong force had subsequently formed up in a wide semi-circle at 10: 15 on 18 August to lie in wait for the Australians, with 275th Regiment given the " middle battle " position and tasked with spring the ambush, while other units from the 275th Regiment and one company from D445 Battalion occupied the " front block " position near the village of Long Tan, while two companies from D445 Battalion under the command of Major Sau Thu had been tasked with occupying the " back block " position to encircle the Australians by sweeping beneath their " tail " and destroying them.

IBM Global Services started in the spring of 1991, with the aim towards helping companies manage their IT operations and resources.

The newest design in box-springs is the folding box spring made of wood and springs, then covered in fabric which can fold in half and can be sent by shipping and courier companies.

During spring and summer 1945 two companies of the Buckinghamshire Battalion, along with the 5th Battalion of the King's Regiment, were attached to a secretive unit known as T-Force.