The phrase "array of businesses that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a diverse range of companies or enterprises within a specific context.
Example: "The conference showcased an impressive array of businesses that are leading the way in sustainable practices."
Alternatives: "variety of companies that" or "range of enterprises that".
But Mr. Jia led his company into an array of businesses that have not panned out.
Schwarzman and Peterson had bigger ambitions than a boutique firm: they wanted an institution with an array of businesses that could deliver a "comparative advantage," the mantra of competition taught at Peterson's alma mater, the University of Chicago.
More than that, the huge array of businesses that have grown up around Heathrow, from corporate headquarters in the Thames valley to hotels and warehouses and the UK's biggest food distribution centre, would have to relocate.
It's a zone of chain-link fences, narrow sidewalks, odd-shaped lots full of trash and a strange array of businesses that seem like transplants from the suburbs of another galaxy: a reptile museum, a Scientology storefront, a store that sells wigs and Korean action movies, and a boarded-up inn called the Jolly Swagman (that once served what -- loin of wallaby? roast jumbuck?).
Firms engaged in such diversification have moved beyond the traditional fare of "government relations," or lobbying, to a much broader array of businesses that were once entirely independent -- everything from environmental consulting to human resources outsourcing, real estate title services to money management.
Amazon is a company that people will often tell you not to bet against, and its stock is up more than 50percentt on the year thanks to an array of businesses that all appear to be showing growth and the company's recent-ish ability to turn a profit.
Logistics clusters are local networks of businesses that provide a wide array of services, including transportation carriers, warehousing companies, and freight forwarders.
It's a broad array of meaningful businesses that captures the depth and diversity of golf, demonstrating why companies beyond the well-known brand names seen on TV are integral to the game.
Opposed to big tech is a small group of high-profile inventors, like the Segway designer Dean Kamen and the former Apple engineer and QuickTime co-inventor Steve Perlman, as well as venture capitalists and a growing array of smaller businesses that do not share the market power of the largest companies.
SAN FRANCISCO — Verizon, seeking to build an array of digital businesses that can compete for users and advertising with Google and Facebook, announced on Monday that it was buying Yahoo's core internet business for $4.83 billion in cash.
But if people didn't self-regulate and make good decisions – if they all became tailors and carpenters, rather than a much more diverse array of businesses, and that can happen – then I'd be more worried.
