Mr. Brillstein counted the puppeteer Jim Henson among his closest friends and helped to turn Mr. Henson's Muppets into a cultural presence, through "Sesame Street," and into a thriving industry, through the syndicated "Muppet Show," movies and myriad products based on the characters.
Trilliant, a California-based provider of smart grid solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations, and renewable resource integration, this morning announced that it has secured a whopping $106 million in funding from a global syndicate of industry and financial big-names.
Fakes damage companies' bottom lines, can harm consumers who unknowingly buy such products, and feed a vast underground money-laundering industry that supports criminal syndicates.
According to the recent proliferation of sensational reporting, popular books, and made-for-TV movies, the sex industry is an international crime syndicate exploiting hundreds of thousands of women and children every year.
"It's definitely not going to happen -- both [ABC's] syndication group and at the ABC affiliates meeting, they categorically said they're not going to syndicate 'The View,' " industry analyst Bill Carroll of Katz Media Group told the Post.
A Traffic report, co-authored by Milliken and published last month, blames "a deadly combination of institutional lapses, corrupt wildlife industry professionals and Asian crime syndicates".
IG Farben, in full Interessengemeinschaft Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, (German: "Syndicate of Dyestuff-Industry Corporations"), world's largest chemical concern, or cartel, from its founding in Germany in 1925 until its dissolution by the Allies after World War II.
"This hasn't been the best period for the auto industry," said Bruce Ling, head of syndicated finance at Credit Suisse First Boston, which, together with Citigroup, took the lead on the Exide loan.
M. Joseph Wibaux, president of the manufacturers' syndicate, says: "The textile industry of Roubaix is passing through the severest crisis it has ever known".
His column for the King Features Syndicate opened doors in an industry that understood the power of promotion.
The industry is heavily dependent on large banks for syndicate financing, so Geithner's contacts and credibility should come in handy.
