The chamber has obtained commitments from at least a half-dozen businesses to install bike racks, he said.
Warners obtained commitments to finance the transaction through a new term loan facility provided through Credit Suisse, Barclays, UBS, Macquarie and Nomura.
It has also obtained commitments to increased aid for economically depressed regions and to the provision of more vocational and skills training.
Besides Nebraska Furniture and Cabela's, Zimmer has obtained commitments for a 12-screen multiplex by Warren Theaters of Wichita and a 200-seat Applebee's restaurant.
Earlier this month Kohlberg obtained commitments from bank lenders for $13.7 billion in loans, and the purchase of RJR Nabisco stock is expected on Monday or soon thereafter.
Fannie and Freddie permitted lenders to make such promises at no risk because the companies had already obtained commitments from investors.
The president, focusing on high-tech jobs in a bid to make progress on stagnant wages, has obtained commitments from more than 300 employers as well as local governments in 20 regions of the US to train and hire high-tech workers in an effort to drive up higher-income employment.
The company obtained commitments for an $830 million sale last month, "contingent on its sale of the digital imaging patents for at least $500 million".
Anybody who's considering working for a start-up, Kaeberlein advises, should make sure the enterprise has obtained commitments for the first year or two of funding and has a well-developed research plan.
Party officials say they have raised or obtained commitments for most of the money they need.
