BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Owner

  • a person or organization that has legal title to products or services
  • the person who controls a private company

Wiktionary Definition for: Owner

  • One who owns (something).
  • Ex: ''Are you the owner of this car?''
  • # cattag nautical, slang captain of a ship

Additional Resources

Owner fails to halt sale of property in Westport: court-ordered foreclosure auction set May 20 to cover $4.6 million debt to Gateway Bank. (Koffman Associates Limited Partnership)
Owner fails to halt sale of property in Westport WESTPORT - Despite the owner's attempts to prevent it, a prime piece of downtown Westport real estate is headed for the auction block at a courtordered foreclosure sale May 20. Formerly owned by...
Tags: bank, Gateway Inc., partnership
Research articles 1990-05-14
World Bank sanctions Swedish firm and owner Smaforetagartjanst SRB AB ("Smafor"), and its owner, Jan Sundqvist are permanently debarred by the Bank.
M2 PRESSWIRE-9 September 2003-WORLD BANK: World Bank sanctions Swedish firm and owner Smaforetagartjanst SRB AB ("Smafor"), and its owner, Jan Sundqvist are permanently debarred by the BankC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09082003 WASHINGTON - On August 15, 2003, the World Bank permanently...
Tags: bank, FINANCE, World Bank
Research articles 2003-09-09
Crude Michelle Obama image dumped by site owner
The owner of the Web site that had published an offensive caricature of Michelle Obama has removed the image, and it is disappearing from Google Image Search. First Lady Michelle Obama, on 60 Minutes last November.(Credit: Screenshot by Tom Krazit/CNET)Google took out an ad earlier this week above Google Image...
Tags: Google Inc., Site Owner, Image Search
News items 2009-11-25
Family Ownership and Productivity: The Role of Owner-Management
This article analyses the relationship between family ownership and productivity, with special focus on the role of owner-management. The results show that family owned firms are less productive than non-family owned firms. This productivity gap is however explained by differences in management regime. Family owned firms managed by a manger...
Tags: Family, Institute For Social Research
White papers 2003-08-28
Part of Bullard Square complex stalled, owner files Chapter 11 reorganization. (Fairfield shopping plaza owner, Windsor Green Associates, files for bankruptcy)
Part of Bullard Square complex stalled, owner files Chapter 11 reorganization Cash flow problems, vacant space the cause FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Part of a brand new, partially-completed $40 million retail and theater complex on the Fairfield/BridgePart of Bullard Square...
Tags: bankruptcy, Chase Manhattan Bank, creditor, financing, petition
Research articles 1991-09-02
TLC's ex-owner files suit vs. TCI. (Data Broadcasting Corp., former owner of Learning Channel Inc.; Tele-Communications Inc.)
NEW YORK - Data Broadcasting Corp., the successor to The learning Channel's former owner, Financial News Network Inc., sued Tele-Communications Inc. in federal court last week. New York-based Data Broadcasting charged that the MSO purposefully NEW YORK - Data...
Tags: TCI
Research articles 1992-07-06
Stern generates indecency fine against Richmond station: FCC orders former owner of WVGO to pay $10,000.(talk show host Howard Stern; Richmond, Virginia)
FCC orders former owner of WVGO to pay $10,000 Radio's infamous syndicated morning mouth Howard Stern has landed another of his affiliates in hot water with the FCC. The FCC on Oct. 15 slapped a $10,000 fine...
Tags: FCC, Stern
Research articles 1996-10-21
Windows on the World: Owner vows to reopen top-grossing eatery; Local landmark, global attraction.(David Emil, owner of Windows on the World restaurant, wants to rebuild after the World Trade Center disaster)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Through tears of grief Friday, David Emil, an owner of Windows on the World, arguably the nation's most famous and successful restaurant, said he wants to find a way to rebuild. ``We're not going to give up,'' says Mr. Emil, a former president of...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, World Trade Center
Research articles 2001-09-17
Jordan returns as part owner of Bobcats
Michael Jordan is back in the NBA. Jordan, with many ties to North Carolina, became part owner Thursday of the Charlotte Bobcats. Owner Bob Johnson said his friend of 17 years will have final say on player decisions as managing member of basketball operations. "Michael is not a day-to-day employee,...
Tags: FINANCE, NBA, team
Research articles 2006-06-16
ACCC proposes to allow collective agreement between CSR Building Products Ltd and its owner-drivers.
M2 PRESSWIRE-5 August 2005-ACCC: ACCC proposes to allow collective agreement between CSR Building Products Ltd and its owner-driversC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05082005 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft determination proposing to authorise* CSR Building Products Ltd ...
Tags: agreement, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Research articles 2005-08-05
Owner of Long Island, N.Y., limousine service to buy catering hall.
By Alan J. Wax, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 6--The owner of John Anthony's on the Water has agreed to sell the well-known waterfront catering hall in Babylon to the owner of one of Long Island's largest limousine providers...
Tags: Litigation, Newsday
Research articles 2004-07-06
HUD CHARGES LOW-INCOME APARTMENT OWNER WITH FRAUD
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD has charged a Los Angeles apartment owner with civil fraud for allegedly pocketing millions of taxpayer dollars in a large-scale kickback and insurance scam. The government filed suit last year in U.S. district court accusing the owner...
Tags: fraud, Government, Insurance, Litigation, U.S. Department of Housing
Research articles 1998-06-01
WANTED: Owner with vision
John E. Harden, owner of Oklahoma City's Farmers Market, 311 S. Klein, has decided to place the property up for sale. The historical piece of property shown above and below was developed by the owner's grandfather, John J. Harden, in 1927. Harden said one reason for...
Tags: Farmers
Research articles 2001-09-04
Fitch Ratings Affirms Cityscape Home Loan Owner Trust Issues
Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--July 24, 2002 Fitch Ratings affirms the ratings on the following securities: Cityscape Home Loan Owner Trust, Series 1997-1: --$6.06 million class A 'AAA'; --$8.21 million class M-1 'AA'; --$9.34 million class M-2 'A'. Cityscape Home Loan Owner Trust,...
Tags: Fitch Ratings
Research articles 2002-07-24
Harris Associates largest US owner of Ericsson - Brief Article
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-27 August 2002-Harris Associates largest US owner of Ericsson C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Harris Associates, a Chicago-based company, has reportedly become the largest US-based owner of Swedish telecommunications group Ericsson. According to the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, Harris Associates owns more than 152m shares in Ericsson....
Tags: Ericsson Inc., Harris Associates L.P.
Research articles 2002-08-27
Fitch Ratings Affirms Life Financial Home Loan Owner Trust Issues
Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 22, 2003 Fitch Ratings affirms the following classes of Life Financial Home Loan Owner Trust. Life Financial Home Loan Owner Trust, Series 1997-2-- Classes A-4 'AAA'; -- Class M-1 'AA'; -- Class M-2 'A'; -- Class B 'BBB'. ...
Tags: Fitch Ratings
Research articles 2003-01-22
RHM, Owner of the Mr Kipling Brand, Gained a New Owner in Premier Foods in 2006 Read More inside the UK Market for Biscuits and Cakes 2007.
M2 PRESSWIRE-2 May 2007-Research and Markets: RHM, Owner of the Mr Kipling Brand, Gained a New Owner in Premier Foods in 2006 Read More inside the UK Market for Biscuits and Cakes 2007C1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04052007 Dublin - Research...
Tags: Premier Foods
Research articles 2007-05-02
Owner of Fresno, Calif., Restaurant Chain Looks for New Site.(Originated from The Fresno Bee, Calif.)
Apr. 24--Restaurant owner Robert "Bobby" Salazar, who has reportedly been shopping for a Tower District location for several years, may have found a spot for his next Mexican restaurant. Salazar, owner of several Fresno-area Mexican restaurants and a sports bar, is...
Tags: The Fresno Bee
Research articles 1997-04-24
North Greenbush, N.Y., Office Development Taken Over by Part Owner.
By Danielle T. Furfaro, Times Union, Albany, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 27--The former majority owner of Van Alstyne Corporate Park & Village is now the sole owner and has changed the name of the development to Hudson Valley Corporate Park....
Tags: Times Union
Research articles 2001-02-27
Owner of Fresno, Calif., Restaurant Chain Looks for New Site.(Originated from The Fresno Bee, Calif.)
Apr. 24--Restaurant owner Robert "Bobby" Salazar, who has reportedly been shopping for a Tower District location for several years, may have found a spot for his next Mexican restaurant. Salazar, owner of several Fresno-area Mexican restaurants...
Tags: The Fresno Bee
Research articles 1997-04-24