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Pension payment deferral: CPS pushes a $175 million municipal pension fund payment onto the city.
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Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Misaligned leadership teams cost organizations in three critical ways:
Slow Decision-Making
When functions operate in silos, key initiatives get trapped in endless loops of discussion, deferral, or conflicting directives.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Two tax deferral programs, the Construction Reserve Fund Program and the Capital Construction Fund Program, allow vessel owners or operators to defer paying tax on certain eligible deposits that are placed into an account and can be used to fund projects at U.S. shipyards.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2025
As part of his retirement deal, Strasburg’s contract was restructured to increase the deferrals further.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
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Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Misaligned leadership teams cost organizations in three critical ways:
Slow Decision-Making
When functions operate in silos, key initiatives get trapped in endless loops of discussion, deferral, or conflicting directives.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Two tax deferral programs, the Construction Reserve Fund Program and the Capital Construction Fund Program, allow vessel owners or operators to defer paying tax on certain eligible deposits that are placed into an account and can be used to fund projects at U.S. shipyards.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2025
As part of his retirement deal, Strasburg’s contract was restructured to increase the deferrals further.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
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“Deferral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferral. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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