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Alcon offices in Johns Creek, Georgia. Alcon Inc. ( German: Alcon AG) is a Swiss-American pharmaceutical and medical device company specializing in eye care products. It has a paper headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland but its operational headquarters are in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, where it employs about 4,500 people. [2]
Spanish émigré Gavino Gutierrez was a civil engineer by training, but was employed by a New York City fruit packing and canning firm in the mid-1880s. He had heard that there were many guava trees growing wild in the Tampa Bay area and, looking to add to his company's product line, set out to find them in November 1884. [3] [4] [5]
As of 2013, Hispanics and Latinos of any race were 18.4% of the state's population. [1] The Hispanic and Latino population is especially large in New York City, where the 2.49 million Hispanics (as defined by the U.S. Census) make up 28.3% of the city's population, the second-largest population group second only to non-Hispanic whites at 30.9 ...
De facto [ 26] Saharan Spanish. Notes: ^ In Spain, Spanish is the sole official language at the national level, while Basque, Catalan / Valencian, Aranese, and Galician are co-official alongside Spanish in certain regions. ^ In Ecuador, Spanish is the sole official language at the national level while the Kichwa (Northern Quechua) and Shuar ...
Lincoln Battalion. The Lincoln Battalion ( Spanish: Batallón Abraham Lincoln) was the 17th (later the 58th) battalion of the XV International Brigade, a mixed brigade of the International Brigades also known as the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. It was organized by the Communist International [ 1][ 2] and named after US President Abraham Lincoln who ...
An English dialect spoken by Puerto Ricans and other Hispanic groups is called New York Latino English; Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B are examples of people who speak with the New York Latino dialect. When speaking in English, American Hispanics may often insert Spanish tag and filler items such as tú sabes, este, and órale, into sentences as a ...
New York City has been described as the cultural capital of the world. [1] [2] [3] The culture of New York is reflected in its size and ethnic diversity. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. [4] Many American cultural movements first emerged in the city.
New York & Company, Inc. (NY&C) is an e-commerce workwear retailer for women. New York & Company apparel and accessories are sold exclusively through their digital store. New York & Company was founded in 1918 as Lerner Shops by Samuel A. Lerner and Harold M. Lane in New York City. Samuel Lerner was the uncle of lyricist Alan Jay Lerner. In ...