"For a guy like Whittle, it gives him more financial power and adds credibility to his operations."

This adds significant expenses to the station's operations.

Quite so, and I wonder if monitoring visits add value to a firm and its operations?

Landsbanki now operates as a privately owned bank, competing in a free market, with substantial international activities added to its traditional Icelandic operations.

Since 2006 a proposal has been under consideration to add another run to the ferry's operations.

Military officials recently resurrected it, believing that the patrol boats would add flexibility to their operations and would cost relatively little.

From 1925, a bakery was added to its operations.

Sabates' name was then added to Ganassi's open-wheel operations.

We felt a supernatural touch would add terror to our operations.

Reliance was also adding to its operations in the South.