A couple of days later they said you're fired and we're going to consolidate our business with one firm.

By the 20 Century Tarija had become the dominant supplier, and wine and singani manufacturers began to consolidate their business there.

Furthermore, Coutts themselves were undergoing a change in policy, consolidating their business around the wealthy personal customer and shedding some of their 'high-risk' business accounts.

There are clients who are going to say, "We want to consolidate our business."

Southdown pursued a policy of purchasing rival operators to consolidate its business.

It's important to take advantage of off-peak periods to consolidate your business.

Times Higher Education quoted a spokeswoman as saying "We have decided to consolidate our business in Gloucestershire, reducing operational costs."

His father, now 72, has consolidated his business and "is going fine without me," Mr. Galvin said with some relief.

Indeed, industry executives are skeptical that Carole Little's move to consolidate its business among fewer contractors would lead to such deadly reprisals.

The client database of ShortsandLongs was transferred to Spreadex in March 2012 to consolidate its business.