operating costs

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What’s Next: All this could further drive up operating costs for ranchers and discourage them from rebuilding herds in meaningful numbers.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Companies, particularly in the tech sectors, have fled the state since then, blaming the state’s high operating costs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Instead of cost cutting, USPS’s operating costs increased by nearly 10% between 2021 and 2025, and productivity plummeted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The charity also paid about 80% of the union's operating costs - around £6m annually, including £5m on salaries.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Only a month earlier, Lawrence had given him preliminary estimates of $750,000 for construction and another $250,000 for operating costs over a ten-year period.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik