Going Public

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Going Public

Altering the organization of a corporation from ownership and control by a small group of people, as in a close corporation, to ownership by the general public, as in a publicly held corporation.

When a corporation goes public, it opens up the sale of shares of its stock to the public at large.

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Additionally, people who take public transportation are more likely to get 30 minutes of exercise three times a week (22 percent) than people who have never taken public transportation (15 percent).

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