Sentences with phrase «city community development»

The essays range from the practical («How Boomers, Churches, and Entrepreneurs Can Transform Society») to the inspirational («High - Tech Inner City Community Development,» about a for - profit venture that rose from the ashes of the 1967 Detroit riots).
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GOSC is New York State's administrative agency for the federally funded Small Cities Community Development Program.

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Ned Staebler, president and CEO of TechTown, says SWOT City works in six neighborhoods, partnering with local community development corporations to identify entrepreneurs and provide them with technical assistance and support.
According to The Times, the development will be between two majority - Hispanic communities, Belle Haven and the city of East Palo Alto.
A study commissioned by the city's economic development authority estimated that the bottom - line benefits of telecommuting for employers, employees and communities across Canada could be as high as $ 53 billion a year.
«The upside,» says Bruce Berger, Director of Community planning and economic development for the city of Davenport, «is that you're retaining that many jobs with the hope that the factory can do well.
The company called for proposals for the new site, which could create fierce competition among cities eager to bring in new jobs and spur development of their business communities.
Linnea Geiss, vice president of corporate development for NCR Corporation, and a board member for Venture Atlanta, describes this as a city where the entrepreneurial community invests in the most important things, which she lists as: «Revenue, finding real solutions to big problems and creating products that people really want.»
It boasts both low living costs and a high quality of life — with popular developments, such as the Atlanta Beltline Trail and Ponce City Market — attracting a new generation of talent to the startup community.
The city's Small Business Development Center is also well - integrated with the business community, giving new company owners the resources needed to succeed.
Between McAllen and Reynosa, «We are one city that happens to have a river running through it, not much different than most communities,» said Keith Patridge, president and chief executive of the McAllen Economic Development Corporation.
Landing International Development gained 19.2 % after announcing earlier this week that the city council in the metro Manila community of Paranque had approved its plan to build a casino resort.
It represents our entrepreneurs before the city; it drives development; it gives guidance to the city on future trends and what the needs are of our business community.
Specifically, it helps with building companies outside of major cities as well as supporting economic development in communities around the world.
The City's Department of Community Planning & Economic Development has a variety of resources to help your business succeed.
«We're all concerned about what could be gentrification or displacement, how do we deal with that,» said Aisha Glover, president and chief executive of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation, which is involved in the New Jersey city's bid.
Secondly, we would welcome invitations to speak to local groups, including economic development organizations, community bankers, and city government, about our bill and how it will help Massachusetts communities and small banks.
I would like to acknowledge what is a long list: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Office of the New York Attorney General, the New York State Department of Financial Services, the New York Legal Assistance Group, Staten Island Legal Services, the Legal Aid Society, MFY Legal Services, various bar associations, New York City Department of Small Business Services, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island and the Northfield Local Community Development Corporation.
Join the Capital Network and the City of Cambridge Community Development Department for their Get to It!
Read the City of Zion weekly reports to learn about development progress and other community initiatives.
AMA Mexico catalyzed community members to plant 3,000 new trees in the park and weekly meetings focused on community development take place in the on - site classrooms built by the city of Puebla.
Queen City Fintech is a 12 - week accelerator program designed to mature financial technology startups through intense mentorship from leading banking executives, business development professionals, and venture capitalists and attorneys, among others in Charlotte's robust business community.
Assistant City Manager and Community Development Director David Kelley has been appointed to succeed Cayler.
EDMONTON - Today, Rachel Notley announced that an NDP government will reinvest in Alberta's cities and growing communities through Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), which supports after school programs for kids, child development programs, and counseling for individuals and families.
Residents of Baltimore's less affluent communities have been complaining for years about tax incentives for waterfront development and crumbs for neighborhoods struggling to survive, and no amount of explanation about the difference between tax increment financing and direct city subsidies can...
See if there's a bank in your area that's classified as a Community Development Finance Institution, like Spring Bank in New York City.
In a speech at the Progressive Policy - Institute, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros made a remarkable statement about what community means for «a modern, big American city and its relationship with a big Washington bureaucracy.»
The plan — always subject to change — is to visit an orphange, a community development project, a tent city, a church service, and hang out with local pastors and leaders.
When these are neglected and money is pumped instead into industrial development, the males move to the cities, destroying the communities which have sustained the people for thousands of years and creating huge urban slums.
Programs in thirty cities and towns seek to serve the nearly 7,000,000 population with treatment, education, research, and community development resources.
Prior to joining Green City Market's Board, Kathy led the development of GCM's current brand identity and integrated communication strategy, helping to communicate its mission and values to the community in a significant, consistent way.
Ms. Brenner has received a Rising Star Award from Women for WineSense (2008), a New York Small Business Administration Women in Business Champion Of The Year (2009), a New York City National Association of Women Business Owners Signature Award (2010), the Lillian Vernon Award for Outstanding Community Service by the Women's Enterprise Development Center (2011), a NY Women in Communications Rising Star Award (2013), the Rockland Business Women's Network Woman of the Year Award (2014), American Cancer Society Dr. Louis Berger Award (2017), and Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Award Person of the Year Nominee (2017).
Articles explore: the idea that violence should be thought of as a public health problem analogous to infectious disease; examine from a scientific perspective the impacts on children's social, emotional, and cognitive development of growing up in a violent community; share first - hand insights from children and caregivers; and explore various interventions, from the favelas of Recife, Brazil, to the inner cities of Chicago, Illinois, United States (US), and Glasgow, Scotland, which are offering a tangible sense of hope.
A program of the Durham Workforce Development Board, the program is administered by the City of Durham Office of Economic and Workforce Development and is a partnership between the City, Durham County, Durham Public Schools, Durham Technical Community College, and Made in Durham.
Despite the strong community objection, however, the City re-zoned the site in 1968 to allow development to move forward.
Dan Gombac, the community development director, said the city will maintain the park and will not transfer ownership over to the park district.
To fund the project, the park district has received approval from the Rolling Meadows City Council to include their $ 450,000 grant request with the city's application for Cook County Community Development Block GraCity Council to include their $ 450,000 grant request with the city's application for Cook County Community Development Block Gracity's application for Cook County Community Development Block Grants.
Addison Park District, $ 150,000 to develop an 11.7 - acre neighborhood park; Glen Ellyn Park District, $ 98,000 for the rehabilitation and development of a 10 - acre neighborhood park; Salt Creek Rural Park District, $ 200,000 for the initial development of a community park; City of Chicago, $ 100,000 for a 2.6 - acre park in the Rogers Park area; Chicago Park District, $ 600,000 for a swimming pool at Williams Park, a beach and playground at Park No. 459 and a swimming pool at Seward Park; Cook County Forest Preserve District, $ 200,000 for a 3 - mile segment of bicycle trails; Schaumburg Park District, $ 195,000 for the 92 - acre Gray Farm - Prairie Park site.
On November 7th in Cork City, Young Knocknaheeny will bring together leading experts, policy makers, practitioners, and participants to share and connect the science, policy, and interdisciplinary practice across the domains of child development, health, equality, urban development, and change practices for whole community prevention and early intervention.
You might not think a book about the struggle to wrest six thousand acres of Lake Michigan dunes from development and preserve it as a public place would be suspenseful adventure story, but Traverse City author heather Shumaker promises just that - a riveting story that spans decades about a small community of people who preserve a beloved tract against all odds.
«Addressing Food Safety in School Produce Purchasing» will feature Julie Skolmowski (MPH, RD, SNS) Food Safety Specialist, Office of Food Safety, USDA Food & Nutrition Service; Loren LaCorte, USDA Farm to School Lead Team, Child Nutrition Division, USDA Food & Nutrition Service; Stewart Eidel, Section Chief, Professional Development & Technical Assistance, School & Community Nutrition Programs Branch, Maryland Dept. of Education; Sarah Trist (MS, RD), Program Specialist, Maryland State Dept. of Education; Dian Duncan - Goldsmith (MS, RD, LD), Director of Food Service, Iowa City Community School District.
Oakbrook Terrace Mayor William Kallas issued a public apology at the City Council meeting Tuesday to residents of the nearby unincorporated Brandywine townhouse development for making what critics called disparaging comments about the community and other multifamily developments.
Clarity on commitment to decentralisation, including opportunities for local action in Community Energy, Smart Cities and the Internet of Things, which are new developments that hold considerable potential, but developers and entrepreneurs are held back where there is lack of clarity in the government's intent.
The Education Act of 1980 introduced the Assisted Place Scheme which took selected and gifted children out of the state school system and placed them into independent schools; the trade union reform acts abolished the closed shops, secondary picketing and stamped down wild - cat strikes; the Education Act of 1988 introduced City Technology Colleges, which took states schools out of the purview of the Local Education Authority; the 1988 Next Steps development began a transformation of the civil service by fragmenting in up into executive agencies; and the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 introduced the internal market into the NHS.
Prior to serving in the City Council, Brad directed the Pratt Center for Community Development and the Fifth Avenue Committee.
Corey Johnson is currently employed by GFI Development Company as Director of Government Relations and Community Affairs, where he has worked with the New York City Council, Mayor's office and a variety of New York City Agencies.
LIBRARY SQUARE — New Development With Community Programs Faces Opposition From MV City Council
Other commission members were Scott P. Campbell, executive director of the Elton John AIDS Foundation; Rose Harvey, commissioner of the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; Thomas Krever, CEO of the Hetrick - Martin Institute; Kelsey Louie, CEO of Gay Men's Health Crisis; Christine Quinn, the former City Council speaker who is now CEO of Women in Need; Melissa Sklarz, development director at the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund; and Glennda Testone, executive director of the LGBT Community Center.
The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, when it finally closes up shop, has a chance to leave a lasting legacy that other agencies across the country could look to should they be charged with rebuilding and revitalizing a city and community.
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