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Mayor Berke and Skuid founder and CEO Ken McElrath sat down
with Fortune to discuss the economic impact of Chattanooga's
city - wide tech
initiative.
Mayor Sly James has announced Launch KC, a
city - sponsored
initiative to attract more startups
with such enticements as cheap office space and equipment subsidies.
«The state and
city used Katrina to wipe away the dysfunction and corruption in the school system,» Medberry says, referring to the
city's charter school
initiative, which largely replaced public schools
with privately operated institutions after 2005.
Other highlights for the year included the introduction of GVBOT's Pillar Partners, the expansion of the Company of Young Professionals program to Richmond, North Vancouver, and the Tri-
Cities, a new advocacy
initiative with the Canadian Global
Cities Council, and the WE FOR SHE Conference on gender diversity.
She is on the board of Women Entrepreneurs New York
City, an
initiative to encourage female entrepreneurship,
with a focus on underserved communities.
Kuwait
City — April 21, 2015: MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab region,
with the strategic partner Abdul Latif Jameel Community
Initiatives (ALJCI) and the Zain Group, announced that teams from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates made it to the winner's stage at the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition for best start - up innovative and creative business ideas in the Arab world among 75 contesting teams from 15 Arab countries.
Burnaby has pushed to be a better
city for its citizens and it has been recognized in the past for its initiatives with awards even the Best Run City in Canada, as named by Maclean's Magaz
city for its citizens and it has been recognized in the past for its
initiatives with awards even the Best Run
City in Canada, as named by Maclean's Magaz
City in Canada, as named by Maclean's Magazine.
One of the most startling facts about America is the contrast between our great prosperity as a nation and these islands of misery in our
cities, Why,
with all our resources,
initiative and ingenuity, do we do so little to solve these problems?
The one day
initiative fits
with Vancouver's Greenest
City Action Plan and with environmental goals laid out in the city's recently - released Food Strat
City Action Plan and
with environmental goals laid out in the
city's recently - released Food Strat
city's recently - released Food Strategy.
Foremost in their minds now is food security, something that the
City of Davao has been proud of being the first
with a local
initiative in 2010 to pass the Organic Agriculture Ordinance ahead of Republic Act 10068 (Organic Agriculture Act of 2010) on the same year.
The
initiative is being led by the Brazilian Vegetarian Society, in partnership
with organisations that include São Paulo's Municipal Secretary of Green and Environment, Vegetarian Magazine, Greenpeace and others — a real breakthrough from a
city in one of the world's biggest meat - exporting countries.
Chata products started in 1962 in the
city of Culiacan, Sinaloa Mexico by the
initiative of the Machado Pina Family
with Mrs. Augusta Pina Machado, known as Mrs. Chata.
This year, Providence, R.I., Mayor Jorge Elorza was honored
with 2nd place in the Medium
City category in recognition of his «Eat Play Learn PVD»
initiative.
These lessons will be used to improve the effectiveness of the
initiative,
with the best strategies being applied elsewhere throughout the
city as well as other
cities where they might work.
These lessons will be used to improve the effectiveness of the
initiative,
with the best strategies being applied elsewhere in Los Angeles as well as other
cities where they might work.
These lessons will be used to improve the effectiveness of the
initiative,
with the best strategies being applied elsewhere in Mississippi as well as other
cities where they might work.
These lessons will be used to improve the effectiveness of the
initiative,
with the best strategies being applied elsewhere in Alabama as well as other
cities where they might work.
City councilor Hilde Niezen launched the
initiative with activist and Gouda resident Paul Smit, who has championed the Meat Free Monday cause for many years.
He's calling his new
initiative «Pledge 10 for Tomorrow,» encouraging fans to give what they can, and he'll donate an extra $ 50,000 to the
city with the most donations.
EITC is working
with Liverpool
City Council to deliver an
initiative to improve literacy levels and create a new generation of readers.
Everton in the Community is working
with Liverpool
City Council to deliver «City of Readers», an initiative to improve literacy levels and create a new generation of readers across the c
City Council to deliver «
City of Readers», an initiative to improve literacy levels and create a new generation of readers across the c
City of Readers», an
initiative to improve literacy levels and create a new generation of readers across the
citycity.
NEW YORK (Reuters)- New York
City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and state officials are pushing
initiatives aimed at encouraging new mothers to breastfeed their babies, drawing criticism from some parents who say officials are interfering
with their health choices.
The school district's efforts to buy better quality ingredients from local businesses fit in well
with the
city of Austin's Good Food Purchasing program, an
initiative to harness the buying power of big institutions to benefit the local economy and support the
city's sustainability goals.
includes a mind blowing number of
initiatives that address intersections
with schools, child care,
cities, towns and counties, Indian Country, and faith communities, as well as efforts to connect kids
with salad bars at school, outdoor
initiatives, parks, museum and gardens, reading, and chefs.
03.29.2013 HUMAN Healthy Vending Aligns
with City of Chicago, Offers Businesses Cash Bonus to Switch to Healthy Vending To applaud the
City of Chicago's recent healthy vending
initiative, HUMAN Healthy Vending is offering Chicago businesses a cash bonus — up to $ 1,000.000 — for switching to healthy vending.
She advocates for green
initiatives within her
city and son's school and works to develop a social network
with other green moms on the San Francisco Peninsula.
«Scott was among the first to call for a ban on private placement agents for
City pension investment and also worked to advance shareholder
initiatives to align corporate executive pay
with long - term performance, promote workplace diversity, increase transparency and sustainability, and disclose corporate political spending.»
It's easy to find myself in agreement
with him on this as it's pretty much the same suggestion John Prescott made
with his «Northern Way»
initiative fifteen years ago, which planned to connect - up northern
cities.
He created an office specifically to manage struggling schools, and has matched those schools
with wraparound social services, much like Fariña has done by marrying the Renewal program to the
city's community schools
initiative.
Prior to his appointment in 2008, Mr. Driscoll was the Mayor of Syracuse where he spearheaded multiple environmental, energy and sustainability
initiatives and made the
City of Syracuse the first city in the country to offer every student who graduates with a Regents diploma free college tuit
City of Syracuse the first
city in the country to offer every student who graduates with a Regents diploma free college tuit
city in the country to offer every student who graduates
with a Regents diploma free college tuition.
In 2014, Governor Cuomo signed legislation to provide an additional $ 435 million to the Rochester Schools Modernization Program, a multi-phase capital
initiative to provide the Rochester
City School District
with greater capability to meet the educational needs of its schoolchildren.
The mayor believes the mandate he was elected on is one of equality for all New Yorkers, and the best way to level the playing field is
with initiatives such as universal pre-K, strong support for state - funded institutions in the
city and higher wages, which de Blasio supported long before Cuomo.
Bank - Olemoh also underscored the commitment of the State Government, under the leadership of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to position Lagos State as the technology frontier in Africa saying it was also in line
with the Lagos Smart
City initiative in partnership
with Dubai Smart
City.
News 12 Brooklyn story on BP Adams calling on the
City to fund an expansion of Operation Safe Shopper, his security camera
initiative for commercial corridors, following the program's success in assisting
with the apprehension of a robbery suspect in Crown Heights.
Also at 8:30 a.m., an
initiative of the National Women's Political Caucus of New York
City, Sheroes of New York, is set to make history as the first campaign
with 11 female candidates, Democrats and Republicans, collaborating to motivate people to vote and increase awareness and consideration for women candidates, New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park W., Manhattan.
The mayor's
initiative, known as «New York
City Safe» and funded
with $ 22 million, comes as the administration is working to contain an outbreak of Legionnaires» Disease in the Bronx.
«The administration had very clear ideas of how they wanted to see this progress and made it clear to us,» said Timothy Rooney Jr., the general counsel at Empire
City Raceway, a Yonkers casino that is a member of the association, adding: «I think we agree
with a lot of the governor's
initiatives.
In a victory for reformers, campaign finance reform is high on the list, along
with other progressive
initiatives such as raising the minimum wage and changing New York
City's «stop and frisk» policy.
Off topic questions the Long Island Railroad and possible strike, the
City's contingency plans and role in the event of a strike, whether the petitions supporting continued operation of horse carriages,
with 40,000 signatures recently delivered to
City Hall affect his thinking on the topic, what the 66 donors to Campaign for One New York expect from the mayor, whether he plans to take any additional vacations this year, what
initiatives Campaign for One New York will next focus on, the status of the review of the 911 system upgrade and, concerning his trip to Italy, whether he is packed, whether he's packing his own bags and what food he is most looking forward to.
The
Initiative is modeled after President Barack Obama's My Brother's Keeper
initiative for young men and the
city's Young Men's Initiative — and will be funded with $ 20 million in City Council and private philanthropic funds to pursue recommendations like hiring more guidance counselors in school, expanding the Nurse - Family Partnership program, and requiring city agencies to have «gender equity liaisons.&ra
city's Young Men's
Initiative — and will be funded
with $ 20 million in
City Council and private philanthropic funds to pursue recommendations like hiring more guidance counselors in school, expanding the Nurse - Family Partnership program, and requiring city agencies to have «gender equity liaisons.&ra
City Council and private philanthropic funds to pursue recommendations like hiring more guidance counselors in school, expanding the Nurse - Family Partnership program, and requiring
city agencies to have «gender equity liaisons.&ra
city agencies to have «gender equity liaisons.»
Earlier this week, Assemblyman Ron Castorina and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis convinced Richmond County Supreme Court Justice Philip Minardo to order the
city not follow through
with longstanding plans to purge the files of municipal I.D.
initiative pending proceedings that could last into next year.
Ms. Mark - Viverito (D - Manhattan / Bronx) used her first State of the
City address as an opportunity to align herself and the liberal Council she leads with progressive ideals as well as a range of initiatives intended to make the city more just and inclus
City address as an opportunity to align herself and the liberal Council she leads
with progressive ideals as well as a range of
initiatives intended to make the
city more just and inclus
city more just and inclusive.
But he cited the dispute
with Success over prekindergarten — his signature
initiative — as reflective of why
City Hall has not been able to work
with the organization.
Some of Dinkins» accomplishments include creating the
city's Economic Development Corporation, launching the «Safe City, Safe Streets» initiative, which many credit with putting New York City on the path toward its recent record crime lows and building many units of affordable hous
city's Economic Development Corporation, launching the «Safe
City, Safe Streets» initiative, which many credit with putting New York City on the path toward its recent record crime lows and building many units of affordable hous
City, Safe Streets»
initiative, which many credit
with putting New York
City on the path toward its recent record crime lows and building many units of affordable hous
City on the path toward its recent record crime lows and building many units of affordable housing.
Fahy has been a key player in many
city of Albany
initiatives, including the move shore up the
city budget
with red light camera ticket revenue.
The
initiative was introduced by then - Chancellor George Osborne in 2014
with the aim of ploughing investment into transport links, science and innovation within a cluster of
cities in the North.
He said the
city has reassigned officers to help
with traffic enforcement in his Vision Zero
initiative, and thinks that will be enough to both keep the
city safe from crime and implement the pedestrian safety plan.