Sentences with phrase «city this year for»

But he got a lot of attention in Park City this year for «Mister and Pete,» which also stars Jeffrey Wright, Anthony Mackie, Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje, Jennifer Hudson and Jordin Sparks, and drew comparisons to «The Wire» and «Precious.»

And she will tell you that it's just a coincidence that she abandoned New York City that year for East Hampton, a very wealthy community on Long Island's south shore, thus avoiding paying $ 30,000 in taxes.

The international comedy industry comes to Québec City every year for this great event, which draws hundreds of artists and tens of thousands of festival goers.

Thousands flock to this city each year for excellent camping by the sea, while also enjoying an amazing mix of urban fun and outdoor adventures.

They have identified Cape Town and the Western Cape as best practice examples of responsible tourism and agents will be sent to the city this year for a practical application segment as part of a course at a new academy centered around responsible tourism.

Over 3.5 million people visit the city each year for the history, climate and attractions.

Not exact matches

Though the Harper government has been maligned for paring the CTC's budget to $ 58 million a year — less than that of New York City — it did negotiate Approved Destination Status with China prior to the 2010 Olympics.

Paradoxically, the city's latent racism hasn't affected mayor Aboutaleb's popularity among supporters of the Party for Freedom (PVV)- the Dutch nationalist rightwing party led by Wilders, who, on 9 December last year, was convicted of inciting discrimination.

While some investors opposed the move, Xiaomi's decision, four years after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (baba) chose New York, signals a new phase for the city in its ambitions to rival the U.S. market.

Besides Oakland residents arrested within the city for pot crimes dating back to 1996, the permits are available to residents living at least 10 of the past 20 years in police beats torn apart by the war on drugs.

As for Nike, it and many of its peers took a hit from last year's bankruptcies Sports Authority and City Sports.

Today, so - called Amazonians occupy more office space in Seattle than the next 40 largest employers in the city combined, according to a study by real - estate data firm CoStar for the Seattle Times last year.

Two years ago, Tom Cat Bakery in Queens, N.Y., was known for supplying artisanal breads to some of the most exclusive restaurants in New York City.

This year marks the 50th anniversary with events being held in Seattle, Dallas, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.. Each city will offer tips, tools and trainings for small businesses to start, succeed and grow.

Chinese cities such as Xingtai and Shijiazhuang and the Saudi refining hub at Jubail were also highly polluted, but the data for those places was 4 - 5 years old, and Maria Neira,...

The city of Newark meanwhile is also offering a local property tax break that could save the company another $ 1 billion, and is also offering to waive $ 1 billion worth in wage taxes for employees over 20 years.

Nonprofit City Year Chicago has recent college grads lining up for a $ 12,000 annual salary to work in economically challenged schools.

Brewers in the city say they're 10 - 15 years behind Portland, but that seems inaccurate for the quality of beer coming out there.

For the next few years, the brothers made periodic trips to New York City, where they could buy retired trash trucks in bulk at auction.

The public's enthusiasm for the intimate and sophisticated experience offered by the city's small bars shows no sign of slowing, nearly six years after liquor licence reform was legislated in Western

Andrew Yang is the founder and CEO of Venture for America, a New York City - based nonprofit organization focused on placing top - college graduates in startups for two years in emerging U.S. cities to generate job growth and train the next generation of entrepreneurs.

The year 1993 saw the publication of an enormous study that followed over 8,000 adults for 15 years in six US cities.

A City of Vancouver survey of 2,500 residents this year indicated that, for the first time, fewer than 50 % of trips within the city were made by City of Vancouver survey of 2,500 residents this year indicated that, for the first time, fewer than 50 % of trips within the city were made by city were made by car.

Confidants report that Bezos spends more time in Washington than in any other city outside of Seattle — ten trips a year, give or take — and for good reason.

The City of Fremantle says Myer's announcement that it will close its port city store early next year provides clarity for the proposed redevelopment of King's SquCity of Fremantle says Myer's announcement that it will close its port city store early next year provides clarity for the proposed redevelopment of King's Squcity store early next year provides clarity for the proposed redevelopment of King's Square.

Stephanie Oh fought for a few years in her early 20s to break into the music industry in New York City, but last year grew disenchanted with her stagnant career in administration of music - talent management firm.

«There's a massive level of excitement about what it represents as a symbol of urban renewal, ambition for our city and recommitment to our downtown as the heart of it all,» says the 37 - year - old mayor.

With a burgeoning tech industry that's expected to grow by more than 15,000 jobs over the next four years, Vancouver makes the ideal location for the first Red Academy, but Gilbert says she and Mansell hope to take the concept beyond B.C. and open locations in other major Canadian cities.

New York City — which, through the Bloomberg years put outsized emphasis on boosting the startup ecosystem, and finding solutions to a dearth of programmers — has been quick to show support for The Flatiron School.

The South African city has gone three years with hardly any rain, and is warning that it will be forced to turn off most of its taps at an unspecified date in 2019, leaving people to queue up outside for their water.

For the Bow Street Edition, the whiskey is also distilled outside of the city and aged between 18 and 22 years.

Last year Calgary's superstar mayor Naheed Nenshi suggested to Maclean's last year that municipal government is the most crucial level for most citizens, and it seems that with startups it's the absence of city engagement that causes problems.

Aldi has opened its first four Perth stores to much fanfare across the city, ending a three - year - plus wait for the German supermarket chain to touch down in Western Australia.

That alone generated $ 4.5 million in non-gaming related revenue for the city (which has hosted the most conferences in North America for 16 straight years), so clearly conferences and trade shows are big business.

The investors at New York City - based venture capital firm FirstMark Capital, for example, receive more than 1,000 inquiries from entrepreneurs each year.

«This is a year of really being an influence and a change maker in an amazing city that's really at the forefront of the revitalization efforts in our entire country,» says Greene Groves concluding her pitch for the program, ending with a paraphrase of the Michigan governor's pitch for Motor City: «Yeah, you can go to another city, but if you want to make a difference, come to Detroit.&racity that's really at the forefront of the revitalization efforts in our entire country,» says Greene Groves concluding her pitch for the program, ending with a paraphrase of the Michigan governor's pitch for Motor City: «Yeah, you can go to another city, but if you want to make a difference, come to Detroit.&raCity: «Yeah, you can go to another city, but if you want to make a difference, come to Detroit.&racity, but if you want to make a difference, come to Detroit.»

They'll have organized social and cultural events, and monthly team challenges in exchange for a year of participation in the city's hoped for transformation from poster child of urban dysfunction to rejuvenated metropolis.

The Challenge: Howard's is a small Kansas City grocery store, with a twist: The store, which opened in 2012, sells memberships for $ 60 per year; members get a door code allowing them to access the store 24/7 and pick from the locally grown produce and organic foods in stock.

There's no guarantee of a job after the program finishes for participants, nor any obligation for them to stay on in the city, but Greene Groves hopes that spending a year in Detroit will help convince participants to build longer - term ties to the city.

Four years after Mark Zuckerberg made his $ 100 million donation to help the Newark, New Jersey, school system, most of the money is gone and critics say the city has not turned into the «symbol of educational excellence» he had hoped for.

Below are the 10 cities that ranked the highest for saving money this year:

For somebody who had never been to New Orleans, but moved there initially to teach and then a year later left the classroom to start a company, I've seen firsthand just how much the community has invested in bringing in and retaining young people who really want to contribute to rebranding the city, bringing it from, old oil and gas and just tourism really into the 21st century with lots of high - tech, high - growth businesses.

And that's good enough for Linda Heidinger, owner and founder of New York City's much - loved Alphabets, the tiny retailer that started out 30 years ago in the Alphabet City neighborhood of Manhattan.

She's more concerned about the skyrocketing cost of rents in the city, which have risen 200 percent in the past three years, and where a modest storefront like hers can go for as much as $ 17,000 per month.

When Karim and I were childhood friends, we could never have envisioned that we'd be named 2014 California Small Business of the Year and create a successful model for opening inner - city restaurants.

But because many of these multinationals do most of their business outside of Portland, the actual dollar amount deducted for the tax would be miniscule: the city estimates it will generate about $ 2.5 to $ 3.5 million per year from this initiative.

The feedback loop of the city making itself attractive to start - ups and start - ups helping to make the city attractive to talented young people (who in turn create more businesses that attract more young people) is only getting started, but Robinson says he can already see the effects both in terms of the area's legitimacy — «people are saying, «hey, I would actually invest here or I would start my business here» as opposed to 10 years ago where people would avoid the city at all costs» — and quality of life for young people.

He played for basketball powerhouse Midwest City High School in Oklahoma from his sophomore to senior years, a team that was ranked as high as third in the nation during his time, and played competition featuring Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Tyson Chandler.

In the past year, major cities have occasionally seen bidding wars — not for homes but for prime rentals, with choice units renting for higher than asking price.

«As has been clear for several years now, the cities that do best in this ranking are mid-sized conurbations in countries with low population densities.