Sentences with phrase «local economic health»

Local economic health, 35 % of the overall score, is based on three metrics from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

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He focused his reporting on local business and economic development, covering topics ranging from New Haven's biotech sector to the roll - out of Connecticut's health insurance exchanges.

To determine which communities are a good fit for the initiative, Starbucks looks at all the available data on the socio - economic health of America's cities to understand which communities have the biggest opportunity gaps, which have the biggest need for business investment and leadership, and where there is local movement underway to build a better future for its residents.

Staten Island's key industries — local - market sectors like health, education and retail trade — tend to be less susceptible to sharp economic downturns than more cyclical sectors, like manufacturing, construction and finance.

Using a Lean Startup Methodology tailored for communities of color, DID excels at 1) finding Black and Latina women entrepreneurs with high growth companies and game changing ideas, 2) connecting them to an unmatched network of investors, mentors, and influencers, 3) developing their start - up toolkit and leadership skills, and 4) supporting their entrepreneurship journey from the build phase to exit with the goal of helping create companies that have a strong positive impact on the economic health of their local communities.

AFSA has long campaigned for the creation of an inter-departmental Ministerial Food Forum to ensure strategic and coherent policy development and integration of planning in and across departments managing local food and food systems, population health, transport, land use, education, environmental sustainability, natural resources, infrastructure and economic development.

«U.S. Organic Hotspots and their Benefit to Local Economies» is conclusive research that links economic health at the county level to organic agriculture, and shows that organic food and crop production — and the business activities accompanying organic agriculture — creates real and long - lasting regional economic opportunities.

Founded in 1989 in protest of traditional charity models, the organization uses career training, job creation, and sustainable business practices to strengthen local food systems and reduce disparities in health and economic opportunity.

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But, what has impressed me most of all is Richard Becker's resourcefulness and creativity evidenced by his role while a member of the Cortlandt Town Board in bringing about the innovative Cortlandt Heating Oil Plan (CHOP), which at the height of the economic crisis provided both heating oil discounts as well as conservation tips and energy audits to help local residents afford to heat their homes at a time when many were risking their health by living in homes that were too cold because they couldn't afford the high cost of heating oil.

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Until now the Assembly has only been able to make laws in those areas (including education, health, local government and economic development) subject to the agreement of the UK Parliament on a subject - by - subject basis.

CLYMER, NY - Both local and state officials are saying that the return of professional golf to Chautauqua County via the LECOM Health Challenge will be an economic boon for the region.

«Zombie properties can bring down the economic health and safety of entire neighborhoods — but by working together we are taking steps to help strengthen and repair local communities,» Cuomo said in a statement.

According to the statement, the affected permanent secretaries are — Alhaji Ibrahim Alhaji (Water Resources), Alh Magaji Uba Muhd (Health), Adamu Mu'azu (Local Government), Alh, Abdulhamid Ali (Special Service), Hajiya Furera A. Baffa (Information) and Jamilu Abubakar (Economic Empowerment).

Scenic Hudson joined local leaders and business owners at Shadows Marina on the Poughkeepsie waterfront to continue pushing for an expanded cleanup of the river, touting not only the environmental need for the economic importance of the Hudson's health.

While many county Democrats have lauded the deal as a win for the environment and public health — the plant, situated atop two fault lines, has been cited for 40 safety and operational «events» since 2012 alone — Republicans and other local community leaders have been quick to raise concerns over the economic impact of its decommissioning.

Hearings scheduled for next month include ones focused on local government, social services, economic development, health care and taxes.

March 5, 2010 Pomona hearing 1:00 - 4:00 PM Health and Mental Health Transportation, Economic Development, Environmental Conservation Rockland County Fire Training Center Auditorium 35 Firemen's Memorial Drive, Pomona, NY 10970 Contact: Dan Moscato at [phone] or [email protected] March 12, 2010 Bronxville hearing 4:00 - 7:00 PM Education, Labor and Family Assistance Public Protection and General Government Concordia College Sommer Center for Worship & the Performing Arts 171 White Plains Road, Bronxville, NY 10708 Contact: Shelley Andrews at [phone] or [email protected] The Hudson Valley Delegation of the New York State Senate In an effort to ensure the Hudson Valley is fairly represented in all legislative matters before the Senate, nine local Senators representing the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester have formed a bipartisan delegation to more effectively advocate for the needs and concerns of their constituents.

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Pan: Well, there hasn't been a lot of discussion of it really in the Chinese media, but this is another example of the weakness of the one - party political system, you know, they have shown that the one - party system can deliver economic growth, but it's an open question whether they can deliver other public goods for clean environment, as they discuss, has been a real challenge for them and because local officials are so addicted to economic growth, they are not willing to, addicted because they profit from it personally, they haven't been willing to really enforce environmental laws about, you know, good health care system, and education system.

But Alaska salmon falls short and lags behind some of the world's fisheries in how it benefits local fishermen, processing workers and nearby rural communities, according to a new assessment that ranks the vitality of a fishery by looking at its economic and community benefits as well as its ecological health.

Biologists, chemists, psychologists and a range of other scientists wanted to study the environmental, economic and mental health consequences of the disaster; local scientists wanted to study the effects of the spill on their communities; and leaders at the local and federal government needed guidance on how to respond.

«As these results and others on the health impacts from hydraulic fracturing become mainstreamed into the consciousness of homeowners and home buyers, the local economic benefits could decrease.»

«The partnership between academic medicine and local health care providers is one of the essential ingredients for sustaining quality health care and propelling economic progress in Rhode Island.»

All spoke of the need for and importance of local foods for the health of growing children and the economic prosperity of the regions.

For instance, a 2008 report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAMHSA) summarized the economic benefits of effective programs targeting substance use and misuse (which teach numerous SEL skills), noting that a large - scale, cross-program investment in school - based prevention would produce an $ 18 return per dollar invested and save state and local governments an estimated $ 1.3 billion (Miller & Hendrie, 2009).

Michael Hoenigmann, chairman at API, says: «Physical inactivity is one of the greatest health, societal and economic challenges of the 21st century so it is vital that we tackle it from children's earliest years — but there are many local communities where children have no safe places to play apart from at school.

The future opportunities available to rural children and the economic health of the communities themselves depend in large part on the quality of local schools.

In contrast the privately funded non-profit HCZ, promise zones are high poverty urban, rural and tribal communities designated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (H.U.D) to connect and partner with local leaders and receive federal funding aimed at «improving educational opportunities, leveraging private investment, increasing economic activity, reducing violent crimes, enhancing public health and addressing other communal priorities.»

There's no better barometer for an area's economic health than your local coffee shop.

These risks include, among others, general economic conditions, local real estate conditions, tenant financial health, the availability of capital to finance planned growth, continued volatility and uncertainty in the credit markets and broader financial markets, property acquisitions and the timing of these acquisitions, charges for property impairments, and the outcome of legal proceedings to which the company is a party, as described in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We achieve this goal by issuing community grants to local charitable and community organizations, especially those promoting health and human services, affordable housing, community investment, economic development, and financial literacy.

Priorities and targets in the key intervention areas of education, health and nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene and sustainable economic activities are reviewed and adjusted based on these results and the dynamic / changing local context.

And why humane solutions not only provide positive benefits to the tourism industry and local economy, but also benefit the overall economic and health of these communities.

Join nationally - acclaimed author Andy Fisher as he talks about his new book, Big Hunger where he reveals the damage caused the hunger - industrial complex, and offers a new vision for the anti-hunger movement through a focus on health, economic justice, and local economies.

Sincerely committed to the belief that local government has the closest affinity to the people governed, and firm in the conviction that the economic and fiscal independence of our local government will promote the health, safety and welfare of all the citizens of this Cit

The inspiration that resulted in watching every day individuals from all socio - economic backgrounds, some even desperately poor, make positive changes to their local demographics to support global health was / is infectious.

It also makes economic sense: All those reservoirs filling up with coal ash day after day are just problems waiting to happen, and if we're just waiting for catastrophes to happen before we do something, the true cost of burning coal isn't being internalized properly; local citizens and people downstream of those rivers end up paying for it with their health and by losing their local environment (what if your family house was buried in potentially toxic sludge?).

Underscoring that maintaining carbon - intensive modes of production established in 19th - century Europe will incur enormous social and economic cost in the medium and long term, whereas shifting to a carbon - neutral future based on green technology and low - carbon energy creates wealth, jobs, new economic opportunities and local cobenefits in terms of health and reduced pollution,

Apart from creating economic livelihood opportunities for urban food producers, short food supply chains and related agro-enterprises also are an important mechanism for building local food economies through spin - off to local shops, weekly markets, and food - related services (input supply, transport, animal health services, credit supply).

Founded in 2001 by the White Dog Foundation, SBN is made up of local business people, professionals, social entrepreneurs, investors, not - for - profit leaders, and government representatives who collectively work to ensure the region's economic vitality, sustainability, and ecological health.

In several cases, the implementation of AFOLU mitigation measures may result in an improvement in land management and therefore have socio ‐ economic, health, and environmental benefits: For example, reducing deforestation, reforestation, and afforestation can improve local climatic conditions, water quality, biodiversity conservation, and help to restore degraded or abandoned land.

Secondly, economic growth is placed at a maxim by the local politicians, and so resource - consuming health and safety risks are downplayed.

Renewable energy offers a cost - effective solution that delivers sharp reductions in carbon emissions while providing substantial economic and health benefits to states and local communities.

Wednesday, November 28, 6:30 pm, Hartland Public Library, 153 Route 5 Talk by Ben Hewett, author of The Town That Food Saved Hewett tells about the many ways that local agriculture and food production has boosted the economic and social health of Hardwick, Vermont.

What followed was a flood of reported correlations, not only with local and regional weather but with crop yields, human health, and economic trends.

Since 1996, together with her NGO networks, she has redirected her environmental engineering expertise to assist poor communities in designing safe and well - coordinated waste management initiatives, while prioritizing environmental health and economic benefits for local people.