Sentences with phrase «many local business leaders»

As a response, Endeavor finally took action in September by opening an office in Miami and assembling a board of local business leaders that includes execs from Virgin Hotels and Cisneros Group, one of the biggest privately held media companies in the world.

Now it is up to local business leaders to show investors there are great opportunities in Puerto Rico.

I'm in Chicago, where last night we brought together two dozen local business leaders to discuss ideas for our September conference here, Brainstorm Reinvent.

The Rotman School has close ties to industry, and to stay current with the changing pace of business, the School invites local business leaders to participate in a vital executive - in - residence program.

The program culminates in an opportunity for you to pitch your idea before a gathering of local business leaders at the Pre-Accelerator Pitch Showcase which is open to the community.

WINNIPEG — Two local business leaders and three Manitoba organizations will receive this year's Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) Awards.

Work with community and local business leaders to develop messaging to the public on the importance of reducing wasted food and the need to address food loss and waste in your jurisdiction.

Whether it is local business leaders, investment hedge funds etc., Bruno was a bought politico.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike DeWine and running mate Jon Husted met with 13 local business leaders and Mayor Lydia Mihalik on Wednesday in a campaign stop in Findlay.

In addition to local business leaders, State Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee made an appearance, stating that she intended to use what she learned in her continued work as chairwoman of the New York State Assembly Task Force on Women's Issues.

The Adirondack North Country Association hosted a panel discussion featuring a group of local business leaders last week.

New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik held a workforce forum with local business leaders on Monday.

Serino is among the 34 legislative candidates the group is backing this year after a vetting process based on questionnaires and conversations with local business leaders.

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to announce the plans Thursday afternoon in Cicero at a press conference with Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and local business leaders.

The STREDC is made up of local business leaders, politicians and others members of the community.

President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to lead top government officials, ministers, global and local business leaders and members of the diplomatic community to the opening ceremony at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel.

Later in the day, Pence, joined by Gov. Eric Holcomb, Sen. Joe Donnelly, and Reps. Susan Brooks, Luke Messer, and Todd Rokita, will visit Anderson, Indiana to meet with local business leaders and Hoosier families to discuss health care and tax reform.

Later in the day, the Pence will travel to Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he and Walker will visit Weldall Manufacturing, Inc. and meet with local business leaders, community officials, and Wisconsin families to discuss the need for tax reform.

«Right now, the winner of the Regional Economic Development Councils get less than $ 90 million, so this would bring everybody up,» Cuomo said before a group of local business leaders in Rochester.

Jack McDonald, a Democratic House candidate in Texas who until recently ran a 1,200 - employee information technology consulting firm, said it was local business leaders who urged him to run.

At the forum organized by the Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership, local business leaders offered their ideas for what makes the county successful and how to keep growth sustainable.

Sen. John DeFrancisco (R - DeWitt) and local business leaders have supported various tunnel concepts.

Long Island taxpayers overall lose big, local business leaders, lawmakers and economists have told Newsday, because the bill eliminates the full deduction for state and local taxes, called SALT.

She says the county will host monthly meetings with local business leaders and elected officials in different towns and villages on a rotating basis.

It follows an Oct. 9 fight outside Baguetteaboudit Bakery on Vanderbilt Avenue, near DeKalb Avenue, where more than 25 youths «began a terrifying brawl while local business leaders tried desperately to intervene,» community advocate and former District Leader Renee Collymore wrote in a flier advertising the event.

Efforts include collaborating with local business leaders, state non-profit support organizations, other coworking spaces, donor list development, corporate fundraising, site selection, and board development.

Many local business leaders are Kiwanis members, who have taken an active role in sponsoring and advising the school's community service club.

At the center is the National Strategies Group for school improvement (about 300 staff members); at each of the nine regions are regional strategies group; in each of the 150 local authorities are the local authority strategies group; and then at each school there is a team made up of the headmaster, parents, teachers and local business leaders.

Consider what local businesses have to offer - can students learn from a talk by a local business leader, or benefit from a visit to a trader in the area?

Think of all the times weve engaged in a conversation with a teacher, a student, a parent, a superintendent, or a local business leader.

This candidate is supported by local business leaders.

Receiving my Bachelors from Point Loma Nazarene University was exactly what I needed - a focused environment with local business leaders teaching classes.

Maine's plan also includes partnering with the Maine Education Policy Research Institute to identify successful longevity pay approaches in other rural states, approaching the state legislature to fund a pilot, and encouraging districts to partner with local business leaders and community organizations to fund this additional pay.

Those «high» scores at Parks earned plaudits from local business leaders, Superintendent Beverly Hall (who Aviv paints as willfully blind to cheating), the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and even Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

For several years now, I've worked with my friends at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) to provide the training and support that can help state and local business leaders become more effective partners in promoting educational improvement.

BY SCOTT ANDRON [email protected] Miami Herald July 15th http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1142158.html Florida's economy needs less onerous regulation of international banking and more investment in education, local business leaders told the state economic development agency Tuesday morning.

Look only at El Paso to see how democratic public schools are done in by them and local business leaders who can't wait to get the charitable funding to privatize education.

It means talking with parents and community activists worried about children with greater needs having access to fewer resources, local business leaders concerned about protecting the critical contributions of public schools to their local workforce and economy, and many others who have a stake in public education and our country's future.

In order to harness that enthusiasm, the district held a series of personalized learning summits to engage postsecondary school leaders, city officials, school leaders from neighboring districts, local business leaders, parents, and teachers in the development of the personalized learning initiative.

Local business leaders would have donated about $ 60,000 for a third - party evaluation conducted by a team led by nationally - known, but controversial, education reformer Paul Vallas, who has been school superintendent in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Bridgeport, Conn..

Worked with universities to influence the training and selection of aspiring leaders, as well as with local business leaders, community - based organizations and parents;

Noted education leader Paul Vallas was in town Friday talking to local business leaders about school reform, and he plans to meet with District 150 officials sometime after Christmas.

For example, why not ask Founders4Schools to connect your school with a local business leader to give an inspirational talk about their experiences?

Perhaps our local business leaders are tired of filling their highest paid positions with young workers from out of state because our children are not qualified to accept the demanding jobs of today's economy.

Walter Hansel and several other local business leaders founded what would eventually become the local chapter of the United Way.

An eager crowd joined tribal members of the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, along with local business leaders last week to witness the ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening of the new Three Rivers Casino Coos...

Each Spring the Queens Museum's Business and Legislative Breakfast provides an opportunity for local business leaders and City and State legislators to meet, network, and learn firsthand about one of the most important institutions in Queens.

Kevin Keith, from Burnley council, visits the local exhibition of Turner paintings with local business leaders.

The 10 trailblazing civic projects profiled in our list of the top green cities in America are among the most impressive success stories to date — examples of what's possible when elected officials and local business leaders back up their green visions with scientific know - how, clout and creative funding.

The basis for [Bodine's] argument appears to be that most lawyers don't use Twitter and that 40 % of the discussion on Twitter is mindless - as if the conversation among lawyers and local business leaders in the country club on men's golf day is that of complex legal matters.