Sentences with phrase «spearheaded new effort»

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To spearhead the Eco effort, Camp said he is creating a new non-profit organization, the Eco Foundation, that he plans to fund with $ 10 million from himself and a small number of partners affiliated with Expa, his 4 - year - old startup accelerator.

To help spearhead that effort, Caplan tapped Mitch Grossbach, who had been an executive at a customer relationship management software company called Interface Software, to head a new digital division.

To spearhead the Eco effort, Camp is creating a new non-profit organization, the Eco Foundation, that he plans to fund with $ 10 million from himself and a small number of partners affiliated with Expa, his 4 - year - old startup accelerator.

Making Microsoft an attractive resource to new companies is no small feat: While Nadella has spearheaded a massive effort to transform the company, it had to overcome a tough image of being stodgy, difficult to work with, and stuck in the past.

In that time, she says she has spearheaded efforts to embrace new trends and enhance the dining services program in a way that's relevant and attractive for its students.

In his new role, Russo will spearhead planning and execution of corporate and franchise site selection in an effort to continue Captain D's accelerated growth.

The benefit that farm to school programs offer to farmers is about to get a boost, thanks to a new joint effort spearheaded by the Georgia Departments of Agriculture, Public Health, and Education.

But to spearhead efforts to support improvements in connectivity, density, and overall urban infrastructure will require new investment and finance.

«I fully support the efforts of spearheaded by courageous members of the State Senate to pass common sense gun laws in New York and today I'm asking all of my supporters to call Senator Golden's office and ask him to do the same.»

... nevertheless, Christie is enjoying significant influence in D.C., spearheading a new national anti-addiction effort, talking to the president several times per week, and recently spending much of two days in the Oval Office advising Trump.

The New York Legislature's Puerto Rican / Hispanic Task Force gave Cuomo an award recognizing his leadership in spearheading the state's effort to send manpower to Puerto Rico after the island was hit hard by Hurricane Maria.

As dozens of students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland have gained popularity spearheading a new movement for increased gun control after a gunman killed 17 people at their school in February, Kashuv has garnered a following among conservatives for opposing those efforts and emphasizing conservative legislative initiatives.

Others involved in this battle include the Marriage Equality New York PAC and the Human Rights Campaign, a Washington, DC - based lobbying group which recently hired Brian Ellner, a former aide to Mayor Bloomberg, to spearhead this effort.

The drumbeat over the controversial Caithness II power plant, proposed for construction in Yaphank, continues, with Republican Sen. Tom Croci spearheading an effort to get Gov. Andrew Cuomo to intervene in favor of the project with PSEG Long Island, which has put it on ice — along with any other new plants — indefinitely.

California and New York — where almost 1 in 5 Americans live — are on their way to raising their minimum wage to $ 15 an hour, and the activists who spearheaded those efforts are now setting their sights on other similarly liberal, Democratic - led states.

«I want to thank County Legislator Rich Andres for spearheading the effort in gaining the funds necessary for the new band shell,» said Mayor Pappas.

«Having this document and showing it to a police officer represents security,» said Milan Bhatt, co-executive director of the Worker Justice Center of New York which is spearheading the effort.

For his efforts in doing so, as well as for spearheading Joseph P. Dwyer Veteran peer - to - peer programs and tax credits for veterans, he was honored by the New York State Council of Veterans» Organizations.

He spearheaded efforts leading to the deregulation of the cellular telephone industry, and secured $ 20 million for a soccer stadium in Rochester, New York, and for a project with the New York Botanical Gardens.»

For every county in the first four voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada, the Cruz campaign has locked down county chairs in charge of not just lending their names to the campaign, but of spearheading outreach and organizing efforts.

The feds folded the probe last week, just days after President Donald Trump fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who had spearheaded the Justice Department's anti-corruption efforts in New York City and State.

FREDONIA - A local professor who spearheaded the effort to ban the sale of products containing microbeads is one of six New Yorkers being recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency.

In its role of leading economic development branding and marketing efforts for Saratoga County, the Saratoga Partnership worked with the Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) to spearhead development of the agency's new logo — its first since the organization was founded nearly 50 years ago — and a modern website to replace one that had not been updated in more than a decade.

The second purpose is to offer support to Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski who has been spearheading an effort to get a $ 1.6 million grant from New York's Empire State Development fund for the construction of this facility rescinded.

LLC, who is spearheading an effort to construct a $ 5 billion transmission backbone for offshore wind stretching from Virginia to New Jersey.

«In order to facilitate this effort, Penn State is spearheading the new Astrophysical Multimessenger Observatory Network (AMON) in our Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos,» Mészáros said.

Hope Mirendil, an alumna of the TSRI graduate program and first author of the new study, spearheaded the effort to develop the first - ever animal model of fetal cerebral hemorrhage.

«This funding will help provide important new opportunities to translate basic discoveries and leading - edge technologies from UC San Diego's research laboratories into needed therapies for patients — an effort being spearheaded by our new Drug Discovery Institute,» said Palmer Taylor, PhD, associate vice chancellor for Health Sciences and dean of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Spearheading the effort is game - maker cum turncoat for the resistance Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman, in his penultimate performance) and President Alma Coin (Julianne Moore, new to the series), attempting to create a wedge through the use of propaganda pieces with the help of a film crew (headed by Natalie Dormer) looking to unite the districts behind Katniss, the titular Mockingjay.

«From a lawmaker's point of view,» says Jim Cultrara, who is also co-chairman of the New York State Coalition of Independent and Religious Schools and spearheaded a serious, though unsuccessful, effort to have the New York State Legislature pass a tax credit in 2006, «it's fiscally prudent to provide financial assistance to enroll children in independent and religious schools.

The mayor's reform efforts were aided by the fact that veteran teachers and administrators were excited again about school because of the small - schools efforts spearheaded by New Visions.

As Superintendent, Dr. King spearheaded new and innovative efforts to improve Los Angeles» public education system, including the District's first - ever Promising Practices Forum, which brought L.A. Unified charter school and district educators together to share best practices.

Prior to getting her doctoral degree, she worked as an instructional designer and an interactive media developer, as well as created, spearheaded and taught early maker and design education efforts (then termed «physical computing») in the New York City public schools with underserved students and teachers.

The effort is being spearheaded by Project i team leader Ulrich Kranz, under new program director Roberto Fedeli, who recently moved over from Ferrari.

The original open letter, designed to become a full - page ad in the New York Times, is available in a PDF at the site of author Douglas Preston, who has spearheaded the effort to support Hachette, its authors and readers, in the ongoing negotiations.

The Clear the Shelters effort, part of a national initiative spearheaded by the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal, pairs local television stations with animal shelters across the country to find new homes for homeless pets.

The Humane Society will offer the public waived adoption fees on Saturday, July 23, as part of the nationwide initiative, spearheaded by NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations in an effort to find new homes for homeless pets.

To honor his memory, Logan's human family, Matt and Nancy Falk, spearheaded the new legislation in an effort to keep animals up for adoption out of the hands of convicted animal abusers.

A spirited lobbying effort in Washington over the summer, spearheaded by a New York gallery and a group of committed artists, has apparently succeeded in staving off a total ban on the use of cadmium paints in the United States.

So Irwin made arrangements to meet with the person spearheading efforts to renovate the building for its new use: Ivanka Trump.

Geoengineering Watch wishes to extend our most sincere gratitude to Phil Dugas for spearheading the anti-geoengineering awareness effort at the New Consciousness Expo in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 28th, 2018.

On June 25 Scenic Hudson will honor State Parks Commissioner Carol Ash and the organization Parks & Trails New York for spearheading efforts to restore our magnificent state parks.

On June 25, the organization will honor State Parks Commissioner Carol Ash and the organization Parks & Trails New York for spearheading efforts to restore our magnificent state parks.

In announcing this new feature, the Google engineer who spearheaded this project, Anurag Acharya, appropriately acknowledged the prior efforts of the «pioneers who have worked on making it possible for an average citizen to educate herself about the laws of the land: Tom Bruce (Cornell LII), Jerry Dupont (LLMC), Graham Greenleaf and Andrew Mowbray (AustLII), Carl Malamud (Public.Resource.Org), Daniel Poulin (LexUM), Tim Stanley (Justia), Joe Ury (BAILII), Tim Wu (AltLaw) and many others.»

In announcing the new feature, the Google engineer who spearheaded this project, Anurag Acharya, acknowledged the prior efforts of the «pioneers who have worked on making it possible for an average citizen to educate herself about the laws of the land.»

Almost one year ago I posted about a new predictive analytics effort spearheaded by Vanderbilt PhD student (now Dr.) John Nay.

The company spearheaded efforts in the summer of 2015 to set guidelines on where drones should fly, and later in the year debuted a new design for its drone with a longer range (15 miles) and better tech, which allows the drone to avoid ground and air - based obstructions automatically.

However, legislative efforts are under way, spearheaded by New York State's Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), which is planning to regulate the bitcoin space through so - called BitLicences.

Collaborate across Marketing, Advertising, PR, Product Management, Creative Direction... incorporating keen consumer insights to create strong PR efforts, ensure client retention and promote new... to spearheading brand awareness through effective PR and social media campaigns.

• Secured procurement of $ 2,500,000 materiel handling equipment for new 240,000 square foot warehouse distribution centers at Joint Repair Parts Command and General Depot Command • Succinctly managed 71 deployment taskings for Eighth Air Force personnel; always 100 % on - time Deployment Requirement Manning Document delivery to base Installation Deployment Officer • Coordinated with Air Force Global Strike Command on tasking verifications — slashed deployment shortfalls by 50 % • Co-lead with item manager on critical B - 52 brake mission capable issues; production up over 60 % — kept 76 B - 52s combat primed • Spearheaded transfer of 439 Headquarters Eighth Air Force weapons to 2 BW — vital assets valued at $ 290,000 available for redistribution • Remarkable leadership; revamped Eighth Air Force deployment process — slashed late responses by 65 % and reclamas by 25 % • Prepped 175 9MMs and 266 M16s for Combat Arms Training and Maintenance inspection — 100 % compliant for 1st time in 2 years; reorganized annex space — 40 % more • Oversaw 2 peninsula wide Staff Assistance Visits; assessed 5 sites and $ 1,800,000,000 War Reserve Materiel program; 497 findings 98.4 % fixed — Air Support Group prepped to ace Unit Compliance Inspection • Launched premier vehicular support to NASA and FEMA teams during Space Shuttle Columbia crisis • Quickly transitioned flight from Strategic Command exercise to wartime status in aftermath of September 11th attacks — 27,000 gallons of JP - 8 issued to Air Force One and escort aircraft; base efforts lauded by President