Sentences with phrase «what about economic development»

What about economic development?

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«If we're going to compete for the next HQ2 project out there, we know we're going to have to fundamentally rethink our economy, and that's what this is all about,» Rob Dixon, head of the Missouri Department of Economic Development told The Journal.

«One, that you were willing to open a storefront in a distressed neighborhood; and two, that what you cared most about was bringing jobs back to this area, so no matter how big you got, you were going to be dedicated to actual employment and economic development in that neighborhood,» Bough says.

Most of these deals go through a privatized economic development agency called JobsOhio, which doesn't require as much transparency as a public agency about what taxpayers are getting for their money.

«We're all concerned about what could be gentrification or displacement, how do we deal with that,» said Aisha Glover, president and chief executive of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation, which is involved in the New Jersey city's bid.

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«How can we connect the canals better to the canal towns, and what kind of programming should we have so that we attract more tourists and recreation, better quality of life, access to the waterfront, economic development... «it's about tourism, it's about recreation, it's about irrigation for our farmers, it's about water usage for some of the manufacturing and process plants that we have along the canal system,» Quiniones told WXXI News.

When it's an audit based on your subjective opinion, «let me tell you what I think about finances in this country and finances in this state and economic development,» now it's your opinion.

Stuart Appelbaum, head of the Retail Workers and Department Store Union (RWDSU), the local labor leader who invited Trumka to the armory, said that «bringing the head of the AFL - CIO the first week after he is elected sends a powerful message about what working people want in economic development.

If we're concerned about the viability and sustainability of municipalities across New York State, what we need to do is make sure we have economic development policies that work and then make sure that we are not putting mandated costs on municipalities.»

A Capital Region attorney is in court over what he says are unreasonable delays from the state Economic Development Corp. in responding to his FOIL requests about plans to expand broadband service across the state.

«It's not just about increasing the minimum wage — economic development and opportunities for everybody, no matter what the sector of the state is.»

The Poughkeepsie Journal's take: «A long - needed hearing on one of New York's key economic development programs didn't provide any solutions, but it appeared cathartic in ways and must push the state to be as open as possible about what is occurring — and whether the strategy should continue.»

He talked about what's going on behind the scenes of the legislature's joint budget committees, explained a controversial proposal from Governor Cuomo to take more control over the budget process and outlined his organization's blueprint for economic development transparency.

Murphy said he has a «thousand and one questions» and said he plans to grill administration officials during an economic development budget hearing on Wednesday about what will happen to the Indian Point property and how the state will address the economic hit.

«Maybe I sound Pollyanna, but I see that as much more about people seeing the governor doing the right thing for a region, and by inviting the key leaders to a table to talk about economic development for the region, if they support him politically because of that, it's because they like what he's doing.»

Little has been revealed about what tax breaks, subsidies, free land and other financial incentives or promises Republican Gov. Scott Walker and state economic development officials may be extending to seal the deal with Foxconn, the biggest contract assembler of smartphones and other devices for Apple and other brands.

«A big part of adolescent development is figuring out your identity, and that does not always mean talking to grown - ups about what is going on,» said Dr. Nadine Connell, assistant professor of criminology in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences.

More research is necessary to determine precisely what it is about economic development that kills languages, he adds.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development suggests that we live in a «Knowledge Economy», but that we need to think carefully about what constitutes knowledge.

In the United States, new teachers only make an average of about $ 36,000, and the average salary for all teachers is just over $ 58,000 — which, in today's dollars, is lower than the average salary during the 1989 - 1990 school year.63 Teachers make 60 percent of what similarly educated professionals earn, much lower than the proportion in other Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.64 Partly as a result of low teacher pay, young people are avoiding the teaching profession, excellent teachers are staying away from high - need schools, the teaching profession is not as diverse as it needs to be, and far too many great educators leave the profession altogether.65

What we are talking about is more like, How much fuel will be burned by how many airplanes reaching their airstrips over the next half - century, given various projections for population growth and economic development, imponderables about changing patterns of mobility and technological breakthroughs, and market reactions to unpredictable events like terrorist hijackings?

The latter part is more original stuff, as I (i) make the case for how China's clean energy push is in fact consistent with its overall economic reform, e.g. Scientific Development, reduction of excess industrial capacity, natural resource price reform, western development, boosting domestic consumption, and Going Out strategy; (ii) describe China's activities in innovation and R&D and its desire to create, not just produce, energy technologies of the 21st century; (iii) address criticisms that China's «indigenous innovation» policies are protectionist in nature by pointing out the myopia of such observations from a US (or EU for that matter) policymakers point of view; (iv) provide thoughts about what the proper U.S. policy responseDevelopment, reduction of excess industrial capacity, natural resource price reform, western development, boosting domestic consumption, and Going Out strategy; (ii) describe China's activities in innovation and R&D and its desire to create, not just produce, energy technologies of the 21st century; (iii) address criticisms that China's «indigenous innovation» policies are protectionist in nature by pointing out the myopia of such observations from a US (or EU for that matter) policymakers point of view; (iv) provide thoughts about what the proper U.S. policy responsedevelopment, boosting domestic consumption, and Going Out strategy; (ii) describe China's activities in innovation and R&D and its desire to create, not just produce, energy technologies of the 21st century; (iii) address criticisms that China's «indigenous innovation» policies are protectionist in nature by pointing out the myopia of such observations from a US (or EU for that matter) policymakers point of view; (iv) provide thoughts about what the proper U.S. policy response should be.

What an impact: reporters everywhere are finally asking tough questions about the influence of non-Canadian power on our regulatory processes, and the government is calling for measures to begin «fixing» the system to ensure that these foreign meddlers can not achieve their ultimate goals of stopping Canada's economic development, to turn Canada into «one giant national park,» as the prime minister himself put it.

This is what it's all about: The Gishwati Area Conservation Program, announced at last year's CGI meeting, is a 30 - mile long conservation and economic development corridor in the west of Rwanda connecting the Gishwati Forest to the Mukura Forest and the Nyungwe National Park.

This month the World Economic Forum (WEF) declared UAE one of the safest places in the world to do business, and alongside other common law developments, also in several of UAE's regions, we are increasingly excited about the future of this nation, and what our firm can do to contribute.

That way, what you hear and read about economic shifts and developments will begin to make even more business sense to you.

A thorough research and consultation process, including full information about what a proposal entails (including losses or detriment as well as benefits) in a form that is understood by traditional owner groups, and the right to say no, is necessary to comply with the principle of free, prior and informed consent as well as to understand whether changes will support intended outcomes.31 How changing title from communal to individual ownership through leasing will address other identified impediments to economic development such as inadequate infrastructure in remote areas, under - investment in education and healthcare, high levels of welfare dependency, high levels of un-employment and limited job opportunities and limited commercial opportunities is unclear.