Sentences with phrase «when local dollars»

«When local dollars that are collected are forced to be shared... now, we're looking at losing $ 250 million over that [10 - year] period... it's troublesome,» says Palm Beach School Superintendent Robert Avossa.

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New study shows how the Internet is taking hold when it comes to local information, offering clues as to how marketing dollars might be better spent.

That fight began when the companies tried to overturn Austin's regulations by pouring nearly $ 9 million dollars into a local repeal referendum, saying they would leave if they didn't win.

When Liedtka's team recently tracked a U.S. government scheme to allow any employee anywhere in the country to submit ideas to improve their workplace, it found that one woman's suggestion to reduce waiting times in her local hospital was potentially able to save the hospital a million dollars yearly.

When the Chinese yuan is devalued, it costs a Chinese consumer more in the local currency to buy an American product or service since each yuan now buys fewer dollars.

When local currencies strengthen versus the dollar, the return on the ADR is boosted.

And as they do, U.S. investors should preferably gain that exposure via instruments that seek to hedge the foreign currency impact, as dollar strength means equity gains in local currency terms will be muted when translated back into U.S. dollars.

iHelp partners with thousands of community banks nationwide and, when you refinance your loans with them, helps bring your dollars back to the local community.

I suspect they're just waiting for Sunday AM when their local charlatan shaman will pump them up with more feel - good crap (in exchange for a few dollars) and they will come out charging, only to be badly beaten gain.

I took all the decorating classes and love to decorate cakes, so when I got layed off my job last year I wanted to open my own cake shop, and its not as easy as you think at least were i live in pa you have to contact the health dept plus you have to make sure your house is zoned commerical contact your local borough office if your not you will have to have a hearing and it cost about 300 dollars for that, plus i couldn't have the bake shop in my house unless i had a separate kitchen for the bake shop, and one for my family plus no pets aloud, i am lucky enough that i have a rental house next to mine that i'm turning into a bakeshop but i have to turn it into a business, i've been working with the small business assoc. and the health dept plus there are permits i need, electric has to be updated and new lighting, plus the plummer has to do alot because i have to have a 3 bay sink and a grease trap, gas lines need to be ran for the oven,

As reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the site will employ some 40 people when it opens and local politicians have described the multi-million dollar investment as a, «shot in the arm» for the region.

When I used to get really drunk at a local bar, I would put in a dollar and play «We Are the Champions,» then follow it with «We Will Rock You.»

It is totally understandable to not want to see a negative pregnancy test when you really want a positive or vice versa, but honestly, the urine pregnancy tests that you can get at the local drug store or dollar store is nearly identical to the one at a doctor's office, and it's just as accurate.

I felt choked up when a local mother nursed her 6 year old son got jail time and thousands of dollars fine for it, being accused of» out of sexual pleasure act» in 2009 in Chicago.

Silver has also been an unabashed defender of legislative member items, saying that lawmakers know their districts best when it comes to allocating state dollars to local causes.

«In today's current political climate, when the average wealth of a member of Congress is $ 1 million, we are showing that a grassroots campaign focused on low - dollar and local support, can keep the doors to the halls of government open to those who can't write them selves a large check or rely on large corporate donations.»

The president said the federal funding should be leveraged to secure state and local dollars, and, when appropriate, private sector investment.

The watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission says the event comes in the final days of the legislative session, when over 50 bills have emerged that enhance benefits for state and local public employees, with a price tag of $ 140 million dollars.

«When public dollars are spent, the jobs that are created should be stable, pay decently, and have benefits — they should have the things people need to live,» said Kirk Laubenstein, executive director of the Coalition for Economic Justice, a local labor group.

Critics questioned the need to make the payments at a time when the state has taken drastic money - saving steps, such as delaying billions of dollars in aid payments to local school districts, to try to close a $ 9 billion deficit.

To clarify, change a sentence to: Local «GNP» could be the same (or worse) between the two time periods; it's just that the county is yanking sales tax dollars out of people's pockets at a higher RATE, when they DO buy something.

The police repression directed towards senator Sani increased when he as the chairman of the senate committee on local and foreign debts, successfully spoke against permitting the World Bank to grant multimillion dollars loan to the Kaduna state government.

The FBI said Harris swindled local and federal agencies out of «thousands of dollars... (and) at a time when many residents in her district were dealing with the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Harris was busy brewing a storm of her own, one that resulted in her receiving significant payouts by the very federal agency charged with helping those truly in need.»

Local government needs to be in touch with our community, people don't want to see their tax dollars paying for community «extras» when they have no «extras» at home.

When I shop at Target, I love stopping at my local store's dollar spot area.

Cutting up two or three garments and piecing them back together to make a completely new garment was one way that I got anything «new» when I was a teenager — the other being when I would earn.75 or a dollar and go to our local dime store to buy a few yards of fabric and a pattern to make my own «new» outfit.

But when Sinatra arrives with his girlfriend Barbara Marx (Melanie Griffith), he insults the locals by calling reporter Hilary Hunter (Portia de Rossi) «a two - dollar whore.»

He's constantly late for his menial job at a local grocery store, and even when he does arrive on time, he can't seem to lock the doors on the delivery truck, causing hundreds of dollars of fish to fall out the back.

Titled after the local slang for the city's fabled 42nd Street, The Deuce explores the rough - and - tumble world of the sex trade from the moment when both a liberalizing cultural revolution in American sexuality and new legal definitions of obscenity created a billion - dollar industry that is now an elemental component of the American cultural landscape.

It's actually amusing when director Cass Warner asks tourists and locals in Hollywood whether they think there were real Warner brothers behind the founding of Warner Bros., one of the original studios that built a billion dollar industry over several decades.

The bottom line: Across our country we are spending less on students of color than on white students, at least when it comes to state and local dollars.

• When this Canadian elementary school had to close after funding cuts, a local ice cream shop stepped in and offered $ 2 million in Canadian dollars to keep children at their neighborhood school.

Many supporters of federalism and a return to local control of education also argue cronyism infiltrates public education when wealthy private donors pour much - desired dollars into public projects, demanding attention paid to their pet projects.

This flips the norm established more than 35 years ago with Proposition 13, the landmark property tax limit, when the state became the school funding distributor as well as decider, largely dictating how locals could use the dollars.

The resolution also proposes that local school boards be permitted to weigh in on new charter applications in their districts, and to recoup public dollars when students transfer back to Buffalo public schools from a charter school in the district.

When spending on things from outside our communities, however, only 43 dollars stay local.

Nike's large international presence also means that the company's reported sales, earnings, and free cash flow can be hurt when the U.S. dollar strengthens (Nike converts local currencies into dollars for reporting purposes).

When making foreign purchases or ATM withdrawals you will have to convert your US dollars to the local currency.

A credit card issuer shocked an Orlando woman recently when it called asking about unusual activity on her account — several hundred dollars» worth of groceries and home improvement items recently purchased at multiple local businesses.

When you make a charitable donation to our Paws of Hope Care Fund, 100 % of every dollar you contribute will be used to help cover the costs of veterinary care for local animals in need.

While most vendors and hotels accept U.S. dollars, you'll get a better deal when paying with local currency.

You can even pre-purchase a great holiday package deal that will save you hundreds of dollars when you combine your accommodation with local day tours or you can ask our Port Douglas Travel reservations team to create a special bespoke travel package for you which combines all of your own preferred options which may include a luxury private holiday home for a few nights and a private boat charter or even some scenic helicopter flights out to the reef or a combination of reef and rainforest with a landing for a picnic lunch on top of a waterfall.

Book the breakfast included option when you stay, it's well worth the extra few dollars to have access to their killer buffet spread of local and international breakfast options.

Really key to increase those savings, especially when I'm living in many countries where the dollar is stronger than the local currency.

«For starters, these kinds of experiences can have an important impact on the local community — when you get off the beaten path you spread your tourist dollars (or euros or pounds or...) with more people, and often with people that would not normally benefit from mainstream tourism.

One veteran traveler's tip: Hit an airport ATM for a couple hundred dollars» worth of local currency when you arrive, says Ochterbeck.

When you're abroad, watch out for outfits that try to put a charge through in dollars instead of the local currency (google dynamic currency conversion).

When you pay in U.S. dollars instead of the local foreign currency, the U.S. dollar then needs to be converted to the local currency in order to pay the merchant.

But when it comes to securing a few thousand dollars for a business venture, collectors may find that their passion for fine art — not their local bank — can get them the capital they need.

We read that the Henley Property Group currently offer sixe - star energy rated homes across their range when the mandatory requirement is currently only for five star, and that they are into corporate philanthropy, having given away over $ 14 million dollars to local and overseas charities.