Sentences with phrase «among other initiatives»

The plan also focuses on improving the speed and accuracy of service, updating existing restaurants, improving the taste of food and offering healthy menu items among other initiatives intended to bring customers back more often.

Helped over 88,000 youth accessed positive, productive and supervised activities among other initiatives

Since Hal Kvisle took over the role as CEO of Talisman after John Manzoni, the company has been focusing on its North America, South America and Southeast Asia operations among other initiatives.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included several key funding opportunities for energy efficiency projects at the local level, including for the first time monies for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program.1 Funding was additionally provided for state energy programs, weatherization assistance, and efficient transportation efficiency among other initiatives.

«Among other initiatives, this investment will enable us to grow our local, grocery and printable coupon offerings, making us the deepest and broadest consumer destination for coupons on the Web,» said CouponCabin founder and CEO Scott Kluth in a statement.

President Xi pledged at the Boao Forum this week to open China's markets to foreign business, increase imports and raise protections for intellectual property, among other initiatives.

Meanwhile, Amazon is looking at other opportunities, including the possibility of opening more brick - and - mortar locations across the U.S. Amazon is also testing a home services business, among other initiatives.

Now, Google discloses revenue and profits within two categories: Google (comprised of the core ad business as well as revenue from cloud, hardware, and Android), and «Other Bets» (sales from businesses like Nest, investment returns, small contributions from its Verily life sciences business, and the secretive X innovation lab, among other initiatives).

Neiman, which also owns Bergdorf Goodman and the Last Call outlet chain, is planning to open two new stores in the New York area, including its first ever Manhattan namesake store, among other initiatives.

Among other initiatives, JetBlue said it will defer the first deliveries of 18 Airbus aircraft to 2022, back from 2016.

The additional $ 10 - million gift from the CCMF to the centre will strengthen its teaching and research activities and could include enhanced programs, curriculum development and the recruitment of new faculty, among other initiatives.

Hertz said Monday that it is still committed to the planned separation of its equipment rental business into a separate, publicly traded company and expanding its off - airport rental business, among other initiatives.

HR 2576, which passed the House 403 - 12, updates the 40 - year - old Toxic Substances Control Act by removing barriers to repeat chemical testing, mandating safety reviews of chemicals already in use, making more information available to the public, limiting animal testing whenever reliable alternatives exist, and setting deadlines for EPA decisions and compliance with restrictions, among other initiatives.

Proceeds from the bond issue are to be used to upgrade technology, build new facilities where students attend temporary quarters, and expand certain pre-kindergarten programs, among other initiatives.

We've created e-Learning Centres to further enrich the rural communities» quest for learning and for continuous after - school reading and learning by both the students and teachers, among other initiatives,» noted the Government's Agency Director General — Dr. Isa Ali Pantami.

«We've got a lot more to do to make this a city that truly is for everyone,» he said in his opening statement, alluding the organizing theme of his reelection bid, making the city more affordable by creating more housing and good - paying jobs, among other initiatives.

The bill also includes provisions to allow tax - free distributions from IRAs for charitable purposes, among other initiatives to encourage giving to charitable organizations.

Over the last several years, the caucus has lobbied hard for the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the Millennium Scholarships Foundation, the Canada Research Chairs program, and the newly established Canada Graduate Scholarships, among other initiatives.

Among other initiatives, his group contributes to ENCODE (Encyclopedia of DNA Elements), supported by NIH to define functional genomic elements; the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase) for data sharing and analysis; and the internationally funded 1000 Genomes Project on human genetic variation.

Among other initiatives, UMMC takes credit for working with city officials to sharply reduce infant mortality by working with expectant mothers.

A further $ 2.7 billion has been allocated to the newly integrated European Institute of Innovation and Technology, which gathers universities, research centers, and companies to, among other things, provide entrepreneurship training and doctoral programs geared toward innovation; and $ 1.6 billion to The European Atomic Energy Community, among other initiatives.

The Institute decided, among other initiatives, to make a major investment in structural biology, to help with the initial funding for the sequencing of the human genome, and to create a separate grants program.

The nonprofit affiliate of Tribeca, Tribeca Film Institute, supports female filmmakers through, among other initiatives, its cornerstone grant and mentorship program, Tribeca All AccessÒ.

Among other initiatives, the NEA recently rolled out a website featuring thousands of model lessons.

On Sept. 8, the Utah State Board of Education is expected to act on the plan, which is essentially an application for $ 123 million in federal funds for programs that assist children experiencing homelessness, live in poverty or whose parents are migrant farmworkers, among other initiatives.

In Pocatello, a university town in the southeastern part of the state, the United Way is working with the schools and the local division of Monsanto, the agriculture giant, to provide a free summer preschool program for some students, among other initiatives, said Kim Hirning, director of early learning for the United Way of Southeastern Idaho.

Failing to comply with federal requirements could imperil $ 123 million in federal funds the state receives for programs that assist children experiencing homelessness, live in poverty or whose parents are migrant farmworkers, among other initiatives.

She creates programs of professional development and coaching, among other initiatives that strengthen the teaching of reading and writing from kindergarten through third grade.

It and seven other states have signed a Memorandum of Understanding designed to promote buying ZEV products for government fleets and establishing financial incentives for consumers to buy the cars, among other initiatives.

Among other initiatives, the American Humane Association, celebrating their 140th year and held in high regard by Charity Navigator, is the force behind the «No Animals Were Harmed ®» program in Hollywood.

The Foundation was established to support students interested in holistic veterinary medicine, and support research in that field, among other initiatives.

Speaking to Destructoid yesterday, Bethesda Marketing VP Pete Hines explained how the publisher has attempted to lessen used game sales through downloadable content, among other initiatives.

In addition, the Phillips's Center for the Study of Modern Art, its research facilities, will be renamed the University of Maryland Center for Art and Knowledge at The Phillips Collection, and will expand its work, hosting seminars and study programs, supporting two new postdoctoral fellowships, and digitizing the museum's collection of 9,500 scholarly books, exhibition catalogues, and correspondence, among other initiatives.

And the Boeing - backed electric plane start - up Zunum Aero recently unveiled its plans, which include a project awarded by NASA to develop the Single - aisle Turboelectric Aircraft with Aft Boundary Layer propulsion (STARC - ABL, pictured above) among other initiatives.

TVA is technically a federal corporation — a government entity that is operated like a corporation — originally focused on providing low - cost energy via flood control and hydroelectric dams, among other initiatives.

Among other initiatives that have been implemented so far, around 600 small - scale farmers have been given special training courses in sustainable farming methods.

Among other initiatives, the memo notes that several of the participating companies are planning to finance a major film to counteract the influence of Al Gore's «An Inconvenient Truth.»

Having once targeted Apple for their «dirty cloud», they are now heaping praise on the company for — among other initiatives — making gigantic investments in building their renewable energy capacity.

Among other initiatives, Ghana recently signed a voluntary agreement to export only legally and sustainably harvested timber to the European Union.

In 2017, EPA will continue to implement the amended law, proposing rules on how to prioritize chemicals for risk evaluation and how to conduct those evaluations, among other initiatives.

These efforts to push the standards along have resulted in the rise of the aforementioned Tilt Brush and Blocks tools, as well as numerous developer advocacy efforts for Daydream, among other initiatives.

Among other initiatives, Hilton is promoting its Doubletree flag as the ideal brand to developers who buy, renovate and reposition existing full - service hotels.

Among other initiatives, the Niagara association went paperless at their board office, participated in Realty Watch and supported local food banks.

The proposal does call to create programs to fund rural infrastructure projects and «transformative» projects, among other initiatives.

The budget also eliminates funding for the Choice Neighborhoods program, which replaces distressed public housing with mixed - income housing, among other initiatives; the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, which assists communities with affordable housing development; and the Self - Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP), which awards grants to nonprofits for low - income housing development.

Among other initiatives, she manages the Block Kids event to encourage children to consider a career in construction, and she near single - handedly developed the Construction Career Camp.