Sentences with phrase «area residents work»

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Eggers, the author of, among others, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and A Hologram for the King, is both a beloved Bay Area resident — he founded the McSweeney's publishing empire and the 826 Valencia literacy charity — and an admitted technophobe.

The site rated the locations on 18 key metrics across three different categories: Business Environment (including average revenue growth per business, start - ups per capita and average length of work week and commute times), Access to Resources (number of working age, college - educated residents in the area, etc.) and Business Costs (cost of living, office space affordability and others).

Chinese citizens receive an urban or rural hukou which officially identifies them as residents of a specific area and which allows them to live and work only in that area.

Bandra is an trendy, artsy area and many of the residents work in the entertainment and creative fields.

Her earliest work in marketing started in college where she co-owned and operated a small coffee roasting business serving the campus and local area residents.

One provider of home security phoenix residents can work with covers this area in ways that many people would never think about.

Residents who can not afford an entire landscaping area can earmark a few dollars for community sponsored improvements around the water slide - work there will cost about $ 4,000.

In Chicago, Park District officials are working with area residents on a $ 105,000 plan to restore 1 1/2 acres of wetlands where the North Branch of the Chicago River wends its way through Gompers Park at the southwest corner of Foster Avenue and Pulaski Road.

«I look forward to working with area residents on stewardship of the land and am so pleased that Mass Audubon is a partner in protecting this beautiful natural landscape for current and future generations to enjoy.»

The 60 - acre working farm, donated to the non-profit regional conservation organization by longtime area resident Lenore McDonald, has served as the group's headquarters since 1998.

Lurie said she's working on organizing a week - long training session that would give interested Orland Park residents the skills they'd need to begin exploring area sites.

«I was proud to work alongside DCR, Mass Audubon, and the Baker - Polito Administration at large to ensure that we are able to continue to provide residents of our community a fun, safe, and tranquil environment to enjoy the natural beauty that our area has to offer.

This funding arrangement works as long as each council assumes reciprocity - the local authority funds a local refuge which will mostly be used by women from other areas but its own residents will be able to seek safety in refuges funded by other councils.

You can see the negative effects of gentrification in traditionally working class areas of London such as Hackney, where the demolition of estates to make way for new private housing complexes has led to some local residents on low incomes being relocated by the council to other parts of the country, away from their families and support networks.

Residents of the Lyell Avenue neighborhood having been working to develop solutions to persistent challenges in the area, and now they want to share their work with the community.

This will include working to revitalize the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market in the Bronx, which supplies a large portion of the produce for New York City's and the region's food consumption, and creating a «Share NY Food» Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program that develops partnerships with farmers and residents to expand access and resources and make fresh food available to consumers in urban areas.

The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nneamaka Achebe, told NAN that the unimpressive turnout in Onitsha was because the majority of the people working and doing business in Onitsha were not residents of the area.

«Hundreds of residents from the Jamaica neighborhood told us what's needed to capitalize on the area's incredible potential, and will work with our elected, community, and private partners to make sure the community becomes home to vibrant commercial corridors, inviting public spaces, improved transit networks, and a diverse economy that provides quality jobs for local residents.»

In an e-mail read at a town board meeting last month, UCSPCA Executive Director Adam Saunders suggested asking residents in the affected areas how they felt the TNR program had worked, adding that his own informal survey in the community had deemed the effort a success, save for a heavy concentration of feral cats at a Warren Street residence.

Lavine, who once lived and worked in Forest Hills, said he was especially pleased with Koslowitz when she led the battle to shut down the strip club Runway 69 on Austin Street in 1993 - 94, a move residents havesaid played a major role in revitalizing the area.

The c ommand enjoin ed FCT residents» and most especially foreign nationals assigned with police escorts, as a result of the sensitive nature of their work, to always endeavour to move along with their escorts when visiting remote and isolated areas».

«We look forward to working with the city on a plan for the future of Fresh Kills that will benefit Staten Island residents by helping to restore the ecology and natural resources of this area,» Crotty said.

The economic tendency of immigrants to work in large urban areas is one of the main reasons that large urban areas have much more religious diversity, and many more residents who are neither WASP nor African - American, than rural areas.

«The hard work they perform in hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, nursing homes and other areas of the healthcare industry is a testament to their dedication to all residents of this great State.»

According to Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, who led the board committee that ousted the former director in April, Ramirez will work to foster economic development in the area as well as keep the streets along the business corridor cleaner for neighborhood residents.

In our response to the Blizzard of 2014, in new economic developments and new jobs coming to our area, and in the way municipalities approach the provision of services and maintenance of infrastructure, residents have witnessed government working efficiently and effectively to do the people's business,» said Poloncarz.

CaribBEING founder Shelley Worrell, who was born in Flatbush and is now a resident of the area, said she's been working on the designation for about two years.

Some residents are working to preserve parts of the Bronx's Kingsbridge area, in an effort of trying to prevent what they are calling overdevelopment.

Among his initiatives, Dirschberger championed department - wide training that recognizes the impact of trauma exposure on both residents and staff, and he successfully pushed for better work space and extensive renovations to Social Services facilities, especially in areas that serve the public.

When the state government started work on the drainage system in the area, we the residents felt relieved that our cries for help had been heard at last.

Curtis Sliwa, founder and CEO of the Guardian Angels, called on community residents, Guardian Angels members and youth programs to work together to fight the MS - 13 street gang's violence in areas such as Brentwood, Central Islip and North Bay Shore.

Marius — who previously worked as a legislative assistant from 2015 for then - State Sen. Bill Perkins until Perkins was elected to the council — said he was inspired to run as a result of Sanders» campaign and hoped to fight for long - term residents as millions dollar projects like the New York Wheel come to the area.

Governor Andrew Cuomo: «Since 1926, the LIA has worked tirelessly to make Long Island a great place to live, work and visit; supporting and stimulating area businesses and improving the quality of life for residents and families.

The plans to buy out & relocate resident from the flood prone River Street area over to the Plankenhorn road are continuing, the town & village board are working to annex that area into the village limits, the cost of the project is about 22 million dollars.

The South Ozone Park area is a part of the Borough in which Borough President Katz has been actively working with the community board to have continued stability in the area to promote a safe and healthy environment for all residents.

Byrne, who grew up in East Harlem and worked as a firefighter in the New York metropolitan area, says he isn't worried that residents here will be shy about complaints over work done to their homes.

A Greenport shorefront that was left a mess after work on a Long Island Power Authority cable to Shelter Island came to a halt last summer has been restored, with safe access to the beach now available for area residents just in time for Memorial Day.

New York City has long been known as a leader in the financial, fashion and entertainment industries, among others, but in recent years, city leaders and residents have clamored for and worked together to add more accessible opportunities for outdoor recreation and fitness, including access to the area's waterways and full - service gyms and recreational facilities, such as Chelsea Piers, that encourage workouts and leisure activities of all kinds.

Also canceled were two scheduled tests this spring on two Native American reservations in Washington state, that were designed to measure the agency's ability to use tribal enrollment data in enumerating residents as well as how the new electronic system of updating addresses works in areas without unique addresses.

The Harvard Chan researchers, working with colleagues in Japan, were able to conduct a «natural experiment» among a group of elderly residents of the coastal city of Iwanuma, located about 80 kilometers west of the earthquake epicenter, where nearly half the land area was inundated by the tsunami.

You may be a long time resident of Calgary or maybe looking toward an upcoming relocation to the area for school or work.

The show is fast - paced and sexy, but perhaps its secret weapon is the authenticity of Tony's character as a young Latino resident of the working class, largely Mexican American Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles.

Bangor - area resident Ann Roth worked with filmmaker Mike Nichols on every one of his movies from 1983's «Silkwood» until «Closer» in 2004.

Their regional teams ensure that all local authorities, schools, academies and colleges understand the benefits that offering DofE programmes brings to their young residents and students — and work to make certain that they have all the support they need to implement and expand the DofE groups in their area and schools.

The commissioners will have two public work sessions on May 14 and May 30, and a public hearing for area residents to share their thoughts on the budget well be held May 21 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m..

In contrast to traditional teacher preparation programs, which often do not recruit and place candidates in specific districts to fulfill the districts» particular needs, residents are recruited to work for the partner district (or charter management organization) and fulfill its hiring needs (e.g., filling shortage subject areas and / or teaching in specific schools).

Customers want to work with the used Dodge dealers Chicago area 60453 residents can trust, and the one at the top of the list is always Jack Phelan Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Countryside.

The service allows users who are resident, work or live in the county area to download ebooks from a catalogue of some 2000 titles from a variety of publishers supplied by US based Overdrive.

Peak selects communities in growing metropolitan areas and works for long term relationships with both residents and the community at large.

Much of Centreville's economy is focused on service, since many residents commute to work in Washington, but Northern Virginia has several major employers in the area as well.