Sentences with phrase «as local economic development»

Cities can reduce their greenhouse gas emissions while simultaneously addressing other pressing local environmental problems such as air pollution, waste, and transport, not to mention other challenges such as local economic development.

Not exact matches

It would be unfortunate if this were the case, as this data is reported on with the assumption it is reliable and local policy makers and economic development agencies use the data when making policy.

Today's political leaders have good reason to promote domestic infrastructure investment, as academic research unequivocally shows a link between the state of local infrastructure and economic development.

Last fall, after three years of running my own business, I took a job as Vice President of Marketing and Entrepreneurship with my local economic development council.

In tandem with the 100,000 Opportunity Youth Initiative, Starbucks has opened four stores with classroom and training space as part of its effort to support local economic development in diverse low - to - medium income communities across the U.S.. Each of these stores creates 20 to 25 new jobs with benefits, partners with a local women - and minority - owned supplier and contractor, and works with local nonprofits to provide job - skills training to youth.

As an initiative of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council in partnership with local economic development organizations, the Virtual Entrepreneur Center offers a catalog of local, regional and statewide business resources organized by county, plus profiles of local entrepreneurs to facilitate connections.

The Jefferson County Economic Development (JCED) staff are available to act as trusted facilitators providing technical assistance to help expanding businesses navigate the various state and local programs available to support their projects.

In Australia, as well as reflecting the favourable overseas developments, financial markets have been influenced by the run of strong local economic data, with the result that markets had begun to anticipate some tightening of monetary policy ahead of the Board's November decision, though a rise in cash rates had only been fully priced for the December meeting.

Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) is focused on sustainability and serving as a catalyst for local economic development through transparent and respectful stakeholder engagement and as responsible stewards of the environment.

A more open North Korea will also create more chances for economic development in Chinese cities, such as the border city of Dandong and those struggling to restructure local economy in Northeast China's Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces, Jin Qiangyi, director of the Asia Research Center at China's Yanbian University in Jilin Province, told the Global Times on Tuesday.

Property rights and government takings have evolved with both real costs and benefits, e.g. Kelo allowing economic development as a legitimate «public use» v. the various cases finding in favor of property owners in the context of local government mandated dedications and exactions.

Cuomo proposed using some of a $ 4 billion surplus, which he acknowledged was a «one - shot» revenue source from numerous financial settlements, on infrastructure spending, education and for helping local governments find ways to share services as part of an overall economic development boost for the upstate region.

«President Seligman has had a profound effect on our local and regional economy as the leader of our largest employer and formerly as co-chair of the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council.

A spokeswoman for Governor Cuomo's campaign says the governor actually reformed previous economic development practices, scrapping the notorious legislative member items, known as pork barrel projects, for regional approaches led by local leaders.

He is a respected local official with a wide range of knowledge and contacts along the Canal Corridor, and will serve Governor Cuomo and the Canal Corporation well in maintaining and promoting this unique state asset as a source of tourism and economic development across Upstate.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has nominated local developer Howard Zemsky to serve as president and CEO of Empire State Development Corporation, New York State's primary economic developmDevelopment Corporation, New York State's primary economic developmentdevelopment agency.

Cuomo, meanwhile, touted on Wednesday the regional economic development plans, which he framed as an effort to give more control to local officials, even as the awards themselves are determined by the state.

-------------------------------- Governor Cuomo today launched the 2nd round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative to boost local economies, by investing $ 100 million into 10 additional downtown neighborhoods, as selected by each of the state's 10 Regional Economic Development Councils.

The lawsuit details claims by LI Clean Tech that the state economic development agency and the state Department of Transportation kept Talon Air's competitors as well as the public, local residents and the airport's commission in the dark while the contract was steered to Talon.

Hundreds of Neighborhood Stakeholders Help Shape Jamaica Action Plan as Part of BP Katz Initiative QUEENS, NY — Several hundred local stakeholders participated in the Jamaica Planning Initiative Conference on Saturday, November 22, offering significant ideas and insights to help shape the Initiative's Jamaica Action Plan, a blueprint for economic growth and development in the -LSB-...]

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has emerged as a leading critic of local economic development practices.

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Currently, the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) prepares the most comprehensive view of state and local economic development efforts statewide; however, the usefulness of this presentation is limited because it is based mostly on available data published for past years.1 A UEDB should be part of the Executive and Enacted budgets and should include prospective information showing the costs of all economic development programs for the coming fiscal year.2 To capture the full scope of economic development costs, a UEDB should bring together tax expenditures and spending at state agencies and authorities, as well as the value of discounted power offered by the New York Power Authority.

Hinchey has previously insisted his only involvement in the project is as a partial owner of the land where a local economic - development project is being undertaken.

Now, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner is demanding answers as she tries to figure out how the local regional economic development council is spending that taxpayer cash.

Garry Douglas, head of the North Country Chamber and Co-Chair of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council, said access to broadband across the region was identified six years ago as a key strategic priority for the local economy.

Under the leadership of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, the departments of New York State government, local governments, economic development agencies such as the Rockland Economic Development Corporation, and the private sector are working hand in hand to create jobs and improve infrastructure so that New York, and places like Rockland County, are attractive places to work, live, aneconomic development agencies such as the Rockland Economic Development Corporation, and the private sector are working hand in hand to create jobs and improve infrastructure so that New York, and places like Rockland County, are attractive places to work, live,development agencies such as the Rockland Economic Development Corporation, and the private sector are working hand in hand to create jobs and improve infrastructure so that New York, and places like Rockland County, are attractive places to work, live, anEconomic Development Corporation, and the private sector are working hand in hand to create jobs and improve infrastructure so that New York, and places like Rockland County, are attractive places to work, live,Development Corporation, and the private sector are working hand in hand to create jobs and improve infrastructure so that New York, and places like Rockland County, are attractive places to work, live, and visit.

The councils are made up of local economic development officials and academic leaders who serve on a volunteer basis (as do IDA board members).

Its creation enables the Department to assist over 1,500 municipalities throughout the state on matters such as economic development, local and regional planning, governmental modernization, waterfront and brownfield revitalization, and natural resource management.

Several top state and local leaders sailed aboard the Rip Van Winkle tour boat Thursday morning, as Governor Andrew Cuomo kicked off his economic development tour of the Hudson Valley with a visit to Kingston's downtown historic district.

In Kingston, where film and TV (and increasingly new media) production has been identified as a core industry in economic development plans, Noble said he hopes the sector would produce local jobs, rather than just periodically inject of money into the city's economy.

State, local and federal elected officials have created a new coalition meant to bridge the digital divide in central New York, as they say a lack of quality high speed Internet has become an economic development issue in Syracuse.

A spokeswoman for Governor Cuomo's campaign says the governor actually reformed previous economic development practices, scrapping the notorious legislative member items, known as pork - barrel projects, for regional approaches led by local leaders.

A spokeswoman for Cuomo's campaign says the governor actually reformed previous economic development practices, scrapping the notorious legislative member items, known as pork barrel projects, for regional approaches led by local leaders.

As a result, members of the local regional economic development team know securing even more funding could be a big ask.

Donnelly's view of redevelopment as an «effective economic development tool» is contradicted by overwhelming evidence that the corporate welfare program fails to create jobs or stimulate local economies.

Sam Hoyt, the former Buffalo assemblyman tapped to serve as senior vice president for regional economic development at the Empire State Development Corp., addressed an audience of approximately 65 individuals, primarily representatives of local and county government, on the $ 132.5 billion proposed spedevelopment at the Empire State Development Corp., addressed an audience of approximately 65 individuals, primarily representatives of local and county government, on the $ 132.5 billion proposed speDevelopment Corp., addressed an audience of approximately 65 individuals, primarily representatives of local and county government, on the $ 132.5 billion proposed spending plan.

But despite being billed as the final opportunity to for the public to offer input on the projects that could receive $ 10 million in state economic development funding, the meeting actually focused on rolling out the tentative list, as selected by the local planning committee.

«The EDC as you know has the power to override local zoning,» Cuomo told reporters Wednesday, referring to the state's economic development corporation.

Just one day before the election, in remarks at a meeting of a local economic development organization, de Blasio again took aim at Trump, criticizing his tax plan as being harmful to the city.

«The economic development project you're questioning was advanced by the Bloomberg administration, was widely endorsed by local officials and had been in the works for years as part of a major transformation of Staten Island,» he said.

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (or LGBCE) was established by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 on 1 April 2010 as the successor to the BCfE.

He said that if he gets elected to Congress, his primary goal will be to change that — to focus on local economic development issues, as well as the sprawling agriculture industry of New York's 23rd Congressional District.

Officials at the authority have not explicitly explained how they selected the subsidized projects — Steiner Studios in Brooklyn, the Kingsbridge National Ice Center in the Bronx as well as Empire Outlets and Lighthouse Point on Staten Island — except to say that state - created Regional Economic Development Councils and local legislators, in theory, have some influence.

Ambrosino, of North Valley Stream, was indicted in April on charges of wire fraud and failing to pay taxes on money he made working as an attorney for two Nassau County agencies — the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency and the Local Economic Assistance Corp., according to authorities.

«Railroad Park on East 161st Street has long been perceived as an unsafe and neglected part of the neighborhood, so this mural project will allow us to use the arts as a powerful tool for activating underutilized space and engaging local residents in improving their community,» said Davon Russell, Executive Vice President of the Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco).

Researchers from Binghamton University, Cornell University, the International City / County Management Association (ICMA), and two divisions of the American Planning Association measured local government action on energy, water, waste, land use and transportation, as well as social equity and economic development across 1,900 local governments.

For example, the researchers found many instances where the comprehensive plans included tax incentive policies to stimulate economic development in hazardous areas even though the local hazard mitigation plans identified the same areas as experiencing severe repetitive losses from hazard events and qualifying for federal funds for buyouts.

Now, the district and local economic development authority work together to create programs, such as a career and technology academy, that help make Dublin one of the best regions in Georgia to do business.

As my book Investing in Kids argues, it is also helpful politically to point out that such programs can increase the overall economic development of a state or local area.