Sentences with phrase «asked city businesses»
The mayor has even asked city businesses to start voluntarily paying a $ 13 hourly minimum.
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Ask CEO Jason Bailey what made Vancouver so attractive to small business, and he will, somewhat stereotypically, tell you that it all stems from the city's geographical location and Vancouverites» philosophy of work - life balance.
Actually few months before what is happening now in my country I saw big flood flooding over the city but not in to my place of my living... although people were some screaming and some as riding it smiling but all were being washed away... then have asked a freind about it who said it might mean no much money or business will be coming to me which I doubted if it meant that, but today I know what it was about...!
Nevertheless, teams have been knock to buckle under the pressure and some serious questions would be asked of Manchester United were City to do the business at Eastlands tonight.
But the Uptown Business Association recently wrote the city asking for help.
Your husband travels a lot on business, and he's been asked to present at a conference in a big city in two weeks.
At a time when Mayor Richard Daley and Chicago's 50 aldermen are collecting annual pay increases, Daley has no business asking rank - and - file city workers to take unpaid furlough days to help balance the city's budget, a labor leader said Tuesday.
Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan on Sunday night told a group of statewide business leaders it was «not unreasonable» to ask New York City to pay more for transit given a $ 4 billion surplus.
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Over 100 New York City business leaders have written a joint letter to the leaders in Congress, asking that they not cut homeland security funding for the world's biggest terrorist target.
Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, chairman of the Transportation Committee, sent a letter to Trump on Monday asking him to take his transition business out of New York City to ease traffic congestion in Midtown Manhattan.The Council also launched a petition calling on the Trump administration repay the NYPD for safeguarding his family and his buildings.
«Reaching out to other businesses, reaching out to other government officials, asking them to come on board, asking controller Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Letitia James, bring the City of New York with us,» Mr. Cuomo said Monday, two days before the mayor's announcement.
In late April, when Cuomo was asked about the expiring real - estate development subsidies at a business breakfast, he said that city leaders and the industry should «work it out among themselves.»
Asked if he would support changing campaign finance law to prevent businesses that do business with the city from donating to political campaigns (a law doing just this is in place in NYC) Commisso said, «Campaign finance reform at all levels of government has to be looked at.
The new ordinance would prevent the city, and any contractors doing business with the city, from asking a job applicant about criminal convictions unless that person has received a job offer.
«My criticism... is the fact that basically you're asking to put new business into a sector that is financially struggling,» said Allison Sesso, who heads the Human Services Council, which represents hundreds of city nonprofits.
«Those of us who reside outside the city of NY all we are asking is for the opportunity to have this business model brought to our communities.»
Asked about youth empowerment, she said that she wanted to partner with local businesses and nonprofits, and expand the city's summer jobs program to year round.
The City Council delegation from the Bronx, where many self - storage businesses are located, has mixed views on the industry, but regardless all eight members of the delegation have asked City Hall to hit the pause button on its zoning amendment.
«I think it's safe to say that they asked [me] not to contribute,» said the source, who is a member of the city's business community.
The New York City comptroller has asked a Texas oil company to explain why it has been connected to political donations that appear to have little to do with its energy business.
When asked on WNYC about a report that one of his fundraisers tried to solicit donations exceeding typical amounts from lobbyists representing clients with businesses before the city, de Blasio claimed the incident was «mischaracterized,» 1010 WINS Sonia Rincon reported.
When asked if she thought it passed the smell test for de Blasio to ask people who do business with the city to make big donations, Lerner replied: «I don't think it passes the smell test for anybody to do that, but at the same time, we know that the Real Estate Board of New York is doing exactly that.»
In December 2010, City of Buffalo's Mayor Byron W. Brown formally asked the Buffalo - Niagara Partnership to organize and manage a group of experienced business leaders and economic development professionals to make recommendations to build on The Queen City Hub Planand improve the competitiveness of downtown Buffalo.
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D - Mineola) and other New York House members joined a top New York City official Friday in asking federal officials to extend the deadline for small businesses to seek aid to recover from superstorm Sandy.
«He has turned homelessness into a business,» Malliotakis said when asked about how she would reduce the city's record number of homeless residents, which is at more than 60,000.
«If you're going to do business in the City of New York and you receive a subsidy from the City of New York, what is the minimum expectation that we're asking of you in terms of what you're giving back?»
A property owner in Crystal City, VA (just outside of Washington, DC) admired my leadership in guiding Woolly Mammoth's success and asked if I would consider leading the Crystal City Business Improvement District, which was just being formed.
In a city that is one of the most conducive for start - up businesses, which schools are, it's not unreasonable to ask the state to limit vouchers to black owned, effective schools.
I would like once in awhile to a get an upgrade to a suite while traveling on business to non resort areas and non major cities but that doesn't happen either or course I never ask for a suite.
In 2016, the city asked all residents and businesses to reduce energy use and get involved in creating an inclusive clean energy community.
I'm asking our business leaders to ramp up our efforts to build the city's renewable energy portfolio and slash our carbon footprint.»
You can even ask to see their business license from the city / county.
HANFORD — An Oakland - based business is asking the Hanford City Council to consider allowing an «indoor medicinal cannabis cultivation site» in...
Pretty soon, businesses won't be able to ask employees or job candidates about their salary history in New York City.
I asked Rhonda Taylor, a Realtor with Blakemore Real Estate, in Salt Lake City, Utah, for some advice about getting started in the business.