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When looking at economic programs like those alone, Western New York received about 25 percent of the state's spending over that time.

Not exact matches

A look at how the Defense Alliance in St. Paul, one of 10 economic clusters in an SBA pilot program, is nurturing energy entrepreneurs.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Directed toward black borrowers who had been rejected by at least two banks and the SBA's 7 (a), the Economic Opportunity Loan program had, as a GAO official gingerly told Congress in 1981, «a difficult mission.»

He has counseled political leaders, led economic development efforts, endowed programs at local colleges, and donated considerable sums to local philanthropies, individually and through Cascade.

Demand for programs like the one at UNC partly stems from China's growing status as an economic heavyweight.

The reintegration program would need at least $ 50 million to $ 75 million, which will be tough given the global economic picture and the uncertainty about the program's effectiveness.

Despite its flaws, however, the program has paid off — at least according to a 2010 study by Queen's University economics professor Roger Ware, which concluded it contributed roughly $ 2 billion a year to Canada's economy and helped ease economic challenges.

The first group of so - called debt hawks sees another Great Recession coming and wants national governments to focus on austerity programs aimed at deficit reduction because rising sovereign debts are behind our current economic woes.

Robert Litan, a nonresident senior fellow in the Economic Studies Program at the Brookings Institution, said Trump should continue to appeal to disaffected voters.

«That's why we put forward a budget that speaks to strategic investments in economic growth and job creation, while at the same time transforming government by achieving our savings targets and limiting program spending growth to 1.1 per cent.»

In the next few weeks the Executive Committee will look at a range of economic indicators — including inflation, jobs, and confidence data to be rereleased next week — before actually designing the new program.

Add in to that equation the rich investing in automation technology like those ordering kiosks at Panera, self - checkout machines, autonomous vehicles, and even automated web design programs and it's a perfect recipe for pending economic disaster.

Also, on account of the uncertain economic conditions in 2009, there was a reduction to the employee stock purchase program (capping employee contributions at 5 % rather than 10 % of eligible compensation).

«There's a broad transformation within health care that can happen — not where a startup becomes Apple, but where startups work with big health care institutions and providers to transform how they deliver care,» says Jonathan Gruber, an MIT economist, former adviser to Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, and director of the health care program at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Or will demographic pressures exert upward pressures on federal program expenses, while at the same time exerting downward pressures on potential economic growth and tax revenues?

Another way that the current crisis hurts those at the bottom of the economic ladder was revealed in a conversation with Lucy Luna, a United Food and Commercial Workers union organizer among immigrant farm workers in the Fraser Valley, who notes that the reduced value of the Canadian dollar means that the remittances sent home to Mexico by the «guest workers» shipped to Canada under a federal temporary work permit program are now nearly cut in half in value by the time they reach Mexico, where the economy is geared to the U.S. dollar.

Commodity prices may be affected by a variety of factors at any time, including but not limited to, (i) changes in supply and demand relationships, (ii) governmental programs and policies, (iii) national and international political and economic events, war and terrorist events, (iv) changes in interest and exchange rates, (v) trading activities in commodities and related contracts, (vi) pestilence, technological change and weather, and (vii) the price volatility of a commodity.

Bernanke had presided over the United States central bank during the 2008 - 09 international financial crisis and is currently a distinguished fellow in residence with the economic studies program at the Brookings Institution.

For more information on OCBC's business attraction program, email Orange County Business Council Director of Economic Developoment, Jocelin Jimenez, at [email protected].

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry (R) World (TM); risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information;

Prior to joining the Obama administration, Bernstein was a senior economist and the director of the Living Standards Program at the Economic Policy Institute, and between 1995 and 1996, he held the post of Deputy Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Labor.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

He is currently serving as Faculty co-Director of the Labor and Worklife Program at the Harvard Law School, and is Senior Research Fellow in Labour Markets at the London School of Economics» Centre for Economic Performance.

11-18-2005 2005 Drilling Program Completed on Caledonia's Mulonga Plain Joint Venture 11-14-2005 Caledonia Mining 3rd Quarter Results 2005 10-13-2005 Available online: Webcast of presentation to the Minesite Forum 10-11-2005 London: Presentation to the Minesite Forum 09-14-2005 Caledonia amends terms of share purchase warrants 09-13-2005 Caledonia and Motapa announce 11 drill targets at Mulonga Plain Kashiji Plain analytical results confirm possible local source 08-15-2005 Caledonia Mining signs a Memorandum of Understanding with a South African Black Economic Empowerment Consortium 08-12-2005 Caledonia Mining Second Quarter Results 2005 08-11-2005 Caledonia Mining Second Quarter Results Conference Call and Webcast 07-18-2005 Caledonia announces Summer Drilling Program on Kikerk Lake Property, Nunavut 06-22-2005 Caledonia Mining Corporation announces Admission to the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and # 1.57 million placing 06-13-2005 Caledonia Mining signs a Letter of Intent with a Cobalt Refinery to supply 3 % of total annual world production 05-16-2005 Caledonia Mining 1st Quarter Results 2005 05-06-2005 Caledonia Annual Meeting set for Tuesday May 10th 2005 05-05-2005 Caledonia Mining Granted Prospecting Right for Grasvally and Will Commence the Drilling Program by Mid May 2005 03-29-2005 Caledonia Mining 4th Quarter and 2004 Annual Results 03-23-2005 Caledonia Mining Fourth Quarter and Annual results Conference call & webcast 03-08-2005 Mulonga Plain JV Exploration Work Program Update 02-23-2005 Caledonia Mining Appoints New Chairman 01-31-2005 Caledonia updates diamond exploration results at Mulonga Plain joint venture in Zambia.

A1 Economic Development agencies at local and state level offer a variety of programs though it varies by locality.

This is an extremely large increase, given that the Economic Action Plan stimulus spending was not expected to have a major impact in 2011 - 12 (remember it was originally supposed to be a two - year program only - 2009 - 10 and 2010 - 11) and that departmental / agency budgets were to be frozen in 2011 - 12 at their 2010 - 11 levels.

Recent flexible job titles at U.S. Department of Labor: economic assistant; attorney advisor; librarian; program analyst; safety and occupational health manager; workers» compensation technical specialist.

The Federal Reserve uses other tools to influence U.S. economic growth, too, including Discount Rate, which is the overnight interest rate at which banks can borrow money from the Federal Reserve; and special programs such as quantitative easing.

At their most recent meeting, most members of the Fed's policy - making committee agreed that slow growth was not reason enough to expand the Fed's economic aid program.

The difficulty for the ECB in managing market expectations on monetary policy in the face of stronger economic growth was evident elsewhere in President Draghi's remarks, as he repeatedly stressed the need to keep the region's interest rates at current levels while the central bank winds down its QE program.

President Draghi said the ECB was correct in its policies, and current and trade surplus nations were at fault for the continued economic malaise for not embarking on large fiscal stimulus programs.

Since its establishment in 1987, the bank has implemented international credit, guarantee and credit insurance programs aimed at developing economic and political ties between Turkey and other countries.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Conservative spokesmen have pointed to the «trickling down» of the benefits of economic growth as the ultimate solution to racial problems; they have at times seemed to court the support of segregationist elements; and they remain at this late date without a positive program of action aimed at narrowing the yawning chasm separating the black poor from the rest of the nation.

A second observation is that it is precisely at the national headquarters levels of the typical western church that the Inertia of church organization and staff exerts Its most debilitating Influence on the capacity of the church to effect change in its own program or in the policies of the economic and political institutions In which It Is enmeshed.

By the end of the Assembly, as Kenneth Slack pointed out, «most of the members felt that there was more danger from undue stress on the evangelism of individuals than the other way round, despite widely expressed anxiety, given expression by Stott, that liberation in political, social and economic sense was in danger of replacing salvation from sin at the heart of the redeeming gospel».73 There was no doubt that, despite the narrowing of the range of disagreements, important differences continued, especially with regard to the meaning of salvation and the program of dialogue with people of other faiths.

Initially, the bank's program for alleviating global poverty was dominated by a strategy of economic growth, measured primarily in terms of GDP and channeled largely through big projects aimed at infrastructure development that benefited the rich more than the poor.

Jesus had a social program which «sought to rebuild a society upwards from its grass roots, but on principles of religious and economic egalitarianism» made concrete in «the combination of free healing and common eating» which «negated alike and at once the hierarchial and patronal normalcies of Jewish religion and Roman power.»

The New Zealand government wants more details about two Canadian dairy innovation programs aimed at helping the sector mitigate concessions made under the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and Europe.

Governor Schwarzenegger honored the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) with the 2010 Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA), the state's highest environmental honor, for the California Sustainable Winegrowing Program during a ceremony at the Governors» Global Climate Summit 3 yesterday at the University of California, Davis Mondavi Center Global Pavilion.

Here in Houston we've already implemented the same program district - wide, and for those unfamiliar with it, «in - class breakfast» means just that: children receive a free breakfast (regardless of economic need) and bring it into their classrooms to eat at their desks as the school day begins.

But a lesser - noticed story published that same day on the Times School Book blog reported that New York City is being forced to cut its Universal Meals Program, which had previously insured that all children at some predominantly low - income schools received free lunches, without demonstrating economic need — and therefore without risking social stigma by taking the school meal.

If youth applicants or their parents / guardians have questions about the DYIP application process, contact Employment Program Coordinator James Dickens with the City of Durham's Office of Economic and Workforce Development at 919-560-4965, ext. 15217 or at [email protected].

Home visitation programs can counteract the negative consequences of economic insecurity and encourage success not only at home but also in school and at work.

The program of prenatal and infancy home visiting by nurses has produced consistent effects on clinically significant outcomes in three separate trials with different populations living in different contexts and at different points in U.S. social and economic history.

By helping parents enroll in educational and training programs and pursue employment, home visiting programs help counteract the negative consequences of economic insecurity and encourage success both at home, and also in school and at work.

By facilitating their involvement in parenting programs, these families will have the opportunity to change some of their parenting behaviours and beliefs, which may ultimately buffer children who are at risk of poor developmental outcomes because of genetic vulnerability, low birth weight, low socio - economic status, or cumulative environmental risks, among others.

By eliminating the National School Lunch Program's guaranteed federal funding, states run the risk of running out of money in an economic downturn and putting hungry kids at risk.

At the other end of the economic spectrum, there are some schools which, because they have very low numbers of low income students, choose to forego participation in the Federal school meals programs altogether and just run their own meal program under their own rules.