Sentences with phrase «better city benefits»

«Through the Toronto Real Estate Board, brokerage initiatives and individual volunteerism, Greater Toronto Realtors routinely demonstrate that they're dedicated to helping others, and in today's globally competitive world, their work to build a better city benefits us all,» says Etherington.

Not exact matches

In making its case to cities, Uber can start by better explaining the benefits it can bring to municipalities, says Jui Ramaprasad, a professor of information systems at McGill University's Desautels faculty of management.

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Yet Funk, former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, points out benefits to workers as well employers.

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As part of this tax break, the city requires Twitter to pledge part of the savings to better the community through a Community Benefits Agreement.

«When Wall Street does well, the city and state benefit from higher tax revenues,» Thomas DiNapoli, the state comptroller, said in a statement.

To better reflect the actual economic well - being of the city's households, Tang said, the Gini coefficient should also include the effects of taxation and social benefits.

One is the positive benefit of ride hailing services giving people an alternative to driving drunk, as well as more options to get around the city.

There are still benefits to living in Minnesota, though — Minneapolis is the best city for millennials to buy a home.

That is, are there specific, binding obligations that the company would engage with incumbent city residents to ensure HQ2 would benefit them as well?

As David Dayen wrote for The New Republic during the first round of the Amazon HQ2 sweepstakes, «[T] hey're worse than a zero - sum game between metropolitan areas; they're net - negative, because the corporation extracts the subsidy while cities lose revenue that would otherwise go to education or infrastructure investment to benefit the common good.»

Cities which are home to world - class schools and universities, as well as offering a high quality of life and safe environment, stand to benefit in the long - run, says the report.

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So even though he doesn't think it does them any good, he still feels it benefits him by making his city a safer place to live.

The New York City Festival, held Oct. 11 - 14 this year, not only celebrates the best of food and drink, it also benefits the hunger - relief programs of Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength.

Multiple, different charities in the areas of each city will be chosen each month with the best effort of spreading the donations around to benefit as many as possible.

Despite benefitting from last year's full Westbrook experience, Oklahoma City was only the 17th best offense in the league.

Arsenal have the benefit of more experience of playing on the hallowed turf, although Man City have already won the League Cup Final there earlier in the season so will know what to expect as well.

a) Preston (Championship Team) b) Southampton (Sothampton dropped 10 1st players) c) Sutton (Non league Team) d) Lincoln (Non league team) e) Man City (good victory but we did benefit from dodgy referee decision) f) Chelsea (again good win but against a team that had been partying for a week) So as you can see the FA Cup is no measure of your quality as a team.

There are a variety of teams in the Premier League who would benefit from signing a player like Chambers on loan with Leicester City being arguably one of the best options for him.

Arsene Wenger claimed Leicester City players are good at «provoking» penalties after his Arsenal side were given the benefit of the doubt on two close calls during Saturday's 0 - 0 draw at the King Power Stadium.

Indeed, the forced three - month hiatus could be a huge benefit for the national team as well as City as they enter the final months of the season aiming to rubber - stamp their Premier League success and push for European glory.

Aston Villa boss Bruce knows Hayden well from his time at Hull City - and the Newcastle United midfielder may benefit from a loan to rediscover his form.

I don't think that is our problem, there are good times and bad times, all football clubs go through these times, I suggest mourinho should be given more time, I watch ball in a film hall where every Man U, Man city, fans yea they should sack mourinho, how is that of benefit to Man U fans as well as other clubs?

The school district's efforts to buy better quality ingredients from local businesses fit in well with the city of Austin's Good Food Purchasing program, an initiative to harness the buying power of big institutions to benefit the local economy and support the city's sustainability goals.

«Saturday afternoon, Landry presented a seminar at City Market on the benefits of cloth diapers compared with disposable diapers, and while the issue is still open for debate over what is best for children and the environment, Landry's position was compelling for those in attendance.»

Many upstate elected officials have signed on in support of Uber, saying their cities would benefit from the competition to existing cab companies, as well as the jobs the company says it will be creating.

«To increase the project benefit to the north, further assistance will be needed to ensure that northern cities are well prepared for bringing forward infrastructure work.

The independent Casino Advisory Panel said the city's proposals offered the best test of the social impact and regeneration benefits of the new casino, which could be followed by others in the future if it proves a success.

He said the city needs «a new, comprehensive approach that builds needed affordable housing citywide, while also offering construction workers good middle - class wages and benefits.»

Akshar believes ridesharing will not only benefit urban areas like the City of Binghamton but also rural areas as well.

«I'm deeply disappointed that this plan that we believe fundamentally was better for the taxpayers — ended the subsidies of large amounts of luxury housing by the taxpayers, achieved more affordable housing, cut the city's subsidies, just look at the benefits of this plan,» Mr. de Blasio said today at a Brooklyn press conference.

Both sides will benefit, Democrats would get Downstate (which in my humble opinion should be called the Commonwealth of New Amsterdam after the most progressive city in Europe and in reference to the city's history), a guaranteed two seats in the US Senate (+1 because Gillibrand did well Upstate in the last election, so 3 seats for the Democrats), guaranteed control of the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches, and the once in a lifetime opportunity to write a state constitution to their own liking (firearms rights applies only to military and police, right to choose for women, protections for LGBT New Yorkers, etc)

Governor Andrew Cuomo is promising police and firefighters in New York City a better deal on their disability benefits, as a budget watch dog group warns against the proliferation of end of session bills that give union workers more benefits.

The two typically work well together, a partnership stemming from their time together in the City Council, and it's a relationship that has benefited Staten Island.

But rather than suggest that supporters donate money or warm clothing directly to OWS, the WFP — which has done its best to bleed city residents dry with high taxes and runaway public - employee pension benefits — told the e-mail's recipients that «just $ 5 a month supports our fight for a better New York.»

Mateo — a well - known Republican supporter who founded the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers — claimed the campaign - bundling scheme to benefit de Blasio, a liberal Democrat, was part of a failed attempt to help Jaoui land a city job.

State senators in favor of this bill made a three - pronged argument: property taxes have become too burdensome for middle - class homeowners; the property tax caps for municipalities outside the city have been — according to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — «a tremendous success,» as well as a job creator; and that the city had benefitted so much from uncapped property tax collections that the mayor shouldn't be surprised about the governor's proposal to shift Medicaid cost to the city.

«What we are doing is moving forward with shared services initiatives, and trying to find the best options and opportunities to save money, enhance services for the taxpayer and hopefully benefit the cities» financials in the process,» Andrews said.

That's what City Councilman Halloran was doing in New York City; he had a pool of money that he could throw around and he was using it not for the good of the city or the state but for his own benefit.&raCity Councilman Halloran was doing in New York City; he had a pool of money that he could throw around and he was using it not for the good of the city or the state but for his own benefit.&raCity; he had a pool of money that he could throw around and he was using it not for the good of the city or the state but for his own benefit.&racity or the state but for his own benefit.»

«These negotiated benefits, especially for unused sick time, seem out of step in a 21st century economy and will not sit well with city taxpayers,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of the Citizens Union.

I understand the power and the benefit; I also understand the risk, and this plant — in this proximity to New York City — was never a good risk.»

It's possible lawmakers will also consider a measure to bolster pension benefits for New York City police and firefighter unions as well as an extension of local sales tax measures.

Cuomo made a rare appearance at a rally, held by firefighters and police union members from New York City, to support their push for better disability benefits.

«When Wall Street does well, state and city tax collections benefit,» DiNapoli said.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is promising police and firefighters in New York City a better deal on their disability benefits, as a budget watch dog group warns against the proliferation of end of session bills that give union workers more benefits.

P.B.A. president Pat Lynch said providing good benefits to workers is «an issue and a moral obligation that the city has had for 75 years and has let drop.»

A fight over disability pension benefits escalated on Friday, with the de Blasio administration defending its proposal and police and fire unions and members of the City Council claiming it short - changes uniformed workers, forcing them to choose between a better line - of - duty pension or a higher cost - of - living increase after retirement.

The mayor also believes he can get a better pension deal by restoring direct collective bargaining of pension benefits between the city and its labor unions, which state law has prohibited for nearly 40 years.