Sentences with phrase «big as a city»

Variety reports that the project is moving forward with production set to kick off in September in Cape Town, South Africa with an approximate $ 60 million budget which aims to render this story which will see giant galleons sailing on waves of sand as they fight giant creatures that can get as big as a city block.

While Fresno isn't as big as cities like Los Angeles and San Diego, there is still some variation between its many neighborhoods.

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As of now, the company has made only one big enterprise partnership public — a November deal with Microsoft, in which the software company offered 300 New York City employees a WeWork membership.

The sight of Teslas whizzing down roads in China's biggest cities is becoming as common as — well, the sight of Teslas whizzing down roads in Silicon Valley.

Typically, to win big headquarters deals, states and cities have to grant tax breaks and other concessions as Boston and Massachusetts did to woo General Electric's (ge) headquarters from Connecticut to Boston.

Perth has suffered the biggest drop in house prices, falling 2.4 per cent in the June quarter, as capital city house prices across Australia decline by the sharpest rate in nearly than three years.

The company plans to follow its customers as they move back to cities, with new urban locations that are smaller than its 1,800 big boxes, and stop playing catch - up when it comes to digital.

As part of its 7 Days of Genius Festival, a weeklong series of panel discussions and talks kicking off March 1, New York City's 92nd Street Y is launching its first Genius Startup Competition, a contest that's intended to unearth big ideas that can have a major impact in fields such as education, energy, sustainability, and other industries that are poised to address the world's most pressing problemAs part of its 7 Days of Genius Festival, a weeklong series of panel discussions and talks kicking off March 1, New York City's 92nd Street Y is launching its first Genius Startup Competition, a contest that's intended to unearth big ideas that can have a major impact in fields such as education, energy, sustainability, and other industries that are poised to address the world's most pressing problemas education, energy, sustainability, and other industries that are poised to address the world's most pressing problems.

The New York Times even referred to it as «the next borough,» a nod to its proximity to the Big Apple and the Amtrak train that gets you from city to city in just over an hour — less than it takes some Brooklynites to make their way to Manhattan.

«I'm not exaggerating when I say AVs will have as big an impact on our cities and society as the arrival of the first cars over 100 years ago,» says Barrie Kirk, head of the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence (CAVCOE), which is striving to build an ecosystem of organizations to supply the market's needs.

Cleveland may not seem like a destination city, but as more millennials struggle to afford big - city life, they are heading to the next best thing.

Airbnb has moved to head off conflict with tax - raising authorities, city councils and hoteliers worldwide as a two - day promotional event in Paris, the online home - sharing group's biggest market, gets under way.

Opened as an experiment in 1912 near the company's most profitable location in Jersey City, N.J., the first A&P economy store was operated by a single man, who moved big volumes at warehouse prices.

Long - recognized as a business hub in the Bay Area, companies in this city — just south of the reigning tech capital of San Francisco — have made big strides.

«We've been around in Austin supporting big events like Austin City Limits and New Year's, but SXSW is as big as it gets,» said Evdakov, the company's CEO.

According to Ed Sollbach, a Desjardins Securities strategist, the buy - rent ratio for the four biggest Canadian cities is currently above 2 — meaning it costs twice as much to buy as to rent the average home — and 3.1 in Vancouver.

While perhaps lacking the variety boasted by some big - city zoos to the south, it's well - known for an impressive collection of Arctic animals, such as polar bears, snow leopards, wolves, seals, otters and more.

It's attempting to look at the tech industry not as a silo of big tech firms such as Google and Facebook, both of which have offices in New York City, but as a diverse ecosystem stretching throughout the city's econCity, but as a diverse ecosystem stretching throughout the city's econcity's economy.

The carrier owns millimeter wave band rights covering 100 million potential users, including in big cities such as Miami, Los Angeles, and New York.

As entrepreneurs continue to sell their startups for big money and then deploy that capital within the local ecosystem, more entrepreneurs and talent will be attracted to the city.

The Kasitas can function as granny flats in a backyard, but his bigger vision is to stack them on top of each other in «racks» on small and oddly shaped city lots.

«Amazon so dominates Seattle that it has as much office space as the city's next 40 biggest employers combined.

The accident came as France is preparing to celebrate its most important national holiday, Bastille Day, on Sunday, and as masses of vacationers are heading out of Paris and other big cities to see family or on summer vacation.

Mark Bello (above) opened Pizza a Casa on New York City's Lower East Side, he says, after spending nearly five years as a «nomadic pizza - teacher - for - hire,» sharing his pizza skills at various locations around the Big Apple.

One thing that drew investors to Grey Area was a successful first launch: back in November, when Shadow Cities was released in Finland, it dethroned big - hitter Angry Birds as the top - grossing app in the country.

Rural economies in particular have cratered as young people cluster in big cities.

Finding housing in a city as big as NYC is stressful, and if you're going to do it without the help of a professional, you better be ready to put the time in.

Many of the counties with the highest net immigration relative to their 2016 population come as no surprise — counties in and around the big cities in the Northeast, in South Florida, and along the Texas border all saw a large amount of population growth from immigration.

Apparel store rent can run as low as $ 8 per square foot in certain parts of the country, and close to $ 40 per square foot in big malls or shopping centers in high - traffic areas or in higher - rent metropolitan areas, like New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas.

Criminal groups in the city have turned more to localized crimes like kidnapping and extortion to create revenue, but Acapulco's location as Guerrero's coastal outlet indicates why it's a prized possession for big cartels like CJNG.

The Toronto Eaton Centre is one of the city's biggest tourist attractions, as well as a major shopping mall for area residents.

Specifics about its height and full name weren't disclosed, though the developer said it will construct the building in the waterfront Dubai Creek Harbour, becoming part of a bigger planned project as Emaar aims to carve out a new section of the city that would be twice the size of downtown Dubai.

As a result, over the past decade global luxury brands started expanding into the capitals of oil - rich countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the U.A.E., giving women access to shopping on par with the biggest European cities (Dubai is home to the world's largest shopping mall) and higher consumer expectationAs a result, over the past decade global luxury brands started expanding into the capitals of oil - rich countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the U.A.E., giving women access to shopping on par with the biggest European cities (Dubai is home to the world's largest shopping mall) and higher consumer expectationas Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the U.A.E., giving women access to shopping on par with the biggest European cities (Dubai is home to the world's largest shopping mall) and higher consumer expectations.

Bough hopes to see the show act as a catalyst for other cities and celebrities, but for now he's concentrating on getting his entrepreneurs to think bigger and more globally while keeping their small business local.

Although the deal lifted Marriott's hotel count by 170 % to 264 in greater China, its portfolio is mainly big, full - service hotels concentrated in the biggest gateway cities such as Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tianjin.

«Mortgage insurance allows Canadians across the country, in rural areas and big cities, to have the same opportunities to access home ownership and at the same interest rates as people who can afford to put down a 25 % down payment,» says Pierre Serré, chief financial officer of CMHC.

The big city with a small town vibe is known for its music scene, and for being home to the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and as well as the Whole Foods HQ, but where it really shines is in its culinary scene, which ranges from barbecue that people wait hours in line for to all kinds of tacos.

One of the big warning signs for a looming drop in prices is a decrease in sales, which, as this graphic shows, is apparent in every major city across Canada — with the exception of Calgary.

And «while some cities and ZIP codes, like Seattle, may be more recognizable as traditional hipster havens,» others are more «under - the - radar» and not in the priciest big cities.

As investor appetite improves and the Big Apple's tech scene continues to mature, analysts expect New York City to become a hub of tech IPO activity in coming years.

City of Swan spokesman Charlie Gregorini said that, while the Rothgard proposal sounded impressive, the State Government's plan was just as big or bigger in terms of employment and investment opportunities as the Rothgard proposal, and had been strongly supported by the community through public consultation.

Linnea Geiss, vice president of corporate development for NCR Corporation, and a board member for Venture Atlanta, describes this as a city where the entrepreneurial community invests in the most important things, which she lists as: «Revenue, finding real solutions to big problems and creating products that people really want.»

Residents long described Nashville as a small town disguised as a big city.

Sears went for big cities, which people saw as the more lucrative market.

Bringhurst, 49, who is white, works as an employee benefits manager at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, one of the biggest law firms in the city.

This is especially true in demographically slanted areas, such as big cities.

However, Amazon's epic ramp - up is quickly taking over Seattle, and the company now has as much office space there as the city's next 40 biggest employers combined.

CB: I was talking to someone at Shopify recently and they cited you guys as a big influence and inspiration, and said thanks to your exit that it will shine a spotlight on other Canadian start - ups, particularly not located in the largest cities.

The organizers also expect that the fair will have more than 5,000 visitors, although they would not be surprised «if their number would be much higher, as Mexico City is such a big city&raqCity is such a big city&raqcity».

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