Sentences with phrase «big cities and regions»

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And of course, Baltimore is competing against more than 200 other cities and regions to grab the biggest economic development plum in years: the $ 5 billion second headquarters of Amazon that promises to bring 50,000 new jobs to its chosen ciAnd of course, Baltimore is competing against more than 200 other cities and regions to grab the biggest economic development plum in years: the $ 5 billion second headquarters of Amazon that promises to bring 50,000 new jobs to its chosen ciand regions to grab the biggest economic development plum in years: the $ 5 billion second headquarters of Amazon that promises to bring 50,000 new jobs to its chosen city.

General Electric on Wednesday announced it will move its headquarters to Boston, making the iconic industrial giant the biggest company ever to relocate to the city and cementing the region's reputation as a magnet for innovation.

We spent the first 23 school days, quite a lot of time in fact, in Toms River, New Jersey and Pau, France; but we also looked at elementary lunch menus in various other big cities in different regions in France and America.

The plans for city regions to regulate bus services on the model of Transport for London were attacked by Martin Griffiths, the chief executive of Stagecoach, as an «uncosted and unnecessary plan [that] would land people in England's biggest city regions overnight with a tax bill running to hundreds of millions of pounds, as well as leading to higher bus fares.»

The «city region» is home to 2.7 million people and has an economy bigger than that of Wales or Northern Ireland.

Labour has promised to devolve # 30bn of funding over five years if it wins the election, calling the move «the biggest devolution of economic power and funding to England's city and county regions for generations».

In Westminster terms the south west region has been seen as a stronghold for the Conservative Party, with some strong areas of Liberal Democrat challenge, and with Labour present only in the biggest cities like Bristol.

The New York City projects are (1) «The Big U», a series of berms and bridges around lower Manhattan, (2) «Living Breakwaters», a series of breakwaters off the south shore of Staten Island, and (3) «Lifelines», to provide flood protection systems for Hunts Point, the site of a major food market that functions as a hub of the region's food supply chain.

«Financial services is the most important industry for the New York City economy and the biggest job creator in the region,» notes Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D - Manhattan) on her Web site.

Labour's report on how to rebalance economic growth outside London calls for re-empowering big cities and county regions

He promised to continue to engage their colleagues in the Constituency and across the Region about the opportunities available in the sector instead of migrating to seek non-existing jobs in Accra and other big cities.

«While those storms that strike New York City might be bigger and stronger, there may be fewer of them as changing storm tracks increasingly steer the storms away from NYC and toward other regions.»

Current city living, testing found, correlated with a boost in activity in a brain region called the amygdala, which is associated with memory and emotional intelligence, with a particularly large effect in people from big cities.

In fact, the fondness for babe might just be a big city thing: four out of our five biggest cities (Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington and Christchurch) are found in «babe» regions.

Another community located in the North Shore suburban region, Peabody is a retreat from the big city life for both students and professionals alike.

Not only will you know how you're doing compared to the country as a whole and by region, but you'll see how your finances and wealth stack up against those living in Canada's biggest cities.

Eurostar trains, for the most part, only stop at the biggest cities and towns (region capital cities).

Çavuşin is best known for St. John's Church, one of the oldest and biggest cave churches in the region, dating back to the 5th century A.D.. On the city's north face, there's a nice trio of minarets topped with boulders and, towards the west, a small batch of secluded mountain dwellings look out onto the plateau.

As the biggest city in the region with 95,000 people, it's the place to come for shopping, nightlife and anything you can't find in Mérida.

Situated about 120 km (72 miles) northwest of Santiago, Valparaiso is the second biggest city in Chile and the Capital of the Region.

I also grew up in a poor valley region in California where we have a lot agriculture and huge Hmong immigrant population so I went to school with a lot of Hmong people (little known by Americans - as there are mostly Chinese, Thai, Korean people in the bigger cities) and got to go to a few food / culture festivals and see their beautiful embroidery -

Enjoy Coffs Harbour only 15 mins away, described as «the most livable city» in the region with its atractions — good dinning, galleries, sailing, whale and dolphin tours, horseriding and of course The Big Banana and all it's activities.

BIG Hostel Sydney has a prime position in the Sydney CBD just a few minutes walk from Central Station with transport links all over the city and the region.

Many travelers use this city as a base to explore the surrounding region, which is filled with big mountains, ancient ruins, and montane cloud forest.

Sinai is a rocky mountainous region consisting of around three main areas pieced together, with villages, and hidden locations to explore, including one of the biggest forts to grace Origins, which is almost the size of a city.

In this fourth game, the action shifts to Italy, and Karl has to work in around fishing villages, mountain and forests regions, even bigger towns and cities as he pulls off mission objectives that aren't always about assassinating the highest - ranking Nazi on the board.

Although globalization has expanded our knowledge of the artistic production over Europe and America also, the art market scoured even the remotest regions of the world for promising talents, so limit the appeal of the big cities but in any way.

Indeed, in this vast mountainous region that begins a mere hundred miles north and west of New York City, the influx of artists might qualify as the biggest cash crop for this rugged and persistently depressed swath of jaw - dropping beauty.

The arrival of Zwirner, named the third most influential person in the contemporary art world by ArtReview magazine, would be a big vote of confidence in the long - term prospects of the Hong Kong art market amid economic uncertainty and growing competition from other cities in the region.

The biggest thing is that there's so much opportunity, and when you talk to other provinces, states, regions, cities, you see how much jobs, economic activity, wealth and prosperity can be generated through climate action.

Environmental activists, and particularly indigenous activists, are at increased risk of violence because they often live in remote regions, rather than big cities; they aren't on Twitter to protest their treatment.

During extreme heat events, nighttime temperatures in the region's big cities are generally several degrees higher28 than surrounding regions, leading to increased heat - related death among those less able to recover from the heat of the day.36 Since the hottest days in the Northeast are often associated with high concentrations of ground - level ozone and other pollutants, 37 the combination of heat stress and poor air quality can pose a major health risk to vulnerable groups: young children, the elderly, and those with pre-existing health conditions including asthma.29 Vulnerability is further increased as key infrastructure, including electricity for potentially life - saving air conditioning, is more likely to fail precisely when it is most needed — when demand exceeds available supply.

It is the 7th largest city in the state of Florida and the biggest city within the panhandle region.

Big city office markets are posting the strongest performance in decades, with the U.S. unemployment rate falling to less than 5.0 percent and office vacancy in many regions in the single digits.

For now, we've seen foreign banks flocking to New York City and its glut of world - famous buildings, Los Angeles attracting alternative lenders, Midwestern banks heading to their region's biggest city and pension and insurance providers following the Freedom TrCity and its glut of world - famous buildings, Los Angeles attracting alternative lenders, Midwestern banks heading to their region's biggest city and pension and insurance providers following the Freedom Trcity and pension and insurance providers following the Freedom Trail.

Maybe that one location is in a less expensive region of the province where rent and or taxes are lower and perhaps wages do not have be so high if it is not in a big city.

And while it's a major focus in rapidly intensifying cities like Toronto and Vancouver, other regions also have big plaAnd while it's a major focus in rapidly intensifying cities like Toronto and Vancouver, other regions also have big plaand Vancouver, other regions also have big plans.