Sentences with phrase «by a community group»

The first draft - created by community groups and officials of the Park District and other agencies - was submitted to the Park District in 1993.

Although many art and craft fairs are organized by community groups, some are sponsored by professional art promoters.

There will also be Leeds United football coaching, swimming trips, and talks by community groups.

Buffalo needs a «big pot of money» for apprenticeship programs bolstered by community groups that work together to promote diversity in the construction trades, said John -LSB-...]

In an event anticipated among local wonks, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner (a liberal Democrat) teamed with Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci (a Conservative Republican) to argue against the metropolitan government plan proposed by the community group Consensus.

Professor Gallent explained: «Planning and Local Government reforms are seen by community groups as serving the interests of policymakers rather than local people.

The potential new law comes after years of lobbying by community groups to remove the facility from the neighborhood, according to Luis Garden Acosta, founder of El Puente, a local advocacy organization.

We support the lawsuit brought by community groups, individuals, and organizations representing the disabled which would require the MTA and NYC DOT to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and prepare an environmental impact statement.

The recommendation was welcomed by community groups that have been calling for the World's Most Famous Arena to move and make way for an expanded Penn Station.

The Coalition for the Homeless, joined by community groups and labor unions, crafted the proposal, which calls for 10 percent of city - subsidized new housing to be set aside for the indigent along with at least 2,500 of the New York City Housing Authority «s yearly vacancies, a new city and state program to create 30,000 units of housing for homeless people with substance abuse issues and mental disorders, and greater subsidies from Albany to assist struggling renters.

«The perception of disability by community groups: Stories of local understanding, beliefs and challenges in a rural part of Kenya» is published in PLOS ONE on August 3, 2017.

Pressured by community groups, the district created small, autonomous, quasi-charter schools like Elmhurst starting in 2001.

Pecha Kucha [6](from Japanese slang for chit - chat) is a high - energy form of show - and - tell that has become popular in the last decade, hosted by community groups in cities around the world.

In drawing the meeting to a close, Vladovic, who has been criticized by community groups for not engaging them more aggressively, said, «I encourage parents out there to attend one of these meetings.»

The events in Mississippi, which are independently planned and independently funded, include everything from information sessions and open houses at schools to rallies, policy discussions, and movie screenings organized by community groups.

Free schools are state - funded schools which can be set up by community groups or charities - but are now most commonly opened by academy trusts.

The school, which opened in 2012, was established by a community group.

Transports are arranged by community groups, humane societies and rescue groups.

These plots can be assigned by community groups.

Holmes was one of four candidates recommended for the special prosecutor position after a request by community groups and a member of McDonald's family.

This policy was welcomed by community groups and advocates and it has been used as a model for other school boards.

Last year, Ottawa amended the interim federal health program to reduce coverage for most refugees and discontinue basic care to asylum seekers from so - called «safe countries, failed refugees and others sponsored by community groups such as churches to resettle here from overseas camps.

The community partnership mortgage doesn't have restrictions on property locations, but recipients must attend homebuying counseling offered by a community group.

Some members in LVAR leadership were initially defensive about the testing findings and being «targeted» by community groups, notes Conrad.

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«Many of today's greatest companies were started by a group of friends with a good idea, which is what Miller Time is all about: great times with good friends,» said Steve Canal, MillerCoors manager of community commerce and partnerships.

To free up more time to reply and engage with your community, you could schedule posts to your Group with Buffer or by using Facebook's own scheduling feature.

The treatment, named Kymriah, was hailed by doctors and the life sciences community as a major advance in medicine and a boon to children and young adults with a certain form of leukemia (the group for whom the gene therapy is approved).

By people having a big avenue and a group of people all leading in the same direction and people that support a handmade community has really grown my business.

«By growing, processing, and selling edible insects, Aspire Food Group (The McGill Hult Team) will empower urban slum communities, offering them better access to an efficient, sustainable source of protein and nutrients,» the team says on its website.

It's a group defined by its values — faith, community and family — all of which directly influence buying decisions, brand loyalty and attitudes towards brands.

One potential source of help, once the chaos subsided, came from a community organization called «US» (meaning «as opposed to them»), which was formed by members of a discussion group called the «Circle of Seven,» led by Malcolm X's cousin Hakim Jamal and one of Malcolm X's disciples, a UCLA Africana Studies doctoral student who was born Ron Everett but changed his name to Maulana Karenga.

The Independent Community Bankers of America (IBCA) trade group surveyed its membership in mid-October and found that 60 % reported an increase in account openings by customers citing frustrations with large banks.

Summary: «When a group of Burmese refugees join the congregation, the pastor of a failing Anglican church attempts to aid them by planting crops and enlisting the help of the community.»

From 2005 to 2014, the company received at least $ 613 million in local government subsidies to build warehouses and another $ 147 million for its data centers, according to a report by the Institute for Local Self - Reliance, a group that pushes for local resources to be dedicated to community development.

A report last year from the U.S. Institute of Peace, quoted in the Post, said that although violent extremist groups in Afghanistan are unpopular, their ideologies have not been effectively countered by the Afghan government and the international community.

Set in a ramshackle, hilly village run by a group of white - hatted snobs more devoted to cheese - tasting than serving the community, «The Boxtrolls» is a 3D romp about the collision between the village and the subterranean - dwelling Boxtrolls, who scavenge for trash but have been targeted for extermination by a nefarious baddie named Snatcher (voiced by Ben Kingsley).

Local competitions: Entrepreneurial contests held by neighborhood associations and other community groups are a great place to start.

Surrounded by small - business owners, a group the president has characterized as community stalwarts unfairly burdened by excessive rules, Trump called for «normalized control, where you can open your business and expand your business very easily.

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In tough language, the letter contends that such a policy undermines the entire life sciences community and sends a devastating message to immigrants who would otherwise bring their talents to the United States, and was signed by some heavy hitters, including Alnylam CEO John Maraganore and Ron Cohen, the chairman of biotech's biggest trade group and lobbying arm.

Good thing, too, considering labour action by the nearly 30,000 workers represented by both groups would have thrown a wrench into daycare, community centres, pools, city - run museums and other services.

Makerbot, the 3D - printer developer, followed this approach by first attracting a group of devoted product fans among the maker community and rallying them to the cause of making desktop 3D printing accessible to all.

The Top 5 VC funding deals in Q3 2014 were the $ 70 million raise by DXY (Ting Ting Group), an online healthcare community for medical institutions and healthcare providers in China, from Tencent Holdings Limited, a provider of comprehensive internet services in China, followed by the $ 52 million raise by Proteus Digital Health, a developer of products and services integrating medicines with ingestible sensors, wearable sensors, mobile and cloud computing.

To pump capital into such businesses, JPMorgan Chase has teamed up with community - based development groups that aren't bound by the same lending restrictions.

In awarding incentives to individual named executives who manage business lines, they also considered that the Wholesale Banking Group managed by Mr. Hoyt achieved its maximum business line financial goal, the Community Banking Group managed by Ms. Tolstedt met its target financial goal, and the Home and Consumer Finance Group managed by Mr. Oman did not achieve its threshold business line earnings goal.

Even though the intellectual climate within the Reserve Bank and other economic policy agencies was already moving in favour of deregulation in the early 1970s, wider community acceptance of the case for change did not come until after the Government set up a broad - ranging inquiry, conducted by a group of independent experts.

By providing underserved communities with safe, accessible playgrounds and sports equipment through its signature Let's Play initiative, Dr Pepper Snapple Group is making play possible for more kids and doing its part to help eliminate the play deficit.

MaRS was founded in 2001 by a visionary group of business, academic and community leaders.

Enter David Shepherdson and Lisa Bovill, from Kaini Industries, who launched Hullcoin which enables people who engage with charities and community groups across the city of Hull to earn digital coins by volunteering and undertaking activities that benefit themselves.

By becoming active members of the community, your team will not only help your own content remain at the top of the group for much longer, their rankings as top influencers in the group will also be raised.