Sentences with phrase «by millions of dollars in»

These are programs that have been developed by a single investigator or team over a number of years and proven through careful replications, supported by millions of dollars in federal grants.

These students, raised entirely after the Columbine massacre, well - educated, media and social media savvy, have captured a tremendous amount of attention and have openly expressed the frustration and exasperation with the nation's complete standstill on gun policy purchased by millions of dollars in political donations by the NRA.

Aided by millions of dollars in independent expenditures from labor unions, Sbranti was ultimately weighed down by his ties to the unions, especially after a vicious primary against moderate Democrat Steve Glazer.

Many schools plan to add new student programs and services next year, aided by millions of dollars in fresh financial assistance from Albany, as well as reductions in state pension costs.

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For instance, more than 50 people employed by a medical assistance agency in Anchorage, Alaska, took part in a conspiracy to bilk Medicaid out of millions of dollars by filing bogus time sheets for services not provided to elderly Medicaid beneficiaries.

The Russian - Canadian real estate developer was caught up in the federal investigation into Trump's ties to Russia after it was discovered that Shnaider received hundreds of millions of dollars by a Russian state - run bank which may have helped pay for building the Trump Tower in Toronto.

Now, 14 years after inheriting her father's semi-successful company, she took in $ 10 million last year by overseeing a half - billion dollars of hotel construction and living the life she has always wanted.

Look for more money to be given to the Canada Revenue Agency to fight offshore tax evasion, an investment that has so far helped the CRA reap millions in extra tax dollars while at the same time achieving the aim of discouraging tax evasion by Canadians.

The high - powered jetpack was 40 years in the making, the culmination of millions of dollars spent and decades of trial and error by Mayman and his business partner, Nelson Tyler.

In an essay published in local media, Fidel Castro celebrated his 89th birthday Thursday by arguing that the United States owes Cuba «many millions of dollars» because of the trade embargo Congress imposed on the island nation back in 1963, according to a report in L'Agence France - PresIn an essay published in local media, Fidel Castro celebrated his 89th birthday Thursday by arguing that the United States owes Cuba «many millions of dollars» because of the trade embargo Congress imposed on the island nation back in 1963, according to a report in L'Agence France - Presin local media, Fidel Castro celebrated his 89th birthday Thursday by arguing that the United States owes Cuba «many millions of dollars» because of the trade embargo Congress imposed on the island nation back in 1963, according to a report in L'Agence France - Presin 1963, according to a report in L'Agence France - Presin L'Agence France - Presse

The artist is an anti-violence campaigner in his hometown of Chicago, and he was recently praised by former First Lady Michelle Obama for his million - dollar donation to Chicago's education system.

«By selling in - game bundles within the mobile game, consumers have spent around $ 6 million dollars in the game to date,» said Peter Warman, founder of Newzoo.

This latest trailer comes just a couple weeks after the 10th anniversary of GTA: III, thought by many to be a watershed moment where video games began to be seen as a serious form of adult entertainment that could also rake in millions of dollars.

But given the size of Trump's expense reimbursement, it seems likely that at least some of the nearly three quarters of a million dollars that Trump was reimbursed by his company for expenses should have been included in wages.

Flying to his remote company locations in his private jet, and surrounded by his early employees who were now worth tens of millions of dollars, the mantra of «you really have to want to work here or you ought to leave» rang hollow for the latest employees.

The U.S. says the money originated from a Swiss account controlled by Burzaco, part of what the businessman testified were the millions of dollars in bribes he paid to officials, including Marin, for the broadcasting rights to the Centennial tournament and another in Brazil.

Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg reports that the social media behemoth is offering hundreds of millions of dollars to the music industry to retain the rights to songs in videos uploaded by users.

«Oh, and by the way, Barclays and JPMorgan are putting out hundreds of millions of dollars in restitution for getting caught rigging electricity prices.»

The quota has even driven theft on a massive scale, such as a 2012 incident involving millions of dollars worth of contraband syrup stolen from the federation's stockpile — as covered in Canadian Business by writer Tim Shufelt in his feature The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.

In fact, tens of millions of dollars have just been allocated to more than 15 algorithms created by members of Quantopian, a «crowd - sourced» hedge fund.

The firm reached $ 17 million in annual revenue before being acquired by California Cryobank, one of the world's largest sperm banks, in a multimillion - dollar deal in December.

That company, founded by multi-billionaire entrepreneur Jack Ma, has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S tech companies that will be valuable to Alibaba as it continues to expand.

Bell Labs was backed by AT&T, the largest monopoly in the world, which allowed them to spend millions of dollars on research that might never prove profitable — a situation unimaginable for many of today's companies.

The pricing details were an update that Shake Shack provided in its latest regulatory filing, a key step as it moves forward to raise millions of dollars by launching its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

The number of million - dollar listings in Fort Lauderdale fell by 4 percent from 2016 to 2017.

Regulators alleged that divisional managers at investment firm Credit Suisse First Boston participated in a «pervasive» scheme to siphon tens of millions of dollars of their customers» trading profits during the Internet boom of 1999 and early 2000 by demanding excessive trading fees.

The lenders want the stake to be sold for top dollar but fear it will be sold for less than that to McClendon's wife, Kathleen, because she is family, said a lawyer representing a syndicate of banks led by Wilmington Trust that loaned $ 465 million to a company McClendon founded in 2013, American Energy Partners LP (AEP).

Two members of Congress on Wednesday accused big drugmaker Mylan of «bilking taxpayers out of millions of dollars» by underpaying Medicaid in rebates owed on sales of the lifesaving device, as they vowed to recoup that money.

That may not sound like much, but it's nearly quadruple the share of million - dollar homes in the housing market 15 years ago, according to a report by Trulia.

When Tom Colby arrived at Campbell Software Inc. two years ago as vice-president of sales, he was greeted by a stack of qualified sales leads representing millions of dollars in potential revenues.

At a Marijuana Investor Summit in Denver, an April event that drew 1,000 investors, Wendschuh says he was besieged by millions of dollars» worth of unsolicited offers to invest in his operation.

With estimates that the global market for medical marijuana could reach $ 50 billion by 2025, the Israeli government is set to allow the local industry to start exporting and projects annual revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

Even if such a step is seen as unlikely by most officials and observers, Pakistan's ability to shape the destiny of America's longest war is a reminder of how much leverage the country maintains at a time Trump is suspending hundreds of millions of dollars in military assistance.

He thinks the application could also help the U.S. Air Force shave tens of millions of dollars a year from its fuel budget by computing more efficient schedules for in - air refueling.

When said individual racks up compensation in the multiple tens of millions of dollars from an industry that was bailed out by taxpayer funds and then complains about changes in regulatory oversight, you know that individual is tone deaf.

The app is already used by millions of businesses in the U.S., but previously only supported the U.S. dollar, the Canadian dollar and the Japanese yen.

Supporters insist the volume of trades that HFT shops provide generates a steady flow of awesome liquidity, giving Adam Smith's invisible hand a bionic upgrade by making it better, stronger and faster like Steve Austin in the Six Million Dollar Man (look it up here, kids).

By tapping female advisers, investors, and employees, the company hit half a million dollars in sales and ran out of its holiday inventory just six months after launch.

A back - of - the - envelope calculation suggests that even if Sanders has been contributing just 3 % of his salary per year for his entire time in both the House and the Senate — and has earned a modest 5 % annualized rate of return — he'd have accumulated almost half a million dollars by the end of 2015, thanks in part to the government's matching contributions.

Southwestern Ontario manufacturers who may be underwhelmed by the budget are reminded of past triumphs, including the elimination of tariffs on manufacturing inputs, an $ 80 million dollar loan for a Ford expansion in Windsor, the Factory of the Future project in London and funds for Fibracast in Hamilton through the Advanced Manufacturing Fund.

INVESTORS are putting at risk millions of dollars by not carefully checking the viability of tax benefits of investment schemes before pouring in their hard earned money.

Vancouver paid off its debt in 2014 by selling the village's luxury condos, but a recent report by Business in Vancouver shows that taxpayers got stuck covering hundreds of millions of dollars of debt.

By outsourcing the customer experience department to call centers in Florida and Missouri, the co-founders knew they could reduce that part of the payroll by more than 50 percent, saving millions of dollars a yeaBy outsourcing the customer experience department to call centers in Florida and Missouri, the co-founders knew they could reduce that part of the payroll by more than 50 percent, saving millions of dollars a yeaby more than 50 percent, saving millions of dollars a year.

By bringing a drug that's been well - established as safe in other markets to the U.S. for the first time in order to treat a rare disease, the company doesn't just control its pricing destiny — it will also receive a coveted «priority review voucher» which it can hawk to another firm for tens (or even hundreds) of millions of dollars.

The early Bitcoin backers, who reportedly own about 40,000 bitcoins (a cool $ 27 million or so in U.S. dollars), could blast off by the end of the year.

His Buffalo Billion (as in dollars invested) project — although the subject of federal and state bid - rigging probes — is highlighted by a 1.2 - million - square - foot «gigafactory» that will be run by Elon Musk's SolarCity and fabricate up to 10,000 solar panels per day.

Graziosi, who's generated hundreds of millions of dollars with his brands, companies and investments, with a 15 - year television career, argues that creating a true vision for your future by looking backwards will get you exponentially better results than setting goals in the traditional sense.

It stopped short of eliminating simsub entirely however, acknowledging that the revenue generated by the practice (pegged at around $ 250 million per year) is important to the broadcasting system — keeping ad dollars in Canada and helping create valuable programming such as news and information.

By reinvesting dividends, interest income, and capital gains for an entire working career of 40 + years, it would be a virtual certainty, or as much as such a thing is possible in a non-certain world, that the portfolio owner would retire with millions of dollars in assets due to the power of compounding.

Such a violation, if eventually confirmed by the Federal Trade Commission, could lead to many millions of dollars in fines against Facebook, said David Vladeck, who as the director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection oversaw the investigation of alleged privacy violations by Facebook and the subsequent consent decree resolving the case in 2011.