Sentences with phrase «city leaders in»

We just had a very successful gathering of investors and city leaders in Rio a few months ago in our sustainable finance initiative.

Our work is motivated by the sheer scale of the Katrina tragedy and the goal of supporting students, educators, and city leaders in their efforts to make the city's schools part of the city's revitalization effort.

01-24-18... Rhode Island Lt. Governor Dan McKee is leading the 14 local city leaders in a lawsuit against wholesalers of prescription opioids RI NPR

Mayor Bill de Blasio called Gurley's death «a tragic accident» and joined other city leaders in calling for a comprehensive investigation.

His claims come one day before the eight biggest cities outside London and the south - east join together to create a «core cities Cabinet», which will unite city leaders in demands on the coalition government.

City leaders in Braddock, located east of Pittsburgh, have submitted an application with the state in hopes to land a license that will allow for a new cannabis cultivation facility.

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«We all know about the stresses that are going on in this city at $ 40 - a-barrel oil,» he said as he accepted the Distinguished Business Leader Award from the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and the Haskayne School of Business.

The hereditary leader of Ford Motor Co. sees cars dominating the suburbs for a long time but crowded cities will drive innovation in how we get around.

These regional city events include conversations with business leaders, like Office Depot CEO Roland Smith in Boca Raton, and opportunities to talk with SBA Administrator Maria Contreras - Sweet.

«We continue to work with the state of Nevada and look forward to joining Governor Sandoval and legislative leaders tomorrow [Thursday] in Carson City,» Tesla representative Alexis Georgeson told Entrepreneur.com.

In a letter sent to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Tuesday, leaders at 73 civic groups from cities across the U.S. made some demands on the e-commerce giant.

Amazon's plan to build a second headquarters in one lucky city across the U.S. is being met with some criticism from civic leaders who are concerned the company won't do enough to help the community it will ultimately choose.

Seattle's rich should engage in upper - class «civil disobedience» and refuse to pay their city taxes, Washington state's Republican leaders said.

This week starts with a meeting of the world's top leaders in New York City and ends with a look at how the U.S. labor market fared in September.

«What you want to avoid is anything that might «pierce the corporate veil,» says Sandra E. Mayerson, leader of the national bankruptcy practice of law firm Holland & Knight LLP, who is based in New York City.

The gang The Warriors are accused of killing one of the biggest gang leaders in New York City.

It was supposed to be «how - to» guide for leaders in Italy at a time when every city was fighting every other city and the entire region was full of mercenaries, inquisitors, and other unsavory types.

An event in New York City yesterday gathered powerhouse women like veteran magazine editor Kate White, Rent the Runway co-cofounder Jennifer Fleiss and IKEA executive Leontyne Green Sykes to discuss how to be badass leader.

To truly be a global leader in digital technology, innovation needs to become a significant part of the city's identity — how the world sees it and how it sees itself.

In mid-March, as part of a world tour to promote the company's new menu of «experiences,» Chesky stopped in on New York City for a sit down interview in front of the Economic Club of New York, the 110 - year - old organization whose membership spans the top leaders from across the business worlIn mid-March, as part of a world tour to promote the company's new menu of «experiences,» Chesky stopped in on New York City for a sit down interview in front of the Economic Club of New York, the 110 - year - old organization whose membership spans the top leaders from across the business worlin on New York City for a sit down interview in front of the Economic Club of New York, the 110 - year - old organization whose membership spans the top leaders from across the business worlin front of the Economic Club of New York, the 110 - year - old organization whose membership spans the top leaders from across the business world.

New York City assembly leader Joseph Morelle is expected to introduce a bill this month which would lay out the first - ever portable benefits plan for workers in the gig economy.

«It's hard to put your hand into a car's engine when the car is still running, but that's what disruptive innovation is — changing the way things are done before your business is backed into a corner,» said Williams, who spoke to a crowd of 800 business leaders at the World Innovation Forum in New York City last week.

When the collection of major works housed at the city's world - class Detroit Institute of Arts Museum was in danger of being liquidated to pay off municipal debt, the federal mediator, Judge Gerald Rosen, city emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, and other civic leaders leaned heavily on community and national foundations, lawmakers and the museum itself to put their money where their masterpieces were.

He is also African - American, which some politicians have said could help him deal with community leaders in a city that is 83 percent black.

But when you have smaller groups of people pulling off surprise occupations in cities across the world, then each one of those projects will naturally have leaders.

In a statement, HTT chief executive officer Dirk Ahlborn said that connecting the three cities with a Hyperloop system would «incentivize collaboration and innovation within Slovakia and throughout Europe,» adding that Slovakia has been a technological leader in the automotive and energy industrieIn a statement, HTT chief executive officer Dirk Ahlborn said that connecting the three cities with a Hyperloop system would «incentivize collaboration and innovation within Slovakia and throughout Europe,» adding that Slovakia has been a technological leader in the automotive and energy industriein the automotive and energy industries.

The leader of Manchester City Council, Sir Richard Leese, added: «We are excited that Manchester has the opportunity to be at the forefront of trialling this cutting - edge, app - based cycle hire scheme in the UK.

The next day Sandoval briefed delighted legislative leaders, laying plans for a Thursday press conference in Carson City to trumpet the news, followed by a special session to approve the legislation to benefit Tesla.

In response, leaders in sanctuary cities have vowed to fight back and civic participation has seen a boost, including February's «Day Without Immigrants.&raquIn response, leaders in sanctuary cities have vowed to fight back and civic participation has seen a boost, including February's «Day Without Immigrants.&raquin sanctuary cities have vowed to fight back and civic participation has seen a boost, including February's «Day Without Immigrants.»

«While leaders on the ground in Michigan and the city's creditors understand that they must find a solution to Detroit's serious financial challenge, we remain committed to continuing our strong partnership with Detroit as it works to recover and revitalize and maintain its status as one of America's great cities.»

The city has a difficult job ahead, and we are optimistic that governmental leaders will be successful in strengthening the community,» said Jay Cooney, a Ford spokesman.

The official did not give further details over the arrest but noted it had come just as Turkey prepares to host world leaders for the G20 summit in its southern resort city of Antalya on Sunday and Monday.

In a keynote address at the Toronto Region Board of Trade last week, Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak pitched Toronto as a city «falling farther behind.»

The reclusive leader is purported to have made only one public appearance, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq's second - largest city of Mosul, as seen in a video posted online in June.

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Believing that fast growth was essential if Starbucks was to establish itself as the national brand leader, he wanted to head off independent coffee roasters in other cities that were starting to expand, as well as any restaurant chain that noticed the growing market for specialty coffee.

Second City Works recently surveyed a group of North American full - time employees to pinpoint the habits that in their minds separate loathsome supervisors from great leaders.

«Juan Trippe of Pan American was the quintessential example of a charismatic leader,» Good to Great author Jim Collins said in a speech at the Inc. 500 conference in Salt Lake City in 1998.

That project was spearheaded by noted economic development expert Ed Morrison along with area business leaders — in particular, Charles Van Rysselberge, who headed the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce at that time.

Last month Amazon announced it will be building a second company headquarters — dubbed «Amazon HQ2» — somewhere in North America, inviting city and state leaders to submit proposals by October 19.

(One of the sport's leaders, Canadian Sarah Burke, is in a coma after a bad fall during halfpipe training in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 10.)

When Amazon announced in January that Nashville had made the list of 20 finalists being considered for its second North American headquarters, city leaders cheered.

When Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM (ibm), strolled across the atrium connecting her company's New York City office building and Trump Tower for a meeting with the President - elect's incoming administration and tech industry leaders last month, she had a report in hand.

Second, in many cities, the Amazon bid brought together unprecedented coalitions of government officials, startup community leaders, and corporate executives.

World leaders typically exchange gifts, and Trump and Abe did so when Abe rushed to New York City in November to become the first foreign leader to meet with Trump after the election.

The city, like the rest of the U.S., was stuck in a decades - long entrepreneurial slump that had left its economy dependent on a handful of big, staid corporations — corporations that were pulling up stakes to head overseas at a rate that alarmed local leaders.

A week after Amazon sent cities across North America scrambling to compete for the e-commerce giant's second headquarters, Philadelphia government leaders are beginning to settle on three locations to pitch most forcefully as the nucleus of a vast regional presence for the Seattle company: The Schuylkill Yards and uCity Square sites in West Philadelphia and South Philadelphia's Navy Yard.

Major coastal cities typical for job migration are close behind as leaders in the industry, but their success may be due more to a large population and generally successful diversified economy.

After visiting the capital city of Bamako last fall as part of the IMF's ongoing review of its credit program there, Boriana Yontcheva, the leader of the IMF team, said in a prepared release that «the macroeconomic outlook remains broadly positive, but the economy faces increasing downside risks going forward, notably due to the volatile security situation.»

One trend we've identified is that American cities are positioning themselves as the true US leaders in combating climate change, making it clear that action is wanted, needed, and possible.