Sentences with phrase «city said the program»

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«There's a full section that talks about pay equity, and what is the larger impact that the gender pay gap has on our society, our economy, our families,» says Deepti Gudipati, vice president of member leadership programs for the AAUW, who is working with the city to roll out the program.

Of course, I said that we had a startup at 1871 (mRelief.com) that was already working with the city of Chicago and state of Illinois on «an app for that,» one that allows just about anyone to quickly and easily figure out exactly which government and / or community - based programs exist that might have benefits immediately available to them - especially in the current environment.

«This is a year of really being an influence and a change maker in an amazing city that's really at the forefront of the revitalization efforts in our entire country,» says Greene Groves concluding her pitch for the program, ending with a paraphrase of the Michigan governor's pitch for Motor City: «Yeah, you can go to another city, but if you want to make a difference, come to Detroit.&racity that's really at the forefront of the revitalization efforts in our entire country,» says Greene Groves concluding her pitch for the program, ending with a paraphrase of the Michigan governor's pitch for Motor City: «Yeah, you can go to another city, but if you want to make a difference, come to Detroit.&raCity: «Yeah, you can go to another city, but if you want to make a difference, come to Detroit.&racity, but if you want to make a difference, come to Detroit.»

Also driving the trend is a collective cultural disgust with «obscene comp programs — the Monopoly money, the pay schemes that screw the little investor» — that have been proffered in recent years, says Charles A. (Chuck) Coonradt, author of The Game of Work and CEO of a consulting company by the same name in Park City, Utah.

«Successful urban growers usually find a high value niche crops to keep business afloat, or use a cooperative model,» said McGrane, pointing out the City Commons program both farms participate in.

«We're not seeing the kind of growth and scale - ups, and if we can solve that problem we'll also keep our most talented in Miami by using entrepreneurship as a tool for community building,» says Matt Haggman, the program director in Miami for the Knight Foundation, which committed a $ 2 million investment to help bring Endeavor to the city.

«We're still in the early stages of that program, but we're hoping that there will be results showing that this technology can make a real difference to public safety in a more cost - effective way, but also in a more effective way,» Ger Daly, Global Managing Director of Defense and Public Safety, Accenture, said in a report for CNBC's Innovation Cities.

Aide Tomer, Senior Research Associate, Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution says city planners can't keep building roads to solve congestion issues.

«You almost want to see the founder cry,» says David Tisch, a 30 - year - old angel investor and the managing director of the New York program of TechStars, a business incubator that is now in five cities.

Jackson says the program has been a victory for cities, owners and hosts alike.

And if that city is capable, they're going to make rational decisions because they are financial institutions,» Orr said on the Fox program.

Fun Fact: Says Heath: «We've always placed a focus on staying personally connected to the mission first - hand, so in addition to hosting regular team giving events, we also developed our Hive Initiation program: On the day that each new employee joins Bombas, before doing anything else, they are given 10 pairs of donation socks to walk around the city [with] and hand out, while interacting first - hand with those living on the streets.»

Fabian Bedne, a Nashville City Council member, said the city should ask the company to help mitigate its impact, perhaps by financing affordable - housing progrCity Council member, said the city should ask the company to help mitigate its impact, perhaps by financing affordable - housing progrcity should ask the company to help mitigate its impact, perhaps by financing affordable - housing programs.

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.»

Funds for the $ 200,000 program will come from the city's Finance Department budget, Dunn said.

During challenging times, DIC continues to initiate significantly valuable programs to support small and medium - sized business in the region, says Malek Al Malek, executive director of Dubai Internet City.

Kelliher, who operates a soup kitchen that feeds between 300 and 500 of the city's most poverty stricken each day, says she is already seeing the results of the financial crisis as desperately needed donations to sustain the feeding program are beginning to dry up.

(CNN)-- Two black men whose arrest last month at a Starbucks spurred allegations of racial bias say they're happy with the settlements they've reached with the city of Philadelphia and the company — and that they hope the incident is remembered for positive outcomes such as an anticipated program...

Google announced that the city would be the inaugural site for its «Fiber for Communities» program, which it says will be able to deliver Internet access more than 100 times faster than the home broadband connections provided by phone and cable companies across the country.

«It's about balancing supply and demand without killing the golden goose,» said Andy Yan, director of The City Program at Simon Fraser University, noting British Columbia's finances are dependant on the booming real estate sector, and efforts to cool Vancouver's hot market could hurt less frothy cities.

Noah T. Bradshaw, the city's housing inspector at the time, said he opposes some parts of the program, but it nevertheless put Crisfield back on its feet.

She says the residents «think somebody owes them something,» and complains that they spend money on expensive hairstyles, makeup and leather coats but won't pay a token fee to send their children to a weeklong summer camp program her church runs for the benefit of inner - city youngsters.

He said: «The many programs that we're doing in the modern day era are designed to alleviate suffering, so in this city we have a large 75 bed hostel; we have a centre that deals with domestic violence.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn't change a proposed same - sex marriage la, a threat that could affect tens of thousands of people the church helps with adoption, homelessness, and ehalth care.

The program director for World Vision's work in South Sudan, Perry Mansfield, said: «When we get distracted by language and trying to define a problem in abstract percentages we can forget that every night more people than the population of the city of Los Angeles go to sleep hungry.»

Club Coffee Salutes City of Toronto Single Serve and Compostable Coffee Pod Study The City of Toronto is taking an important step forward through a decision to study compostable pods in its waste diversion programs, says Club Coffee CEO John Pigott.

«Through our work with The Climate Group, our industry is proud to have supported comprehensive recycling programs that address all recyclables in these model cities,» Neely said.

Giving Extra Value North Kansas City Beverage says it provides more value to its clients through its services and programs against underage drinking and drunken driving.

«This was the 12th year I was involved in hosting (the basketball tournament),» said Wes Allnutt, program coordinator for the City of Walnut Creek.

Dion McGill, education program manager at the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, says we can't underestimate how aware children are of the gun violence in their city.

Friends of Meigs member Steven Whitney said Wednesday that the Park District is passing up an opportunity to sell the land on which Meigs sits to the city under a Federation Aviation Administration airport improvement grant program.

The teachers union says school officials never should have opened the programs because the Chicago Housing Authority and the city Department of Human Services have extended their summer feeding programs at 220 sites throughout the city.

The Park District's programming staff will work with the city's Planning Department and the traffic consultants at Rosemont - based Kenig, Lindgren, O'Hara, Aboona Inc. to confirm expected usage at Frontier Park, Brissa said.

The park district will now apply for construction permits from the city and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, or MWRD, which approves all stormwater management programs and construction, she said.

«The Park District's summer day camps and programs are an essential resource that help children across the city continue to learn and grow outside of the classroom,» said Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a news release.

One is expected to be a provision for continued participation by companies certified to participate in the city's affirmative action contracting program, Georges said.

Amid lush greenery and newly bloomed flowers at Garfield Park Conservatory, Emanuel said there will be more than 750 cultural activities planned at parks in all city neighborhoods — including some new programs and expansions of existing summertime programs.

Also on Thursday, Daley said he believes that Park District programs are offered even - handedly throughout the city despite a Tribune study that concluded teenagers in poor neighborhoods are provided fewer offerings than teens in more affluent areas of Chicago.

And Betti Wiggins, executive director of the Office of School Nutrition for Detroit Public Schools, says moving to the new program had zero impact on the city's Title I funding.

After 4 p.m., avoid sugary and spicy foods, which can get her kicking, says Shelby Harris, Psy.D., director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.

«Teen Camp emphasizes the development of leadership skills and the campers plan their own activities, which might include visiting different neighborhoods in the city or outdoor education in forest or wildlife preserves,» says program executive Jill Kawulok.

«The purpose is to provide a network, to help cyclists navigate the city,» said Beth Meier Tomlins, CDOT Bikeways Program Manager.

«The City Council is progressive and very supportive of [waste] diversion programs,» said Jill Fosselman, environmental services manager for Santa Clarita.

Barack Obama the candidate said he wanted to spend billions on a nationwide program similar to Geoffrey Canada's Harlem Children Zone in New York City, widely praised for its focus on comprehensive child development.

Linette Dodson, a registered dietitian and director of School Nutrition for Carrollton City Schools, said she began making changes to the district's nutrition program when she started back in 2010.

«We wanted to do a club that would allow our students the opportunity to be creative with food, while presenting some basic nutrition information and also directing them back to our school nutrition program,» said Linette Dodson, PhD, RD, LD, SNS, FAND, the Director of School Nutrition for Carrollton City Schools.

The cities of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Burbank, Calif., are among the eight to 10 employers offering the program to their workers, with hundreds of other companies expressing interest, Cohen says.

Expanding outreach and information about feeding programs across the city is an important first step, says Beti Guevara, who runs the Kids Cafe program at the Barreto Boys and Girls Club, 1214 N. Washtenaw Ave.

A growing number of cities, school districts and non-profit groups are offering meals over school breaks, said Crystal FitzSimmons, director of school programs for the Food Research & Action Center, another national group that works to fight hunger.

Five years ago, when Chicago became the largest school district in the nation to privatize its meal program, city officials said the initiative was designed to improve the quality and wholesomeness of student food.