Sentences with phrase «communities by big business»

A report into the damage caused to some of the world's poorest communities by big business has been released by a Catholic charity.

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Community banks, traditional sources of small - business loans, are being consolidated by big banks

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.

That's because many of the so - called nonbank banks — some of the big credit - card companies and brokerage houses, for instance — have based their own business plans on growth within the entrepreneurial marketplace, in large part because that segment of the economy has been ignored by much of the banking community for years.

Perhaps traditional grocery stores will be forced to confront the challenge posed by big box stores and delivery companies like FreshDirect by playing up the community aspect of the shopping experience — just as some of the most successful bookstores have become more like coffee shops and community centers in order to stay in business.

Democrat Paul Graziano with his silly haircut and a record of no community service nor business experience, and whose sole claim to fame was being Tony Avella's lap dog and pandering to the biggest weirdos in the civic world, lost the primary fair and square by coming in third place to victor Paul Vallone, Austin Shafran, and a near loss to John Duane.

«Targeted enforcement and excessive ticketing by regulatory agencies is one of the biggest complaints we hear in our business community.

MOM AND POP BUSINESSES Monday, March 28 — While openings of a major department store or a branch of a big - box chain are often welcomed by shoppers and communities, they are also the cause of some concern.

Brown's biggest financial backers during the recent six - month period come from the local business community and include the Buffalo Niagara Partnership as well as the 43 x 79 political action committee formed by some of the city's top business leaders.

In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, students enrolled in Iowa BIG learn entirely by working outside the classroom on self - selected, community - based projects proposed by local businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies.3 In an interview published by the school, one student explained that «it's very passion - driven.»

When critics say you're part of «Big Pet» or that you're hurting the local community, you can remind them that their community is supported by the jobs and taxes of hard - working, independent small business entrepreneurs.

Over the years, Open Engagement has been made possible by invested students, educators, artists, community members, and local organizations and businesses, alongside the generous support of: A Blade of Grass, Arizona State University, Big Car Collective, Frank - Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Lewis and Clark College, Limerick School of Art and Design, OTIS College of Art and Design, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland Art Museum, Portland State University, Queens Museum, Regional Art and Culture Council, SPARC, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Southern Methodist University, The Carnegie Museum of Art, The Dunlop Art Gallery, The Heinz Foundation, The Office of Public Art, The School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University, The Sprout Fund, TriMet, University of Queensland, and University of Regina.

The catastrophic social and environmental consequences of this temperature increase will not be felt by today's decision makers or the heads of big business, but by local and indigenous communities, women and today's youth.

Are Walmart's significant efforts to make their product chain more environmentally friendly enough to enable them to be embraced, not just begrudgingly tolerated as the biggest retailer in the world (and therefore a force which has to be acknowledged), by the environmental community, let alone those people working for social justice and local businesses?

While the success of this game - changing system will ultimately be decided by the players — airlines, airports, and the business jet and general aviation communities — the drone industry may be the biggest beneficiary of ATC Reform.

I decided at that point with my love of the law and my knowledge of business, I could make a bigger impact on the legal community by becoming a consultant.»

The Awards champion the most inspiring businesses that are making a difference by taking action to build more inclusive workplaces, stronger communities and tackle the UK's biggest environmental challenges.

AdoptMatch is emerging as a community of adoption professionals committed to ethical and compassionate adoptions, many of whom are frustrated by the «big business» aspect of adoption.

AREAA's mandate is to do this by advocating to reduce homeownership barriers facing the Asian community (in the U.S., lack of mortgage financing availability has been cited as one of the biggest problems facing the multicultural real estate community), as well as by increasing business opportunities for mortgage and real estate professionals serving that market.