Sentences with phrase «cost local strategies»

It is imperative therefore that new, low cost local strategies are implemented which are aimed at getting all children born at an average weight, fed correctly from the start and pointed in the direction of a healthy lifestyle which, hopefully, will stay with them for life.

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New York, NY: A new report released today by the NYU Furman Center details strategies used by local governments to address rising housing costs and displacement of low - income households in gentrifying neighborhoods.

A good gold - mining CEO is someone who a) implements strategies that keep total costs at relatively low levels, b) prudently manages country, local - community, environmental and other political risks, c) ensures that the balance sheet remains healthy, and d) only makes acquisitions that are accretive.

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

Not only does she live close to me and teach the great baby boot camp class I've been going to since my daughter was seven weeks old, but I've also learned tons of tips from her, including the best local spots for various kid activities and this strategy for saving on «date night» costs: http://hintmama.com/2014/01/22/todays-hint-do-a-date-afternoon/

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

This proposal to greatly expand the number of permanent, locally based drop - off locations would be a very positive, cost - effective addition to the state's ongoing, overall strategy to protect our communities and local environments.»

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., Senator Joseph A. Griffo, Senator David Valesky, Member of Assembly Claudia Tenney, Marcy Supervisor Brian Scala, and City of Rome Mayor James F. Brown joined leaders and members of the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association and other local elected officials today to announce that they are assembling a strategy to show state government that the four state prisons located in Oneida County are cost - effective and should be kept open.

Every council is required by law to have a local child poverty strategy, and the good news is that reducing child poverty benefits everyone by cutting the costs to local authority services and boosting the local economy through improved skills and qualifications for school leavers.

Each Regional Economic Development Council will be required to submit a plan outlining underserved areas, local demand and cost - effective strategies for deploying access.

Instead of encouraging the brain drain, top world academics, funders, and researchers should collaborate to build scientific infrastructure in the less resilient regions not only to improve their self - ability to conduct, access, and use the best science but also to ensure that they can contribute to global scientific debates while developing local solutions with cost - effective, participatory, and sustainable strategies (including the reconnaissance and use of indigenous knowledge in some cases).

Getting a well - prepared, well - supported principal in every school is a bipartisan cause, and effective school leadership is critical to delivering on ESSA's promise of local control: strong, sustained, cost - efficient implementation of school improvement strategies that get results for kids in every classroom, every year.

An example of cutting the costs of quality book cover design is the strategy that Merrill Clark used to obtain a quality cover for his recent self - published book, How Your Small Local Business Can Get More Customers on the Internet.

We follow a value investing strategy of buying investments for less than what we believe is their replacement cost, then improving the real estate through hands - on management and partnership with local operators.

I spent a lot of time in our local library pulling out microfilm & microfiche and looking up stocks, bonds, indexes, cost of living / govt info, real estate, etc information from ~ 1900 until (then) recent times in the wall street journal (this was pre internet — what took many weeks then now just takes a few minutes, but the Lotus 1 -2-3 spreadsheet program was very helpful in doing the analysis) and then analyzed the results and concluded that the «only» investment strategy that made any sense was 100 % stock (absolutely the best return over time); but... there was that pesky thing called recessions, depressions, stock market corrections etc..

What strategy should I take in the future if / when my local currency starts the strengthen... do I hold my foreign investments through it and just trust in cost averaging long term, or try sell them off to avoid the devaluation?

IIED: Accurate cost benefit analysis of climate change adaptation actions is not only critical in designing effective local - level adaptation strategies, but also for generating information that feeds into national and global climate policy agreements.

Last March, Brewer launched a solar energy task force — a group of local solar executives, industry advocates and city officials — to develop strategies to lower solar installation costs, open up public lands to large - scale solar plants and build new transmission lines to connect green electricity to communities.

«With no obvious signs of Far East buyers returning to the market soon there is a serious possibility that storage of recyclables may end up being a high - risk strategy with huge costs to those requiring storage, including the taxpayers through local authorities.

The commission makes 100 recommendations featuring six overarching ones: the National Advice and Legal Support Fund mentioned before; prioritising public legal education in schools, alongside financial literacy, and in «education for life»; calling on government to clampdown down «preventable demand» by getting decisions right the first time including a «polluter pays» scheme for the DWP to pay costs on upheld appeals (on average 35 % of appeals against welfare benefits decisions are upheld); an overhaul of the courts to make them better suited for the needs of litigants in person; a national strategy for 2015 — 20, including a «minister for advice and legal support»; and for local authorities to commission local advice and legal support plans.

The NSPCC and the Law Society say this means financial considerations could deter local authorities from issuing care proceedings in favour of lower - cost strategies where the child is not represented.

The local manufacturing strategy helps the Chinese smartphone vendor to develop a large number of smartphones at a significantly less cost, with a few taxes and levies on hardware components.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation

Clearly, more research is needed to understand how practices adapt operational and financial strategies for sustaining key program resources, including focused training and technical assistance through the Replicating Effective Programs (REP) program, 42 as well as discussions with state and local providers and stakeholders on a reimbursement model for care management activities so the clinics can absorb the costs.43 It is important to point out that the participating pediatric practices in this clinical trial later hired their own clinicians for on - site services after the trial had ended.

Still at an early stage, but negotiations are underway for a premier league university to produce a cost - benefit analysis of proactive, early interventions to reduce later violent behaviour (as opposed to the conventional reactive strategies, which absorb most of the local and central government spending in this social problem area).

Glenn Murphy, our chairman and CEO, works closely with a strategy team to evaluate opportunities, considering everything from local laws to cost of real estate to brand awareness.

· Permanent transfers growing — As another strategy to help control costs and better position themselves, the survey showed that companies are moving more employees on permanent transfers, with local pay and benefits.