Sentences with phrase «dollar empire of»

The elder Mr. Kushner built the family's real estate business into a multibillion - dollar empire of apartments and land until he was sent to federal prison in 2005 for tax evasion, witness tampering and illegal campaign donations, many of them to Democratic candidates.

Not exact matches

Among the most imaginative deals was a package that gave him a bonus despite the fact that his casino empire was losing tens of millions of dollars a year, and an agreement to that had the casinos spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on Trump Ice bottled water for the mini-bars.

But the wealth generated by oil far outstrips the wealth of alternatives, and until that profit flow reverses then the status quo in the U.S. will pursue Oil and Empire until the U.S. economy and dollar implode.

CNBC Meet's Tania Bryer speaks to Aerin Lauder, granddaughter of the late Estee Lauder, founder of the billion dollar beauty empire.

The company turned its primary product — a basic commodity and one of the most ubiquitous beverages in the world — into a multi-billion dollar empire.

The server investigation put such political strain on the FBI in large part because of the environment of ethics stories that surrounded it — the business and philanthropic empire that arose out of and was hopelessly intertwined with the Clinton political operation, the high - dollar paid speeches, the political aides who were somehow getting so rich off this enterprise that one of them just bought David Rockefeller's mansion.

She has since built nine businesses surrounding her Young Living empire, some of which she sold for millions of dollars.

Big grocers such as Loblaw Cos. and Empire Co. are pushing back, saying the change will cost them hundreds of millions of dollars and may accelerate a move to automations like self - serve checkouts.

Roy has been embroiled in legal troubles at home, and his international property empire went up for sale while he is negotiating with the Indian government to repay the billions of dollars it says he owes.

At the hearing, Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed Carson over the fact that, as the head of the department, he would be in charge of numerous programs that the president could manipulate to profit his real estate empire, asking Carson, «Can you assure me that not a single taxpayer dollar that you give out will financially benefit the president - elect or his family?»

Would it be totally out of the question to posit that Peltz wants to make sure that his billion - dollar burger and roast beef empire is liquid to move on an undervalued investment in restaurant land even if Peltz's other investment capital is tied up elsewhere?

he can count the value of his «family Radio» media empire, estimated by the IRS to be worth $ 72 million dollars.

he earns 8million pounds a year to play fifa with arsenal interactively, I take that back I think u can actually get fired when underperforming in fifa, so arsene is basically playing sims with millions of pounds, I salute arsene, how does an individual run a billion dollar empire so unbelievably poorly without anyone 2 answer

The DN has also reported several times now on the millions of dollars worth of Empire Zone tax breaks Paladino received, and the relatively few new jobs that resulted from that investment by the state.

«The Round II grants announced today will drive hundreds of millions of dollars in state and private investment to deploy projects that will bring broadband to businesses, schools and communities, all of which need high - speed internet to compete in global economy,» Empire State Development President Howard Zemsky.

But more than that, they are key funders of the alt - right movement who have given millions of dollars to sustain the Breitbart news empire and even funded Milo Yiannopoulos's speaking tour,» the email states.

So firm was Lopez's hold on his Democrat - dominated borough that elected officials and would - be elected officials alike would routinely make the pilgrimage to the taxpayer - funded Ridgewood - Bushwick Senior Center picnic he threw every year, and those with the power to do so approved hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of NYC and state member items that the assemblyman used to build his senior services empire.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - New York state shut down its out - of - control Empire Zone business incentive program in 2010 after providing millions of dollars to companies that state officials never intended to help.

Under Empire Zones, the state wrote millions of dollars in tax refunds to businesses that did not create jobs and, in some cases, even lost jobs.

The brutal fact was that the US was dollar - rich, holding all the cards, and at Bretton Woods forced through agreements that effectively ended British monetary dominance and broke the trade tariffs and advantages of the Empire.

«While the Empire State fares well in some areas, in total it receives significantly less per tax dollar than the vast majority of states.

«Empire Outlets is an essential part of the «Core Four» projects that total nearly a billion dollars of private investment along this corridor.

E.J. McMahon with the Empire Center, a fiscal watchdog group, say there might be some positive political fallout if the attention on the criminal charges cause New Yorkers to look more closely at some of the big projects now financed with public dollars, like the $ 750 million subsidy to the Solar City factory in Buffalo, run by Tesla chair Elon Musk.

With a vast real estate empire and a billion - dollar art collection to divide, one of the more salacious details to emerge from their split was that Harry's then - girlfriend (and now fiancée) was living at 737 Park Avenue — his condo conversion several years in the making that's only now -LSB-...]... [more]

The ranks of the anti-Cuomo protestors were stronger, with more than 1,000 teachers and public education advocates marching through the Empire State Plaza concourse, clogging security checkpoints into the Capitol and rallying on the Million Dollar Staircase in a boisterous protest of the governor's plan.

Krueger recalled that the ill - fated Empire Zones program, which was created by former Gov. George Pataki in 1999 (it actually morphed out of the New York State Economic Development Zones) ended up being an ill - conceived boondoggle that gave away millions of dollars worth of publicly - funded incentives and tax breaks to businesses that pledged to create jobs and then often didn't make good on those promises.

«When the stock market doesn't meet lofty investment goals set by state officials, it's taxpayer dollars that make up the difference,» said Tim Hoefer, executive director of the Empire Center.

The 19 designated regional projects have the potential to generate nearly $ 300 million in economic activity and leverage private dollars at a ratio of nearly 14 to one, according to Empire State Development.

«The problem with using grade school math to analyze an economic development project of this magnitude is that it doesn't take into account the multi-billion dollar investment from SolarCity, and impact of the thousands of direct and indirect jobs that will be created statewide,» said Jason Conwall from Empire State Development.

During a boat ride along Buffalo's waterfront, during which Governor Andrew Cuomo and other political leaders celebrated economic development, the head of Empire State Development announced that Moog Incorporated will soon spend million of dollars and create new jobs at two of its local sites.

ALBANY — More than 1,000 teachers and public education advocates marched through the Empire State Plaza concourse on Monday, clogging security checkpoints into the Capitol and rallying on the Million Dollar Staircase in a boisterous protest of Governor Andrew Cuomo's education reform proposals.

E.J. McMahon, president of the fiscally conservative Empire Center for Public Policy, said that the number of million - dollar earners may be up but that more and more wealthy New Yorkers are declaring themselves to be only part - year residents of the Empire State — members of the «183 club» that spends at least that many days (half a year) living elsewhere.

Jason Conwall, a spokesman for Empire State Development, said the credit «has been responsible for injecting billions of dollars into New York's economy.

And they cost a lot of money, even though they can save millions or billions of dollars down the road, said E.J. McMahon, executive director of the fiscally conservative Empire Center.

Additionally, the Governor today announced that the State will be working with Empire Resorts, Inc. to develop a plan for an approximately $ 100 million dollar expansion of its video lottery facility at Monticello Raceway.

And it also means that he has to stop supporting the use of fossil fuels, including his idea to spend perhaps a hundred million dollars to expand the gas plant that is heating the Empire State Plaza and lock in gas emissions into a low - income people - of - color community for the next 30 years in the Arbor Hill area.»

The mall has a 30 - year property tax exemption, plus tens of millions of dollars in benefits from the state's Empire Zone and Brownfield Cleanup programs.

According to a new analysis by Empire Center health policy director Bill Hammond, a $ 1.1 billion - dollar state program to reimburse hospital charity care is shortchanging hospitals that serve poorer patient to the benefit of those that serve more affluent populations.

Bill Hammond, with the fiscal watchdog group the Empire Center, agrees that the state stands to lose billions of dollars under the Senate's health care plan.

Here was one of the more interestnig articles, about the fight amongst Picasso's heirs for his multi billion dollar empire.

Between their multiple fashion ventures (Elizabeth & James, The Row, etc.) and multi-million dollar fashion and entertainment empire, Ashley & Mary - Kate still manage to pull off the «Oh, I just rolled out of bed and my hair looks perfectly frizzless and tousled» look.

With nearly 20 years of experience building startups, his passions for technology and solving personal dilemmas have lead to a multimillion dollar empire.

Mr. Untouchable (R for brief nudity, violent images, pervasive profanity and continuous drug content) Uncritical documentary revisits the rise and fall of Nicky Barnes, the notorious Harlem heroin dealer whose million - dollar empire collapsed soon after he was featured on the cover of Time Magazine for being above the law.

Kid Cannabis (Unrated) Idaho crime caper revisiting the real - life exploits of an 18 year - old, high school dropout (Jonathan Daniel Brown) who quit his job as a pizza delivery boy to build a multimillion dollar Marijuana empire.

What It's About: «The true story of how salesman Ray Kroc met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California, and maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion - dollar empire.»

It is a pleasant and easygoing diversion that demands little of viewers, whom it rewards with the wit and light character - driven comedy on which Schulz's multi-million dollar empire was built.

The Fall of the Roman Empire became Bronston's most expensive production and, in adjusted dollars, one of the most expensive pictures ever made.

KIDDING Ordered straight to series; 10 episodes STUDIO: TEAM: Dave Holstein (w, ep, sr), Michel Gondry (d, ep), Jason Bateman, Jim Garavente (ep), Raffi Adlan (ep), Michael Aguilar (ep) LOGLINE: Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, is an icon of children's television who also anchors a multimillion - dollar branding empire.

27 - year - old Billy Madison must repeat all 12 grades of school - in just 24 weeks - to earn his father's respect and prove he has what it takes to run the family's multi-million dollar empire.

27 - year - old Billy Madison must repeat all 12 grades of school - in just 24 weeks — to earn his father's respect and prove he has what it takes to run the family's multi-million dollar empire.