Sentences with phrase «dollar industry despite»

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Despite Adobe's decades - long grip on creative industries, venture capitalists are betting they can help startups outmaneuver the behemoth and grab slices of the multibillion - dollar market.

In 2015, U.S. organic sales had reached a new record of $ 43.3 billion according to the Organic Trade Association's 2016 Organic Industry Survey, representing the largest dollar gain ever for the sector, and this despite struggle to meet consumer demands for organic.

Despite a dip in sales, carrots are still a billion - dollar industry for retailers.

The GOP majority has diverted millions of dollars to the charter school industry, despite have virtually no charter schools in the Republican held districts.

Senate Republicans, meanwhile, bring in millions of dollars each election cycle from the New York City - based real estate industry despite having few city - based members.

He does this because NYSUT stopped endorsing him and he rakes in tens of thousands of dollars from the charter school industry, despite not have a single charter school in his district.

State lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation that would invest millions of dollars in public and private money in Wisconsin startups despite criticism that the investment targets only limited industries.

Indeed, despite spending colossal sums (certainly billions of dollars) on research into senile dementia, the pharmaceuticals industry has produced little in the way of clincally - proven products.

Despite — or perhaps because of — the economic downturn, the billion - dollar online dating industry has been booming.

Statistically, getting regular exercise is one area that many of us are not doing, and despite the multi-billion dollar gym and training industry, it isn't always something that requires a gym membership or expensive equipment.

Perhaps this is why as much as 30 - 40 % of patients don't respond to pharmacological treatment and 60 % report residual symptoms despite drugs for acid reflux being a $ 12.5 billion dollar industry in the U.S. alone (2).

Despite — or perhaps because of — the economic downturn, the billion - dollar online dating industry has been booming.

Moales is nothing short of infamous for his role in helping the Malloy administration after they illegally took over the Bridgeport Schools, for his unending support for Corporate Education Reform Industry Kingpin, Paul Vallas, for his ability to acquire a multi-million dollar early education contract from the Malloy administration while serving on the Bridgeport Board of Education, for having illegally put dozens of little children in his daycare centers despite the fact that the building did not meet fire code or have certificates of occupancy and for his long - standing support of charter schools.

Despite its apparent throwaway status, the stock image comprises the primary commodity of a billion - dollar global industry with far - reaching effects in the marketplace and the public sphere.

And despite even these efforts thousands of agricultural workers have been laid off amidst a 2 billion dollar loss for the state's food industry.

Despite the potential collective loss of millions of dollars in electric generation, the U.S. wind energy industry has voluntarily committed to changing how turbines are operated during the bats» fall migration season, slowing blade rotations to fewer than 1 - 3 revolutions a minute, depending on blade length, thereby reducing the risk of collision.

Despite rising public concern about global warming and a growing awareness that coal is an irrevocably dirty business, the industry is spending millions of dollars on a slick messaging campaign stressing its «commitment to clean.»

«Nuclear is dying of incurable attack of market forces despite what the industry wants you to believe,» he remarked, adding that micropower offer more climate solution per dollar spent than nuclear.

Yet despite Harrison Ford's expose on corrupt government officials, the episode has still failed to mention the European Union alone has provided $ 11 billion dollars in biofuel subsidies and the bulk of that has subsidized palm oil for the biodiesel industry.

Legalize and Regulate Marijuana WHEREAS, despite almost a century of prohibition, millions of Canadians today regularly consume marijuana and other cannabis products; WHEREAS the failed prohibition of marijuana has exhausted countless billions of dollars spent on ineffective or incomplete enforcement and has resulted in unnecessarily dangerous and expensive congestion in our judicial system; WHEREAS various marijuana decriminalization or legalization policy prescriptions have been recommended by the 1969 - 72 Commission of Enquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs, the 2002 Canadian Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, and the 2002 House of Commons Special Committee on the Non-Medical Use of Drugs; WHEREAS the legal status quo for the criminal regulation of marijuana continues to endanger Canadians by generating significant resources for gang - related violent criminal activity and weapons smuggling — a reality which could be very easily confronted by the regulation and legitimization of Canada's marijuana industry; BE IT RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will legalize marijuana and ensure the regulation and taxation of its production, distribution, and use, while enacting strict penalties for illegal trafficking, illegal importation and exportation, and impaired driving; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will invest significant resources in prevention and education programs designed to promote awareness of the health risks and consequences of marijuana use and dependency, especially amongst youth; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will extend amnesty to all Canadians previously convicted of simple and minimal marijuana possession, and ensure the elimination of all criminal records related thereto; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will work with the provinces and local governments of Canada on a coordinated regulatory approach to marijuana which maintains significant federal responsibility for marijuana control while respecting provincial health jurisdiction and particular regional concerns and practices.

Despite three million GPUs getting shipped to miners, totaling $ 776 million dollars in sales across the industry, the actual number of cards getting produced has been decreasing.

Despite the industry's continued growth, digital advertising lacks many of the core building blocks that make an ecosystem secure, costing the industry billions of dollars a year.