Sentences with phrase «economic bases of»

There was real concern in their voices, people who have grown up here and who are now watching the entire ecosystem and economic bases of the community fall apart before their eyes.

The airline said Fort St. John, the so - called Energetic City, creates a strong foundation for the new service as a centre for northeastern B.C.'s diverse economic base of oil, natural gas, forestry and agriculture.

Wright - Lacy urged corporate America to increase its use of minority - owned businesses because, by promoting supplier diversity, these corporations are helping to support the economic base of the communities in which they live, work and do business.

Largely, I think, by eroding or undercutting the economic basis of many traditional societies, we have succeeded in breaking this resistance.

The fundamentalist view has come to be preferred because of the economic advantage it offers to the television industry and because elements within this thought are in harmony with television's goals of reinforcing the social status quo with the economic basis of American broadcasting, and with the promotion of a consumer orientation toward social issues and human relationships.

Social injustice can not be reduced to the economic base of the society.

«New York is under attack by an ultraconservative government in Washington that is threatening the progressive soul and economic base of our state,» Cuomo said.

Not least, that includes energy policy: the energy sources to be preferred by the State are those providing the high - wage, high - skilled, high - status jobs that secure the economic basis of paternal authority in the family and in the wider community.

He renewed calls on the electorate to renew his mandate at the 2016 polls to enable him make Ghana competitive especially in the aviation industry as means of increasing the economic base of the Ghana Airports Company.

Deanna Alerio Brennen, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Niagara USA Chamber, said: «The extension of hydropower contracts is critically important to the economic base of the Niagara County and in particular the City of Niagara Falls.

And in New Orleans, a substantial group of African - American voters believed that the financial harm done by firing thousands of teachers after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 undermined the economic base of the black community, hurting students more than the school improvements helped them.

The economic base of the island has switched between fishing, logwood, chicle, coconuts, lobster, and tourism.

The town of Agujitas (Drake) has a population of about 1,000 residents, and tourism is the economic base of the community.

The GHG's you refer to have been there for eons and will be there for eons, long after putz's like yourself are gone and no longer hurting the economic base of this country.

With such a vaunted history, no one would blame the city fathers for resting on their laurels and yet, they continue to embrace the future and expand the economic base of the «City of the Arts.»

With a population base of 336,000 residents, it sits in the wider local economic base of Orange County, which services 3 million people.

Frisco, Texas About Blog Our mission is to generate a positive awareness of Frisco as a premiere destination for meetings, sporting events, conventions, trade shows, and leisure travel and to positively impact the economic base of the City of Frisco.

Professional Experience Comanche Enterprises (Lawton, OK) 6/2005 — Present President / CEO • Developed and implemented businesses and projects under direction of the Comanche Economic Development Commission • Furthered Commission's objective of providing jobs and business opportunities for the people of the Comanche Nation through creation of 11 businesses and 89 new jobs • Expanded and diversified economic base of the Comanche Nation strengthening economic position and ability to compete in local, state, and regional markets • Prepared and presented all reports, financial statements, and business plans for future Commission enterprises excluding casino developments • Oversaw $ 1 million budget, company operations, and personnel • Named 2008 Small Business Woman of the Year in Lawton, OK

Opportunities for Traditional Owner groups to engage in a future carbon emissions trading scheme has great potential to lift the economic base of Traditional Owner communities.

Not exact matches

One of the reasons the provinces are facing such difficulty is that Oliver based his response to the downturn on the economic equivalent of old wives» tales.

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Qualcomm vigorously refuted the premise of the FTC's claims against it, saying that «the complaint is based on a flawed legal theory, a lack of economic support and significant misconceptions about the mobile technology industry.»

* Annual income is based on the Bureau of Economic Analysis 2011 data.

The London - based National Institute of Economic and Social Research, a non-partisan think - tank, said in May that the economy of a European Union — free U.K. could be as much as 3.2 % smaller by 2030.

Economic headwinds may have caused them to hold on, says Ken Wither, founder of Calgary - based Acuity Business Group.

On a full - year basis, 2013 same - store sales growth of 1.1 % in the Canadian segment was below our original target range of 2 % to 4 %; we believe this was due to ongoing challenging economic conditions and increased competitive intensity in our industry.

What that means is that you are in an environment that is going to have further trouble in terms of investment returns that are in areas that are based on economic growth and areas that do relatively well like bonds... Broadly speaking, I think that investors should be looking for lower prices on most risk assets in these developed countries with the exception of Japan.»

Despite the fact that the company launched in the midst of a national economic crisis, it has since reeled in more than $ 45 million in funding from investors such as New York City - based General Atlantic as well as Endeavor Catalyst, an investing branch of the eponymous, global entrepreneurship support network.

In contrast, we are acquiring Treasury securities on the open market and only on a temporary basis, with the goal of supporting the economic recovery through lower interest rates.

Among the 18 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's assessment, the U.S. ranked at best eighth and at worst 12th, based on the range of scores from its 1,133 students tested.

Reseachers at the global professional services firm said they based their conclusions on a number of «key» economic and demographic factors — from average income levels and population to the number of ski resorts per capita, level of snow coverage and recent «form» at the Winter Olympics.

A good part of Putin's political success has been based on his record of improving people's welfare, but with no relief in sight for Russia's economic troubles, it may only be a matter a time before the general populace begins to feel the pinch more sharply.

Western Australian Governor Kerry Sanderson has appointed professor Stephen King as alternate chairman of the governing body of the Economic Regulation Authority on a part - time basis.

But I've seen estimates for calendar year 2017, of increases in S&P earnings of as much as six to eight bucks, purely based on the tax piece of [Donald Trump's economic agenda].

Perth - based trucking company CTI Logistics has flagged an 18 per cent slide in half - year profit on the back of the economic downturn.

This week, Federal Reserve officials signaled further interest rate increases in 2018 based on evidence of steady U.S. growth, while the heads of the ECB and the Bank of England seemed in no rush to push rates higher in the wake of disappointing economic data out of Britain and Europe.

«The court is going to decide this case based on the economic realities of the video distribution and content markets and not on President Trump's public battle with CNN.»

«We haven't seen this happen over the past eight years,» the E-Trade official said, referring to bullishness based on a combination of strong earnings and strong economic fundamentals.

Based on my own observations from more than two decades in the field of business brokerage and mergers and acquisitions, many small businesses that survived the economic downtown are now seeing renewed strength in their top - line revenues, and solid or growing bottom - lines.

Perth - based Matrix Composites & Engineering has flagged a number of redundancies and a $ 2.6 million impairment as it battles falling demand for its services in the tough economic climate.

The American consumer, if it were a country of its own, would be the largest economic base in the world.

Southern Nevada's tourism industry brought a record $ 59.6 billion in economic activity in 2016, according to a study by the Las Vegas - based market research firm, which counts the state of Nevada among its clients.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

The way you can accomplish this is by creating a ranking system based on three factors — economic value, riskiness, and personal satisfaction — and then assigning each item on our list with a score based on its expected return to you on any of combination of those three factors.

Based on Gordon's interpretation of the Kondratieff theory, the current global forecast calls for a long, cold economic winter with a 100 % probability of short - term total chaos.

Today, in addition to raising capital for junior precious metals outfits, he runs Longwave Group, an economic think - tank based in White Rock, B.C., that has won the respect of billionaire fund manager Eric Sprott.

«Based on evidence gathered from focus groups and interviews conducted in U.S. coal communities, we argue that coal communities that have experienced mine closures have already begun an economic and social transition, one that is based on reshaping their culture and sense of identity,» wrote professors of Indiana University in a paper published in the March issue of Energy Research and Social SciBased on evidence gathered from focus groups and interviews conducted in U.S. coal communities, we argue that coal communities that have experienced mine closures have already begun an economic and social transition, one that is based on reshaping their culture and sense of identity,» wrote professors of Indiana University in a paper published in the March issue of Energy Research and Social Scibased on reshaping their culture and sense of identity,» wrote professors of Indiana University in a paper published in the March issue of Energy Research and Social Science.

Our first two categories enjoy maximum popularity at peaks of fear: Terror over economic collapse drives individuals to currency - based assets, most particularly U.S. obligations, and fear of currency collapse fosters movement to sterile assets such as gold.

«A lot of consumer electronics devices are going to come out of cereal boxes pretty soon, from an economic standpoint,» says Kaan Yigit, president of Toronto - based consumer tracking firm Solutions Research Group.

The CD Howe Business Cycle Council (of which I'm a member) is based on a collective consensus, which is also the technique used by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research.