Sentences with phrase «economic development groups at»

Not exact matches

At this writing, there are nearly 12, 000 economic development groups in the United States that charge nothing for their services and assistance.

I found myself recently in need of a contact at a local, large municipal economic - development group, but didn't know a soul there.

Other countries have argued that discussions and decisions on this issue should be tackled at a global level and with the help of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group that advises its 35 members on tax policy.

On the other side of the ledger, an oil spill in Burrard Inlet would put at risk industries, including tourism, real estate and agriculture, that together employ over 200,000 people, according to Vancouver - based CRED (Conversations for Responsible Economic Development), a non-profit research and advocacy group.

Saudi Arabia's new five - year development plan is aimed at making up for earlier underinvestment, says Keith Savard, director of economic research at Riyadh - based Samba Financial Group.

«The developments out of two major economic zones in the world are clearly positive, especially for copper,» Tim Evans, the chief market strategist at Long Leaf Trading Group Inc. in Chicago, said in a telephone interview.

Champions 12.3, a coalition of 30 CEOs, government ministers, executives of research institutions, farmer organisations and civil society groups, was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos and aims to accelerate progress toward meeting target 12.3 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which seeks to halve per capita food waste by 2030.

In language that seems calibrated to knock at Cuomo's soft spots for economic development and government accountability, the group writes that the economy of the state is being hurt by the delay and claim that member companies are now «exhausted» when it comes to trusting the state.

(June 22, 2017, Albany) A coalition of prominent government watchdog groups say Governor Cuomo, Senate Leader Flanagan and Speaker Heastie have completely failed to address the huge problems revealed by last year's alleged rigging of $ 800m in state economic development contracts and that billions of state funds remain at risk for bid rigging and pay to play.

Since January, «Republicans for Cuomo» — a group chaired by Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone — has held at least three events at which the governor pitched potential G.O.P. supporters, wooing them with talk of spending and tax cuts and economic development incentives.

The IDA and the Red Cross have agreed to gauge the interest of other nonprofit groups in moving their office to the Clement Mansion at 786 Delaware Ave. if the economic development agency were to acquire the building.

An effort in the past legislative session to reform how economic development money is spent, disclosed and overseen fell short at the Capitol, but good - government and budget reform groups aren't giving up.

«At the highest levels of government, people viewed economic development and energy policies as a gold rush,» said Blair Horner, the longtime legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Kellerman said that other economic development credits and spending measure should be vetoed as well, given the lack of transparency and estimated cost, which her group pegs at $ 5 billion per year.

«We look forward to working with The United Group of Companies on this proactive approach to economic development, and to engaging additional developers to leverage the growth at GLOBALFOUNDRIES to generate economic opportunity.»

According to Dave Lombino, a spokesperson at the Economic Development Corp., which oversees the IDA, the consultant would be required to regularly meet and interview with a group of stakeholders.

The evidence at Percoco's trial will lay bare the murky way in which the state goes about making economic development decisions, said Susan Lerner, executive director of the good - government group Common Cause.

An advisory group looking at strategies for rejuvenating New York state's «legacy cities» says collaboration and coordination with the governor's Regional Economic Development Councils are crucial for upstate cities dealing with declining populations and job opportunities.

Government reform groups say they are encouraged by momentum at the State Capitol to reform New York's economic development contracts, which have led to a corruption scandal.

Bioclusters have their roots in a pair of 1980 government decisions, explains Peter Abair, head of economic development and global affairs at the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, an industry group.

Architecture 2030 was asked to present its perspective on the U.S. and global built environment at one of these meetings — the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development's Climate Change Expert Group (OECD CCXG) Global Forum in Paris.

Arvizu serves on a number of Boards, Panels and Advisory Committees including the American Council on Renewable Energy Advisory Board; the Energy Research, Development, and Deployment Policy Project Advisory Committee at the Harvard Kennedy School; the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Alternative Energies; the Singapore Clean Energy International Advisory Panel; the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group III; the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Award Corporation; and the Colorado Renewable Energy Authority Board of Directors.

This year, he spoke at the United Nations» Sustainable Development Working Group and at the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Nicolina Angelou, ESMAP, World Bank Yaw Ansu, Africa Center for Economic Transformation Morgan Bazilian, World Bank Yael Borofsky, MIT Steve Brick, Clean Air Task Force Jonah Busch, CGD Afua Djimi, Black Rhino Group Emily Huie, ONE Campaign Ben Leo, CGD Vijay Modi, Columbia University Scott Morris, CGD Philippe Niyongabo, African Union Ted Nordhaus, Breakthrough Institute Queen Nworisara - Quinn, Kupanda Capital Alex Rugamba, African Development Bank Kathryn Russell, ONE Campaign Bill Savedoff, CGD Kartikeya Singh, Fletcher School, Tufts University Peter Teague, Breakthrough Institute Johannes Urpelainen, Columbia University Catherine Wolfram, Energy Institute at Haas, UC Berkeley Davida Wood, World Resources Institute

The group is already actively engaged in projects in China, Africa and elsewhere aimed at using justice systems to enhance e-commerce and economic development.

Debora Juarez, Member and Practice Group Leader of the Tribal Practice at Williams Kastner, concentrates her practice on providing legal and financial counsel to tribes in such areas as debt financing, corporate structure, economic development, natural resources, gaming and tribal - state and inter-local agreements.

Maybe I'm making that up or I'm foggy on the details, but it seems like a similar program funded by the law society, government at some level or in some form (including Legal Aid Ontario or some sort of economic development group) in those rural areas could provide some assistance in the form of interest / debt relief, boarding / billeting, and / or a stipend.

The respondent group that made these comments concluded that the overall problem is that economic and social development goals are dealt with merely at the level of micro-economic management, group by group or enterprise by enterprise.

The framework of principles presented in chapter 2 of this Report puts the economic and social development of the traditional owner group at the centre of the native title process.

The questions that I will be exploring through future consultations with government at all levels and with other stakeholders in the native title system is whether economic and social development for traditional owner groups is a goal that they want to achieve from the native title system, and if so, how it can best be done.

The importance of governance is highlighted by the second principle which requires that native title negotiations aimed at economic and social development «provide for the group's capacity to set, implement and achieve their development goals».

The consultations with Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) and a limited number of other stakeholder groups, discussed in detail in chapter 2, focused on the Discussion Paper issued in June 2004 entitled Promoting Economic and Social Development Through Native Title (at Annexure 1).

A policy framework which aimed at the economic and social development of traditional owner groups and provided mechanisms to achieve it, would provide important parameters for this type of negotiation.

The failure of the Commonwealth to direct the negotiation of native title agreements towards the economic, social and cultural development of the group puts native title policy development at odds with the Commonwealth's broader Indigenous policy direction.

If progress is to be made towards the economic development goals of traditional owner groups, the various parties in the native title system can not work at cross-purposes.

Articulating the underlying purpose of the negotiation process at a policy level in terms of the economic and social development of the traditional owner group would also clarify the relationship between negotiations at the three levels discussed above (negotiating consent determinations, negotiating agreements ancillary to a determination, and negotiating agreements which do not include a native title determination).

Overall, the Native Title Report 2004 seeks to develop a framework that recognises the distinctiveness of Indigenous identity as it is shaped by an adherence to traditional laws and customs, while at the same time seeking to maximise the contribution that the native title system can make to the economic and social development of traditional owner groups and the communities they live in.

First, parent support programs improve parental competence / confidence and parental beliefs that child - initiated interactions are most important in parent - child interactions.7, 8 Second, although general parent support programs support social - emotional development of children, parent support that is directed at parental emotional and educational / economic development has an enhanced impact on child social - emotional development.9 Third, participatory help - giving practices contribute the most to parents» judgment of their children's emotional competence.7 Fourth, group approaches to parental support have a more powerful effect on child social - emotional competence than home - visiting approaches.9

Thus, at the outset the parties to a native title negotiation must discuss the process most conducive to the claimant group's economic and social development and their respective roles in this process.

For me as Social Justice Commissioner, specifically charged by statute to report on the effect of the Native Title Act upon the human rights of Indigenous Australians, the challenge is to develop a framework that recognises the distinctiveness of Indigenous identity as it is shaped by our adherence to traditional laws and customs, while at the same time seeking to maximise the capacity of native title to contribute to the economic and social development of traditional owner groups and the communities they live in.

This year's Native Title Report looks at the way in which governments, particularly state and territory governments, are moving beyond the limitations presented by the legal system to lay a foundation for native title claimant groups that enable economic and social development to take place.

an increasing emphasis on economic development, and its policy linkage to self - determination at the community or group level, has led to the establishment of many corporations for commercial purposes.

The Allen County Economic Development Group is one of several economic development organizations now popping up at industry trade shows such as the ICSC Spring ConEconomic Development Group is one of several economic development organizations now popping up at industry trade shows such as the ICSC Spring Development Group is one of several economic development organizations now popping up at industry trade shows such as the ICSC Spring Coneconomic development organizations now popping up at industry trade shows such as the ICSC Spring development organizations now popping up at industry trade shows such as the ICSC Spring Convention.

The Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) has engaged The Scion Group to provide an independent - party analysis of revenues and expenses and to develop recommendations on improving financial performance at housing properties on three Maryland public university campuses.

The Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) has engaged The Scion Group to provide an independent - party analysis of revenues and expenses and to develop recommendations on improving financial performance at housing properties serving two public university campuses.

Mathieu Collette, director of condominium market studies at Altus Group, told the conference that regulatory, economic and demographic forces will promote condominium development.

The group, which complements the local economic development and tourism councils, recently hosted REM for a tour of the area and a look at how it is working to attract new residents.