At this writing, there are nearly 12, 000
economic development groups in the United States that charge nothing for their services and assistance.
Wauters also has served on various state - level boards and on university and community college boards and committees, and has been engaged with
the economic development group in the community.
Not exact matches
I found myself recently
in need of a contact at a local, large municipal
economic -
development group, but didn't know a soul there.
China should surpass Japan this year to become the world's No. 2 investor
in research and
development after the United States, an international
economic group said.
«We look forward to working with any
group looking to create jobs and further
economic development in the state.»
The business
development group was replaced in 2016 with the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation, according to a county governm
development group was replaced
in 2016 with the Montgomery County
Economic Development Corporation, according to a county governm
Development Corporation, according to a county government report.
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.
«
In no way does WMC or any other chamber, regional or local
economic development group direct WEDC's policies or decisions,» Michels said.
The relationship between some international brands and their manufacturing partners
in China, as well as those brands and their customers, is «shifting due to
economic and technological
developments,» Alibaba
Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma wrote
in a new Wall Street Journal editorial.
The Organization for
Economic Cooperation and
Development said Thursday the annual rate of inflation
in its 34 developed - country members rose to 1.5 % from 1.3 %
in October, while
in the
Group of 20 leading industrial and developing nations it increased to 2.9 % from 2.8 %.
The Organization for
Economic Cooperation and
Development Tuesday said the annual rate of inflation
in its 34 developed - country members rose to 1.6 % from 1.5 %
in November, while
in the
Group of 20 leading industrial and developing nations it fell to 2.9 % from 3.0 %.
ABLAC gathers a C - suite
group of business leaders
in Asia and Canada to provide a forum for an open and candid dialogue on how Canada can realize the full potential of its business and
economic engagement with Asia, as well as providing strategic policy advice informing the
development of an Asia Strategy for the Government of Canada.
In their
development of this initiative, the three founders recruited additional members to forge the Project's Risk Committee, a
group of dedicated individuals concerned about the
economic future of America under the threat of global climate change.
«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.
In most cases they have overcome both political fragmentation and government overload by replacing their old governmental bureaucracies with an innovative and effective form of governance: coalitions (composed of business, government, nonprofits, universities, neighborhood and minority associations, and religious
groups) that develop a cooperative agenda to improve the city and that assume many of the city government's traditional functions (
economic development, long - term planning, educational reform, even care of the homeless), and that also operate like political parties of yore (providing the point of access for new
groups and a public realm for discourse, debate, and negotiation concerning matters of the common good).
Contemporary evidence about the
economic cultures of East Asia, of successful ethnic
groups in different countries, or of the mobility of immigrants to this country all seems to point
in the same direction: self - denial and discipline are virtues that are the condition sine qua non of early capitalist
development.
It was further maintained that the right to
development is the right of individuals,
groups and peoples to participate
in, contribute to, and enjoy continuous
economic, social, cultural and political
development,
in which all human rights and fundamental freedoms can be fully realized.
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.
The company then partnered with farmers, government agencies, international
development groups, individual investors, angel investors, U.S. wholesalers, non-profit organizations, including the Community Coalition for Haiti (CCH), a non-profit dedicated to supporting
economic improvement
in Haiti.
An interdisciplinary
group of experts analyzes the candidate profiles and chooses 10 finalists based on their work
in areas such as culinary innovation, health, nutrition, education, the environment, the food industry, social or
economic development, among others.
The I - 80 Corporate Consortium is
group of business leaders, political representatives,
economic development professionals and local officials who joined forces about two and a half years ago to help each other and create «one voice» to promote
economic development in the corridor, Wright said.
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.
The
groups urged bans on a pay - to - play culture
in Albany to limit political donations by firms seeking state contracts, closing a loophole heavily used by Cuomo and others that allow limited liability companies to skirt donation limits to politicians by private companies, creation of «truly independent» ethics oversight agencies, a public, searchable database of state
economic development deals and creation of «clean contracting» systems to govern awards of state contracts.
Just last month, Steve DiMeo, president of Mohawk Valley EDGE, a Rome - based
economic development group, said that GE was
in the final stages of negotiations with a partner to occupy Quad - C and create 300 jobs, according to the Utica Observer - Dispatch.
Owego, NY, September 22, 2017 — The Governor's Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR), New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), Empire State
Development (ESD), Nelson
Development Group LLC., the Village of Owego, the Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), and the Tioga County Department of
Economic Development and Planning (ED&P), today celebrated the beginning of construction on the Gateway Apartments project
in Owego, New York.
(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... (read more)
(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.
«We formed a collaborative
group that includes the seven counties of the Mohawk Valley, so that we have over 1 million people
in terms of population,» said Andrew Fish, senior vice president of business
development for Centerstate Corporation for
Economic Opportunity.
Kevin Law, president of the Long Island Association business
group, said Zemsky «understands the appropriate role government can play
in spurring
economic development.»
Howe testified the
group discussed
economic development, Cor projects
in Syracuse, and how the governor might be able to help, broadly.
The good - government
group Reinvent Albany on Monday issued a memorandum
in opposition to a bill backed by Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein that would create a chief procurement officer to oversee
economic development spending.
As the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the UBA
Group, UBA Foundation is committed to the socio -
economic betterment of the communities in which UBA operates, focusing on development in the areas of Environment, Education, Economic Empowerment and Special P
economic betterment of the communities
in which UBA operates, focusing on
development in the areas of Environment, Education,
Economic Empowerment and Special P
Economic Empowerment and Special Projects.
«Once again, the flyers and robo calls will point out the issues the Senators have failed to deliver on, including increasing the state's unemployment benefit, failing to stand up to the Governor when he shut down hundreds of construction jobs, and a failure to reform our broken
economic development system,» the
group said
in a press release out this morning.
While good - government
groups and lawmakers push for more oversight and transparency of
economic development spending
in New York, legislative leaders
in Albany still hope to strike a deal with Governor Andrew Cuomo on the issue.
There are wider problems with basing
economic development on tourism, said Sam Magavern, co-director of the Partnership for the Public Good, a coalition of 178 community
groups based
in the Buffalo metropolitan area.
Later this week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to hand out more than $ 2 billion
in economic development funds to regional
groups.
SARANAC LAKE A
group of art, history and business executives convened last week to talk about ways the arts can spur
economic development in the North Country.
John Kaehny, with the reform
group Reinvent Albany, says lawmakers need to make
economic development contracts more transparent, to avoid potential corruption
in the future.
Consensus, the citizen
group composed of 19 legislators and community leaders, published a series of recommendations
in February calling for government consolidation and laying out plans for saving funds
in 16 categories — including law enforcement, courts and
economic development.
The site could hold over 2,000 units of housing, 1.5 million square feet of commercial space and 500,000 square feet of community facility space, public parks and waterfront access, the non-profit
group South Bronx Overall
Economic Development Corporation said
in a planning report that was finished
in January.
Additional participants
in the Jamaica Now Planning Initiative include: 165th Street Business Improvement District, 180th Street Business Improvement District, Jamaica Center Business Improvement District and Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, A Better Jamaica, A Better Way Family & Community Center, Addisleigh Park Civic Association, Alliance of South Asian American Laborers, America Works, Antioch Baptist Church, Brinkerhoff Action Associates, Inc., Center for Integration & Advancement for New Americans, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Chhaya Community
Development Corporation, Citizens Housing & Planning Council, Community Healthcare Network of New York City, Cultural Collaborative Jamaica, Damian Family Care Center, Edge School of the Art, Exploring the Metropolis, Farmers Boulevard Community
Development Corporation, First Presbyterian Church
in Jamaica, Fortune Society, Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & New Northern New Jersey, Greater Allen
Development Corporation, Greater Triangular Civic Association, Indo Caribbean Alliance, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica Muslim Center; Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Jamaica YMCA, King Manor, LaGuardia Community College Adult & Continuing Education, Mutual Housing Association of New York, Neighborhood Housing Services Jamaica, New York Alliance for Careers
in Healthcare, Queens College, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens
Economic Development Corporation, Queens Hospital, Queens Legal Services, Queens Library; Queens Workforce1 Center, SelfHelp, Sikh Cultural Society, Sunnyside Community Services, Inc., The Jamaica Young Professionals, The Jamaica Youth Leaders, The Tate
Group, Upwardly Global, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and Y - Roads.
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.
All over the world,
groups and individuals are using technology
in a variety of innovative ways to increase government transparency, fight corruption, open data, hack on civic problems, strengthen
economic development, address environmental problems, improve public health and education, and advance the conditions of women and children.
Unshackle Upstate, a business - backed
group that has been critical of the governor,
in a statement urged no changes be made to the Regional
Economic Development Councils, such as requiring members to disclose financial information, which has been floated by some lawmakers.
Municipal leaders, along with city, county and downtown
economic development and business promotion
groups, are hoping a two - year bid for a Downtown Revitalization Initiative award will fast - track projects and solve long - standing sore spots
in the core of Batavia.
Government reform
groups in Albany want state lawmakers Cuomo to strengthen the state's contracting and procurement system after nine people were arrested on charges of bid - rigging related to a lucrative
economic development project.
Cuomo is scheduled to hand out more than two billion dollars
in economic development funds to regional
groups next week.
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.
As the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the UBA
Group, UBA Foundation is committed to the socio -
economic betterment of communities across the African continent focusing on development in the areas of Environment, Education, Economic Empowerment and Special P
economic betterment of communities across the African continent focusing on
development in the areas of Environment, Education,
Economic Empowerment and Special P
Economic Empowerment and Special Projects.
In his welcome address, the Director General, Office of Economic Development and Partnerships and Coordinator, Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme, Dr Charles Akinola, said the purpose of the visit to the state was to provide a platform for interaction and deliberation on the protection, care and empowerment of children, women and marginalized groups through social protection initiatives of Governor Aregbesola led administration in the stat
In his welcome address, the Director General, Office of
Economic Development and Partnerships and Coordinator, Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme, Dr Charles Akinola, said the purpose of the visit to the state was to provide a platform for interaction and deliberation on the protection, care and empowerment of children, women and marginalized
groups through social protection initiatives of Governor Aregbesola led administration
in the stat
in the state.