Sentences with phrase «economic opportunities of»

Staring us in the face today is one of the greatest economic opportunities of all time — the clean energy market.

In «99 Homes,» 41 - year - old Michael Shannon gives his latest fiercely accomplished performance as an Orlando real estate broker whose name, Rick Carver, indicates a knife - like ability to slice up the economic opportunities of the moment.

Given the continuous commitment of most countries to reduce emissions, and the firm leadership of Europe, China and Russia in shaping the transformation towards a decarbonized economy, the United States runs the risk of being left behind and missing one of the greatest economic opportunities of our time.

He posed the climate crisis as the greatest economic opportunity of our time.

Over 700 businesses have signed the Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP)'s Climate Declaration asking federal and state policymakers to take action to seize the economic opportunity of addressing climate change.

It could be the biggest economic opportunity of the 21st century.»

In some of the very places that handed President Trump his victory, Republicans understand the economic opportunity of cleaner, smarter energy.

Tackling climate change is the greatest challenge and the greatest economic opportunity of our generation.

The symposium will be a lively, interactive discussion about how to join the leading edge of the greatest creative and economic opportunity of the 21st Century.

On the opportunity side, investing in the transition from a high - carbon to a low - carbon economy represents «the largest economic opportunity of the 21st century» according to John Doerr a major venture capitalist at Kleiner - Perkins in Silicon valley.

Not exact matches

We can, and must, do something to expand opportunity for every young person — not simply as a moral imperative but out of economic necessity and competitiveness.

It's just one of the locations where Goldman is expanding its presence, but the opportunity in the US's Southeast is clear: The region clocks in at a gross domestic product of $ 4.1 trillion, the largest of any of the eight US regions, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

A new report from the president's Council of Economic Advisers quantifies the extent to which some of these opportunity gaps are weighing on our economy — and the economic returns to reduciEconomic Advisers quantifies the extent to which some of these opportunity gaps are weighing on our economy — and the economic returns to reducieconomic returns to reducing them.

Of the respondents who are already business owners and live in highly - developed economies, 78 percent said they choose to launch their ventures because they saw opportunities, not because they were forced to by economic necessity.

The lack of economic growth and opportunity has led to deep and understandable frustration among so many Americans.

Wolf Richter is the CEO of Wolf Street Corp. and the editor - in - chief at Wolf Street, where he muses about economic, business, and financial issues, Wall Street shenanigans, European entanglements, and other things, debacles, and opportunities in the US, Europe, Japan, and occasionally China.

Conlon & Co founded and managed two successful investments funds: a $ 100 million mezzanine lending fund which provided financing on over $ 1 billion of development projects as well as a $ 50 million real estate opportunity which acquired distressed property in Chicago and the Southeast during the 2008 — 2011 economic crisis.

While Japan has made progress on economic participation and opportunity for women — one of the report's four gender equality measures — it's seen a reversal in women's political empowerment.

As a firm, we have dedicated ourselves to advancing the American dream of economic opportunity for all, including programs for our employees and our Corporate Responsibility initiatives to build wealth and economic mobility among families and entrepreneurs of color.

I felt this myself as we went from a few founders huddled into a tiny room to the front page of the Financial Times, an influx of VC interest, magazine covers, invitations to high - profile events and the pressures of trying to live up to this perception and the economic opportunities everybody expected.

Its long - term goal, according to senior director of data science Jim Baer, is to build the «economic graph,» a totalizing representation of «every opportunity in the world, and every worker, every school, and every entity.»

Once you've filled your plastic cup — this affair is more backyard barbecue than society event — there's the meet and greet, an opportunity to check out the credentials of those around you: an aerospace industry executive, the economic development chief for a western U.S. state, a dean of engineering for a prestigious American university, several D.C. think tankers, lobbyists, lawyers.

you can also fill the airwaves of all these surrounding nations with disruptive ideas / propaganda like freedom of the press, individual liberty, economic opportunity, etc. — dangerous ideas to the surrounding kleptocracies / oligarchies.

According to the WEF's most recent Global Gender Gap report on economic opportunity for women, Saudi Arabia ranks 137th of 142 countries — despite all that recent progress.

Unions and opposition politicians decried the deal, arguing it shuts citizens out of job opportunities, while supporters contend free trade will boost economic activity overall.

The increased deployment of drones to the Arctic this year doesn't just spell economic opportunity for global shippers of oil and gas companies but also for drone manufacturers.

Given that new federal spending for building ferryboats and terminals is part of the 2009 economic recovery act, opportunities are expanding.

«We can preserve our natural resources & help businesses create jobs, economic opportunity for the people of WI.

The Gig Economy could be a limitless source of economic opportunity for educated workers, if not for student debt.

It will not be easy, but China's future «economic miracle» will lie in its ability to boost productivity and its use of big data and Internet technology to stimulate domestic consumption and generate exponential development opportunities,» wrote Ma.

India's economic potential offers opportunity for WA businesses, but questions remain as to whether the expectations of both sides can be met.

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.

Another side of growing inequality reveals shrinking opportunities and squandered potential, economic inefficiencies and twisted incentives.

One of the most important and applicable economic ideas is opportunity cost, or the cost of foregoing the alternatives once you've made a choice.

The last time this happened, Greece was undergoing an economic collapse and citizens were shut out of accessing their bank accounts, leading many bitcoin companies toattempt to harness the opportunity to drive Greeks to digital currency.

Even if the tech industry generally has a cluster of policy, regulatory, and economic issues it might want to raise with Trump, ranging from visas to the insourcing of manufacturing, Musk is unlikely to miss the opportunity to draw a line in the sand.

While certain factors are out of our hands, such as an economic downturn, we do have the opportunity to make sure that we're at least investing in the right startup.

In accepting the award, which was announced at the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum in Palm Springs, California on Saturday night, Weiner said: «Let's toast the risk takers, the job creators, the engines of economic opportunity everywhere -; entrepreneurs.»

What's more certain is that the decline of steady employment opportunities has robbed men lower on the economic scale of the stability to marry.

«This is a viable and sound opportunity for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe to enter into the patent, technology, and research sector as part of our overall economic diversification strategy,» the statement read.

At least one pair of thinkers has recently offered a 25 - to 50 - year, future - shock outlook that could get anybody's juices flowing, provided only that the would - be company builders can figure out how to translate a grand vision of economic change into down - to - earth business opportunities.

They are uniquely positioned to feed and benefit from global economic growth via their relative commodity advantages, yet at the same time they have massive domestic market expansion opportunities due to a surplus of under - utilized land or people.

Finalist cities are refining their pitches based on many of the factors that usually motivate corporations in site selection — economic development opportunities, transportation access and infrastructure, skilled labor force and quality - of - life measurements, like education and real estate costs.

LinkedIn's grand vision is the creation of a map based on its user activity that surveys every economic opportunity in the world.

«We welcome any opportunity to work with lawmakers and regulators who want to learn more about how home sharing helps the middle class address the issue of economic inequality.»

A survey conducted by the Illinois Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity revealed that 93 percent of customers said they preferred to purchase from a company that employed individuals with disabilities.

«In today's low - price energy environment, providing the offshore industry access to the maximum amount of opportunities possible is part of our strategy to spur local and regional economic dynamism and job creation and a pillar of President Trump's plan to make the United States energy dominant,» Zinke said of the planned sale.

With the help of Georgia businesses, communities, our economic development partners and citizens, we are a state committed to creating quality job and investment opportunities at every corner.

While there's still opportunity in traditional economic centres like Beijing or Shangai, there are also plenty of businesses looking to cash in on those chances.

«I think Nova Scotians, regardless of where they live, will embrace an immigration strategy that actually will retain people in the province — people who are investing in communities, people who are running businesses, providing economic opportunities and, quite frankly, giving opportunities for our sons and daughters to stay here,» he said.