Sentences with phrase «economic value to my community»

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In addition to its conservative economic values, Modesto and neighboring communities took a big hit from the Great Recession.

For those uninitiated, Startup America is a White House partnership with AOL co-founder Steve Case and the Kauffman and the Case Foundations, with the aim to increase «the number of new, high - growth firms that are creating economic growth, innovation, and quality jobs; celebrate and honor entrepreneurship as a core American value and source of competitive advantage; and inspire and empower an ever - greater diversity of communities and individuals to build great American companies.»

We are grateful to all donors for your continued support and we will continue evaluating our endowment performance and the economic environment with the long - term perspective of maximizing value to our students, researchers, donors and community.

So, as a small business owner, the substantive relationship you have with your local banker, or the social capital you've built within your community over years, if not decades — which propels enormous goodwill, customer loyalty, and economic value — means little, if anything, to regulators.

Second, we can seek to restore the dominance of the political order over the economic one, so that other community values besides overall wealth can set the ground - rules for economic activity.

Presently we are moving beyond any religious expression so far known to the human into a meta - religious age, that seems to be a new comprehensive context for all religions... The natural world itself is the primary economic reality, the primary educator, the primary governance, the primary technologist, the primary healer, the primary presence of the sacred, the primary moral value... The primary sacred community is the earth community.

Asking what might enable community to flourish, Archbishop Sentamu said: «We must learn from our present political and economic challenges to think less about the price of things and more about the value of things.

And I will fight for dedicated resources aimed at securing and strengthening property values here in this community, to undo the economic damage that has been done.»

A party for those whose priorities include the Welfare State, workers» rights, trade unionism, the co-operative movement, consumer protection, strong communities, conservation rather than environmentalism, fair taxation, full employment, public ownership, proper local government, a powerful Parliament, the monarchy, the organic Constitution, national sovereignty, civil liberties, the Union, the Commonwealth, the countryside, grammar schools, traditional moral and social values, economic patriotism, balanced migration, a realist foreign policy, and a base of real property for every household to resist both over-mighty commercial interests and an over-mighty State.

$ 480,575 has been awarded from the Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program; an additional $ 200,000 will be available 2017 to support coastal resiliency projects: · Natural infrastructure / living shoreline protection techniques · Coastal wetland monitoring and restoration activities · Green infrastructure to improve coastal resiliency · Community stewardship and education initiatives · Coastal property / ecosystem vulnerability analyses · Economic and social analyses of the value of resiliency measures

Picente cited the many benefits of a revitalized downtown district that, in conjunction with Mohawk Valley Health System's soon - to - be constructed state - of - the - art hospital, will create employment opportunities, add new revenue streams for economic growth, supply additional public parking, improve community health with green spaces and stimulate property values.

This Restore NY project is a great example of remediating and revitalizing an abandoned industrial site and bringing it back to life as a value - added economic property in our community,» Carla DeShaw, mayor of the Village of Canastota, said in a news release that the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued Jan. 22.

The statement also asserted that the university's roughly 5,000 international students do not displace those from New York, and offer «immeasurable academic and cultural value to our campuses and local communities, while making a significant economic impact to Western New York.»

Coral reefs are tremendously important for ocean biodiversity, as well as for the economic and aesthetic value they provide to their surrounding communities.

And while we can celebrate the increased number of staff and corps members that share the same racial or economic background as the students we teach and the communities we partner with, we must also build a thriving and inclusive culture where all our staff feel valued for their individual experiences, unique leadership, and assets they bring to our work.

Quality education refers to skills, knowledge, values and attitudes but also proper information to enable children and youth to tackle basic socio - economic needs in order to participate effectively in the sustainable development of their communities.

As an editor and writer, I've covered travel, world news, and community economic development, and I'm excited to now be back in the world of education, working on high - quality content that's of value to teachers.

«We believe that vibrant community - based organizations, led by the people most affected by social and economic injustice, are key to putting an end to the failed «on your own» mentality of the right and building a new politics based on community values.»

«The arts are an incredible asset in Wake County that bring value to the community and our economic development.

September 26 More Undergraduate Certificates Awarded In FL Than Any Other Degree New report highlights the importance of certificates and encourages communities to learn more about their economic value, where they're offered in Florida, and differences in quality

Extensive Federal requirements and guidance call for transportation planners to evaluate potential economic, community, and environmental impacts of transportation programs; examine past trends and future projections for travel demand for people, goods, and information; and address societal issues such as community values and goals.

Focuses on kids, poverty and communities measuring Social Return on Investment reflecting a ratio of the economic value to society of each dollar invested in these areas

Once this work is complete, it should give a bit of an economic boost to the area which is good news for the home values in this community.

Its mission is to provide affordable financial services to support economic development in urban communities and maintain superior financial performance to maximize shareholder value.

Still a professor of painting at Yale, for this Tuesday Evenings presentation Storr talks about learning on the job as a way of life during a period of extraordinarily complex, rapid, and far - flung changes in the «art world» — now a polycentric, culturally diverse, and ever - morphing economic and politic alternate reality — as well as the abiding values that draw people to art and into an «art community» primarily inhabited by makers of various kinds.

Focusing on the key areas of skilling and education, impact funding, media, advisory and consulting, community transformation, events and special projects, or SIMACES, he puts his values to work to make social and economic transformation possible in communities around the world.

Its economic value is higher: «According to industry and federal officials, the West Coast oyster industry generates about 3,000 jobs and has a total annual economic impact of about $ 207 million — significant numbers for their coastal communities.»

A narrow economic approach can fail to account adequately for such items as ecosystem services and community value systems, which are sometimes not considered in economic analysis or undervalued by market prices, or for which data is insufficient.

Gena Gammie is Associate Director of Forest Trends» Water Initiative, which aims to scale up incentives and other economic tools that recognize the value of nature and upstream communities in assuring secure, safe water.

Economic Benefits The development of an advanced biofuel industry will help rebuild the local and regional economies devastated as a result of hurricanes Katrina and Rita by providing: (1) increased value to the feedstock crops which will benefit local farmers and provide more revenue to the local community; (2) increased investments in plants and equipment which will stimulate the local economy by providing construction jobs initially and the chance for full - time employment after the plant is completed; (3) secondary employment as associated industries develop due to plant co-products becoming available at a competitive price; and (4) increased local and state revenues collected from plant operations will stimulate local and state tax revenues and provide funds for improvements to the community and to the region.

Omise decided to conduct an airdrop to raise awareness about the project, but Hasegawa spoke to the broader benefits of the distribution model, writing in an email to CoinDesk — via a spokesperson, «The real value of ethereum projects doing airdrops to all ETH holders is that it's a crypto economic mechanism designed to incentivize ethereum project communities to maintain alignment with the entire ethereum community.»

OmiseGo decided to do an airdrop to raise awareness about the project, but Allen spoke to the broader benefits of airdrops, saying, «The real value of ethereum projects doing airdrops to all ETH holders is that it's a crypto economic mechanism designed to incentivize ethereum project communities to maintain alignment with the entire ethereum community.»

It acts as a regional entity that embodies and represents Noongar cultural, political, social and economic values and goals as a distinctive people, to third parties such as government, developers and non-Indigenous communities.

NACCHO would be stepping up its argument on April 2 at the National Press Club, she said, where it will outline the economic value of Aboriginal community controlled services to the wider health system.

The opportunity that native title can present to governments endeavoring to break the cycle of poverty that pervades Indigenous communities is evidenced by Canadian responses to land claims which integrate economic and social development into the cultural values of the group.

Recognising the value of traditional knowledge and custom, many commentators have analysed the potential to create much needed economic opportunities for the Indigenous community.

The Framework, led from «front of government» by then Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, appears to place equal value on the «pillars» of health — health, lifelong learning, safe and sustainable communities, housing, economic opportunity, lands and resources, and governance and relationships.19 It has also been suggested that there has been an increased realisation in Australian policy that a broadly based approach is required across government departments to address health disadvantages faced by Indigenous Australians.20

Among several other principles, the authors suggest that researchers interested in measuring gambling's impact should avoid applying arbitrary monetary values to non-monetary impacts, create impact profiles instead of a bottom line, examine micro and macro geographic impacts, compare impacts with changes in control communities, apply basic economic principles to their evaluation, and use longitudinal research designs when possible.

Sustainability: Economic development in Indigenous communities needs to be integrated with the social, political and cultural values of the group.

In 2013, Nicole spearheaded an ad series called Paving Pathways to Success, Applauding Aboriginal Women in Business, where eight local women were recognized for adding value and awareness to Indigenous women's economic security in the region.Nicole exemplifies Indigenous reciprocity through the more than $ 3 million that she has contributed through both The Bouchier Group and personally to local organizations, initiatives, and Indigenous communities in the Fort McMurray region.

The concept of sustainable development recognises that economic development is not just the exploitation of resources wherever they happen to exist, but also must take account of the relationships in which development occurs, including the cultural values of the community.

The goal is to create a sustainable transit system that will increase land values, connect thriving economic hubs and encourage transit - oriented development that creates compact, walkable communities.

• We believe that homeownership serves as a cornerstone of our democratic system of government and deserves a preferred place in our system of values as it contributes to community responsibility, civic, economic, business and employment stability, family security and well - being.

The mission of the Office of Housing is to: Contribute to building and preserving healthy neighborhoods and communities Maintain and expand homeownership, rental housing, and healthcare opportunities Stabilize credit markets in times of economic disruption Operate with a high degree of public and fiscal accountability Recognize and value its customers, staff, constituents, and partners