Sentences with phrase «epicenter of state»

For example, Williston — the epicenter of the state's oil boom — posted the highest average rent in the U.S. at nearly $ 2,400 a month for a one - bedroom apartment, according to the Apartment Guide study.

Legions of state workers were nearly forced to brown bag it in the dark Thursday morning when most of the Corning Tower, the epicenter of the state worker beehive that is Empire State Plaza, lost power for about 30 minutes, a spokeswoman for the state Office of General Services said.

The well surveys were conducted only in the gas - rich counties that would be the epicenter of the state's fracking industry if it were ever to become legal.

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It identified Oregon as an «epicenter of cannabis production» and quoted an academic as saying three to five times the amount of pot that's consumed in Oregon leaves the state.

California, with its population of more than 38 million people, is now «the new epicenter of the legal cannabis industry,» she said, adding, «As both the oldest medical cannabis state and the largest cannabis consumer population, sales in California are projected to dwarf those of any other market.

This parched patch of land, under which lies the largest oil - producing rock formations in the United States, is the epicenter of a growth binge that shows just how tight the link remains between low unemployment, rising wages, and upward pricing pressure.

Mastercard's Hund - Mejean identified the United States as the epicenter of where cryptocurrency wallet funding is falling.

This may be remembered as the year California's leaders finally grasped that a lack of housing was an enormous problem, driving up the cost of homes and rent to such an extent that the Golden State has become the epicenter of U.S. poverty, with more...

This may be remembered as the year California's leaders finally grasped that a lack of housing was an enormous problem, driving up the cost of homes and rent to such an extent that the Golden State has become the epicenter of U.S. poverty, with more than one in five households living paycheck to paycheck.

Orange County will be the epicenter of political activity in New York state.»

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo didn't mention the epicenter of New York's water - quality crisis during his State of the State tour, waiting until last week's budget briefing, 39,000 words later, to address the crisis in Hooksick Falls.

State Senators Klein and Savino will release the investigative report at the start of a stretch of auto dealerships in Queens that some consumer attorneys have dubbed the «epicenter of the crisis,» across the street from 48 - 15 Northern Boulevard, on Thursday at 11 a.m.

Detailing the operations which occurred at the North East epicenter, Army Headquarters in a statement said, «As part of series of successes being recorded by the Nigerian Army in the fight against the Boko Haram terrorists, advancing troops of 154 Task Force Battalion of 29 Task Force Brigade, yesterday cleared Boko Haram terrorists camp at Matali, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.

Cuomo didn't mention the epicenter of New York's water - quality crisis during his State of the State tour, but he he quietly included proposals designed to prevent another Hoosick Falls - like scandal in his budget.

Long Island appeared on the threshold of cementing its place as the epicenter of the opt - out movement statewide, with tens of thousands of students refusing to take the state's English language arts exam on the first day of Common Core testing, a Newsday survey showed.

«Equally concerning is the fact that Kaduna State, which at one time was the epicenter of herdsmen terrorism, long before they spread to other states, is not included among the States to be visited by the Commstates, is not included among the States to be visited by the CommStates to be visited by the Committee.

«New York State is at the epicenter of some of the country's most important internet policy debates.

The tragedies caused by prescription drug abuse, addictions, overdoses and ruined lives are not unique to New York state, but Assemblyman Michael Cusick realized a couple years ago that Staten Island, where his district is located, could be considered the epicenter of the problem.

The truth of the matter was that we realized that the epicenter of the terrorist's activities were in two states — Borno and Yobe, we decided to set up a committee of influential people in those two states to interact with their people to see if they can help in tackling the problem.

«The State Senate is without a doubt the epicenter of dysfunction,» said Levine.

«With New York being the epicenter of potential terrorist attacks, New York state should be doing something financially and in non-financial ways to help our nonprofits,» Lancman said.

A growing number of parents are withdrawing their children from the annual state tests; the epicenter of the «opt - out» movement may be New York State, where as many as 90 percent of students in some districts reportedly refused to take the year - end examination last spstate tests; the epicenter of the «opt - out» movement may be New York State, where as many as 90 percent of students in some districts reportedly refused to take the year - end examination last spState, where as many as 90 percent of students in some districts reportedly refused to take the year - end examination last spring.

Before Alaska and Hawaii achieved statehood in 1959, Kansas was the geographic center of the United States — an appropriate analogy, as it seems to serve as the epicenter of the ongoing debate about the separation of church and state in schools.

The partners include several agencies from the state of California, widely regarded as the nation's epicenter of zero - emission vehicles.

During that event, 14 phones in the state triggered, but even this relatively small number of phones allowed the seismology lab to peg the magnitude within 1 percent of estimates from ground seismic stations, and located the epicenter to within 4 kilometers (2.5 miles).

During the next two years, the blinding infection radiated out from this epicenter, becoming an epidemic that affected approximately 60 percent of house finches in the Eastern United States.

Each summer, South Haven, Mich. — the state's epicenter of highbush blueberries, the most widely planted variety in the world — plays host to the National Blueberry Festival, a 50 - year - old celebration of «the king of berries.»

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Bale plays the con artist, Adams his mistress / partner in crime, Cooper plays the out - of - control federal agent, and at the epicenter of the entire tale is Renner as the passionate and volatile leader of the New Jersey state assembly, who is also the local hero and mayor of impoverished Camden.

At the epicenter of the entire tale is the passionate and volatile leader of the New Jersey state assembly (Renner), who is also the local hero and mayor of impoverished Camden.

Those matter more than a little in contemporary American K — 12 education as she is (a) close to the Obama administration, (b) the intellectual and spiritual leader of one of the two major «consortia» of states that are going to develop new assessment systems to accompany the new «common core» standards, and (c) she is at the epicenter of much work on multiple fronts — with big bucks from major foundations — to transform how the country views assessment and how states engage in it.

Bobby Jindal's Push for Choice: While Dropout Nation has devoted plenty of space to reform efforts in other states, it hasn't taken as much notice as it should about what is happening in Louisiana outside of the Recovery School District effort in New Orleans, which has been the epicenter of the expansion of charter schools and school choice.

Buffalo, way northwest on the shores of Lake Erie, about 400 miles from the epicenter of New York State opt - out activity, is an important voice in the fracas over standardized testing and accountability.

This angered parents even more, and Long Island may well be the epicenter of a massive opt - out from state testing in spring 2014.

New York State has become the epicenter of a major transformation in the $ 7 billion textbook industry that threatens the preeminence of publishing behemoths like Pearson.

A study by the University of Nevada in 1965 tabulated 1,173 «felt» events with epicenters within the State between 1852 and 1961.

First things first, just because the United States happens to be the epicenter of the latest solar eclipse, that doesn't mean it's such a rare occurrence.

In the late 1950s, Kusama moved to the United States and during her time there worked tirelessly to position herself at the epicenter of the New York art scene.

As a state capital and institutional epicenter, Düsseldorf's NRW - Forum takes a wide - angle lens with «China 8 Overview — Views of China,» showing works by 36 of the artists who are participating across the «China 8» institutions.

Born in Japan in 1929, Kusama came to the United States in 1957 and quickly found herself at the epicenter of the New York avant - garde.

Michigan State University has faculty doing research at the Wolong Panda Reserve at the epicenter of the quake.

For example, in 2007, Alabama was the epicenter of the worst drought on record, prompting the entire state to be declared a natural disaster area, and in 2014, winter freezes destroyed a good portion of Mobile County's citrus crop.

Binghamton, in the Southern Tier of New York State, is at the epicenter of the hydraulic fracturing debate in the sState, is at the epicenter of the hydraulic fracturing debate in the statestate.

HYDROPOWER: The combination of irrigation, mountains and friendly state policies make Colorado the nation's epicenter for the growth of small hydroelectric projects.

Since the California Solar Initiative (CSI) was launched in 2007, northern California's San Francisco Bay Area has been an epicenter of activity within the state's solar industry.

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook knows that Facebook will serves as the epicenter for public discourse in the years ahead — in the United States and world - wide.

The state government and University of Wisconsin - Madison are the two largest employers in the city, while Epic is the largest private - sector employer and epicenter for the rapidly developing health and biotech sector.

A study by the University of Nevada in 1965 tabulated 1,173 «felt» events with epicenters within the State between 1852 and 1961.

At 6.44 %, the Texas capital city's growing reputation as a progressive, young epicenter goes against the grain of some of the state's conservative - leaning mores — as such, it's evolved into an urban hotspot for young professionals in the tech scene, not far removed from the likes of Portland, San Francisco or Seattle.