Sentences with phrase «for development of the city»

Photo: Diana McQueen, Don Iveson, Jim Prentice and Naheed Nenshi sign the Framework Agreement that paved the way for the development of city charters on Oct. 7, 2014 (Photo source: Government of Alberta on Flickr)

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has engaged the Land Valuation Division of the Land Commission to re-value all properties in the metropolis to help maximise revenue for development of the city.

Not exact matches

Ali belongs to a new generation of urban planners taping into the rising demand for the services of a profession whose fortunes are tied to surging property development markets as well as the growth in city - building activity across Canada.

A development application has been lodged with the City of Perth for a $ 38 million, 21 - storey apartment project on Stirling Street, next to Telstra's Perth headquarters.

Calls to cut regulation and red tape are often the first item of business for those promoting developments in the world's major cities, but not Perth's Adrian Fini, who sees things very differently.

Governments and builders are searching for visionaries to guide the development of cities and spaces

The Piccadilly Arcade is set for a $ 12 million upgrade, with a development application to restore the historic mall lodged with the City of Perth.

A haven for hardware developers, the city attracts some of the largest volumes of research and development investment of anywhere in the country.

New developments would allow connected cars to link up with smart city infrastructure to create an entirely different ecosystem for the driver, who is simply used to the traditional way of getting from Point A to Point B.

• Clubhouse Software, a New York City - based maker of a modern project management platform for software development teams, raised $ 10 million in Series A funding.

Washington described its targets as a centre near Damascus for the research, development, production and testing of chemical and biological weapons, a chemical weapons storage site near the city of Homs, and another site near Homs that stored chemical weapons equipment and housed a command post.

He and a staff of half a dozen people who work for his latest company, the Downtown Project, have been corralling local business owners, drafting development plans, and giving tours to entrepreneurs to try to persuade them to relocate to Sin City.

«Infrastructure development will help improve connectivity within the city and bodes well for the real estate projects coming in the suburbs and MMR region which will further spur growth of the sector», according to Chintan Sheth from Sheth Corp..

Gregory So, secretary for commerce and economic development of Hong Kong, talks about how the city has to boost its cultural attractions.

While larger sums of money are thrown around in San Francisco, New York, Boston and a handful of other major U.S. cities, Bott and Tammy Riddle, director of the IT cluster at the Cincinnati USA Partnership for Economic Development, say that what sets Cincinnati apart is its unusually supportive ecosystem for new companies.

A study commissioned by the city's economic development authority estimated that the bottom - line benefits of telecommuting for employers, employees and communities across Canada could be as high as $ 53 billion a year.

«The upside,» says Bruce Berger, Director of Community planning and economic development for the city of Davenport, «is that you're retaining that many jobs with the hope that the factory can do well.

Plans have been lodged for the first major project under the City of Melville's newly adopted guidelines for the Canning Bridge area, with Stirling Capital submitting an application to build a two - tower, 232 - apartment development facing Ogilvie and Kishorn roads.

Women's Summit in New York City on Monday, was the head of business development at Rent the Runway for eight years, helping guide the startup to $ 100 million in revenue in 2016.

The latest move was by Singaporean hospitality group Crescendas, which recently lodged a development application with the City of Perth for a $ 47 million, 23 - level hotel at 609 Wellington Street.

Moreover, programs designed to prevent moving may reduce beneficial mobility — leading residents to favor staying in place even when a move might increase their wellbeing or might be a better outcome for affordability in the city overall (if those moves then pave the way for higher - density development or better use / allocation of the existing stock).

Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency business growth & innovation manager David Jones said outside of the 97 people shortlisted, the longer list of high - quality tech talent willing to come to New Zealand was a «valuable resource» for the city.

In this instance, however, drug dealers adopting delivery services may be a positive development for Mexico City, particularly the area of Tepito, where violence and crime are longstanding problems.

As he points out, when a review of the city finances under Mayor David Miller called for improved economic development, Toronto created Build Toronto and Invest Toronto, arms - lengths organizations with a «mandate from the mayor and council... that the city is indeed open for business.»

Some proposed that 20 % to 25 % of global finance for development - in instruments such as the Green Climate Fund - should be allocated directly to cities.

The company called for proposals for the new site, which could create fierce competition among cities eager to bring in new jobs and spur development of their business communities.

More progress has been made on the redevelopment of Garden City Booragoon, with AMP Capital lodging a development application for a $ 750 million revamp of the mall, which would make it the state's largest.

This points towards a vision for the future of cities, where diverse urban aspirations of prosperity and sustainable development are linked by a desire for equality.

Sidewalk's CEO Daniel Doctoroff has some experience rebuilding cities already: He is a former New York City deputy mayor who rezoned swaths of that city for urban housing and development projects, including the area of Manhattan's West Side currently being redeveloped above railroad tracks, Hudson YaCity deputy mayor who rezoned swaths of that city for urban housing and development projects, including the area of Manhattan's West Side currently being redeveloped above railroad tracks, Hudson Yacity for urban housing and development projects, including the area of Manhattan's West Side currently being redeveloped above railroad tracks, Hudson Yards.

The New York City Economic Development Corporation offers dozens of services for businesses of all sizes and in all industries.

In the assessment of Mendy Kwestel, a partner and director of entrepreneurial service at accounting and management - consulting firm Grant Thornton LLP, in New York City, «there is a ton of money — so much liquidity throughout the marketplace — that there is now private - equity money available for companies at every stage of development.»

Linnea Geiss, vice president of corporate development for NCR Corporation, and a board member for Venture Atlanta, describes this as a city where the entrepreneurial community invests in the most important things, which she lists as: «Revenue, finding real solutions to big problems and creating products that people really want.»

A professionally created five - year plan is a essential for the development of a vibrant residential and commercial «living city», says Perth City Council candidate Noel Semmcity», says Perth City Council candidate Noel SemmCity Council candidate Noel Semmens.

Arch Grants wants you to succeed in St Louis and is looking for bright entrepreneurs to be part of the bigger story of the development of the city.

An example of this trend is the emergence of cities as driver for sustainable development.

Jennifer Matz, director of the city's Office of Economic and Workforce Development, said that the payroll tax was a disincentive for businesses to grow in San Francisco.

Other potentially suitable spots exist here, such as the Tradepoint development at Sparrows Point and some potential redevelopment sites in the city, but none can match Port Covington in terms of both the speed with which Amazon could move forward and the attractiveness it presents for potential employees.

• An economic opportunity «transferable corporate tax credit equal to the value of the cost for all soft and hard costs associated with the acquisition, relocation, and development of any new or refurbished building in the City of Camden up to $ 350 million.»

Since Amazon decided about a decade ago to stay in downtown Seattle, the company said, it has invested over $ 4 billion in the construction and development of offices in the city, though it won't disclose the budget for the spheres.

In addition to his public and private ventures, Michael also has experience in the nonprofit sector, where he was Director of Business Development for the Food Bank for New York City, the largest of its kind in the country.

Jim Lopez, President and CEO, Tembec John Lounds, President and CEO, Nature Conservancy of Canada David Miller, President and CEO, WWF — Canada; Former Mayor, City of Toronto Lorraine Mitchelmore, co-Chair, Smart Prosperity; former President, Canada Country Chair, Shell Canada Ken Neumann, Canadian National Director, United Steelworkers Merrell - Ann Phare, Founding Executive Director, Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources Vicky Sharpe, Founding President and CEO, Sustainable Development Technology Canada Jean Simard, President, Aluminum Association of Canada; co-Founder and Director, SWITCH Merran Smith, Executive Director, Clean Energy Canada Rick Smith, Executive Director, Broadbent Institute John Stackhouse, Senior Vice-President, Office of the CEO, Royal Bank of Canada Kali Taylor, Founding Executive Director, Student Energy Annette Verschuren, Chair and CEO, NRStor; co-Chair, Smart Prosperity Robert Wesseling, President and CEO, The Co-operators Galen Weston, President and Executive Chairman, Loblaw Companies Ltd..

Using Shanghai as a case study, Dr. Zhou identified the key challenges to low - carbon city development in China as well as the role that Shanghai can play in creating a sustainable path of development for Chinese cities to model in the future.

I would like to acknowledge what is a long list: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Office of the New York Attorney General, the New York State Department of Financial Services, the New York Legal Assistance Group, Staten Island Legal Services, the Legal Aid Society, MFY Legal Services, various bar associations, New York City Department of Small Business Services, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island and the Northfield Local Community Development Corporation.

The Canada Spotlight was sponsored by MaRS, the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment, the federal department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, the not - for - profit foundation Sustainable Development Technology Canada and the City of Vancouver.

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Speaking on the sidelines of an official trip to Jakarta, Yau, the city's secretary for commerce and economic development, said: «We will continue to be a voice of the multilateral rule - based free trade system... and a valued partner of all participants in the system, including the US.»

One of the proposed sites for Amazon's HQ2 is at the 14 - acre Schuylkill Yards development in University City.

The move marks yet another notable effort taken by the Singapore government to promote the application of blockchain tech as part of its wider push for the city - state's fintech development.

When I posed this question to Mayor Mandel, he replied that «the City needs to be far more creative» in facilitating the development of housing in the core neighbourhoods that will be friendly for young families.

Prior to Forest City, Ashley served as a Senior Policy Advisor to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development.