Sentences with phrase «for running the city»

Back in 2001, the Partnership for New York City worked closely with legislative leaders to design the laws that replaced a dysfunctional and highly politicized system of central and community school boards with a governance system that holds the Mayor accountable for running the city schools.

And the Times said George McDonald, founder of The Doe Fund, has had a career that does not «remotely» qualify him for running the city.

Not exact matches

I found him to be knowledgable about technology — not surprising, given that he had previously run Rogers Communications (which owns Canadian Business)-- so I was looking forward to hearing about whether he has any progressive ideas for the city.

For example, if you are already running a successful business in a small city, then choose another city which has similar demographics and customer profiles — because chances are, your business will have the same success rate in that particular area too.

But so are the benefits: proximity to high - level execs, who drop in for pep talks and training sessions (founder Marc Benioff did not appear the week I was there, but his aura was everywhere); free run of the City by the Bay after hours; and the glow, the buzz, the grace that imbue Salesforce's vibrant headquarters in San Francisco's SoMa district, reminding initiates at every turn that they're part of something special.

Those family members and people they vouch for run some aspects of the trafficking operation, while «actual members of Mexican TCOs are usually sent to important US hub cities to manage stash houses containing drug shipments and bulk cash drug proceeds,» the DEA's threat assessment adds.

For one thing, the company is strategically located within two miles of both I - 465, the city's beltway, and I - 70, which runs across the country.

A spokesman for the prosecutors in the city of Brunswick (Braunschweig) told Fortune that recent disclosures suggesting that chief executive Martin Winterkorn was aware of the long - running deception of U.S. regulators already in May 2014 — over a year before the company finally admitted it to the world — weren't enough by themselves to justify opening an investigation into the former boss.

It's a cause that Perry, a former L.A. councilwoman who has served in leadership positions with the city for nearly 25 years and ran for mayor in 2013, has long championed.

Brother Jon sold the mixes to gift shops in ski towns like Park City and ran the business for two years as a side hustle.

Centro has been ranked as the city's Best Place to Work for four or five years running in the Crain's Chicago survey.

The «grand bargain,» as the Detroit Free Press described it, was a pressure - packed and uneasy game of no - stone - unturned network leveraging, but it was a life saver for a city that had run out of options.

If you Google «home cleaner,» or «babysitter» or «handyman» in a certain city, you'll either see ads for one (or multiple) of the aforementioned on - demand platforms on the first page of Google; or you'll find directories (like Yelp) listed high up in Google, taking you to a more curated and ratings - based search results page where those same on - demand companies are listed or have ads running.

Reshma Saujani is a former hedge fund lawyer, New York City deputy public advocate and the first Indian - American woman to run for Congress (she lost a primary race in 2010).

A spokeswoman for Square, Caviar's parent company, also confirmed that Fastbite would end its run in New York City as well as in San Francisco and replaced with a new service that will provide delivery in under 30 minutes.

After an unsuccessful run for Calgary's city council in 2011, he decided to embark on a far more unlikely venture — to help bring manufacturing back to Detroit.

During his time at City Hall, where he sat back to back with the mayor, he says, they discussed the company for a total of perhaps one hour before Mike asked him to run it.

In a contestant video that aired ahead of his Kansas City finals run in mid-August, Wright, a retired U.S. Army first lieutenant, dug into a topic that's a hot - button issue for parents: Allowances.

Additionally, Glossier continued to run its brick - and - mortar showroom in New York City's SoHo and expanded its nearly year - old representative program, where sellers hawk products for a commission.

Many are now urging Lhota to run for mayor, and it seems that Lhota is seriously preparing for a mayoral campaign — he stepped down as MTA boss just two days ago, so he can legally be a candidate under City law.

De Blasio said that, based on information he received from city officials, relocating the deer could actually be more traumatizing in the long run for the deer.

IConnectHere.com will put your call through for 25 cents a minute, compared with the $ 2 that regular phone companies charge, says Noam Bardin, CEO and president of Deltathree, the company that runs iConnectHere.com, based in New York City.

For its part, UberEats — which provides home delivery of food in Mexico City and is run by the ride - hailing company Uber — denied any involvement in the incident, telling Mexican news site Excelsior that delivery people using the service «are proprietors and solely responsible for the use of their backpacks.&raqFor its part, UberEats — which provides home delivery of food in Mexico City and is run by the ride - hailing company Uber — denied any involvement in the incident, telling Mexican news site Excelsior that delivery people using the service «are proprietors and solely responsible for the use of their backpacks.&raqfor the use of their backpacks.»

Luxe cofounder and CEO Curtis Lee first got the idea for his valet - parking app while he was running late for a dinner reservation and looking for a parking spot in San Francisco — a city notorious for its lack of parking.

Nearly two million people in the city have had no access to running water since July 31, according to the the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, when bombing cut power to the pumps.

And the system set up to pay for rides — a unique municipal subsidy that covers 20 % of any ride that begins and ends in the city, 25 % if it begins or ends at the local light rail station — has already gotten others cities in the surrounding Seminole County interested in replicating it, even though it just started running yesterday.

Two years later, in the midst of Weiner's second run for New York City mayor, screenshots of an explicit conversation between Weiner and a 22 - year - old woman surfaced on a gossip website.

Tampa and Chicago, the cities selected for the program's trial run, both have high concentrations of AARP members.

Other research, like the Copenhagen City Heart Study, looked at healthy joggers and nonjoggers for more than a decade and determined that «the most favorable running regimen for reducing cardiovascular mortality» was six miles per week, broken down into three running days per week at a pace of seven miles per hour.

Research from price - comparison site Parting.com found that in New York City, costs for a direct cremation — which entails only collection of the body, cremation and return of the remains — can run as low as $ 550 or as much as $ 10,125.

The big spenders were nonetheless defeated by a citizens» group that spent only $ 15,000 to support the bond measure, which passed with 57 % of the vote on Nov. 7, approving up to $ 150 million in financing for a city - run broadband utility.

NEW YORK, March 19 - Actress and liberal activist Cynthia Nixon, one of the stars of the «Sex and the City» television series and movies, announced on Monday she would run for governor of New York, challenging incumbent Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination.

There are 238 cities and regions in the running for Amazon's new $ 5 billion headquarters.

Uber had faced a long string of serious setbacks: A self - driving car that ran a red light, a lawsuit for allegedly stealing the information to create that self - driving car, a scandal about software designed to deceive law enforcement in cities where the company was operating illegally, and video of Kalanick cursing out a driver.

Congress had initially set aside more than $ 49 million for the organizing committee, but — like many other host cities throughout Olympics history — Lake Placid ran way over, spending upwards of $ 100 million on the Games.

«I'm always happy to come back to the U.S.,» says Verdier, who for most of the year runs his company from New York City.

Tim Maleeny, Chief Strategy Officer for the Havas Worldwide advertising agency in New York City, said that the ire of the critics is not just par for the course, but an essential component of what keeps the Miley train running.

The former mayor, who spent $ 261 million on his campaigns for New York City office, says he'd spend as much as $ 1 billion of his own money on a presidential run.

In exchange, Lake Placid gave up its ownership of the venues, which may have worked out for the village in the long run give how much other Olympic cities still pay annually to maintain their aging facilities.

The national credit system planned for 2020 will be an «ecosystem» made up of schemes of various sizes and reaches, run by cities, government ministries, online payment providers, down to neighborhoods, libraries, and businesses, say Chinese researchers who are designing the national scheme.

Uber hosted a «jobs event» for prospective and current drivers to showcase how many New York residents» jobs would be cut if the vehicle cut were to take effect, and also ran TV ads, bought banner ads on websites, sent out direct mailers to constituents of City Council members who are proponents of the proposed legislation, and even reportedly tried to persuade the Rev. Al Sharpton to oppose the for - hire - vehicle cap.

As car - hailing becomes an increasingly popular option for commuting and running errands in congested cities such as Beijing, Didi is betting that vehicles purpose - built for such services could start to replace familiar everyday automobiles like the Toyota Camry or the Honda Civic.

A city judge set the $ 100,000 bond for Elton Wayne Holmes Jr. who is accused of running over two King High School students, killing one.

«I need to run a city that has room for prosperous businesses,» O'Brien said, «but doesn't do it at the expense of people getting pushed into poverty.»

Amazon announced its list of 20 finalists in the race for HQ2 and Toronto is the only Canadian city still in the running but does it stand a chance?

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Her math works like this: If 1,000 women in a city each invest $ 1,000, that's $ 1 million available for lending to 10 female - run companies.

Slowly, it became apparent that trading in the big city for a quieter life with Nate in Grande Prairie was the smartest financial choice, especially when we ran the numbers and realized how much we could save.

«I've known Missy for over 30 years and while she's now in Florida and I remain in Marietta, the family ties that are so much a part of Marietta City Schools run strong,» Meaders wrote.

His previously electoral experience includes running a generously self - financed campaign for St. Albert City Council at the age of 19 (he was unsuccessful in that bid).