Sentences with phrase «from national federation»

Jonathan Adams from the National Federation of Fishmongers explained the recent price predicament to The Mirror: «The price of fish is always affected by the weather, but when it goes up consumers must expect to pay as much as 10 % more.»

For more information and ideas about how to involvement parents successfully in mental health policy work, see «Involving Families in Policy Group Work», a tip sheet from the National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (2001).

Statistics from the National Federation of Independent Business state that one million businesses are co-owned and managed by married couples.

For more information on including family members, please review «Involving Family in Policy Group Work,» a tip sheet from the National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (2001).

New York City's Department of Education has revised its proposed ebook deal with Amazon to address concerns from the National Federation of the Blind.

In fact, as Laura Hazard Owen points out, accessibility lawsuits from the National Federation for the Blind and others have kept Kindles out of schools and universities, and may have helped sink a giant deal with the US State Department last year.

This prompted a massive backlash from the National Federation of the Blind which had numerous protests outside Amazon headquarters.

One of the most interesting aspects of this new app is the fact that BT has done away with its own Blio format, which got critical acclaim from the National Federation of the Blind.

Due to their longstanding frustration with Amazon's failure to make Kindle ereaders accessible to people who are blind, officials from the National Federation of the Blind will be protesting outside Amazon's Seattle headquarters on December 12.

Gilbert is outreach manager at Guide Dogs for the Blind, based in nearby San Rafael, and, a few months before her visit to Bacich with her German shepherd guide, Hedda, she teamed up with the school's third - grade teachers, and with the Marin County Office of Education, to help introduce materials from Guide Dogs for the Blind — and from the National Federation for the Blind's Braille Is Beautiful program — into school curriculum.

The ratings from the National Federation of Independent Business especially hit the Republican - led Senate, where the GOP conference out of solidarity approved a budget bill containing the minimum wage increase after a contentious internal debate.

Gibson reported endorsements from the National Federation of Independent Businesses, the New York State Building and Construction Trades, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, New York State United Teachers and the National Farmer's Union.

Brian Sampson from Unshackle Upstate, Mike Durant from the National Federation of Independent Business, and Ken Polasky of The Business Council joined us for the conversation.

With small - business owners already telling surveyors from the National Federation of Independent Business that poor sales are tied with taxes as the single most important problem they face, the gross domestic product forecast isn't going to bring much good cheer to the owners of small U.S. companies.

U.S. consumers surveyed about the event reported spending an estimated $ 5.5 billion at small businesses on Saturday Nov. 24, according to the Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey from National Federation of Independent Business and American Express.

Government figures cited by the Associated Press indicate that just 1.7 million people — out of a total non-farm labor force of some 136 million workers — earned the minimum wage or less in 2006; still the increase was a big political victory for the Democrats, one that came at the expense of lobbyists from the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Chamber of Commerce, among others.

The monthly reading on small - business optimism from the National Federation of Independent Business showed slightly more optimism among business owners in December, though still far below rates in more vibrant economies.

Not exact matches

The National Farmers Federation warns that changing foreign investment rules in recent government decisions threatens the foreign capital needed to upgrade Australia's farm sector to supply rising food demand from Asia.

The jaunty outlook is recharging animal spirits in corner offices: In its January survey of small companies, the National Federation of Independent Business found that 32 % of the enterprises rated the present climate «a good time to expand»; that was a record high and a threefold increase from late 2016.

We have developed the «Pennies for Humanity» program, which gives business owners the opportunity to donate a portion from every transaction they complete to either the American Cancer Society, Make a Wish Foundation, National Federation of the Blind, or National Cancer Coalition.

The National Retail Federation is calling on the banking industry to switch from the easy - to - hack magnetic stripe to the more secure PIN and chip.

During the holidays, your customers are as primed to spend as they'll ever be, with retailers reaping up to 40 percent of their annual sales from November through December, according to the National Retail Federation.

The National Retail Federation cut its full - year sales growth expectations Wednesday from 4.1 percent to 3.5 percent, due to what NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay deemed «lackluster growth in our economy.»

Americans will spend more than $ 7 billion on cookouts and other celebrations of the Declaration of Independence, up from $ 6.8 billion in 2016, according to a report by the National Retail Federation.

Similarly, the National Federation of Independent Business, in a study released in December, claims a proposed wage increase in New York to $ 8.50 from $ 7.25 with an index to inflation would cost the state 22,000 jobs and $ 2.5 billion in revenue.

In December, U.S. small - business confidence in the economy climbed to 105.8, its highest point in 12 years, up 7.4 points from the previous month, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.

The strongly worded ruling from Judge Leon was in a case brought against the governors of the Federal Reserve by a group of plaintiffs including the National Association of Convenience Stores, the National Retail Federation, the Food Marketing Institute, Miller Oil Co., Boscov's Department Store and the National Restaurant Association.

Complaints from small business owners like McMillon are why the National Federation of Independent Business, an advocacy group, supported the bill.

Total spending for Thanksgiving weekend rose 13 percent to $ 59.1 billion from a year ago, according to the National Retail Federation, which does not break out the data by business size.

A National Retail Federation comsumer survey conducted by BIGinsight found that shoppers spent an average of spent $ 423 over the weekend, up 6.3 percent from $ 398 last year.

Altogether, more than half of all consumers plan to celebrate by buying something, spending an average of $ 143.56 on flowers, jewelry, candy, clothes and other gifts, up from $ 136.57 last year, according to the National Retail Federation's Valentine's Day consumer spending survey.

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In fact, the National Retail Federation expects holiday sales to increase by only 3.7 percent, which is down from last year's 4.1 percent growth.

China's official manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 49.7 in August from 50.0 a month ago, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, which issues the data with the National Bureau of Statistics, said in a statement Tuesday.

The Small Business Optimism Index is compiled from a survey that is conducted each month by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) of its members.

The change was enough to win support for the House bill from a key holdout, the National Federation of Independent Business.

The non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers» Index rose to 55.6 from 54.5 in February, the Beijing - based National Bureau of Statistics and China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said in a statement today.

These bills have support from influential allies and former opponents such as the National Retail Federation (NRF), Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), Walmart and Amazon.

The Canada and Quebec delegation included representatives from Common Frontiers, the Council of Canadians, Réseau Québécois sur l'intégration continentale (RQIC), the Canadian Labour Congress, Unifor, the Canadian Union of Public and General Employees (CUPE) National, the United Steelworkers, Public Service Alliance of Canada, BC Teachers Federation, Fonds de solidarité (FTQ), Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), Centro international de solidarité ouvrière (CiSO), the National Farmers Union, and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, many of which are member organizations of the TJN.

The small business optimism index is compiled from a survey that is conducted each month by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) of its members.

The National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday that its Small Business Optimism Index fell 2.3 points to 91.6 for October from 93.9 from September.

If you even pay casual attention to political news in Canada, you will undoubtedly hear clips from spokespeople representing the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the Fraser Institute, the National Citizens Coalition, the MacDonald - Laurier Institute, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business or the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.

The National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday that its small business optimism Index nudged up 0.9 of a point to 92.5 last month, up from 91.6 for October.

China's official manufacturing Purchasing Managers» Index came in at 50.1 in April, unchanged from March, according to data released Friday by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing and the National Bureau of Statistics.

William Dudley, President and CEO (Speaker) Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 Time: 8:45 AM EST Subject: Evolving Consumer Behavior: A View from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Event: Retail's BIG Show 2017 Organizers: National Retail Federation Location: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street, New York, NY Text and Q&A are expected.

MST (Movement of the Landless, from Brazil) FENOP (National Federation of the peasant - farmers organisations, from Burkina Faso) PICIS (Policy and Information Center for International Solidarity, South Korean Trade Union)

They were the MST (Movimento dos sem terra / Movement of the Landless) from Brazil, PICIS (Policy and Information Center for International Solidarity) from South Korea, FENOP (Fédération Nationale des Organisations Paysannes / National Federation of Farmers Organisations) from Burkina Faso, the Women Movement from Quebec, the Mouvement des Chômeurs (Movement of the Unemployed) from France)

providing the National Farmers» Federation and the National Irrigators» Council with grants totalling $ 343,970 from the Leadership in Agricultural Industries Fund

The majority of U.S. dairy farmer cooperatives and dairy processing companies — members of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) or the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC)-- threatened to withdraw support from the pending Trans - Pacific (TPP) trade agreement if Japan and Canada refuse to follow through on pledges to provide comprehensive market access for...

The USDA received requests from Congress, the National Farmers Union, the American Farm Bureau and the National Milk Producers Federation to make an immediate dairy purchase.