Sentences with phrase «government officials awarded»

The brand chose to set up shop in the Silver State after local government officials awarded it $ 335 million in various incentives.

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The federal government's official goal is to award 5 percent of federal contracts to women - owned business, but it has struggled to consistently reach that mark.
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Only forward facing child seats that display no defects and that carry a visible seal of approval awarded by the European Union or an official government agency may be taken aboard.
Only child seats that display no defects and that carry a visible seal of approval awarded by the European Union or an official government agency may be taken aboard.
The park district is one of 46 agencies statewide awarded a total of more than $ 16.5 million from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources» Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program, which helps local governments pay for the purchase and / or development of land for parks and open space, officials said.
In addition, your organization's portrayal of ITSSD's publishing of its Hong Kong analysis so that it may be reviewed by Hong Kong Government officials as a «bullying tactic» is a grand hyperbolic misrepresentation deserving of a drama award.
The self - awarded pay raises of government officials only compounded the public's resentment toward Mugabe's administration.
On 19th December, 2015 he lied at an NPP delegates conference Sunyani that ALL government projects have been awarded to enrich Government government projects have been awarded to enrich Government Government officials.
The awards ceremony, which was well attended by leading figures and awardees from most parts of Africa, including government officials and diplomats, is the sixth in the series, having been previously held in Kenya, South Africa and Ghana.http: / / ghanapoliticsonline.com
Sulaiman on his part, was accused of bribing a government official when he paid N5 million through a Guarantee Trust Bank account to Alanamu, as a reward for the award of contract to his company, thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 9 (1)(a) and punishable under Section 9 (1)(b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
Sulaiman, on his part, was accused of bribing a government official when he paid N5m to Alanamu as a reward for the award of contract to his company, thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 9 (1)(a) and punishable under Section 9 (1)(b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
How can we expect a president who admits to accepting a $ 100,000 gift from a foreign contractor who was awarded a government contract through the efforts of the President, to have the courage and desire to stop his Ministers and other officials from dipping their hands into the state coffers?»
Skelos, 68, was charged last year of aiding Adam's business interests through official actions, personally intervening for a contract that awarded $ 12 million to AbTech, a storm water treatment company that was doing business with governments in New York.
While presenting the report to the Senate, Sani said that the committee discovered that some of the contracts were awarded to companies belonging to top government officials» cronies and family members.
The Special Adviser said it was significant that Rotary Club, an organisation focused on service to humanity globally, selected officials of the Aregbesola administration for recognition, stating that the awards were actually meant for the people who have been supportive of the government in its numerous development strategies.
But its first stirrings became apparent in Buffalo last year, when prosecutors subpoenaed state institutions responsible for SolarCity and two other components of the Buffalo Billion program, seeking information about how government - funded projects were awarded and what role state officials played in selecting the winners.
Many municipal officials have complained that the state arbitration system often favors unions by not capping annual salary awards and inadequately weighing the government's ability to afford raises.
But an Italian official said his government is also holding back on Alpha because it wants guarantees that contracts for Italian industry are awarded in proportion to the amount it contributes.
After detective Laurel Hester (Moore) is diagnosed with cancer, she learns that government officials won't award her pension benefits to her domestic partner, Stacie (Page).
The award is designed to showcase excellence in commitment to the future of Pennsylvania's children among government officials, captains of industry and community leaders in the following categories:
Myrna Castrejon, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, CCSA kicks off 2015 Hart Vision Award Ceremonies at the 2015 California Charter Schools Conference on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 by introducing the Hart Vision Elected Officials of the Year: Assemblymember Marc Levine (D - Marin County) and Assemblymember Kristin Olson (R - Modesto).
Both dogs were returned to Beijing where government officials presented them with honorary awards.
The Building Brooklyn Awards judging committee — comprised of architects, planners, government officials, economic development experts and business leaders — convened last spring to select the winning projects.
Dant was awarded the Jerwood Drawing Prize in 2002 and was chosen as official Election Artist documenting the UK General Election in 2015, for which he produced the print Government Stable.
French - speaking Indians who live deep in Louisiana bayou, some 50 miles south of New Orleans, became the United States» first official climate refugees last week when the federal government awarded them $ 48 million to relocate.
«Thanks to the hard work of this talented team of government officials and non-governmental groups being honored by the US EPA's climate and ozone awards, Montreal Protocol Parties were able to reach agreement to speed up the phase - out of HCFCs [hydrochlorofluorocarbons],» said James L. Connaughton, Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
On 22 July it announced that it had terminated its criminal investigation into Macmillan Publishers Ltd in connection with suspected corruption of government officials in African countries in relation to the award of contracts.
The court held that two local government officials possessed an interest when the body they served on awarded two service contracts to a non-profit corporation where they served as directors.
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It includes birth certificates, awards and certifications, resumes, cover letters, letters of intent, official government documents, etc..
The contract replaces one previously announced in 2002, which was subsequently cancelled after allegations that federal government officials had a conflict of interest when they awarded the contract.
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