Sentences with phrase «in public funds into»

Governor Andrew Cuomo last week announced a new «Innovation Venture Capital Fund» to invest up to $ 50 million in public funds into start - up companies.

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Investors in highly valued start - ups have been concerned about the willingness of public market investors buy into those companies at or above those high valuations, said Smith, also an IPO exchange - traded fund manager.

Those are the sorts of numbers that likely could have helped the company price an IPO rather than take big new venture funding, but Berke suggests that the company wants to be stronger (both in terms of product and balance sheet) before possibly heading out into the public markets.

Stursberg brought a business approach to the CBC, which in practice translated into transforming it into a private network backed with public funds.

The early rise is how any manager comes to the public's attention; implied in this is how investors pile in into the fund on the mere strength of this publicity, often without doing the requisite research and due diligence.

Teachers in Arizona and Colorado turned their state Capitols into a sea of red Thursday as they kicked off widespread walkouts that shut down public schools in a bid for better pay and education funding, building on educator revolt that emerged elsewhere in the U.S. but whose political prospects were not clear.

There are new offerings, like Calvert Foundation's Women Investing in Women Initiative for fixed income and the PAX Ellevate Global Women's Index Fund or Morgan Stanley's Parity Portfolio for public equities, and initiatives like The Women Effect bringing a new community together to accelerate deployment of interested capital into gender - lens investment opportunities.

These giant funds, which are supposed to pay for public and private employees in retirement, are piling into stocks at record high valuations.

Completely scrap the the funding for private schools, but in the event it's not politically expedient for the government heading into an election, at least consider a reduction in funding levels to financially aid the public system and alleviate some of the pressures they currently are experiencing with class size, lack of teachers and the challenges inherent in providing school lunch programs.

While the vast majority of institutions have diversified into hedge funds, private equity, and real estate, Tampa remains all in on public markets.

Depending on the opportunities for returns in the public markets, the amount of capital that flows into venture capital funds varies.

Our older funds (2002 and 2005 vintages) are well into their peak distribution periods such that the value in publics is only 11 % -12 % of the total value in the fund.

Many institutional funds and international companies have leapt into start - up investing as the number of initial public offerings has slowed, prompting investors to wade into private companies to find growth, according to Mark A. Siegel, managing director at the venture capital firm Menlo Ventures, which has invested in Uber.

Uber said on Wednesday that it had raised $ 3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, the kingdom's main investment fund, in one of the largest - ever investments into a privately held start -Fund, the kingdom's main investment fund, in one of the largest - ever investments into a privately held start -fund, in one of the largest - ever investments into a privately held start - up.

In the 1990s the scientific study of sleep and dreams catapulted into public awareness because of a federal initiative that funded brain research.

About three thousand students are already benefiting from the latest wrinkle in five states, «education savings accounts,» which provide even more flexibility to families by allowing those who withdraw their children from public schools to receive a deposit of public funds into government - authorized savings accounts that can be used to pay for private school tuition, online learning programs, private tutoring, educational therapies, or college costs.

Stuart says the money will help pay for more events to put the issue in the public eye, as well as fund the group's investigations into where waste occurs throughout the food chain.

The Brewers Association has signed an agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (USDA - ARS) to fund public hop breeding for the purpose of developing and releasing disease resistant aroma hop cultivars into the public domain, in support of hop growing efforts throughout the U.S..

Chinese controlled - New Zealand dairy company Synlait Milk Ltd is planning a public share offer to fund an expansion in China's booming infant formula market, tapping into global demand for food - related investments in Asia.

«By signing the MOE bill into law, you can ensure that our public colleges and universities — and our public teaching hospitals — will have the funding they need,» Adams wrote in the letter.

BY JOSH ROGERS Nine Lower East Side public housing complexes will be able to tap into a $ 3 billion federal fund to repair damage from Hurricane Sandy, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last week in Red Hook.

The Public Protection and General Government Article 7 bill submitted with Cuomo's 2016 Executive Budget (as amended) identifies three exceptional situations in which the windfall money could be diverted from a newly created Infrastructure Investment Fund into the state's all - purpose general fund, most of which supports operating expenFund into the state's all - purpose general fund, most of which supports operating expenfund, most of which supports operating expenses.

In doing so, they are heeding Boris Johnson's calls for a «citizen's wealth fund»: last October, London's mayor proposed pooling some of the UK's 39,000 public pension funds into a single investment fund large enough to reduce the country's dependence on foreign investment and close its infrastructure financing deficit.

Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.

«In states across America, legislators have been pressured into a toxic game of cross-border business poaching that drives millions of dollars in tax breaks and subsidies to wealthy executives — draining funds we need to invest in infrastructure, schools, parks, and other public goods that is the bedrock of economic health.&raquIn states across America, legislators have been pressured into a toxic game of cross-border business poaching that drives millions of dollars in tax breaks and subsidies to wealthy executives — draining funds we need to invest in infrastructure, schools, parks, and other public goods that is the bedrock of economic health.&raquin tax breaks and subsidies to wealthy executives — draining funds we need to invest in infrastructure, schools, parks, and other public goods that is the bedrock of economic health.&raquin infrastructure, schools, parks, and other public goods that is the bedrock of economic health.»

An attempt by Labour to try to make itself a movement with broader appeal is particularly acute as the parties all await a report into funding due to be published in October by the committee on standards in public life.

Volunteers will develop these ideas into concrete proposals, then, in the spring, a public vote will be held to determine which projects will be funded.

Brannan's request comes in response to mounting pressure on state legislators to secure funding for New York City public schools as Albany lawmakers head into budget negotiations.

The only silver lining in this woeful tale is that Will's attempt to defraud the NYC Campaign Finance Board into giving him public campaign matching funds was thwarted by alert CFB regulators.

«We believe in holding developers to a higher standard, ensuring before public funds are invested into a project that it will be truly impactful to our community: creating jobs, triggering nearby investment, and doing so only if absolutely necessary,» she said.

One of the subordinates, according to him, is the Director of Finance of the Nigeria Air Force, NAF, which according to him «was given instruction by Badeh to convert public funds into dollars and to use same to buy all the assets referred to in the body of the charges».

What started out as a small, off - budget, temporary surcharge on insurance to help pay for charity care, hospital debt and graduate medical education as New York hospitals deregulated in the late 1990s, has ballooned over 19 years into a multibillion - dollar all - purpose revenue fund that supports dozens of public health programs, and plugs billion - dollar holes in the state's general budget.

Citizen Action of New York's Karen Scharff agreed, saying his new language» is very much tied into his call for ending the inequality gap and raising the minimum wage... Public funding of elections is not only a way to end corruption but to give ordinary New Yorkers a voice in our elections.»

He broke into politics by co-founding the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, which in 1993 sued Albany for billions of dollars it argued the state owed to city public schools — and eventually won, though Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration has since resisted delivering the funds.

In a major blow to Gov. Chris Christie that complicates his 2016 ambitions, a New Jersey judge ruled that he violated state law when he declined to make the full payment into the state's pension system for public employees last year and ordered him to find a way to fund it now.

In the last four weeks alone, the Fund For Great Public Schools has poured more than $ 1.1 million into the race to bolster Eachus against Republican Sen. Bill Larkin.

The hostilities between the mayor and the governor have only escalated in the last year over a variety of concerns, including mayoral control of New York City schools and proposed cuts in funding to the City University of New York, tumbling into public view with a rare intensity, even for two jobs that are often in conlfict.

So the committee on standards in public life was right to be optimistic by launching an inquiry into the issue trying to move on from the 2007 impasse over Labour's trade union funding.

Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat president, comments on the committee on standards in public fife's report into political party funding: «Money currently plays far too big a role in politics and the Liberal Democrats have long called for major reform in party funding.

Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat president, comments on the committee on standards in public fife's report into political party funding

Hyman accepted that there was an appetite among the public for less austerity and funded investment in public services, but urged the party to now try to combine «the idealism and fresh politics which Corbyn tapped into with a proper programme for government».

Business News of Monday, 14 May 2018 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Nashiru Issahaku It is completely false, claims that the former NDC administration intended to invest a whopping GHC4.6 billion of public funds into the Mobile Money Interoperability (MMI) service during the party's term in office, Former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Nashiru Issahaku has said.

Sanford was in the town of Conway revealing his plans to waive confidentiality in a state Ethics Commission investigation into his use of state airplanes and taxpayer - funded travel, a move that will allow to the public to view the results of the probe.

The EFCC, in its ex parte application, accused Alade of diverting funds from the Lagos State Public Works Corporation into the bank account of a company, MAJ Anny International Limited, where he is a director.

The latest effort to bring the bright blue bikes to The Bronx comes in the form of an online petition launched by bike advocacy group Transportation Alternatives, demanding that city officials approve public funding to support the bike system's expansion into all five boroughs.

Sharpton added that Devos — a longtime backer of charter and Christian schools --» does not believe in public education,» and would transform federal school funding into a voucher system that would favor a small percentage of well - off students while neglecting the rest.

Also at 11 a.m., NYC Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Community Board 2 and residents announce that the City Council secured funding to purchase and renovate the former Phipps playground in Sunnyside and turn it into a public park, 50th Street and 39th Avenue, Queens.

In 2000, George W. Bush opted out of public financing in his nomination campaign because money was flowing so freely into his campaign war chest and he was worried about rival Steve Forbes's ability to fund his own campaign out of his private fortunIn 2000, George W. Bush opted out of public financing in his nomination campaign because money was flowing so freely into his campaign war chest and he was worried about rival Steve Forbes's ability to fund his own campaign out of his private fortunin his nomination campaign because money was flowing so freely into his campaign war chest and he was worried about rival Steve Forbes's ability to fund his own campaign out of his private fortune.

In a way, the public might thank the public wowrker for its pension funds which invest a lot of money every day into the stock market.

In a report released Wednesday, DiNapoli recommended eliminating discretionary lump - sum appropriations, restricting «backdoor spending» by public authorities, and requiring deposits into the state's rainy - day fund when the state has a cash surplus, among other things.