Sentences with phrase «included raises for»

The vote also included raises for legislators and their leadership.

Marty Beil, executive director of the 23,000 - member Wisconsin State Employees Union, said he wasn't surprised the plan included no raises for each of the next two years.

Assemblymember Crystal Peoples - Stokes praised the increases to healthcare, including raises for direct care providers.

The extenders, which eventually passed both houses of the Legislature, include raises for more than 120,000 state workers — including nearly 20,000 who will get a 7 percent bump.

Common Councilman Judd Krasher, who is running on the Working Families Party line for his 11th Ward seat in the general election against Democratic primary winner Alfredo Balarin, said including raises for mid - and high - level management is «absurd,» given the continuation of the city's trash fee and a tax increase.

Says the 2018 defense authorization bill includes raises for the military «for the first time in 10 years.»

The five - year contract would include no raise for 2013 and annual raises gradually increasing from 2 percent to 2.75 percent through 2017.

In spite of that, the tentative budget for 2018 includes astronomical raises for top town officials including raises for members of the board and supervisor.

Joseph Percoco - Cuomo's campaign manager and closest staff aide, Percoco was paid by Cor Development via a shell company set up by Todd Howe to use his position to get several favors, including a raise for Steven Aiello's son who was working in the Governor's office and removing a project labor agreement from an Inner Harbor parking lot project.

The legislation approved Thursday also provides $ 100 million in school funding that can be used for a variety of needs, including raises for employees not included in the teacher pay package.

Miami - Dade teachers approve a new contract that includes a raise for teachers with good job evaluations miamiherald.com/news/local/edu...

McCrory signed the 260 - page budget deal on Thursday at the executive mansion, proudly noting that the spending plan includes raises for teachers and state employees, while not increasing taxes or making reductions in Medicaid eligibility.

It includes raises for teachers and support staff, adds more ELL teachers, and more.

Not exact matches

The Tesla chief's efforts on a variety of technologies, including his SpaceX company for space travel, has only helped to raise the public opinion on his many brands, Gerzema told Reuters.

The higher margins prompted Bunge to raise its full - year earnings outlook for its agribusiness unit, which includes soybean crushing, to a range of $ 800 million to $ 1 billion from $ 550 million to...

This has a growing number of technology industry executives spooked, and for good reason: Companies including Amazon, Apple and Google rely on foreign talent, and have spent millions lobbying Congress to raise the H - 1B visa cap.

For the past five years, venture capital firms have pumped 25 percent to 100 percent more than they've raised into a diverse array of investments, including clean energy technology, health care, and pharmaceuticals.

Other priorities included raising the payroll for employees, offering competitive benefits, and making an impact on the local Central California community.

• Elsen, a Boston - based platform - as - a-service company for large financial institutions, raised $ 2.4 million in a seed extension round led by Hyperplane Venture Capital and was joined by investors including Accomplice and Launch Capital.

Possible reforms could include raising the full retirement age for Social Security to 70 for workers who are currently under age 40; cutting benefits; increasing payroll taxes on workers; increasing Medicare premiums; and making Social Security benefits more progressive — meaning cutting benefits for high - income workers, while preserving payouts for low - income earners.

• Honest Buildings, a New York - based project management platform for commercial real estate owners, raised $ 25 million in Series B funding from investors including QuadReal and Altus Group.

WSJ writer John Carreyrou reportedly spoke to four former employees, none of whom are named in his story, including one who «accused the company of failing to report test results that raised questions about the precision» of their tests, which could be «a violation of federal rules for laboratories,» the Journal article said.

• Nano - C, a Westwood, Mass. - based developer of nanostructured carbon for energy and electronics applications, raised $ 11.5 million in funding, including a $ 3 million tranche from Ray Stata, cofounder and current chairman of Analog Devices.

Raising an Entrepreneur: 10 Rules for Nurturing Risk Takers, Problem Solvers, and Change Makers is a fun approach to parenting young innovators by sharing the stories of 60 entrepreneurs, including Blake Mycoskie, founder and «Chief Shoe Giver» of TOMS; Kevin Plank, founder, CEO and Chairman of Under Armour; Robert Stephens, founder of Geek Squad; Michael Chasen, co-founder of Blackboard, and more.

Dataminr is the biggest player in a nascent industry — call it alternative big data for big finance — that has exploded in the past six months: In March it raised $ 130 million from Fidelity as well as other investors, including former Citigroup (C) CEO Vikram Pandit, valuing the company at $ 700 million.

Reiterating mid-term goals that include a 6 percent margin excluding Opel for 2021 - compared with 7.3 percent last year - Chief Financial Officer Jean - Baptiste de Chatillon said the targets will be reviewed early next year and could be raised.

• TFI TAB Food Investments, an Istanbul, Turkey - based franchisee for quick serve restaurants including Burger king in the country, filed for an IPO to raise up to $ 400 million.

• Hawthorne, which delivers tailored personal care products for men, raised $ 2.2 million from investors including Shana Fisher of 3KVC, Comcast Ventures, and Founder Collective, as well as Shan - Lyn Ma of Zola (cofounder and CEO), Kyle Vucko of Indochino (cofounder and ex-CEO), and Sarah Willersdorf of DVF (ex-CMO).

The initiative, which donates 50 cents to charity every time one of its Contribute members takes an opinion survey, has raised $ 6 million since 2011 for charities engaged in causes including animal welfare and youth programs.

The company has raised $ 231 million in venture capital since its start - up in 2007, including a round for $ 150 million in October.

If a late e-commerce surge raises costs for UPS this year, Abney said, «We certainly in 2015 and beyond will look very closely at what we need to do» to offset those costs, including the possibility of holiday season price increases.

«We understand that nudity can be shared for a variety of reasons, including as a form of protest, to raise awareness about a cause, or for educational or medical reasons.

Clark soon felt the new company was spread too thin and subsequently made poor decisions for Kodiak Cakes, including raising prices.

This follows a slew of statements by Conway that have raised questions about her credibility, including her references to a nonexistent «Bowling Green Massacre,» for which she was widely criticized, as well as her on - air promotion of Ivanka Trump fashion products.

For example, a pledge made at CGI America last year by Detroit business incubator TechTown to help second - stage companies successfully transition from startups to sustainable businesses has raised $ 278,750 in funds, pulled in five new partners (including Kiva Detroit), and served more than 40 local entrepreneurs since June 2012.

In August, it raised $ 120 million from investors including Bill Gates to fund research like the kind being done with LCA, which Bosley told Forbes would be enough to keep the company running for at least three years.

Perth - based Swan Gold Mining has completed a one - for - 10 share consolidation as part of a restructuring of the company that it proposes including a capital raising of up to $ 20 million and debt to equity conversion of more than $ 29 million.

Brown and other companies in the field, including Hampton Creek and Beyond Meat, believe that raising animals for food is an inefficient, destructive and unnecessary technology.

The decisions include raises of $ 1.5 million to $ 18.5 million for COO Matthew Zames and for Daniel Pinto, the CEO for the corporate and investment bank, according to the person familiar with the matter.

More than 4.5 million people have signed up for Coursera's 400 - plus MOOCs, and the company has raised $ 43 million this year — bringing its funding to $ 65 million from backers including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and the World Bank.

As Canadian Business went to press, it was widely expected that federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's March 29 budget would include an announcement that the cutoff for Old Age Security (OAS) will be raised, which could compel millions of Canadians to delay their golden years.

The plan includes unpopular measures like cuts to subsidies for the poor and raising fuel prices to lower debt.

The company does not disclose the amount of funding it has raised from investors, including CoachCEO and Chairman Lew Frankfort and Jillian Michaels, a fitness trainer best known for her role on NBC's The Biggest Loser.

Originally launched with a focus on film, Indiegogo pivoted to include funding for literally anything and is becoming known for financing personal and cause - related campaigns such as that for the bullied bus monitor, which raised over $ 700,000.

The proposed tariffs, which targeted 1,300 Chinese products, including industrial robots and telecommunications equipment, dramatically raised the stakes in Trump's effort to punish China for alleged theft of American technology.

And for those that can't raise prices — which includes many consumer companies — that means margins can be under pressure.

The feature is extremely similar to the premise of GoFundMe, a site that has helped users raise money for a variety of causes, including for the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.

After the success of the first season, all of the lead female actors reportedly received «sizeable» raises, including a reported $ 1 million per episode for Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, who also serve as executive producers on the series.

Today, Discord has raised more than $ 150 million in venture capital, counting money Citron had raised for the previous startup, from Silicon Valley's top firms, including Benchmark and Greylock.

The window cracked open earlier this year when billionaire Peter Thiel's investment firm Founders Fund made a multimillion - dollar investment in Privateer Holdings, which raised $ 82 million for its cannabis businesses, including Marley Natural (in partnership with the family of the late reggae singer Bob).