Sentences with phrase «increase business in our communities»

MS: Housing credits, preserving the mortgage interest deduction, interest rates at a well - controlled level... the core issues that promote homeownership and increase business in our communities.

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Harford is a prominent diversity champion, both in the financial services sector and the wider business community, and served as the co-head of Citi Women and on the board of directors of The Forte Foundation, a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women leaders in business.

But in today's business environment, small companies have embraced sponsorship of everything from local softball and volleyball teams to festivals, fairs, and park cleanups as an effective means of increasing their visibility in their home community.

Marijuana interdictions at the Mexican border are down substantially, youth use has not increased in states with legal access to cannabis, and responsible cannabis businesses are contributing tens of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in economic impact to their communities.»

The public wants companies to be more involved in their communities: 80 % of survey participants believe businesses can both increase their bottom line and improve the economic and social conditions in the communities they operate, and respond positively to CEOs who do.

We're increasing enrollment in high - quality early education, raising standards in our public schools as a leader in implementing the Common Core curriculum and working with the business community on STEM programs that are relevant to the job market.

The Women's Leadership Circle (WLC) is an inclusive program that works to promote increased diversity in the B.C. business community.

A public bank working in partnership with community banks ensures that local money works locally and stays local supporting development and businesses that build up our neighborhoods and increase our «common wealth.»

Wright - Lacy urged corporate America to increase its use of minority - owned businesses because, by promoting supplier diversity, these corporations are helping to support the economic base of the communities in which they live, work and do business.

Under Ms. Tolstedt's leadership in 2010, the Community Bank achieved a number of significant strategic objectives, including converting approximately 750 Wachovia banking stores to the Wells Fargo platform, record cross-sell results in legacy Wells Fargo stores and increased cross-sell results in Wachovia stores, rising customer service and satisfaction results, growing market share in key businesses, and positioning the Community Bank for future growth when economic conditions stabilize.

A: One interesting thing has been the increase in optimism within the small business community.

Start Here founder, Steve Rice, along with strategic advisors Dr. Tionna Jenkins, Katie Milligan, and Nate Thomas, presented the Arkansas - based Start Here Initiative as a model for other communities to increase the engagement of women and minorities in the entrepreneurial process and to raise awareness for the entrepreneurial information, resources and training available to new business owners.

The goal of the presentation is to provide audience members with information that will inspire them and encourage them to return to their own town or city and work to increase engagement of underrepresented segments of their community in entrepreneurism and small business growth.

The president's desire for wholesale change in U.S. trade policy has met with increasing resistance from congressional Republicans as well as the business community, normally a reliable GOP ally.

In 2013, a group of entrepreneurs and leaders within the business community set out to establish a program to accelerate the growth of technology based startups and to increase the level of technical talent in central Arkansas and in May 2014, The Venture Center was officially launcheIn 2013, a group of entrepreneurs and leaders within the business community set out to establish a program to accelerate the growth of technology based startups and to increase the level of technical talent in central Arkansas and in May 2014, The Venture Center was officially launchein central Arkansas and in May 2014, The Venture Center was officially launchein May 2014, The Venture Center was officially launched.

Mecklenburg County oversees many business license and permit processes and seeks to increase participation of MWSBE firms in the business community.

«These projects will enable entrepreneurs in communities across the United states to start new businesses, manufacture innovative products, and export them throughout the world — increasing America's global competitiveness.»

The progress made by General Mills in 2017 demonstrates the company's long - term commitment to protect and restore the resources upon which its business and communities depend, with an increased focus on improving the resiliency of its supply chain.

«At this time there is no specific threat to Scotland or Scottish communities, however I would ask our businesses and communities to take cognizance of this increase in the UK threat level and remain vigilant.

Unfortunately, an increasing portion of the business community has been socialized into thinking in economic ways.

«We are the first business in the world to have launched an SMS platform that enables farmers to access tailored information sourced sustainably — and with the potential to scale — from within the farming community itself, so that they can increase resilience to climate change, increase crop yield and improve their livelihoods whether or not they are online.»

But the absence of visits by senior Australian politicians has been of increasing concern to the Australian business community in the world's second - largest economy — with business hoping in vain for a breakthrough in the political tension between the two countries.

This megatrend explores what might happen in a world of increased connectivity where individuals, communities, governments and businesses are immersed into the virtual world to a much greater extent than ever before.

It is only fair to concede that the degree of increase in market share of these two major chains has caused a level of concern in some areas of our community - amongst consumers, producers and businesses alike.

We don't want to increase product volume in other areas of the country that could negatively impact their local communities and businesses.

If the demands of labor doula work won't yet fit into your lifestyle, or if you're looking for an additional service to add to your business that allows you the convienence of scheduling, becoming a childbirth educator is a great way increase your revenue and establish yourself as the expert in your community.

«After a budget process that included unprecedented anti-employer actions — including a drastic increase to the minimum wage and the most expansive paid family leave mandate in the nation — the employers and the communities we represent are deeply concerned about their ability to operate in a state that is consistently viewed among the worst in the nation to start or grow a business by every objective ranking while effectively competing in a global marketplace,» the groups wrote in the letter.

«As respective members of New York's business community, we are proud to stand together in announcing our formal opposition to the push to increase the minimum wage.

«We wholeheartedly believe by further investing in New York we will increase our ability to better serve the people, businesses and communities of this state,» KeyBank said in a response to Cuomo's concerns.

The Legislature will also declare April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Cortland County and call upon all citizens, community agencies, faith groups, medical facilities, and businesses to increase their participation in our efforts to stop child abuse before it starts.

Also, meeting the French business community and a cross section of Ghanaians at events, the president explained the brighter prospects ahead of the nation, the increasing interest of investors in our nation and the specific opportunities available in Ghana.

In June, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, the wage board's chairman and a longtime Cuomo ally, said he and his fellow members clearly believed «a substantial» increase was needed to bring fast food workers up the economic ladder — despite persistent opposition from the business community, which often found itself drowned out at public hearings that served more or less as labor rallies.

She found that ownership stimulates communities to create businesses and build affordable housing, which bring in new people and increases local employment.

In this case, however, he embraced some of the language of the business community, basically saying it would be unwise to boost the minimum wage to a point the economy can not sustain, causing a loss of the very jobs held by low - income workers this increase is trying to assist.

And Democratic Assemblyman Kevin Cahill urges residents, nonprofit employees and small business owners in his district to attend the Kingston hearings October 10 and let the PSC know how such an increase would impact their community.

They say further delay in fracking is only hurting the state's small business community, which could see increased sales in hotels, restaurants and other service industries if the gas drilling begins, and they lament what they say has become a «hostile and extreme opposition».

The governor in his first term has cast himself as a pro-business chief executive and pursued measures friendly toward the state's business community, including a self - imposed spending cap in the state budget, a limit on annual property tax increases and a revamped economic development program called START - UP NY.

When questioned about how he would improve the economic outlook of the neighborhood, Nunes, who owns a real - estate business, said he would like to increase medical services in the community with new health centers in light of the closing of Mary Immaculate Hospital.

Heather Briccetti, president and CEO of the sate Business Council of New York State, said it would «likely have a negative impact on job creation and individual businesses» and that the group intended to work with «our allies in the Legislature and the business community to ensure such a drastic increase is avoidedBusiness Council of New York State, said it would «likely have a negative impact on job creation and individual businesses» and that the group intended to work with «our allies in the Legislature and the business community to ensure such a drastic increase is avoidedbusiness community to ensure such a drastic increase is avoided.»

During the meeting, Borough President Katz also noted the one year anniversary of the Jamaica NOW Action Plan's April 15, 2015 launch and outlined major milestones of the Jamaica NOW Action Plan in the past year, including the activation of the Bronx - Flushing - Jamaica Q44 Select Bus Service that serves 44,000 New Yorkers daily; the newly - restored paths at Rufus King Park that are part of the first phase of the Park's major capital improvements; redesigned storefronts of local businesses along Sutphin Boulevard (with more on the way); a $ 138,000 «Building Community Capacity» grant toward the formation of the Jamaica Arts Alliance; the release of an RFP to activate the 168th Street Garage into a new, mixed - use development, with the City to announce the winning bid shortly; the launch of the «Jamaica Avenue Streetscape Improvements» study to determine the cost and scope of additional seating, increased plantings and improved pedestrian circulation in the area; and free public Wi - Fi on track by July in the Downtown Jamaica Corridor, the first area in Queens to host LinkNYC.

She says community members have voiced concern about a potential decline in home values and services, increase in property taxes, and impacts on area businesses.

Klein points out that the increased wages will spark $ 600 million in new spending at businesses in the workers» communities.

Together with my colleagues in the other four Borough Presidents» offices, I have asked the administration to create a formalized process for community input into the siting of the WiFi kiosks; to increase the number of units outside the major business districts; and to develop a plan to upgrade speeds in the kiosks without advertising, most of which are in northern Manhattan and the other boroughs.

But almost 10 years ago, the company adopted a policy designed to increase the number of women at all levels in the business (see box 1), explains Pierre Bismuth, Schlumberger's vice president for personnel and a member of the high - level expert group, STRATA, that wrote the European Community report.

The statistical and business communities are already worried that the Trump administration may not invest sufficiently in community outreach and advertising activities designed to increase participation in the count.

With the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection planning to begin in January 2014 phasing in a requirement that large - scale food service operations such as grocery stores, universities and correctional facilities compost food waste to increase diversion from landfills by 350,000 tons per year by 2020, anaerobic biodigesters may soon be very important to the state's business community.

In an attempt to increase awareness and understanding of the Australian people towards Indonesia in business, culture, education, research, and community networks, Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, stated that Australia plans to build an Indonesian Studies Center in MelbournIn an attempt to increase awareness and understanding of the Australian people towards Indonesia in business, culture, education, research, and community networks, Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, stated that Australia plans to build an Indonesian Studies Center in Melbournin business, culture, education, research, and community networks, Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, stated that Australia plans to build an Indonesian Studies Center in Melbournin Melbourne.

After a dip in the school - aged population in the 1980s and 1990s, a number of local schools were turned into community centers, but as the population steadily increased in recent years, most schools in the area are now overcrowded, according to Zee, an information technology (IT) business analyst.

Alongside our children's growing enthusiasm for gardening, our work has prompted wider interest within the community, resulting in an increasing number of mutually beneficial partnerships with local organisations and businesses.

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