Sentences with phrase «jobs the program promises»

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In first promise of the official 2015 federal election campaign, Stephen Harper said the Conservatives would increase the apprenticeship job creation tax credit to $ 2,500 from $ 2,000 and expand the program to include a third and fourth year of training.

That program is controversial as it gives foreigners a two - year visa in exchange for investing at least $ 500,000 in a project that is promised to create jobs.

Foreigners who invest a minimum of $ 500,000, and promise to create at least 10 jobs, are eligible for the EB - 5 program that often leads to permanent residency and eventual citizenship.

Now, while recent trends surrounding that shell of a program would suggest that such a promising up and coming coach, such as Hurley, would seriously entertain the thought of the head coaching job as merely preposterous, nevertheless, Hurley once again has pulled a fast towing rug under everyone's feet if indeed he ends up the head of that putrid program.

They just handed me a mop and bucket and told me to get to work,» said a Bronx resident who was promised a janitorial job by Soundview if he completed a short training program.

Dick Kornbluth, President of the Board of Directors for the Building Performance Contractors Association of New York State, said: «The Green Jobs / Green New York program has the promise of significant jobs creation.

The comptroller also found a lack of oversight of the Excelsior jobs program, saying economic development officials could not verify whether companies actually create the number of jobs they promised, and in some cases could not justify why businesses were granted the tax breaks in the first place.

The $ 323 million program, announced two years ago by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, provides generous tax breaks to companies that promise to create jobs and invest in the state.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development programs continue to bring companies and jobs to New York, the state's top economic development official testified Monday as lawmakers questioned whether enough is being done to hold firms to their promises and to claw back taxpayer money when they don't.

Start - Up NY's first annual report on job creation showed that the program is «on its way towards those thousands of jobs» promised by member companies, the Start - Up Approval Board chairman told Capital NY.

Krueger recalled that the ill - fated Empire Zones program, which was created by former Gov. George Pataki in 1999 (it actually morphed out of the New York State Economic Development Zones) ended up being an ill - conceived boondoggle that gave away millions of dollars worth of publicly - funded incentives and tax breaks to businesses that pledged to create jobs and then often didn't make good on those promises.

In exchange for taking its parkland, soaking up taxpayer dollars (in the form of subsidies and tax breaks) and bringing more traffic congestion and parking woes to the area, the Yankees (and the city which backed the project) promised to provide local jobs, quickly restore parkland and give back money to community groups and programs on annual basis.

As Kramer first reported the janitor program at Soundview sucked in about 100 people with promises of good training and a good job.

State officials had high hopes for a much smaller initiative — a visual effects training program at Daemen College, in partnership with a company promising to create new jobs in the fledgling industry in Buffalo.

In this year's budget, the governor proposes rebranding the program, reducing the number of jobs companies must promise to create, and revising the eligibility criteria to focus more on genuine start - ups.

Empire State Development, the state agency administering the program's grant funding, refused an interview request but said in a statement that the company's funding is contingent on job creation and that it will be required to return the money if it fails to create the number of jobs promised.

Mr. Bernardo in his UCIDA (Ulster County Industrial Development Agency) application promised 51 full time jobs (26 the first year and 25 the second year) to be maintained over ten years in return for a PILOT program (Payment In Lieu Of Taxes) which meant he avoided paying sales tax and a good amount of property and school taxes for ten years while we taxpayers picked up his tab.

In April, the Department of Economic Development released a report indicating companies last year created just 76 of the nearly 2,100 new jobs promised over five years in return for tax breaks under the program.

Miner cited news reports that found 150 companies have signed up under the program and are promising to create 4,000 jobs, but the state spent more than $ 200 million just to advertise the campaign.

The Comptroller also found a lack of oversight of the Excelsior jobs program saying economic development officials could not verify whether companies actually create the number of jobs they promised, and in some cases could not justify why businesses were granted the tax breaks in the first place.

Promising coal communities a return of their jobs has the potential to fill them with false hope, which can threaten the very progress that has been made in launching job training programs and other transition steps.

Remarkably, in spite of the promising job statistics, the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) reports that applications to teacher education programs dropped by 26 % last year in that province.

But, as we have also previously noted, «programs that do not link admissions to the promise of a job end up with too many unemployed or under - placed skilled immigrants,» according to University of Texas, Austin, political scientist Gary Freeman.»

COMPETES authorizes ongoing support for ARPA - E, the novel energy - research program modeled after the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency which promises to give rise to «leapfrog» technologies that will reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources and stimulate a green economy while producing steady, high - quality jobs of the future.

He and his girlfriend Vernell (Taraji P. Henson) go to WOL, and, after Greene gets over his initial nerves, he confronts Dewey, saying the program director promised the now ex-con a job.

Some schools or programs are focusing on preparing students for jobs in sectors of the market that have been identified as promising.

Toyota, for example, has partnered with the STEM curriculum and teacher training program Project Lead the Way (PLTW) to develop a pipeline into their Advanced Manufacturing Technician program, which promises high - paying, technical jobs at Toyota's plants in Kentucky, West Virginia, Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama, as well as at Bodine Aluminum facilities in Tennessee and Missouri.

Finding that «local policy prerogatives and dire financial conditions trumped federal pleas for reform and led to the spending of massive amounts of aid on preserving the status quo and protecting existing jobs and programs,» Smarick urges policymakers to heed the lessons learned from that experience and to focus on reducing the gulf between reforms promised and reforms delivered when it comes to the Department of Education's $ 4.35 billion Race to the Top fund.

Programs such as CalStateTEACH (part of the California State University system), the Military Career Transition Program at Old Dominion University, and Project Promise at Colorado State University generally combine course work, mentoring, and on - the - job experience.

As policymakers look to these programs to prepare students for good jobs, schools and states grapple with new challenges: How can they make sure that programs provide promising pathways for students to good jobs and college?

The study also noted that the creative use of technology offered promise for programs to extend their training and on - the - job support to new teachers.

Although research is scarce on what sorts of in - school training programs work best, Atanasovska's work is similar to the sort of «job - embedded» help for teachers and schools that experts say shows the most promise.

One recent study showed that, to date, only 39 of the 70 companies that the state's economic development program funded provided the jobs they had promised and the average cost per private sector job was in the area of $ 99,000 for the ten most expensive «deals.»

As a result, quality state - and district - level programs are needed to identify promising school leaders and provide them with high - quality training and professional development, including mentoring and shadowing, placement in high - need schools, and continued on - the - job support.

Having entered their professions with six figures of educational debt, these individuals chose not to pursue high paying jobs and to instead serve the public, relying on the Department's promise: Make payments on your federal loans while working in your public service jobs and, after ten years, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness («PSLF») program will forgive your remaining debt.

We never got the loan forgiveness program (as promised in my job).

Launched in 2009, Ontario's «buy local» Feed - In Tariff (FIT) program promised to deliver hundreds of megawatts of new renewable energy and create 50,000 new jobs by the end of 2012.

Green Jobs Myths by Andrew P. Morriss, William T. Bogart, Andrew Dorchak, and Roger Meiners This paper examines the promises that a massive program of government mandates, subsidies, and forced technological interventions will reward the nation with an economy brimming with «green jobs.»

And yet, migrant workers who come to Canada under Canada's temporary foreign worker program, especially low - skilled streams, will tell you again and again that they are paying fees, thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars, for the promise of a low - paid, precarious job in Canada.

Pathfinders does not promise or make any warranties that you will land a new job or make a complete career change «during» the course of your program, although some people do and most get the ball rolling in a new direction much quicker with our methods than the industry average.

The AARP has an Employer Pledge Program, where companies promise equal opportunity for all workers and job seekers regardless of age.

Once you have chosen a program, you can get started on your way to becoming an MA in Minnesota, entering a job field with promise, rewards and a good deal of personal satisfaction.

These certification programs often come with a promise to get you in the door for a job, but this may not happen.

This webinar presented information and strategies to help participants improve their knowledge and understanding of: Federal Department of Labor priorities and programs; Employment partnering opportunities for Responsible Fatherhood programs; Practical ideas from research to help fathers find and keep jobs; and, Promising Practices and Lessons Learned from programs that have successfully helped fathers achieve economic stability.

The concept showed promise as part of a job readiness and job search assistance program for seventeen - to twenty - four - year - old couples.60 Helping young people get off to a solid start in careers can be important for improving couple outcomes and avoiding nonmarital births.