Sentences with phrase «leaders about economic development»

Nixon spoke to community activists and grassroots leaders about economic development policies at the 9th Ward, a small bar near downtown.

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The I - 80 Corporate Consortium is group of business leaders, political representatives, economic development professionals and local officials who joined forces about two and a half years ago to help each other and create «one voice» to promote economic development in the corridor, Wright said.
Speaking with reporters this week, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said voters he's spoken to care more about jobs and economic development issues than limiting outside income.
Apart from this baffling development coming when the nation is still in the throes of economic hardship, Nigerians are not particularly happy about the insensitivity of our leaders towards the grinding poverty and the excruciating pains the masses are going through.
For the second month in a row, the Siena College poll reports that nearly 100 percent of those surveyed want something done about the corruption in Albany that's led to both former leaders of the legislature sentenced to prison and the U.S. attorney's investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development programs.
Stuart Appelbaum, head of the Retail Workers and Department Store Union (RWDSU), the local labor leader who invited Trumka to the armory, said that «bringing the head of the AFL - CIO the first week after he is elected sends a powerful message about what working people want in economic development.
If the governor and state legislative leaders are really serious about curbing corruption, then they should prioritize meaningful reform next year — especially as two of the governor's former aides are scheduled go to trial on charges related to bribery and bid - rigging some of the state's keystone economic development projects
For the second month in a row, the Siena College poll reports that nearly 100 percent of those surveyed want something done about the corruption in Albany that's led to both former leaders of the legislature sentenced to prison and the U.S. attorney's investigation of Governor Andrew Cuomo's economic development programs.
Business leaders have said their interest stems from concerns about economic and workforce development.
Senate leaders want to shrink Cuomo's $ 1.5 billion economic development competition by about half and instead create a fund that allows communities to apply for help in fixing infrastructure.
«Maybe I sound Pollyanna, but I see that as much more about people seeing the governor doing the right thing for a region, and by inviting the key leaders to a table to talk about economic development for the region, if they support him politically because of that, it's because they like what he's doing.»
Managing partners and members of executive committees in the more financially and professionally successful law firms that are organized into substantive departments and / or practice groups for the delivery of legal services strongly support the concept of having practice leaders assume a major role in their firm's efforts to: (1) increase the productivity levels of all timekeepers within their practices, (2) increase the economic contribution of their practices to the firm and (3) assume primary responsibility for communications to and from members of their practices about firm economics, priorities and business issues, as well as practice growth and client development initiatives.
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With the goal of highlighting strategic investment and initiatives that grow jobs, improve safety, and bring economic opportunity, members and community leaders engaged in thoughtful discussion about the importance of commercial real estate practitioners in community development.
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