Sentences with phrase «leading an effort by»

Onondaga County Democratic Committee member Diane Dwire has led the effort by local Democrats to challenge the signatures collected by Perez Williams.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the new Director will also report quarterly on the current status of women both in Santa Clara County public jurisdictions and within the Santa Clara County Democratic Party and lead the compilation and publication of an annual report of the current number and percentage of women in elected office in Santa Clara County and post the report on the Party website and in an electronic communication to all members; and that the new Director will lead this effort by recruiting, training and supporting democratic women seeking public leadership positions in collaboration with the Director of Endorsements and Candidate Recruitment, the Director of Issues, the Director of Political Engagement and DAWN as well as any other interested Party Directors and clubs.

She leads these efforts by being an innovator and a change agent.

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The company says its Fort Worth brewery is leading the company's effort, partly by converting wastewater into fuel for its boilers and by recycling the pressurized water used to clean bottles and cans.

In a statement, Viacom lead director Salerno, among the directors targeted for removal, called Thursday's action a «brazen and demonstrably invalid attempt» by Shari Redstone «to gain control of Viacom and its management in disregard of Sumner Redstone's wishes,» at odds with the board's efforts «to represent the best interests of all of the shareholders of Viacom.»

The federal governments has been making efforts to boost entrepreneurial outcomes, with a new startup visa for foreign - born entrepreneurs and $ 400 million in funding to create venture - capital funds led by the private sector.

The effort spanned multiple departments and was led by Dan Cath, a strategic partner manager, and the Google Maps team.

We also outline the latest commerce efforts by leading social networks.

Jassy earned positive reviews early on for leading Amazon's music sales efforts, and in 2002 he was chosen as one of Jeff Bezos's «technical assistants» — staffers who train for senior executive roles by shadowing Amazon's CEO for a year or longer.

And this concerted, targeted effort led by CEO Klaus Kleinfeld resulted in a 3.2 percentage point bump in executives and a 2.7 percentage point increase in women in professional and plant manager roles.

Last year, in an attempt to address the growing STEM skills gap in Britain, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) led a collaborative effort by 29 organizations to give every 7th grader in the country a pocket - sized programmable computer that helps teach coding in a simple, fun, and accessible way.

This has been a tumultuous year for Obamacare (aka the Affordable Care Act), to put it lightly, with multiple efforts by the GOP - led Congress to repeal or otherwise gut the seven - year - old health law.

Prior to leading the company's sustainability efforts, she served as chief marketing officer for Coca - Cola North America, where she built brands by developing some of the company's most historic relationships, including with American Idol and NASCAR.

The New York Times» Margot Sanger - Katz points out that earlier studies by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)-- the independent scorekeepers who keep tabs on how legislation affects the budget and the country and whose report on the GOP repeal - and - replace effort last week sent Obamacare opponents into disarray — found that simply repealing Obamacare would only lead to 23 million fewer uninsured Americans.

«Influence will lead marketing efforts by 2020,» says Ted Coiné of TalentCulture.

The company is struggling after a three - year turnaround effort led by Mayer failed to gain much traction.

Without comprehensive immigration reform, which President Barack Obama estimates could lead to an expansion of up to $ 250 billion in economic output, this effort marks the latest in a patchwork of initiatives proffered by the administration.

All of Microsoft's efforts to dominate desktop computing led to an antitrust suit brought by the U.S. government.

Oil dipped on Monday as soaring North American production was seen undermining efforts led by OPEC and Russia to tighten supplies, but prices were still on track for their strongest start to the year in five years.

Perhaps the most egregious waste of resources committed by many business owners is the expenditure of money to create lead - generation infrastructure and the failure to develop a framework by which the effort can be tracked and measured.

This year's Physics Nobel Prize goes to Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne, and Barry Barish for their efforts that helped lead to the first measurement of gravitational waves in 2015 by the LIGO team.

He has extensive experience leading marketing efforts for major e-commerce and retail brands, most recently as Chief Marketing Officer of Dollar Shave Club, which was acquired by Unilever for $ 1 billion in 2016.

The company's sustained effort to be participate visibly in app industry events has produced other leads, including an approach by Facebook's Canadian arm in 2011 to become a preferred marketing developer, which means the social network giant refers on customers who want to build Facebook applications for their products or services.

Lynch leaves office following a nearly two - year tenure marked by massacres carried out by violent extremists, including the shootings at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida; persistent hacking from overseas, including Russian government efforts to meddle in the U.S. presidential election; and an election - season investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server that entangled the Justice Department in presidential politics and led to criticism for her ill - timed meeting on an airport tarmac with former President Bill Clinton.

Like Zuckerberg today, Murdoch was undeterred by the Chinese government's paranoia about Western media and personally led a determined effort to persuade Chinese leaders to allow News Corp to beam its television signals into China.

Though it's easy to miss it in the hubbub of rush hour, the subway system actually doubles as something of an underground contemporary art museum, thanks to the efforts of MTA Arts & Design, led by director Sandra Bloodworth.

The effort is in its early planning stages, the companies said, and the initial formation of the company would be led by Todd Combs, an investment officer of Berkshire Hathaway; Marvelle Sullivan Berchtold, a managing director of J.P. Morgan Chase; and Beth Galetti, a senior vice president at Amazon.

It's part of an international effort led by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development o curb tax evasion and secrecy.

By creating a B2B buyer's guide you'll be able to influence the decisions of prospective customers in your industry, thus making more effective your B2B lead generation efforts.

With lobbyists working in dozens of states, the efforts by leading daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators — most notably DraftKings and FanDuel — to clarify the legal status of their game have resulted in some successes across the country.

They were efforts led by students around the world who were speaking in the most influential way they knew how: civil disobedience, marching in the streets with signs and chanting truth to power.

It's former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, characterized by Waymo's attorneys as a rapacious executive whose win - at - all - costs attitude and frustration with his company's self - driving efforts led him to conspire with Levandowski to steal the «sauce» that catapulted Alphabet's self - driving development to be the leader of the pack.

The addition of Tmall.com, China's leading B2C shopping website, to the ranks of overseas online marketplaces supported by U.S. - based ChannelAdvisor is part of a stepped - up effort by the Chinese e-commerce company to encourage American retailers and consumer - goods manufacturers to sell directly to the PRC's increasingly acquisitive masses.

Dan leads Ceres» efforts to secure commitments from 25 large companies to double the amount of value they generate from each unit of energy by 2030.

Winners also enjoy: National recognition as one of Canada's foremost Dealmakers Heightened market interest thanks to extensive media exposure in The Globe and Mail, Lexpert and Thomson Reuters publications Media coverage stemming from Deloitte's national media relations efforts The opportunity to engage in the high - level industry networking that fuels M&A transactions - Recognition at the gala awards ceremony, which is attended by leading investors, advisors and financiers - Year - round networking and educational opportunities, including access to valuable research, insights and best practices

But the visit by Greenblatt, who is leading the daily effort within the White House to forge a US - led peace plan, comes at a time of crisis in relations between the Trump administration and the Palestinian Authority.

By leading the effort to re-confirm him, the Corporate Democrats (but not most of their colleagues who had to face voters this autumn) removed this albatross from the Republican neck and put it around their own.

The efforts of Martin Schulz and other senior SPD politicians to gain an advantage over their political competitors by leading a hardline anti-Trump campaign do not appear to have had any significant effect on the SPD's standing in the polls.

The investment outlook may also depend on how much progress China can make in its efforts to enact fiscal reforms as it works through its historic shift from export - led growth to an economy led by domestic consumption.

Efforts to require a nationwide registry have also faced resistance over concerns about potential threats to Second Amendment rights — a central repository of data could eventually lead to firearms being confiscated by the government, critics have said.

Led by Encana Corp. chief executive Doug Suttles, companies that are employing innovations in drilling and hydraulic fracturing insist they can boost investment, employment and exports while contributing to efforts in Canada and around the world to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

Ironpaper's sales strategy earns focuses on supporting consultative sales efforts by providing tools, content, and lead management to drive better close rates.

To get there, Lemann recruited a team of young, fresh - faced executives, led by 33 - year - old Daniel Schwartz, to oversea a turnaround effort that's so far focused on relentless cost - cutting and a dramatic reorganization of Burger King's business.

Spending millions to revitalize a struggling portion of the city might seem like a good bet, but the current effort led by a billionaire CEO is facing major challenges.

He was co-founder of a healthcare startup funded by Rubbermaid and led its marketing, new product development, and commercialization efforts from inception through maturity.

Using video as the basis for all demand generation efforts would help Tradeshift accelerate leads and accounts down the funnel by having engaging content and lead scoring at every stage.

Ten years later, in another bipartisan effort, this time led by President Ronald Reagan and Senator Russell Long, the Tax Reform Act of 1984 altered the tax incentives to make ESOPs with modest levels of generally 5 - 20 % of employee stock ownership attractive to publicly traded stock market corporations.

In the days after the shooting, conservative blogs picked up a narrative later promoted by everyone from Limbaugh to Laura Ingraham that Broward had adopted a bleeding - heart disciplinary program because of a liberal, Obama - led effort to keep crime statistics down and criminals in schools.

Former JPMorgan executive Blythe Masters has also been leading a collaborative effort between IBM and start - up Digital Asset Holdings to explore similar ledger technology, while December saw the Securities and Exchange Commission approve a stock plan created by online retailer Overstock, in which businesses can issue and borrow securities using blockchain.

The efforts are being led by Rep. Hong Eui - rak, who currently serves as a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea.