Sentences with phrase «local development officials»

JAMESTOWN - City leaders and local development officials are hoping a $ 3.5 million renovation project in Jamestown will yield new business opportunities for the downtown.

Local development officials, though, put in a much larger proposal — «on steroids,» as Kinslow put it — in their upstate revitalization blueprint.

But over the years talk was talked by its buyers and sellers, local development officials, and Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings.

Upstate Thunderdome is dangling more money in one set of awards than even the most successful REDC region has received in all four years: $ 500 million for three lucky winners, based on development blueprints that will be submitted this summer by the trembling hands of local development officials.

Not exact matches

But embassy and provincial officials specializing in economic development are better placed to meet with entrepreneurs and understand their local context than investors half a world away.

Leaders from nearly three dozen tech companies, including Salesforce, Yelp, AT&T, Comcast, and Square, signed off on a letter to local officials last week, urging them to consider a development proposal that would add seven million square feet of commercial space and 4,400 housing units to the small city, according to the San Francisco Business Times.

Local government officials have approached his organization, because they worry whether their next development project will be the target of public protests, Ma said.

She said his office «will work with local officials and our Department of Workforce Development to connect affected workers with other potential employers as well as a variety of services that include job training and job search assistance.»

Furthermore, the experience of being able to exercise power and hold city officials accountable is important for the development of future local politics.

The official launch of St Francis at the Engine Room on the new Hale Village housing development in Tottenham Hale was also attended by local MP David Lammy.

Finally, when a local government official rebuffed our program's request for an educational site, on the grounds that we should know development has top priority in Botswana, I realized that I had to speak up.

Sonoma County Snares $ 8 Million to Fight Drought and Climate Change Sonoma County secured an $ 8 million federal grant to fund conservation projects and acquire land development rights that help combat the impacts of drought and climate change in the Russian River watershed, local and federal officials said Friday...

Byrne Dairy worked with state and local officials to secure economic development incentives and ensure job creation in Cortland County.

It's a common scene of suburban traffic congestion, but critics of a housing development proposed for construction less than a block away say traffic problems will become much worse if local officials approve the project.

The 20 acres of land a developer wants to set aside for for parks in the giant Thornwood development in South Elgin isn't sufficient and the land is mostly unusable, according to a local Park District official.

We are working to assist local officials and citizens with facing these challenges and achieving their goals through sustainable development.

The park district is one of 46 agencies statewide awarded a total of more than $ 16.5 million from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources» Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program, which helps local governments pay for the purchase and / or development of land for parks and open space, offiDevelopment program, which helps local governments pay for the purchase and / or development of land for parks and open space, offidevelopment of land for parks and open space, officials said.

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.

As land west of Orland Park becomes ready for development, the village «s effort to define «a one - acre lot «is quickly escalating into a heated debate among builders, residents and local officials.

The Bridging Gowanus community planning process was convened by the local elected officials representing the Gowanus area, organized together with community leaders from resident, civic, environmental, business, arts and housing groups, and facilitated by the Pratt Center for Community Development.

Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy joined State and local officials and partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of the 72 - unit development that will provide affordable homes for working families and inject millions of dollars into the economy.

He is a respected local official with a wide range of knowledge and contacts along the Canal Corridor, and will serve Governor Cuomo and the Canal Corporation well in maintaining and promoting this unique state asset as a source of tourism and economic development across Upstate.»

The SIAT are the official judges of the two enormous state competitions for local economic development aid and business subsidies.

The Niagara Gazette reports the Giacomo Hotel, a Niagara Falls property owner by the Buffalo businessman and failed 2010 gubernatorial candidate, will be one of the stops along a so - called Business Familiarization Tour local economic development officials are planning for Sept. 22.

The training workshops are open to local economic development officials, municipalities, non-profits, businesses and members of the public.

A feud between Suffolk County officials and a local environmentalist over farmland development rights is reaching a fever pitch.

Partnering with local farmers, public officials, business leaders and other institutions is a positive development that starts in local communities and has a ripple effect up through the regional economy.»

Businesses and some local economic development officials aren't thrilled with the Excelsior program, insisting it's too small to be effective.

Cuomo, meanwhile, touted on Wednesday the regional economic development plans, which he framed as an effort to give more control to local officials, even as the awards themselves are determined by the state.

No local officials hesitated when the governor offered Buffalo $ 1 billion, said Howard Zemsky, a developer who chairs the governor's regional economic development council for Western New York.

I want to offer some information on our early organizing work to help engage existing soil - based as well as other community - driven urban ag growers, activists, and leaders as local elected officials begin to consider the development of urban ag policy...

To be fair, city officials and reps from the quasi-public Albany Local Development Corporation (ALDC) repeatedly reassured everyone that eminent domain would be used only sparingly — if at all.

The monitor insists, and Obama's Department of Justice agrees, that Westchester County officials must not only obtain financing for new low - income housing developments in Chappaqua, but must suppress local opposition to the project, the National Review article goes on to say.

Work out to $ 2.4 million per job — an «astronomical» figure in the words of one local economic development official.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the success of the state's sixth regional sustainability conference, which brought together community development experts, local elected officials and business leaders to share successful economic growth strategies in the Finger Lakes Region.

Queens» local businesses, non-profit organizations, municipalities, economic development officials and members of the public are encouraged to participate.

Addressing locals» concerns, city officials cited a neighborhood development fund for East New York, which commits funding upfront for two projects — safety improvements and the revitalization of Atlantic Avenue, and the redesign of City Line Park.

DiNAPOLI: ACTIONS OF RAMAPO TOWN OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR LDC REFORM Press Release from NYS Comptroller's Office Ramapo town officials took a risky approach to financing a minor league stadium through the Ramapo Local Development Corporation (RLDC), according to an audit released Wednesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR LDC REFORM Press Release from NYS Comptroller's Office Ramapo town officials took a risky approach to financing a minor league stadium through the Ramapo Local Development Corporation (RLDC), according to an audit released Wednesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. officials took a risky approach to financing a minor league stadium through the Ramapo Local Development Corporation (RLDC), according to an audit released Wednesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

I applaud developer Louis Larizza and Lazz Development, the Westchester Housing Council, the local officials who have made this day possible, and NYS Homes and Community Renewal.

He and other local economic development officials and politicians have vowed to stand up to fight and keep Remington in Ilion.

Donaldson opposed a resolution the transferred the property from the county to the Kingston Local Development Corporation, a move that allowed county officials to skirt requirements for an open competitive bidding process for the site.

Quigley joined with a number of local northern Manhattan elected officials, including New York State Assemblymember Robert Rodriguez and New York City Councilmember Melissa Mark - Viverito, community leaders such as Department of Youth and Community Development's Commissioner Jeanne B. Mullgrav and Supportive Children's Advocacy Network (SCAN)'s Executive Director Lewis Zuchman, and a host of residents, including local schoolchildren, for the center's unveiling in a late afternoon reception.

«In addition to working with state and local officials on legislative matters and issues of critical importance to American and the airline industry, Towns oversees American's interactions with municipal, public policy and economic development organizations in New York, Boston and elsewhere,» American Airlines stated.

The Seneca Nation announced today it has retained Flaum Rochester LLC, part of Flaum Management Company in Rochester to organize and coordinate the development with local officials.

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In a speech to nearly 200 local residents and officials, Cuomo said he wants Empire State Development to «step up to the plate» in Niagara Falls, carrying out a multi-pronged plan to boost the Cataract City's economy.

The time Trump spends at Mar - a-Lago means clogged roads and strict security protocols that hurt local businesses and frustrate residents, though economic development officials are ecstatic over the free publicity provided by news reporters» live waterfront shots.

Officials at the big ones, like the Thruway Authority, as well as the small ones — the Albany Water Board, Schenectady County Local Development Corp., Rensselaer County Industrial Development Agency and Saratoga Springs City Center Authority are among those that come to mind — have been asked what their policies are regarding the payment of bonuses.

The councils are made up of local economic development officials and academic leaders who serve on a volunteer basis (as do IDA board members).

Despite efforts from local officials, who are working to bring change, any future development plans often look bleak as many sites are highly contaminated from the days of Bethlehem Steel.