Sentences with phrase «major economic engine»

JFK and LaGuardia airports are major economic engines for the New York City region, but they are consistently rated among the worst airports in the country in terms of design and overall passenger experience,» the governor's office said last month.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has insisted that the city still hold the annual marathon, a major economic engine, on Sunday despite growing public opposition that it's inappropriate to hold the event so close to the disaster.

When people think business in New York, they may think Wall Street or corporations such as General Electric and IBM, but farming is a major economic engine in the state.

He noted the track's history and said it has been a «major economic engine» for Schuyler County.

«At the same time, it is a major economic engine for this state.

Southern California was Republican - leaning, largely because the defense industry was a major economic engine -LSB-...] In the early 1990s, defense spending began to fall, and numerous military bases in California were closed.

«The Hunts Point Food Distribution Center is a major economic engine for our region that just a few years received a major $ 150 million investment from the city for upgrades.

«Tourism is a major economic engine and employment generator, contributing to the improvement of livelihoods of millions of people around the world,» stated UNWTO secretary general Taleb Rifai in London for the World Travel Market.