Sentences with phrase «many cities around the country»

Imagine if we were to meaningfully redirect the flow of intellectual capital to early - stage growth firms in cities around the country.

«That was just the tip of the iceberg,» says Kelts, a University of Tokyo professor and author of Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. «I mean, [look at] the fact that sushi is available in mainstream supermarkets around the country; the fact that Japanese style, design and architecture are appearing in major cities around the country; [and] the popularity of manga and anime in bookstores and Wal - Mart and Target.»

While cities shouldn't change based solely on Amazon's wishes, many saw the experience as a way to benchmark themselves against other similar - sized cities around the country and see where they might be falling short.

Encouraged by the local success of the business, which put on interactive theater performances, mostly at private parties, he set up websites advertising the business in several cities around the country.

The company has created an online toolkit for website creation and is holding events in cities around the country that provide free face - to - face training.

Boutique fitness studios are growing fast, popping up in cities around the country, taking over small spaces that once housed businesses such as beauty salons or video game shops.

TheCatch launches in beta on Feb. 14, with an iOS release expected in March, and plans to expand to other cities around the country.

Cities around the country are looking to cash in on the market «s fast growth with video game theme - parks and e-sports venues.

Mostly, they've been centered in L.A., though we've now see small crowds in a dozen cities around the country, and even a notion of a crowdsourced Tribune buyout fund.

The most exciting part: the company asked cities around the country to make a pitch as to why they would qualify as the perfect home.

The 25 Fund helps First Things to expand these lectures to additional cities around the country.

These victories have had an important impact on low - wage workers in dozens of cities around the country.

In cities around the country, community and at - home gardens have become increasingly popular.

In early 1996, Corner Bakery Café stretched its outlets to some cities around the country, easing the congestion that begun to pile up at the Chicago outlet.

412 Food Rescue's goal is to introduce innovative solutions to eradicate food waste in the region and expand its model to cities around the country.

It was almost as if Laurel knew that tomorrow, 77 mom bloggers in 11 cities around the country would be inspiring kids to do good.

The case, along with a police shooting in Missouri of teenager Michael Brown that led to no charges of a local police officer there, led to a series of protests in cities around the country and a debate over police tactics as well as calls to reform the criminal justice system.

It's Primary Day here in New York state, as well as various cities around the country, and while turnout is expected to be low (just 15 % in NYC), we're going to keep our eyes on ways that candidates and / or activists are... Read More

Amazon is believed to be eyeing several cities around the country, with sites like Denver and Dallas potential options.

While the Conservative Government continues its Northern Powerhouse and devolution projects, this roundtable will be a chance to discuss the fundamental priorities for cities around the country, in particular their transport provision, and debate what Labour's vision for urban transport systems should be.

«Cities around the country immediately rejected the president's action and came forward — over 300 American cities — said we will achieve those goals on our own,» de Blasio says.

De Blasio said he also discussed Trump's remarks that stop - and - frisk is a helpful tool to help restore «law and order» to cities around the country.

ShotSpotter has been put in place in several cities around the country, including Camden, N.J., and Pittsburg, Pa,, and has proven to decrease shootings there, Bratton said.

It's Primary Day here in New York state, as well as various cities around the country, and while turnout is expected to be low (just 15 % in NYC), we're going to keep our eyes on ways that candidates and / or activists are using social media to get out the vote.

Cuomo said he would work to pass legislation setting a $ 15 minimum for all industries, a promise that comes as more and more cities around the country move toward a $ 15 minimum wage.

He decided on a three - pronged strategy: going on the lecture circuit, delivering talks on astronomy to audiences in several major cities around the country; writing books; and launching a new monthly astronomy magazine, with a subscription price of $ 3 per year: The Sidereal Messenger.

The study comes as other cities around the country are considering their own soda tax measures.

However, it's slow going, given that cities around the country address heat vulnerability differently, if at all.

I've seen anti-Bradford Pear campaigns from various cities around the country encouraging people to cut these trees down.

It is probably the most popular of all dance styles, and you will see diehard salsa dancers on almost every night of the week in capital cities around the country enjoying their passion.

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PreDating is the leading provider of speed dating events for single professionals in the U.S. and run local events in more than 70 cities around the country.

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Michael Nye's exhibit «About Hunger & Resilience» closes at the Witte Museum on April 4, and then will tour multiple cities around the country.

«We wanted to bring the excitement of Fantastic Fest to other cities around the country,» said Alamo Drafthouse and Fantastic Fest founder Tim League.

will bow at The Village East in New York this weekend, followed on June 23 in L.A. and other cities around the country.

Teachers can sign - up to participate in a meetup in one of ten cities around the country, or they can start their own.

The organization's stated goal was to bring Indianapolis - like corporate education reforms to other cities around the country.

Harris will remain in Indianapolis for his work with the new national organization, which is being formed to help cities around the country build the right conditions for education change, drawing from The Mind Trust's success in Indianapolis.

The network was created «to ensure that cities around the country have local institutional champions that drive the education reform agenda forward,» Executive Director Ethan Gray said in a 2011 interview.

It's hardly a secret that PEU pensions are in the process of sending various states and cities around the country into insolvency.

Developed Maine's first statewide school accountability system (A-F school grades) to ensure transparency in school performance for families and students; joining other states and cities around the country who offer these grades on schools — grades that are based on information Maine already collected but that had been sitting in file cabinets at the Department of Education.

In cities around the country, teachers and other education activists are strategizing how the lessons from Chicago's strike can be applied to their specific situations.

Social justice advocates, educators and union leaders from 10 cities around the country came together out of concern about a loss of community control over schools.

«We were looking for a number of cities around the country that have the kind of leadership that has a vision...

In the name of closing the achievement gap, entire communities of color in cities around the country have seen classrooms converted to test prep centers, where the time spent on studying strategies for eliminating wrong answer choices has pushed out inquiry, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, the arts, and culturally relevant pedagogy.

The new, first - of - its - kind report compares the achievement gaps in 42 states and major cities around the country.