Sentences with phrase «many major initiatives»

He replaces Calvin McDonald, who spearheaded a number of major initiatives to reposition the company in a hotly competitive marketplace.

For the San Francisco company, these games are part of a major initiative to use the video streaming of live events, particularly sports, as a way to drive user growth and engagement, and, in this way, ad sales.

This is the second major initiative announced in recent weeks.

Farmers Insurance, which is affiliated with Swiss giant Zurich Insurance Group, has started a major initiative to train its army of claims adjusters with the help of Oculus Rift headsets.

So that actually for us began something that was to emerge as a major initiative called Be Fearless.

Cleaning up London's air has become one of Mayor Sadiq Khan's major initiatives.

She launched a product called HomeQuote Explorer, one of her first major initiatives since she became chief executive a year ago.

Major initiatives in other key sectors are inspiring fruitful public - private collaborations, bringing the most promising technologies to life.

He points to the motivational success of Google Inc.'s encouraging engineers to spend 20 % of their time on side projects of their choosing, some of which became major initiatives.

Second, although the Auditor General concludes that the Department of Finance's fiscal sustainability analyses are based on sound practices, he questions why they are not done for all major initiatives or on a timely basis.

«A major initiative in our Business Plan is to cultivate a world - class supplier base.

He also led major initiatives including the development of a number of centres with key community leaders, including The Canadian Centre for Advanced Leadership in Business, The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, The Westman Centre for Real Estate Studies, The Energy ande Environment initiative, and The Creative Destruction Lab — Rockies.

One of the major initiatives highlighted during that time was the World Identity Network.

Successive administrations followed with major initiatives in trying to broaden land ownership, sometimes getting embroiled in political battles and important issues of justice.8

UberPool is actually Uber's second major initiative targeted at lowering consumer prices.

These companies, and all its other rivals have major initiatives underway aimed at getting more customers in the doors.

This is your chance to have your say - provide feedback to decision - makers and make a meaningful impact on major initiatives which will affect your community and our country.

Regarding the Confederacy, I recently wrote a book on the last major initiative in 1861 to avert the Civil War — the Washington Peace Conference — where both sides extensively made their arguments.

Since 1989 there has also been a major initiative to encourage the full partnership of women and men in God's mission in Reformed churches and in the broader society.

Another major initiative has recently come from Konrad Raiser.

Another major initiative is the remodeling of all three corporate stores over the last year, with eight to 12 franchise locations projected before the end of 2012.

Star has since learned its lesson, and began two major initiatives to address current and future challenges for the company.

High Brew Coffee, a ready - to - drink cold - brew coffee product, announced three major initiatives during Expo West in Anaheim, California (9 - 12 March).

Lately, a spate of large companies, including General Mills, Nestle, Kraft Foods and Hershey, announced major initiatives to remove controversial ingredients from popular products.

This major initiative will allow the growing museum to better serve its diverse range of guests, including leisure and business travelers, wedding parties, corporate retreats and meetings.

UNICEF has facilitated partnerships with all stakeholders including the State Government, State Nutrition Mission, the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Public Health Department, BPNI (Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India), NGOs, Community Based Organisations (CBOs) and several academic institutions, for this major initiative.

Earlier this year, on January 26th, 2010, the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Stephen Harper, announced his intention to make maternal and child health a development priority for the upcoming G8 Summit, saying that «Canada will champion a major initiative to improve the health of women and children in the world's poorest regions.»

The Green Deal and other major initiatives that you pioneered will deliver major dividends to the public while marking a major step change in the UK's approach to the environment.

Congress returned to work without following Trump's lead on any of the major initiatives he has tossed into the debate since the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Especially after major initiatives like the Dream Act had been brought to the Senate floor with a coalition government only to fail.

If Cuomo is reading the tea leaves correctly, that's frightening, because the key to success for the Buffalo Billion doesn't just depend on the dozen or so major initiatives turning into successes.

Defendants in the case include three former executives from LPCiminelli, the giant Buffalo general contracting firm, as well as Alain Kaloyeros, the former SUNY Polytechnic Institute leader who ran several of Cuomo's major initiatives, including the Buffalo Billion.

The cap law, one of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's major initiatives, limits school districts and other local governments to basic annual tax increases of 2 percent or the inflation rate, whichever is less.

Cuomo's proposal is one of the major initiatives he's unveiled ahead of Wednesday's combined State of the State and budget addresses.

The state has quietly launched a major initiative to develop a series of economic development hubs in Buffalo aimed at attracting medical, energy and technology companies that would generate thousands of good - paying jobs.

«Look, for me one of the major incentives, one of the major initiatives in the budget is moving toward performance....

In his first major initiative, Ryder said he would create the Commissioner's Community Council, an effort to «develop and reinforce trust» between the police department and various Nassau communities.

While California state lawmakers announced last - minute deals on medical marijuana regulation and a scaled - back climate change proposal, they were likely to adjourn this year's legislative session Friday without completing major initiatives on...

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to announce Thursday a set of awards that could lead to funding for a major initiative at Syracuse University.

Notably, the Legislature's budget does not include two major initiatives that the governor had bundled into the emergency legislation: the college tuition proposal and a cap on local property taxes.

«There are a number of major initiatives that are on the table that need to be maintained,» he said during an interview with DNAinfo New York.

(David Paterson's fortunes flipped so rapidly that, in his last year in office, a state agency spokesman was given a speaking slot during the announcement of a major initiative in the Red Room.)

A major initiative to save water voles has been launched after experts warned that they could become extinct in parts of North Wales in the next ten years.

Since he is leaving his job after the November election, this would seem an odd time to launch a major initiative.

«This is a major initiative that will be launched on May 1st, and for those who have completed their national service recruitment will start on that day online,» Dr. Bawumia noted at the 22nd Congregation of the University of Education, Winneba over the weekend.

NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito is taking one of the Council's major initiatives on the road with a trip to Ohio to meet with legislators and community groups looking to create their own version of the city's municipal identification card program.

Nancy Zimpher, chancellor for the State University of New York, saw her major initiative, the Public Education Empowerment Act, defeated by the state legislature over the summer.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mayor Byron Brown is proposing several major initiatives in his 2018 capital budget with the goal of improving the overall physical needs across the city.

The Women's Equality Party, a major initiative of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's (D) reelection strategy, was made a permanent party on the state's ballot in part because of Catch and Release.