Sentences with phrase «most official business»

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Approaching the federal bureaucracy can seem daunting, but the cluster offers half - day workshops helping small businesses learn how to connect with the right government officials and how to pitch themselves most effectively.

Business Insider spoke with party officials and pollsters in the most crucial counties within those states to see how the improbable Trump victory took place.

Most biting of all, critics have branded Bechtel as the archetype for a big business that feeds from government contracts — about half its sales flow from state - sponsored projects — and cultivates cozy ties with officials to gain an unfair edge.

While the finding is of little surprise to most business school observers, most admissions officials tend to downplay the importance of any one piece of the MBA application.

In most jurisdictions, state and local officials offer tax incentives for businesses that reduce power use by 50 %.

Hear from developers, academics, business owners, municipal officials, and community leaders on one of the most pressing issues facing our region.

The Future Investment Initiative (FII) by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) is a pioneering global investment event connecting the world's most powerful investors, business leaders, thought leaders and public officials with the pathbreaking innovations defining the future.

Most of what French recounts is drearily familiar by now, but a new twist is the way in which state universities are intheir official statements getting into the business of defining true (gay friendly) and false (gay critical) Christianity.

Even if county officials approve, the plans would need a special - use permit from the Wheaton City Council, and that approval would most likely hinge on the Downtown Wheaton Association, a business organization.

And a governor, as the state's most prominent elected official, can line up in - person meetings with hard - to - get political officials and business executives.

The plan has garnered widespread support among Long Island businesses, planning groups and laborers, but still faces opposition from some residents who live near the Main Line and would be most impacted by construction, which project officials say would last three to four years.

Symbols of the ruling party and the president — including pagnes (clothing fabric / tissue) decorated with RDPC insignia and the face of the president, campaign T - shirts from every campaign of the last 25 years (given free of charge to Cameroonians as an impetus to vote for Biya), official Biya portraits in every public office, campaign posters in private homes and businesses, billboards of Biya's grinning face at the entrances and exists of most towns — abound.

As for Sean Coffey, the TU says he «could arguably be cast as the most independent of the bunch,» but added: «His past political contributions to officials who did business with his firm are all too reminiscent of the pay - to - play culture that an attorney general must be unquestionably above.»

The image of drug trade most fervently embraced in the Capital Region, from political administrations to police officials to newsmedia to neighborhood associations, is of a business run by king - pins far far away.

Edwin said: «It is therefore appalling that BUA Group in the midst of these overwhelming facts will still want the public to believe that Dangote Group is after its business when in actual fact BUA has been the one mining illegally in Dangote Mining Lease and attacking its officials without any justification... The crocodile tears being shed by BUA in its cry for help and open letter to the President is most laughable and a total distraction from BUA's continuous illegal activities within Dangote's ML 2541 aimed at depleting and exhausting the limestone reserves in order to sabotage Dangote Group's legitimate investment.»

«The least favorite part of the business for me and I think most elected officials would tell you is the fundraising part.

According to government officials, having successfully stabilized the Ghanaian economy and solved the energy crisis, one of the most debilitating phenomenon that had engulfed the country for a couple of years now, it is time for a boost in business activities which have received a reprieve from the solved energy situation.

Developers, members of the business community and elected officials are absorbing the election results from Amherst, Erie County's most populous suburb, where Kulpa defeated his Republican opponent, Town Clerk Marjory Jaeger, and where the two Democratic board candidates finished at the top of a five - person field.

And the business leaders, organizing as the Committee to Save New York, have found a surprising ally: one of the most powerful union officials in the state.

NYRA officials disagreed with the audit, rebutting criticisms in the survey's response section, and noting in a prepared statement that business was up during the most recent racing season.

But most of those in Syracuse who testified — local political officials, business leaders, community workers and campaign volunteers — were focused on a local issue, not on whether an independent commission should redraw the maps.

With an unprecedented legal summons from Parliament's most senior officials forcing them into a dramatic U-turn, Business Secretary Vince Cable said the humbling of the Murdoch empire was «a little bit like the end of a dictatorship».

With businesses and manufacturing — the very operations that use the most power and are best equipped to pay for it — relying on private generators, EDH winds up asking homeowners to carry the bag, energy officials say.

Gathered together from the cosmic reaches of the universe, here at Western University, are the most powerful forces of good ever assembled for the official launch of the 2016 Business...

Coco & Kat Coco & Kat was officially launched as a business within its own right due to their desire to form a more official collaborative partnership but most importantly to support others by sharing their combined passion, creative vision and respective expertise with fellow industry colleagues and business - owners looking for some professional guidance and support.

Most of these women are working in reputed positions such as government officials, office workers, nurses, students, bank employees, teachers and few are also operating small businesses.

• The public's surprisingly durable belief that education reform is one of the most critical issues facing the nation - a belief heartily shared by impatient business leaders and elected officials.

On the first Friday morning of most months during the school year, interested funders, business folks, elected officials, and community leaders are invited to visit a high - performing or high - potential D.C. charter school.

These community professionals, business officials, public policy leaders, and leading citizens offer their time and talent to serve on the governing boards of this century's most innovative higher education institutions - community, junior, and technical colleges - and make decisions that affect more than 1,200 colleges and over 11 million students annually.

«outright transfer from the City's general fund to San Francisco Unified School District (is)(very uncommon),» but most elected city officials are not in the business of transferring the wealth of one governmental entity to another unless they're constitutional obligated to do so, as with PEEF.

Most administrators have had to weed through the list of acronyms for education associations, and in the process, most have come across ASBO, the Association of School Business Officials InternatioMost administrators have had to weed through the list of acronyms for education associations, and in the process, most have come across ASBO, the Association of School Business Officials Internatiomost have come across ASBO, the Association of School Business Officials International.

That means the GX3h Outlander PHEV will cost you # 28, 249 and come with plug - in hybrid powerplant capable of delivering a range of 512 miles and an electric - only range of up to 32 miles (and silly official economy of 148 mpg) and, perhaps most importantly, a BIK rate for business users of just 5 per cent.

While digital comics - only publisher Robot Comics» Dave Baxter argued for a fight to retain those comics - specific interactive elements, the conversation swung back towards business and sales as «Valentine» writer Alex DeCampi and Waid (now an official panelist) insisted that the most pressing concern for comics» survival online was finding a way to work towards a specific, affordable platform.

Most of the time, the legislative issues that impact a retailer's business will motivate them to send a message to their elected officials and an alert to customers, but not much more.

Pet stores, veterinary hospital groups, manufacturers, distributors, associations and organizations put business aside and worked with lead disaster and shelter officials to coordinate the logistics of getting much - needed supplies to where they could be most easily accessed and utilized.

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You may have already decided who to honor: a colleague or employee, a scientist you most admire, a civic or business leader who has taken the lead in the public debate, or an elected official who has the courage to speak out.

The Arctic Meteorology Summit's most important contribution has been the dialogue generated between climate experts, decision - makers, business and industry, security officials and native peoples», stated Director - General of the Finnish Meteorological Institute Juhani Damski after the summit.

The 10 trailblazing civic projects profiled in our list of the top green cities in America are among the most impressive success stories to date — examples of what's possible when elected officials and local business leaders back up their green visions with scientific know - how, clout and creative funding.

Most judges in that region don't wear any sort of official costume at all while in court, just their normal business suits.

Facebook has employed Hugo Barra, the most unmistakable worldwide official at Chinese cell phone creator Xiaomi Inc, to lead its virtual reality business including the Oculus unit, CEO Stamp Zuckerberg said.

There was a time when the term «economic development,» as used by most public officials and business leaders, referred to the practice of luring firms and jobs to a jurisdiction by selling companies on the benefits of that community — such as favorable tax rates — and providing monetary incentives to locate there.

But I think one of the most important roles that we play is that of a convener who brings together the perspectives of various stakeholders in our neighborhood — including residents, businesses and county officials — to advance initiatives that will help our community continue to thrive.