Sentences with phrase «of infrastructure upgrades»

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The industry alliance that managed the upgrade of the Great Eastern Highway has been recognised for excellence in construction and environmental management at this year's Earth Awards for civil infrastructure.

This is mainly down to the fact that SMB's realize this is something of an upgrade to their IT system, without on - site tech to manage or additional PC infrastructure to invest in.

Karakoram Highway which links China to Pakistan, is one of the most elevated international roads in the world and is set to undergo an infrastructure upgrade costing around $ 46 billion.

Monitoring, maintenance, policies, upgrades, patches, etc. are all hidden costs of maintaining your own IT infrastructure.

The good news for investors is the promise held out by a growing cadre of companies working to take on that infrastructure upgrade, turning unusable water into something we can drink and making water consumption more efficient.

It recouped $ 2.1 million in insurance money but has spent $ 2.3 million on repairs and upgrades to existing infrastructure, to make sure another storm of equivalent power won't wreak similar havoc on the enterprise.

The Verge report offers a good run - down of the technical specifics but, for present purposes, they can be summed up like this: the bitcoin community failed to agree on a system upgrade, which means the ledger's infrastructure faces a growing backlog, and it now takes over 40 minutes to confirm a transaction.

The president's $ 4.4 trillion budget, unveiled Monday, includes federal spending of $ 200 billion for infrastructure upgrades; $ 18 billion for Trump's border wall; and $ 716 billion for national defense.

The U.S. military and NATO are seeking to boost their ability to quickly respond to emerging threats by pre-positioning supplies and equipment across Europe, while upgrading airfields, ranges and other infrastructure after years of neglect.

The entire power grid is outdated and infrastructure upgrades long abandoned, the result of an island government deeply in debt which was enabled by zealous Wall Street investment houses.

Most likely places where the money would be spent include upgrades on infrastructure, which President Obama, in his State of the Union address last week, mentioned as one of his top priorities in his remaining two years in office.

The government has said that transportation, waste water and First Nations infrastructure upgrades are all a priority and could receive the first phase of funds.

Bastian added that in recent years the company has put «hundreds of millions» into technology infrastructure, with $ 150 million going into upgrades and systems just this year.

Bruce Mehlman, executive director of the council, told Fortune on a call that he rejects conventional wisdom about a tax tradeoff when it comes to upgrading federal infrastructure.

A Miami - Dade Circuit Court judge has ruled that Coral Gables can't force FPL to upgrade infrastructure and trim trees around power lines, but that the city can sue the utility for breach of contract over its response to power outages following Hurricane Irma.

Many of the highest return infrastructure investments — such as improving roads, repairing 60,000 structurally deficient bridges, upgrading schools or modernising the air traffic control system — do not generate a commercial return and so are excluded from his plan.

Between architect and contract fees, carpeting, painting, lighting, construction labor, networking infrastructure furniture, office personnel, upgrades, maintenance and the dozens of other expenses required to get off the ground, the startup costs associated with traditional office space can amount to $ 50,000.

Our mission is to support the growth of public banking in Massachusetts, initially focusing on an infrastructure bank to help cities and towns with the costs of upgrading buildings, roads, and water systems, with environmental remediation and adaption to a changing climate, and with improving city services.

It also supports his strategy to upgrade the quality of infrastructure.

Trevena said it fails to address how the B.C. Liberals will correct years of mismanagement in many important parts of our transportation infrastructure, including with BC Ferries, the Port Mann bridge and urgent upgrades to Highway 1.

However, it's the instability that is attracting the investors and the builders to develop and upgrade last years» crypto - medieval systems into the kind of social infrastructure we need for a world where trust is dominated by corporate and political monopolies.

Debney has growth plans for just about each of the five pillars, including upgrades to berries infrastructure, the avocado vertical integration, a $ 65 million expansion of its biggest mushroom farm in South Australia and existing growth projects in China and Morocco.

The new facility provides a modern infrastructure as well as process upgrades critical to the seed processing function of IRRI's T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center (GRC), which handles conservation of global rice diversity through the Genebank.

The plans for the Kidman properties purchased with China's Shanghai CRED late in 2016 include major investments in infrastructure and technology, including the use of drones, communications upgrades and sophisticated cattle monitoring.

Sun Devil Football's existing recruiting infrastructure will be upgraded through additional staff support and evaluation resources, by instilling a culture of accountability at all levels, and building long - term relationships in communities across the country to help ensure recruiting quality and consistency.

Although the National School Lunch Program received $ 100 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and $ 25 million from fiscal 2010 appropriations, this funding, which is allocated through a competitive grants program, represents a fraction of what school districts need to upgrade their kitchen equipment and infrastructure and to adequately train staff.

They include finding ways to balance the village's quality of life with the need for a broad commercial base, a need to improve communication with village residents, and continuing the upgrading of village infrastructure.

The plan establishes a set of six fundamental principles for the region, which include: transportation and other infrastructure upgrades; new commercial and residential growth; land use and transportation decisions based on policies like the Global Warming Solutions Act and the Clean Energy and Climate Plan; creation and preservation of workforce housing that matches new job rates; creation and maintenance of an effective public transit system; and coordinated planning and implementation efforts.

The event at the Queens airport was part of a broader theme Cuomo has trumpeted over the years: The state's push to upgrade major ports, airports and other major infrastructure components.

Taken together this is a revolution in the sources of finance for upgrading Britain's infrastructure and equipping Britain to win in the global race.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has defended his decision to cancel the electrification of several mainline railways, saying that developments in new train technology mean infrastructure upgrades are not always necessary.

He made references to some projects that government has borrowed monies from the international market to initiate for infrastructure transformation, the $ 100 million works on upgrade of the Tamale airport to an international airport; $ 38 million Tamale teaching hospital phase one; $ 172 million Kejetia Market; $ 1billion Atuabu gas project, roads infrastructure among other tall lists of projects in the country that he said are visible for Ghanaian to see.

She has been part of the city budget process assisting in the allocation of over $ 5 million for infrastructure projects to renovate parks and upgrade technology in classrooms, and the designation of over $ 600,000 to increase and expand programming throughout the district.

Their ire was directed toward Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who advocates said has failed to fund the state - run agency to meet the demand for infrastructure upgrades while he also sidesteps the issue of degrading service.

Moderated by Pattern's President & CEO Jonathan Drapkin, the three county executives discussed some of the major issues facing the lower Hudson Valley, including high taxes, the opioid epidemic, and the need for infrastructure upgrades.

In his 2017 State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed numerous upgrades to the state's infrastructure, including a revamp of drinking and waste water systems and extension of the NFTA Metro Rail from Buffalo to Amherst.

After facing sharp criticism over the state's response to water contamination in the village of Hoosick Falls, Gov. Andrew Cuomo this year signed the $ 2.5 billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act, which is aimed at upgrading drinking and clean water infrastructure across the state and instituting new quality conInfrastructure Act, which is aimed at upgrading drinking and clean water infrastructure across the state and instituting new quality coninfrastructure across the state and instituting new quality control measures.

He also gave initial funding for several large infrastructure projects, such as High Speed 3 (an east — west rail line across the north of England), Crossrail 2 (a north — south rail line across London), a road tunnel across the Pennines, and upgrades to the M62 motorway.

In addition to the forthcoming Amtrak repairs, the station is due to get a multi-billion-dollar upgrade in the coming years as part of Governor Andrew Cuomo's larger plans for improving New York state's infrastructure.

«I am very supportive of additional state funding to local municipalities within the capital district for improving and upgrading our aging infrastructure.

I look forward to working on a bipartisan basis with members of the Assembly to support passage of this critical legislation, SWAP, and acquire the necessary funding to upgrade our city's infrastructure,» said Troy City Council President Carmella Mantello.

Not to actually be here when Congress is out of session, not to drive our crumbling roads and demand repairs and upgrades, but to devise a sham of a bill with the title «infrastructure» in it, hoping none of us will read the fine print.

The current governor has made replacing the antiquated Tappan Zee (already officially named for Gov. Malcolm Wilson) a centerpiece of his statewide campaign to upgrade infrastructure.

Our infrastructure is creaking, particularly outside of London: we need to be able to invest, upgrade and modernise.

Rebuild NY Now is a coalition with a mission: to raise public awareness about the issues impacting New York State's infrastructure, with its eye on $ 5 billion - described as «unexpected cash» - a «windfall» of revenue from recent settlements against overseas banks to pay for infrastructure upgrades.

Infrastructure upgrades are critical to the economic engines of our borough and our city and to remain competitive.

«We are grateful to Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez for his advocacy of this project and his funding contribution which will allow us to upgrade the infrastructure needed for a successful concession.»

He touted a number of accomplishments through the years, from keeping town and school budgets under the state tax cap to successfully obtaining grants to fund infrastructure upgrades.

Other Westchester Municipalities having School Board And 2018 - 2019 Votes include The Peekskill City School District (2 seats up), Greenburgh Central School District, New Rochelle Public Schools (One (1) full Five - year term and one (1) Two - year term [unexpired portion of a vacant term]-RRB-, Scarsdale Public School District, the Mamaroneck Union Free School District (which includes public school system for Village of Larchmont residents), Port Chester Public Schools, Tuckahoe Union Free School District (one (1) board seat), Pelham Public School District (Eligible Pelham voters may vote on a two - proposition bond proposal to fund facilities / infrastructure projects and athletic facilities / fields upgrades), Rye City School District (There is only one Polling Place: The Rye Middle School Gymnasium at 3 Parsons Street.)

After years of legal complaints and evaluations that called for an upgrade of the sewer system, the county turned to green infrastructure — such as rain gardens and green roofs — that was implemented in 2008 with the help of Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, Speer said.