Sentences with phrase «on local economic growth»

Last week's local elections decided who will make most of the most important decisions in English cities over the next few years — decisions that will have a big impact on local economic growth across the country, as well as the national economy.

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The city's 2012 draft plan to revitalize the local economy, «A Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs,» concluded that the city's future rests on its ability to compete with other regions around the globe.

«The authorities continue to rely on local government investment — supported by LGFVs — to hit economic growth targets, and have a broad spectrum of policy tools to limit default contagion,» Fitch added.

Against the backdrop of a slowdown in economic growth, the People's Bank of China cut its benchmark policy rates on 21 November after local markets had closed - the first such move since July 2012.

Using a Lean Startup Methodology tailored for communities of color, DID excels at 1) finding Black and Latina women entrepreneurs with high growth companies and game changing ideas, 2) connecting them to an unmatched network of investors, mentors, and influencers, 3) developing their start - up toolkit and leadership skills, and 4) supporting their entrepreneurship journey from the build phase to exit with the goal of helping create companies that have a strong positive impact on the economic health of their local communities.

Rachel Wolbers is the policy director at Engine, a nonprofit that supports the growth of technology entrepreneurship through economic research, policy analysis and advocacy on local and national issues.

Raising the minimum wage promotes economic growth by putting money in the pockets of working families who spend it immediately on necessities at local businesses.

Senate Democrats are proud to continue that tradition in a way that benefits taxpayers, tourists, and the local communities that depend on our parks for economic growth and stability.»

The Liberal Democrat approach to English concerns is based on five interconnected devolution proposals: EVEL; a constitutional convention; the local level as the main recipient of decentralised powers; more City Deals (like Devo Manc) to prompt economic growth; and «devolution on demand», to allow councils to take control of the services that matter most to them.

While watching developments closely, some local leaders held on to the hope that KeyCorp could be convinced to space many positions, taking note of the Buffalo area's economic growth over the past couple of years.

Hundreds of Neighborhood Stakeholders Help Shape Jamaica Action Plan as Part of BP Katz Initiative QUEENS, NY — Several hundred local stakeholders participated in the Jamaica Planning Initiative Conference on Saturday, November 22, offering significant ideas and insights to help shape the Initiative's Jamaica Action Plan, a blueprint for economic growth and development in the -LSB-...]

In his own state of the city address Tuesday evening, Common Council Majority Leader Rennie Scott - Childress (D - Ward 3) offered up a ringing defense of Mayor Steve Noble's progressive «One Kingston» agenda and called on Kingstonians to embrace local government as a force for positive change and economic growth.

Asked about Kingson's announcement, Katko's campaign released the following statement: «Congressman Katko is focused on serving the people of Central New York and addressing local priorities like economic growth, mental healthcare, the heroin epidemic and poverty.

I may not agree with our Governor often, but I agree with him on this issue when he stated in his announcement: «PAVE NY funds strategic investments in local roadways, helping ensure roadways across the state are in good repair, remain reliable for motorists and able to help foster regional economic growth for years to come.»

Although some key economic indicators suggest an improving economy, property tax growth is slow and the pressure remains on local governments to do more with less.»

The Kwara State Governor, Alhaj Abdulfatah Ahmed, during the minister's courtesy call on him, assured local and foreign investors of an enabling environment for investment to engender economic growth of the state.

Founded in 1926, our mission is to support growth, economic development and infrastructure investments on Long Island, and to advocate for tax reforms and regulatory relief to improve the local economy and strengthen our business community.

QUEENS, NY — Several hundred local stakeholders participated in the Jamaica Planning Initiative Conference on Saturday, November 22, offering significant ideas and insights to help shape the Initiative's Jamaica Action Plan, a blueprint for economic growth and development in the neighborhood.

On his website, he had cited four main objectives — returning power and choice in education to parents, teachers and local districts; pursuing governmental ethics reform beginning with the Governor's office; making sure communities are safe without abridging Second Amendment Rights; and to stimulate economic growth and bolster middle - class financial security.

«Abundant gas may have a lot of benefits — economic growth, local air pollution, energy security, and so on.

«Local and global shocks, such as economic and financial crises, political instability, and environmental disasters require strategies to increase our capacity for resilience,» says Kharrazi, «Policy and decision making should consider both the short and long term growth and resilience of growth based on inclusivity or exclusivity and intensity of trading partners from a network perspective.»

The WV Council on STEM makes three strong recommendations: 1) Develop local capacity for STEM education across the state by establishing 3 - 5 Regional STEM Network HUBS; 2) Strengthen the public's awareness of STEM as a vital economic development advantage for quality job growth through an aggressive public engagement plan; and 3) Establish a virtual STEM clearinghouse to review current STEM resources and assets across the state to ensure alignment and eliminate redundancy.

A large - cap company which boasts a leading / dominant local market position & offers investors a high growth economic pure - play — based on core / underlying earnings, it only trades on a 10.2 P / E ratio (or an even lower 9.6 P / E ratio, on an IFRS basis).

We interviewed tourism officials who expressed caution about clamping down too much on development, given the lack of growth in other economic sectors, and fisherman concerned that no - fishing zones could end fishing altogether — saying local fisherman aren't the main problem and are already facing high fuel costs and competition from cheaper seafood imports.

In the long run, much of the economic growth of developed economies is likely to involve less energy - intensive sectors because of demand - side factors such as 1) the amount of stuff people can physically manage is limited (even with rented storage space), 2) migration to areas where the weather is more moderate will continue, 3) increased urbanization and population density reduces energy consumption per capita, 4) there is a lot of running room to decrease the energy consumption of our electronic devices (e.g., switching to clockless microprocessors, not that I'm predicting that specific innovation), 5) telecommunication will substitute for transportation on the margin, 6) cheaper and better data acquisition and processing will enable less wasteful routing and warehousing of material goods, and 7) aging populations will eventually reduce the total amount (local plus distant) of travel per person per year.

In such cases, the church or public building will not only save money on their energy bills, but also meet their environmental and / or local economic growth objectives.

The effect is a moratorium on shale energy jobs, shale energy economic growth and shale energy revenue for state and local governments.

Under directives to prioritize economic growth above all else, government is issuing coal licenses with little regard to mining's impact on local residents» lives.

In addition to metrics for greenhouse gas emissions and local pollutants, a government still focused on economic recovery and job growth should also be concerned about cost - effectiveness, reliability, and meeting consumer and business demand.

The term regional advanced technology clusters means geographic centers focused on building science and technology - based innovation capacity in areas of local and regional strength to foster economic growth and improve quality of life.

Argentina has seen a large growth in its local Bitcoin community because of the local government's frequent economic mismanagement; the country last went bankrupt in 2001, and is currently experiencing inflation rates of around 30 - 50 %, depending on which exchange rate one believes.

Through the city's economic development strategy focused on expanding workforce skills and encouraging small and local business growth and green initiatives, Charlotte's executive candidates have more incentive to seek local job opportunities with growing firms.

Mr. Tronsdal hopes to build on the accomplishments of Ward 3's departing representative, Karin Uhlich, by focusing on economic growth, including investments in a local employment - ready workforce; public safety, including resources for domestic violence victims, immigrants, and refugees; and support for children and education.

On the demand side, determinants can include consumer - familiarity with the product offerings, demographic growth drivers and local market economic conditions.

The Local and State REALTOR ® Associations continue to fight for a strong housing market, vibrant commercial real estate market, private property rights, job growth and economic prosperity.While you focus your energies on growing your business and succeeding in the real estate industry, WE»VE GOT YOUR BACK in Congress, the Kansas Capitol and your local communiLocal and State REALTOR ® Associations continue to fight for a strong housing market, vibrant commercial real estate market, private property rights, job growth and economic prosperity.While you focus your energies on growing your business and succeeding in the real estate industry, WE»VE GOT YOUR BACK in Congress, the Kansas Capitol and your local communilocal communities.

According to a recent Fitch Ratings report, many of the country's top real estate markets are currently over-priced by double - digit percentages based on local economic fundamentals including population, real housing demand and wage growth.

Finally, as the housing sector, represents one of the largest contributors to local and national economies (both directly and indirectly through its linkages to several sectors of the economy such as furniture, building materials, home equipment, etc.) a measure of movements in home prices, is necessary in researching and measuring the effect of the housing sector on key economic indicators such as inflation, income and employment growth, construction activity and economic cycles.