Sentences with phrase «on raises for»

Two Onondaga County legislators switched their opinions on raises for elected officials after the Nov. 3 election.

During this same interview with Samuels, Gibson also weighed in on raises for state lawmakers.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Onondaga County legislators appear unlikely to vote on raises for elected officials, including themselves, after a heated discussion in the Ways and Means Committee Friday morning.

They wanted to do it before the 2015 election so they would not be voting on raises for themselves.

Voting yes to raise the county executive's salary were: Patrick Kilmartin (R) Chris Ryan (D) David Knapp (R) Derek Shepard (R) Monica Williams (D) John Dougherty (R) Tim Burtis (R) Judy Tassone (R) Kathy Rapp (R) Ryan McMahon (R) Voting no on raises for the county executive: Danny Liedka (R) Peggy Chase (D) Kevin Holmquist (R) Casey Jordan (R) Brian May (R) Mike Plochocki (R) Absent: Linda Ervin (D)

Legislator Burtis is the only legislator who changed his vote to a no when it came time to vote on a raise for legislators.

Legislator Tim Burtis is the only legislator who changed his vote to a no when it came time to vote on a raise for legislators.

Burtis was the only legislator to vote yes on a raise for Mahoney but no on a raise for legislators.

You planning on a raise for me?

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April 24 (Reuters)- United Technologies Corp reported quarterly results that topped analysts» estimates on Tuesday and raised its full - year forecasts, citing higher demand for spare parts and services from airlines dealing with booming passenger travel.

It joins the ranks of more unconventional ICOs like «PAquarium,» which plans to build the world's largest aquarium (it raised a relatively small $ 620,000 (# 479,000)-RRB-, and Dentacoin, a blockchain for the global dentist industry (its ICO kicks off on October 1).

In a rare sign of bipartisan support for just about anything on Capitol Hill, two bills both aiming to make it easier for entrepreneurs to raise money sailed through the House last night in landslide votes.

The Tesla chief's efforts on a variety of technologies, including his SpaceX company for space travel, has only helped to raise the public opinion on his many brands, Gerzema told Reuters.

On Kickstarter, anyone can donate money to entrepreneurs, artists and other creative types seeking to raise funds for their projects.

Since Woebot functions through Messenger, Facebook would still have access to users» conversations (even if Woebot itself tries to protect the data on its end), which is why the company is trying to raise money for an independent app.

Ultimately if you're seeking for approval or board consensus on an action (getting approval for a budget, raising money, investing in CAPEX, firing a head of sales — whatever) your job is to hold a discussion in which all board members who want to voice an opinion can do so and ultimately pushing for a vote or a resolution.

The project's launch featured a prominent ALS patient and research advocate: Pat Quinn, co-founder of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, an initially - derided social media stunt that went on to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for ALS research and may have spurred important new discoveries about the disease's genetic roots.

Another prominent example is the Kreyos smartwatch campaign, which raised $ 1.5 million on Indiegogo, promising a powerful, gesture - controlled waterproof smartwatch with weeklong battery life, all for about $ 150.

The Fed maintained its forecast for two more rate hikes this year, following speculation on whether budding inflation would push it toward raising its outlook to three more increases.

This has a growing number of technology industry executives spooked, and for good reason: Companies including Amazon, Apple and Google rely on foreign talent, and have spent millions lobbying Congress to raise the H - 1B visa cap.

He is concerned about the issue of childhood obesity in the U.S., and raced to raise $ 1 million for the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, which helps schools develop and improve programs focused on food and nutrition (Lawrence's website is still accepting donations).

No matter what happens with the moss in the long - term, Taxa's story offers a lesson for science - based crowdfunding campaigns on platforms like Indiegogo and Kickstarter: Unless you've already nailed the science, find another way to raise money.

Attempting to raise funding for their effort to develop a novel therapy for persistent viral infections, the co-founders, who've been best friends since they grew up together in Philadelphia, were on the verge of giving up and heading back to the east coast when Peter Thiel personally persuaded them to stay in town.

On Indiegogo, the company raised $ 10,389 for its Happiness Scent and 21 - Day Course, 104 percent of its goal.

In what has been my biggest success to - date in raising $ 44,000 on Kickstarter to start ReKixx cool sneakers 100 % recyclable, my first statement is, thank you to my 496 backers for believing in me, understanding my mission, and liking my sneakers.

The firm is aiming to raise $ 500 million for a new fund focused on blockchain investments, Bloomberg reported.

The company objects particularly to the idea that sales were a motivating factor: «Only McKesson's Regulatory personnel have the authority to raise a customer's threshold limit, and the compensation for these personnel has never been based on revenue or profitability targets for sales of controlled substances,» a McKesson spokesperson commented.

Other priorities included raising the payroll for employees, offering competitive benefits, and making an impact on the local Central California community.

While Luckey initially raised capital for his company through a massive crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, his company hit its stride in 2014 when Facebook [fortunes - stock symbol =» FB»] announced that it had acquired Oculus VR for $ 2 billion.

Raising funds for your mobile app is dependent on only one person — you.

With the flexibility to choose when and how you work, on - demand work can be a godsend, especially for professional women looking to balance a career (or launch one) with raising a family.

Possible reforms could include raising the full retirement age for Social Security to 70 for workers who are currently under age 40; cutting benefits; increasing payroll taxes on workers; increasing Medicare premiums; and making Social Security benefits more progressive — meaning cutting benefits for high - income workers, while preserving payouts for low - income earners.

While not necessarily the primary motivator for everyone, getting a pay raise or promotion is certainly high on the list of objectives for the ambitious, aspiring executive.

VICE Media says it is blacking out all of its digital channels around the world for two hours on Wednesday, in an attempt to raise awareness about the ongoing detention of a journalist in Turkey.

For several hours each day, unbeknownst to those employees, the researchers raised and lowered the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, and then tested everyone on nine different kinds of cognitive ability, like responding to a crisis, strategic thinking and applying their knowledge to a practical task.

Merrill and Beck had some experience with the video game business — in college they had helped raise money for another startup game studio, persuading their fathers and others to invest, and earned observer seats on the board.

Within a couple of hours of the release, some on Bay Street were shifting their predictions of when the Bank of Canada will next raise interest rates to next month (the scheduled date for any changes is Sept. 6) from October.

When Facebook announced on Tuesday that it was launching a dating service, many eyebrows were raised: after all, this is a company that is currently under fire around the world for the lax way in which it has handled users» personal data.

The two leaned on skeptical family members and other angel investors for money, raising $ 1.5 million.

She has given several interviews over the past few days in anticipation of her new memoir Raising Trump, which is slated for release on October 10.

The CBO score raises the stakes for Republican senators now working on their own version of the legislation.

The company says it plans by 2020 to raise annual spending on what it calls «new energies» to between $ 1 billion and $ 2 billion — a sum that, assuming it materialized, would account for between 4 % and 8 % of the $ 25 billion that Shell has estimated as its total capital spending in 2017.

Dick's Sporting Goods (dks) is getting credit from many quarters for announcing on Wednesday that it will no longer sell assault - style rifles like the AR - 15, and is raising the minimum age to buy firearms to 21.

Either way, the policy change will adversely affect the middle class, Trudeau contends: «They're raising costs on everyday items for an awful lot of people.»

• Tessa Therapeutics, a Singapore - based biopharmaceutical company focusing on T cell therapy for solid tumors, raised $ 80 million in funding.

On April 27th, he is launching a campaign for Synergist to raise money for the company using their own platform, an industry - first for a socially driven company.Jared has also worked for 2 Silicon Valley start - ups and is currently writing a book about other inspiring young entrepreneurs and innovators.

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Economies are not expanding fast enough for them to raise interest rates, but the longer rates stay low, the less impact they'll have on growth.

HK] filed for a Hong Kong initial public offering on Thursday that could raise $ 10 billion and become the largest listing by a Chinese technology firm in almost four years.

She says that women always turn to her for advice on how they can have successful careers while also raising a family.