Sentences with phrase «own economic redevelopment»

Army Col. John Hope was the director of operations for the Pentagon's $ 800 million Afghanistan Task Force for Stability and Business Operations — which was designed to focus on economic redevelopment in US war zones — when he complained about a lack of financial accountability, and now says he has been «singled out for retaliation and retribution,» Senate Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley (R - Iowa) said last week in a letter to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter.

The Joliet City Council allocated $ 8 million for the park, part of a $ 55.3 million economic redevelopment program approved last September.

Jeremy Acklam from Institution of Engineering and Technology said: «One of the biggest benefits of High Speed Rail is the economic redevelopment opportunities.

Another question raised was whether the state's budget deficit and the need to close it might slow down New York's investments in Western New York's economic redevelopment.

State lawmakers, business and real estate developers as well as local preservation advocates gathered Thursday to send a united message to Governor Andrew Cuomo: do not remove from the budget a tax incentive they say is critical to continued economic redevelopment.

The governor defended the Buffalo Billion, saying that the ambitious economic redevelopment program is bigger than those accused of corruption.

Schroeder, the City Comptroller, took steps to reach out to East Side neighborhoods where some have wondered when they may be next for Buffalo's economic redevelopment.

The governor's most visible recent economic redevelopment plan for the area fell flat last month when it became public on Dec. 18 that Austria - based ams AG had ended its involvement with the Marcy Nanocenter site at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

The acquisition is being heralded as one of the largest economic redevelopment projects in recent Dutchess County history.

Clinton, who credited Slaughter with inspiration when she ran successfully for U.S. Senate in 2000, also noted Slaughter was instrumental in sparking the economic redevelopment of Western New York.

«HS2 will be a huge catalyst for economic redevelopment along parts of the route.

This proposal appears to acknowledgment of the concerns raised after the arrest last September of top figures at two construction firms that both received hefty deals for economic redevelopment projects and also gave heavily to his re-election bid.

The Buffalo Billion has been celebrated by many as a public catalyst for the Western New York region's economic redevelopment and renaissance.

Clinton, when discussing his wife's contributions to Western New York as a U.S. Senator representing the Empire State, spoke of the federal funding she secured to plant the seeds of Buffalo's economic redevelopment, including the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

Marking the 70th anniversary of the original staging, Revisiting a Better Philadelphia: 1947 - 2017 will ground the city's current period of economic redevelopment within a deeper historical context, while inviting dialogue about how to strengthen diverse community growth and preserve Philadelphia's architectural heritage.

As well as targeting energy use, water usage and transportation emissions reductions, the Albuquerque 2030 District will focus on driving economic redevelopment throughout the downtown corridor.

In 2000, the City approved an economic redevelopment plan («Plan»).

A 1954 Supreme Court decision in the case of Berman v. Parker gave governments latitude to use eminent domain for economic redevelopment purposes.

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Realizing that strong inner - city neighborhoods are crucial to its regional economic and social health, Indianapolis shifted the focus of its redevelopment efforts from downtown to seven inner - city neighborhoods, and implemented a program to train community leaders and pay for neighborhood coordinators.

The mayor announced «Syracuse Build,» an economic program that would train local workers with the construction skills needed for building projects, including the redevelopment of sections of the East Adams Neighborhood near the I - 81 viaduct.

This Downtown Revitalization Initiative is an incredibly important strategic investment for New Yorkers and will make these communities magnets for redevelopment, growth, job creation, broader economic and housing diversity, and opportunity.»

Simone Development Companies has offered up the South Campus at the Hutchinson Metro Center, featuring 33 acres of land already in the pipeline for redevelopment in Pelham Bay, according to Marlene Cintron, President of the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation.

The development firm was one of the biggest contributors to Cuomo's 2014 reelection campaign and was responsible for the redevelopment of Syracuse's Inner Harbor, a marquee project that was supposed to be one of the centerpieces of Cuomo's upstate economic revitalization plans during his second term.

Just as important as the economic development focused on our downtown — like the recent announcement on the new Hilton Garden Inn — is the continued redevelopment of our aging residential neighborhoods.

Working with the Office of Economic Development, the Division offers technical facilitation services among environmental agencies and the project's redevelopment team.

«We need to generate a lot of positive economic activity there so I support and I applaud Senator Tim Kennedy's initiative to get money as a catalyst for the redevelopment of the Central Terminal,» Higgins said.

Cuomo says the 3.8 billion - square - foot center would create «tens of thousands of construction and permanent jobs» and could open the area up to an economic boom down the road — comparing it to the successful redevelopment of the Battery Park City.

The Albany - area Regional Economic Development Council announced projects it wants funded in the $ 800 million race this year for state grants and tax credits, including redevelopment of the old Starlite Theater property in Colonie and the Palace Theatre's proposed renovation and expansion, which was on the wish list last year.

The redevelopment project was identified as a priority project by the New York City Regional Economic Development Council in 2012 and 2014.

Donnelly's view of redevelopment as an «effective economic development tool» is contradicted by overwhelming evidence that the corporate welfare program fails to create jobs or stimulate local economies.

Finally the report calls for a «reimagining» and redevelopment of Rikers Island, which when it closes will provide a «blank slate» of 400 acres of land, which the report said could be used to expand LaGuardia airport or house solar power facilities, and other city infrastructure, which the report said could bring in $ 7.5 billion in annual economic activity.

BRONX — The Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment project, which promised to be an economic shot in the arm for the area before it was dropped over wages, is expected to get a new shot at coming to fruition when Mayor Michael Bloomberg gives his State of the City address Thursday.

That move followed Menchaca's high profile battle with the city's Economic Development Corporation over redevelopment of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Sunset Park, an issue Menchaca said was eventually settled to the community's benefit.

«You can create economic development with the big companies just as well as with the smaller ones,» said Poloncarz, who has been pushing for the redevelopment of the former steel plant property.

«Whole communities and cities have been brought back from the brink of economic despair because of successful brownfields redevelopment projects.»

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is driving the redevelopment and economic revitalization of a large section on the eastern edge of downtown Winston - Salem.

In that role, Cameron was chairman of the Budget Committee with responsibility for the development and oversight of the capital city's $ 300,000,000 combined annual budgets; recruited and secured authorization of the largest urban redevelopment project east of the Mississippi River; led the development and implementation of an economic recruitment strategy that netted over $ 1 Billion in new economic investments; and moved 92 % of the city's homeless population into paths out of poverty through a collaborative effort with nearly 100 churches and homeless service providers.

«This development will breathe new life into an area that is in much need of redevelopment, and will enable it to play a major role in the future economic and social life of the city.»

Notably, Prime Minister Abe supports redevelopment of nuclear power plants due to climate change concerns as well as economic concerns.

Given the substantial evidence of the environmental and economic importance of encouraging the redevelopment and revitalization of such sites, will the benefit of the ERT's decisions outweigh their harm to the natural environment and the people of Ontario?

Michael has extensive experience representing owners and developers with redevelopment of urban properties, municipal economic development incentives, public / private partnerships, and land use issues.

Local government works hard toward Bridgeport's economic growth with business redevelopment and community revitalization as major priorities.

In San Francisco, Forest City carefully designed the Market Street redevelopment project to provide a new retail base, preserve the architectural integrity of a key historic building, and link two vital economic areas» needs for that market.

The redevelopment of Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit showcases how placemaking, smart growth and economic development can go hand - in - hand.

Whether consulting on investment opportunities, working with an economic development authority on a redevelopment project, or helping fill a vacant space for a building owner, RPR Commercial assists you in determining what businesses would be appropriate for a given location by looking at consumer spending data and seeing what business types are being underserved in the area.

At the latter, he is completing his PhD, focusing his dissertation on urban redevelopment practice and policy, with a special concentration on community building, branding and institutional realignment for economic development.

Exchange proponents, such as Suzanne Baker of Investment Property Exchange Services in Chicago, argue that most of the deferred taxes ultimately are collected when properties get sold for cash and that exchanges stimulate economic activity — redevelopment and upgrades of properties, for example — that would not occur if owners faced immediate taxes on their gains and therefore simply sat on them.

Montgomery County economic development officials praised the project as a perfect example of redevelopment.

Our data shows that construction activity trends with economic changes, so having a sense of what the community is doing in remodeling can clue you in on things like gentrification trends and residential redevelopments (flipped houses).