Sentences with phrase «than a dozen local»

They focused on new workforce improvements, and interviewed more than a dozen local NGOs to help with in - factory training sessions.

In the immediate aftermath, more than a dozen local businesses are reeling from the events, and trying to find meaningful ways to support the community.

But recent interviews with more than a dozen local officials and real estate executives reveal a far more complex competition.

● What: Gala event bringing together 35 Temecula Valley wineries; fine cuisine from more than a dozen local chefs, farms and restaurants; and live entertainment to set the mood.

More than a dozen local law enforcement agencies are looking for some «angels» to help them in a new program that works with opioid addicts.

According to the Alzheimer's Association - Hudson Valley / Rockland / Westchester, NY Chapter, more than a dozen local residents a year are found thanks to the MedicAlert ® + Safe Return ® program, resulting in a 100 % success rate.

More than a dozen local students spoke on panels and introduced speakers throughout the three - day annual meeting of Independent Sector, a coalition of about 800 nonprofits, foundations, and corporate - giving programs.

More than a dozen local Parent Revolution groups have formed in California, and in June 2011, Time magazine reported Parent Revolution advocates were at work as far away as Buffalo, New York.

2 Works for You recently partnered with NBC Universal and more than a dozen local animal shelters for the nationwide event Clear the Shelters.

Taking a break from the monied and crushing crowds, I took my antidote on Friday evening via Greenpoint Gallery Night, a low - key, casual affair featuring more than a dozen local galleries in the Brooklyn neighborhood.

Not exact matches

Local beers cost less than $ 1 but you will pay around $ 5 per pint for one of the dozens of Peruvian craft beers that are becoming popular throughout the country.

Macquarie lead - managed more IPOs than any other investment bank in Australia in 2013 — an even dozen deals, as of December 4 — raising $ 3.4 billion for its clients on the local equity market.

If you purchase a pound of organic, grass - fed beef or a dozen organic, pastured eggs from your local farm, that meat is going to have an entirely different nutritional profile than meat from cows raised in a feed lot, fed preservative - laden GMO corn and grain and pumped with hormones and antibiotics for their entire life.

Simultaneously, during 2012 — 2015, three years of mentoring were provided by «The Postharvest Education Foundation» for more than a dozen Tanzanian extension workers and post-harvest trainers who are currently working within the local communities in and around Arusha to improve post-harvest handling practices and reduce losses in horticultural crops.

On a recent visit to a local market in London, Ontario, a city of about 350,000 people, Mike Kerslake found only a few kinds of fresh chile peppers but more than a dozen varieties of dried peppers.

This food lover's paradise featured no less than 200 wineries, breweries and sprits from around the world, 70 local restaurants plus dozens of gourmet food companies, and an exciting «Chef of the Fest Competition» where San Diego's best chefs take center stage.

The region is home to more than a dozen resorts which are easily accessible by air or local ferry.

More than two dozen local architects have signed a letter in support of locating Buffalo's new Amtrak Station in the Central Terminal.

In a letter to Mental Health Commissioner Ann Marie Sullivan, more than a half - dozen local lawmakers from Manhattan and The Bronx say they oppose the plan by NewYork - Presbyterian to «de-certify» all 30 in - patient psychiatric beds at its Allen Hospital, in Inwood.

Mangano's budget also calls for more than two dozen new or increased fees on local businesses such as dog groomers and health clubs to raise another $ 1.7 million in revenue.

Steven Clift, the executive director of e-Democracy.org, which has developed similar forums for more than a dozen communities, said the Internet has proven an extremely powerful tool for organizing at a local level.

Murphy spoke at a community walk in the park Monday morning hosted by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, which drew more than two - dozen local women.

The calendar also lists more than a dozen web resources from local and national organizations that provide services to those who feel they are being treated differently or unfairly because of race, color, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or age.

In his investigation at the time, Cuomo prompted more than a dozen wind energy companies to adopt his «code of conduct» when dealing with local officials.

CITY HALL — More than a dozen of the city's most prominent politicians joined local activists on the steps of City Hall Thursday to protest a pending referendum to authorize nonpartisan elections this fall, saying the change would disenfranchise minority voters.

Local campaigns can change things but at the moment, the BES data suggest UKIP would struggle to get more than a dozen seats.

Mechanicville is just one of the more than half - dozen local districts where voters will decide Tuesday whether to spend the money on hiring a full - time school resource officer.

County health officials have already trained hundreds of local police in the use of Narcan, including those credited with saving more than a dozen lives in the past year.

It's been a week since more than a dozen residents marched to the podium at a Southold Town Board meeting and urged members to consider banning plastic bags, which environmentalists warn can have serious effects on local wildlife if improperly disposed of.

While the reality is not so straightforward, by making election information easily available in a one - stop - shop location, rather than hidden away in spreadsheets, pdfs and other documents spread across dozens of official websites, this has the potential to bring local democracy closer to people.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Ahead of next the general election, more than a dozen state, local and federal representatives have endorsed Essex County Judge Richard Meyer and Essex County Clerk Joseph Provoncha.

Pan: You know we have a total number — I think more than a dozen different environmental activists have been imprisoned in China over the past several years for challenging local officials who were polluting.

The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council hosted a regional conversation on sea level rise and climate resilience, bringing together more than two dozen local elected officials and climate experts.

Though early in the season, the Centers for Disease Control has already alerted more than a dozen states, many in the South and Southwest, of local flu outbreaks.

I couldn't jettison that thought while watching «Shut In» Friday morning at my local theater, where less than a half - dozen people sat in a dark room to watch the latest from director Farren Blackburn («Hammer of the Gods»).

With two LED panels, one Canon C300 and a crew of no more than a dozen people including locals, co - writer / director Joseph Wladyka and co - writer / cinematographer Alan Blanco went to Buenaventura, Colombia - a heavily narco - trafficked country - to film Manos Sucias...

Each fortnight, more than a dozen student volunteers from Kincumber High School walk down to their local creek to conduct water quality tests — monitoring the health and the quality of the waterway in their local community.

In more than a dozen cities, charter schools educate 30 % of or more of all public school students, and are creating a ripple effect uplifting entire education systems, and seating supportive education leaders who helped create alternative opportunities in positions of authority at local and state levels.

This week's report by the privately organized State Budget Crisis Task Force focused on fiscal conditions and indicators for a half - dozen states — California, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Virginia — that account for more than one - third of the nation's population and 40 cents of every dollars spent by states and local governments.

In addition to scholarly work, he has served as expert witness or special master in more than three dozen class action civil rights cases, on school desegregation, housing discrimination and other issues, and as consultant to many school districts, federal, state and local governments, civil rights groups and teachers organizations.

Lined up along the dusty driveway of a local farm in Dexter, Michigan, roughly 50 miles west of corporate HQ in Dearborn, were more than a dozen 2018 F - 150 models for our choosing.

Credit unions come in all sizes, from giants like Navy Federal, with more than six million members and nearly 300 branches, to local ones that count their membership in the dozens.

Check around on local job listings and I'm sure you'll find more than a dozen retailers looking to hire seasonal associates.

This annual dog walk and festival, which began as a local Best Friends fundraiser in Salt Lake City in 1996, now takes place in more than a dozen cities around the country, raising much - needed funds for hundreds of Best Friends Network partner groups.

More than a dozen Maryland pet stores have signed The HSUS» puppy friendly pet store pledge — committing not to sell puppies, but instead support local animal adoption programs.

St. Louis - based Nestlé Purina PetCare Co.'s Beneful brand dog food is lending a paw to support more than a dozen communities in their effort to improve or build local dog parks.

Ernesto has been introducing travelers to his native culture for more than a dozen years years, lecturing on topics ranging from local wildlife and Inca ruins to traditional Peruvian perspectives on astronomy.

It has over 45 shops and more than a dozen restaurants to choose from, including the Harbor House Restaurant, a perennial favorite of locals and visitors over the years for its variety of fresh seafood and beautiful views over the harbor.

More than 30 food and drink vendors, dozens of local shops, music stages and hands - on entertainment line Front to 8th streets on South Street.

No one lives on these islands, but the atoll plays an important role in sheltering more than two dozen species of local fish.