Sentences with phrase «thousands jobs in the city»

Cardiff Central MP Jenny Willott also welcomed the announcement, saying a regional casino would «bring millions to Cardiff's economy, increase tourism and, most importantly, create several thousands jobs in the city».

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Thousands of low - paid workers striking in hundreds of cities across the country, demanding a minimum wage of up to $ 15 per hour to replace the current $ 7.25 minimum wage, showing that an increasing amount of those even in jobs are unhappy with their lot.

Amazon (amzn) has said it plans to invest over $ 5 billion in construction and produce many as 50,000 high - paying jobs at HQ2, with the further promise of «tens of thousands of additional jobs» as well as billions of dollars more in additional investment in the host city — prompting a flurry of (sometimes outlandish) bids from cities and states to woo CEO Jeff Bezos and company.

In Seattle, Amazon's hometown, the company has created thousands of jobs and jump - started the city's tech ecosystem.

The idea of May 1 as a day for workers» rights was born in the US city of Chicago, where on May 1, 1886 hundreds of thousands of people walked off the job to protest long hours and harsh working conditions.

Even in New York City, where the financial sector, which employs relatively few blacks, has shed tens of thousands of jobs, unemployment has increased much faster among blacks than it has among whites.

To elevate Cebu City, Philippines, to a world - class startup city and catalyze the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs (tech and non-tech) in the PhilippiCity, Philippines, to a world - class startup city and catalyze the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs (tech and non-tech) in the Philippicity and catalyze the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs (tech and non-tech) in the Philippines.

Although online shopping companies have created hundreds of thousands of jobs, they have not directly made up for the losses at traditional retailers, and the new jobs tend to be concentrated in a small number of large cities.

Briefly, al Qaeda die - hards have quietly infiltrated various businesses, industries and government jobs in over two - thousand cities and towns.

A new report published by the Center for an Urban Future finds that the record increase in tourism to New York City over the past two decades has spurred thousands of jobs in Queens and benefited thousands of additional residents who work in tourism More...

He said that the scheme could turn regional towns and cities in economic «powerhouses» and create thousands of new jobs.»

For three solid years, this city agency (and inspector general's office that is governed by New York State), continue to conceal evidence that could have restored my job, career, pension and retirement benefits, but chose to look the other way, while I had to spend tens of thousands of dollars defending myself in court for charges that never existed, and that were exposed to the MTA Inspector General after an oral argument hearing on May 9, 1991 revealed the deception and cover up.

«It's not surprising that New York state refuses to sit idly by while New Jersey's casino referendum... threatens thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue for the state's education fund — a majority of which is currently generated by Resorts World in New York City,» the company added.

The New York Islanders and New York City FC released details of competing proposals yesterday to redevelop Belmont Park in Elmont with both vowing to hire locally for some of the thousands of predicted jobs and pledging to set aside space for community use.

«It's a multi-billion investment in the city, will create thousands of jobs, and is something that we support.»

But if this isn't the usual shell game, in which city tax revenues spike and Bloomberg saves thousands of jobs just before the July 1 deadline, he really is going to need an assist from Albany.

While Johnson could not provide specifics regarding upstate New York, the union argues that lack of a FiOS buildout in ANY given city or region threatens thousands of CWA jobs.

While advocates have long maintained it isn't right for the city to subsidize poverty - level wages, the Bloomberg administration had threatened efforts to force higher wages would cost the city billions of dollars in investment and tens of thousands of jobs.

Canvassers will talk to thousands of New Yorkers in State Senate and Assembly districts in Saratoga, Troy, Syracuse, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Yonkers, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, New York City and Long Island about how extending the additional income tax surcharge on the state's highest earners could prevent more drastic budget cuts, and create opportunities to invest in job creation and infrastructure in New York State.

Dawley says he is skeptical that local people will get the thousands of jobs promised, considering the shuttering of casinos in Atlantic City and other areas recently.

Although that city now has a hospital named in honor of Ignaz Semmelweis, Fiala recounts how the physician was pilloried, fired from his job, and banned from the city for his suggestion that doctors were largely to blame for the deaths of many thousands of women during the 1800s from «childbed fever,» an infection of the uterus that occurred shortly after birth.

Toronto has a vibrant sex scene with about 7,000 people involved in various adult - industry related jobs, not counting the thousands of «hobbyists», fetish, latex and BDSM enthusiasts who flock here from all over the World to enjoy the relative anonymity that such a big city provides to its inhabitants.

This Saturday, thousands of New York City teachers will be in Washington, D.C., with the parents, community groups and clergy with whom we work so closely, our friends in the civil rights movement, elected leaders from the City Council and state Legislature and tens of thousands of others from across the nation for a historic march for jobs and justice on the eve of the unveiling of the new Martin Luther King Jr..

Contract talks between the Chicago Board of Education and the Chicago Teachers Union were expected to resume on Monday after thousands of Chicago's teachers walked off of the job overnight in what has become a national test pitting a Democrat - controlled city against unionized former allies.

MPS students receive thousands of dollars less in per pupil funding than their suburban counterparts, yet groups like MMAC, rather than help create jobs for a city rocked by unemployment and crippling poverty, can only offer up ideas that take away the voice and self - determination of the people of Milwaukee.

A report by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, projected that high - speed rail would create tens of thousands of jobs in cities and along rail corridors across the United States.

The reorganized Coleco sold off all of its North American assets and outsourced thousands of jobs to foreign countries, closing plants in Amsterdam, New York and other cities.

The employee, Diane Shay, eventually got her job back, but the charges against the city cost thousands of dollars in legal fees, according to the Cornwall Standard Freeholder.

A typical posting for an attractive job opening in any major city can draw hundreds if not thousands of responses, each one containing a resume.

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New research released by the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) says the city's Municipal Land Transfer Tax is causing «a massive loss of economic activity in the City of Toronto and a corresponding loss of thousands of jobs.&racity's Municipal Land Transfer Tax is causing «a massive loss of economic activity in the City of Toronto and a corresponding loss of thousands of jobs.&raCity of Toronto and a corresponding loss of thousands of jobs.»

The winning city will be welcoming billions of dollars in direct investments to the local economy, billions to public transport and tens of thousands of jobs.

We believe that there is room in New York City for thousands of more retail jobs.»

Businesses from Union Square to Yerba Buena will benefit from the increase in consumers drawn to the area, and the City will benefit from a surge in tax revenue, thousands of new jobs and millions in community contributions.»