Sentences with phrase «with city funds»

The step could preserve the museum's impressive collection, which includes the three most valuable pieces bought directly with city funds: Pieter Bruegel the Elder's «The Wedding Dance» (worth between $ 100 million and $ 200 million), Van Gogh's «Self - Portrait with a Felt Hat» ($ 80 million to $ 150 million) and Rembrandt's «The Visitation» ($ 50 million to $ 90 million).

Any donation under $ 175 is matched six - to - one with city funds under the campaign finance system.

Berke is not expected to be paid with city funds, but in another announcement on Thursday city Corporation Counsel Zachary Carter said he was hiring outside legal help to manage subpoenas and document requests related to the probes.

Instead, de Blasio made a solo announcement last month, promising to create and fund 15,000 new units with city funding sources.

Not exact matches

The UK capital hopes to lure talent with its East London «Silicon Roundabout,» (OK, a «roundabout» sounds a bit dinky compared to a whole «valley,» but the area boasts a new Google - sponsored space for start - ups as well as 300 innovative companies) as well as measures to boost the city's start - up scene, including # 75 million in funding for high - tech small and medium businesses from the government's new Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth and the Digital London summit showcasing local tech talent that's due to be held March 13 to 14.

Further, in cities with rising home values, particularly Toronto and Vancouver, homeowners can secure a home equity line of credit (HELOC) to pay other debts or simply fund their lifestyles.

The U.S. is home to six of the top 10 startup ecosystems in the world, but some surprising cities are upping their game with notable strides in funding, talent, trendsetting and more.

The Flatiron School also offers a Web - development fellowship, with a similar education funded entirely by New York City's Department of Small Business Services.

New York City also appears to be home to at least one other person involved with Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund.

The sophisticated fund - raising experts at Share Systems Inc., ensconced in Boston - area offices a mile from Harvard University, may not have much in common with the operators of the die - casting machines at Pace Industries» Cast - Tech Division, in rural Monroe City, Mo..

• Genoox, a genomic analysis company with offices in Palo Alto, Calif. and New York City, raised $ 6 million in funding.

The belief that venture capital performance has been poor, and a desire to diversify internationally, have prompted many institutional investors to move their money out of the asset class, leaving «fewer and fewer venture funds with less and less to invest,» says Steve Hurwitz, a Boston - based lawyer and co-founder of an annual venture capital conference in Quebec City.

By teaming up with traditional VC firm First Round Capital, the city of Philadelphia has substantially upped the mentorship ante for the entrepreneurs it funds.

The state government is at odds with the Commonwealth over plans to shelve the second stage of the $ 1.7 billion Perth Freight Link, with the federal minister for cities saying today the funding agreement was for both stages of the project, not just stage 1.

Today, Jumpstart not only helps Cleveland - based entrepreneurs get their businesses funded and supported, it also advises other communities around the country, says Jumpstart chief executive officer, Ray Leach, working with 18 different cities on how they too can create their own thriving entrepreneurial economies.

But he got Founders Fund interested — he later met with partner Luke Nosek in New York City.

In agreement with ISS are big shareholders like the New York City and State pension funds and the California Teachers» Retirement System.

The $ 6 million will be a mix of public and private funding, which will come from both the City and a partner that will be tasked with determining how to operate and manage the center.

New York City's association with Wall Street, big banks and hedge funds eclipses the fact it is home to a thriving startup culture.

• Outcome Health, a health intelligence platform with offices in Chicago and New York City, raised nearly $ 600 million in funding at a $ 5 billion valuation.

• Recursion Pharmaceuticals, a Salt Lake City, Utah - based biotechnology company that combines biological science with artificial intelligence, raised $ 60 million in Series B funding.

• MedMen, a Culver City, Calif. - based company providing management services to licensed cannabis operators, raised $ 60 million for its cannabis - focused MedMen Opportunity Fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

According to The New York Times, American Express led a $ 19 million strategic funding round, along with two other companies, for Payfone, a mobile payment start - up based in New York City.

As Altamonte Springs City Manager Marts told Curbed, «Seemed to us, if you can order a pizza using your cell phone, or transfer funds with [your] cell phone, you should be able to order a transit trip.

• Bowery, a New York City - based farming startup, raised $ 20 million in Series A funding co-led by General Catalyst and GGV Capital with additional investment from GV.

I just announced the close of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures Fund I, with a total of $ 8.3 million dedicated to investing in seed - stage startups here in New York City.

«Just like in Silicon Valley or New York, well - funded and profitable startups have leveled the playing field and can compete directly on salaries with the City and big tech companies for the most talented people.»

With 700 of the world's top revenue - generating websites under his guidance at IncomeStore, Courtright partners with entrepreneurs and hedge funds to turn their flat - lining websites into digital cities that kick - off massive amounts of advertising reveWith 700 of the world's top revenue - generating websites under his guidance at IncomeStore, Courtright partners with entrepreneurs and hedge funds to turn their flat - lining websites into digital cities that kick - off massive amounts of advertising revewith entrepreneurs and hedge funds to turn their flat - lining websites into digital cities that kick - off massive amounts of advertising revenue.

To learn how to scale up — and what mistakes to avoid — we spoke with Andy White, director of the Las Vegas Tech Fund, which is part of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh's $ 350 million personal investment in the city.

Since its founding in 2010, the eyeglass retailer has raised $ 115.5 million in venture - capital funding (most recently taking in $ 100 million in a round of funding led by T. Rowe Price in April), opened 16 storefronts in nine cities and become a «unicorn» with a valuation of $ 1.2 billion.

In many mid-sized cities the «not for profit» NPR affiliate is the glitziest radio / TV studio in town, with the highest salaries — all subsidized with government funds expropriated from the people.

Among cities, San Francisco Bay Area had the highest number of funding deals with 46, followed by New York with 17.

MEXICO CITY Funds controlled by the family of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim are set to acquire a large chunk of an investment trust to fund Mexico City's new airport, three sources with knowledge of the deal said, as doubts hang over the project's future.

They're so widely used, especially by the hedge fund industry with huge positions traded that you really have to watch out,» says Craig Pastolove, senior vice president and family wealth director of Excelsior Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, in New York City.

Interested local research institutions will be able to apply for funding by submitting a business case paired with a local city or authority as to why driverless cars are a viable transport solution in their area.

So «Apollo is preparing to meet with big debt investors including mutual fund managers in several cities over the next few months to ease concerns that the firm protects its investments in troubled companies at the expense of creditors.»

The Firefighters» Pension System of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, Trust, 414 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106, which held 100 shares of our common stock on November 7, 2008; along with the following co-filers: Miami Fire Fighters» Relief and Pension Fund, 2980 N.W. South River Drive, Miami, FL 33125 - 1146, which held 10,785 shares of our common stock on November 8, 2008; and the City of Philadelphia Public Employees Retirement System, Two Penn Center Plaza, 16th Floor,

In addition, cities, states, and taxpayers have concerns about the costs of bonds and borrowing, how to get the best return on banked or invested public money, and an interest in finding innovative ways to fund public spending without surrendering public control, as is often the case with public - private partnerships.

Kansas City may not realize its good fortune with the tenacious manager of a relatively new fund that's investing in early - stage firms.

Both the City of Portland and State of Oregon remain key investors in all PSF Funds along with significant local institutional investors.

The Husseini Group, has over a decade of funding ventures that embrace social enhancement and ecological sustainability with numerous notable holdings, including Infenera (NASDAQ: INFN), Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), Bloom Energy, Ethical Electric, Zep Solar (acquired by Solar City (NASDAQ: SCTY), Thrive Market, Kevita, Cornerstone Capital, Sites.com (acquired by Internet Brands (NASDAQ: INET) and many others.

1) Diversify into heartland / flyover states and away from coastal city real estate 2) Conviction is HIGHER now that the new tax plan has passed with the $ 10K SALT cap and $ 750K mortgage cap 3) Invest in the fund with 12 — 16 deals, b / c they are picking the best deals on their platform and have a high incentive not to mess things up if they want to raise new funds 4) Learn from the investments of the fund and eventually invest in specific deals w / real capital (1 - 2 years away)

Blank and the Falcons, in partnership with the city of Atlanta and state of Georgia, are the private funders of the Mercedes - Benz Stadium, which will open in 2017.

The company and its advisers will spend the next nine days traveling to major cities like New York, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles, meeting with institutional investors like mutual funds and hedge funds.

The former Sprint COO recently spoke with dozens of Kansas City entrepreneurs about his thoughts on capital in the area, and how we can improve access to early - stage funding.

Unfortunately, with Christy Clark playing endless transit funding games with the mayors of Metro Vancouver, at this rate commuters in other cities will wait for years before they see the buses and trains required to reduce gridlock and traffic.»

China now has a new blockchain fund with $ 1.6 billion available — 30 percent of that backed by the Hangzhou city government.

His opponent was Protege Partners, LLC, a New York City hedge fund with $ 3.5 billion in assets under management.

The company has partnered with WedMeGood, a wedding planning portal that raised Rs 2.7 crore in seed funding from Indian Angel Network (IAN) last year, to introduce the service in cities such as Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Ludhiana, New Delhi, Pune, Udaipur and Lucknow.

He then joined Steel City Capital Funding, supporting PNC Business Credit offices with cash flow - based term loans to supplement PNC's asset - based lending offerings.