«REALTORS ® aid in improving and revitalizing neighborhoods
with smart growth initiatives, helping create walkable, urban centers, which is what more Americans want in their neighborhoods.
And many of them — whether they're familiar with the term or not — are looking for the kind of places to live that are consistent
with smart growth.
Generation Y's affinity
with smart growth flows at least partially from being the first generation born with an awareness of the pressure that development as usual — i.e. auto - dependent suburban sprawl — puts on the environment.
The most telling result: 77 percent of the New Boomers surveyed by RCLCO said they plan to live in an urban core, putting them squarely in sync
with smart growth's emphasis on encouraging development where it already exists.
«The REALTORS ® wanted to get involved in the process and the city wanted someone
with smart growth experience.
With sprawl, congestion and other ills making the typical suburban model less and less sustainable, more and more places are using form - based codes to recreate the compact, walkable, mixed - use neighborhoods of the past — a style that's often referred to as new urbanism and which fits hand - in - glove
with smart growth.
Last year NAR authorized an advisory group to explore issues and develop plans and principles to deal
with smart growth.
The programs listed below assist local and state associations
with the smart growth issues in their communities and regions.
With smart growth initiatives sprouting up in every part of the country, REALTORS ® are relying on their state and local associations to jump into land - use fights and push for what's best for their communities.
The 2006 Integrated Energy Policy Report Update stated that the single largest opportunity to help California meet its statewide energy and climate change goals resides
with smart growth - development that revitalizes central cities and older suburbs, supports and enhances public transit, promotes walking and bicycling, and preserves open spaces and agricultural lands.
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said, «
With these Smart Growth Fund investments four WNY communities are moving ahead on their own revitalizations, improving their community centers and building more sustainable spaces for future growth.
Not exact matches
«Investors can come
with demands (equity, board seats, etc.), so a
smart thing to do is consider what you need the money for (new product, new markets, «supercharging»
growth, etc.) and balance what you will get,
with the trade - offs you'll have to make.
Instead, Joly has preferred to keep Best Buy focused on new sources of
growth, such as more space for partners such as Amazon and Apple in its stores, an emphasis on
growth areas such as
smart home products, better product presentation, and a heavy investment in e-commerce to fully integrate the physical
with the digital.
Jordan, who was previously the president of PayPal and OpenTable, argues OfferUp stands out because it has «
smart growth,» and the path to making money could be paved
with gold.
Peter Pekar, coauthor of
Smart Alliances and a respected authority on the topic, says it won't be long before alliances catch up
with mergers as a preferred path for
growth.
Mircea Capatina - CEO ✮ Engagement
growth hack In the desktop version of our product, Invoicing Software, we introduced a test database so when the user installed and opened
Smart Bill it had 2 options: to configure the product
with its company's data or to test it
with dummy data.
✮ Reach and awareness
growth hack At the bottom of the invoices it was written: issued
with Smart Bill (yes, even before «Sent from my iPhone») which created awareness and interest among the customers of our customers.
Executives and leaders across the organization read
Smarter With Gartner to stay ahead of the pressing topics, technology and trends that impact their organizations»
growth and transformations.
[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's
growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about
smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust
with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way
Even if your company has a strong mission, a learning culture
with smart people to learn from and lots of
growth opportunities, it's very difficult to know what it's like to work there by reading your job listing and looking at your marketing website.
«
Smart beta» funds already blur the line between passive and active management, but JSML goes a step further by relying on an active manager to determine its sector weighting; the portfolio is weighted to align by sector
with the Janus Venture Fund, an actively - managed traditional mutual fund
with a small - cap
growth mandate.
The value of gold has the potential to always experience positive
growth and if you are lucky to invest in gold at the right time when the market value of gold suddenly experience a positive surge, you will for sure know how to make a million dollars and how to become a millionaire in one year if you are
smart enough to invest
with the appropriate capital in timely manner.
Piper Jaffray analyst Christopher Raymond said Regeneron's (REGN) agreement
with Express Scripts (ESRX) to improve Praluent access and make it the exclusive PCSK9 on the latter's preferred formulary may «set a somewhat dubious precedent,» but he still sees it as a
smart move that can reinvigorate Praluent
growth.
In China, the most popular
growth areas are proving to be
smart robots
with companies such as Ubtech, Roobo, and Cloudminds, as well as unmanned areal vehicles (UAV)
with drone giant DJI as the biggest player in the field.
We work
with innovative businesses — primarily startups — that are ready to invest in
smart growth.
This is the next great challenge for Beijing, and when the regulators finally do start to repair overextended balance sheet,
with a much higher debt - to - GDP ratio than any other country at China's stage of economic development, according to a presentation Monday night by my very
smart former student, Chen Long, I expect annual GDP
growth rates will continue dropping steadily, by 1 - 2 percentage points a year through the rest of this decade (and there has been increasing talk in the past month or two that GDP
growth rates are already 1 - 2 points below the printed rates).
In partnership
with Smart Selling Tools, the study is the first to identify the specific operational drivers of
growth that enable companies to achieve top quartile
growth rates.
Thus,
with an average profitability of roulette on
smart - contracts from a single bet (transaction) of 2.7 %, the network commission before the
growth of ETH rate ranged from 0.5 to 0.8 %, which made it possible to accumulate profits and charge each player
with project tokens, guaranteeing profit from all bets.
Investors gathered and connected
with other VCs as well as select rising star CEOs from F50's network, who shared their perspectives on securing
smart capital that adds value to their companies and the importance of selecting strategic investors for rapid global
growth.
Mobile and wireless continues to be an attractive market
with the adoption of
smart phones reaching 17 % in Canada, along
with a 22 %
growth in device shipments this year.
May 23, 2015 — 2:15 PM Industry Insights: Next Stages of
Growth This interactive discussion summarizes the day's main topics and analyzes the future role of connected health in the
smart home, including crossover opportunities
with other IoT categories as well as the challenges in consumer privacy and data security for sensitive health data.
Because «every product can be made «
smart» and connect
with users,» the
growth opportunities for the Internet and Alibaba are potentially huge, he said.
However, Baby
Smarts can help you understand the baby's
growth and developmental stage and you can easily pick the next sets of game to play
with your baby.
With some
smart planning and a positive attitude, this annual period of change can become a special marker of
growth and meaning in your family's life.
With the increasing necessity for healthful snacks and beverages in schools due to the USDA's new «
Smart Snacks In School» rules and the
growth in corporate wellness programs, the market demand for healthy vending machines and micro-markets has never been higher.
This changing pad is designed
with smart technology and has a built - in wireless scale for monitoring your baby's
growth.
Similarly,
with China, there have been impressive
growth rates over the past three decades,
with millions of people being brought out of poverty, and a leadership that is actually pretty
smart.
«
With smart and thorough regulatory oversight, the development and long - term
growth of the industry will remain thriving,» Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo said in a statement.
And we can count on him to make
smart investments
with our pension dollars that catalyze job
growth right here in the city of New York.»
That has meant cooperating
with our partners in government, a commitment to
smart growth and sustainability, and an overhaul of our workforce development programs.
Tagged
with: Allied Drive Brown Cieslewicz common council Community Development Authority Olinger
Smart Growth Greater Madison Inc..
The team will work closely
with the «
Smart Growth Coordinating Committee» established under the WNY Regional Economic Development Council.
Heaney: How does this dovetail
with Cuomo's «Billion to Buffalo» initiative, because they've got
smart -
growth.
Buffalo Lakeside Commerce Park (BLCP) is a newly - developed «
smart growth», urban commerce park on reclaimed waterfront land in Buffalo, New York
with multi-modal transportation opportunities and excellent access to the interstate.
Four Western New York communities were chosen based on applications and interviews that closely aligned
with and met criteria of the
Smart Growth Community Funds.
As one of the first «learning together» projects, Kenney is working
with Andy Fellows, the former mayor of College Park, Maryland (now affiliated
with the University of Maryland iSchool and the National Center for
Smart Growth).
$ 7 billion a year for
smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas vehicles, raise fuel economy standards; offshore drilling
with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosure
«The future
growth in the number of mobile devices, coupled
with the promise of 5G to enable new services via
smart devices, means we are likely to experience bandwidth restrictions; our new optical receiver technology will help combat this problem.»
$ 8 billion) over first ten years for deficit reductionObeys PAYGO; Starting in 2026, 25 % of auction revenues for deficit reductionFuels and TransportationIncrease biofuels to 60 million gallons by 2030, low - carbon fuel standard of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug» in hybrid cars by 2025, raise fuel economy standards,
smart growth funding, end oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced oil recoverySmart
growth funding, plug - in hybrids, raise fuel economy standards $ 7 billion a year for
smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas vehicles, raise fuel economy standards; offshore drilling
with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosureCost ContainmentInternational offsetsOffset pool, banking and borrowing flexibility, soft price collar using permit reserve auction at $ 28 per ton going to 60 % above three - year - average market price» Hard» price collar between $ 12 and $ 25 per ton, floor increases at 3 % + CPI, ceiling at 5 % + CPI, plus permit reserve auction, offsets like W - MClean Air Act And StatesNot discussedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade suspended until 2017, EPA to set stationary source performance standards in 2016, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade pre-empted, establishes coal - fired plant performance standards, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives for domestic auto industryFree allowances for trade - exposed industries, 2020 carbon tariff on importsCarbon tariff on importsReferences: Barack Obama, 2007; Barack Obama, 8/3/08; Pew Center, 6/26/09; leaked drafts of American Power Act, 5/11/10.
With a
smart change in the routine, range of reps, targeted area or weight, new
growth will be just around the corner.