Word: metros
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...were invited to attend the seminar. The conference featured one open briefing session, titled “Developing Public and Private Partnerships,” which was held last Friday at the Taubman Center. The session was led by Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston, Mayor Jerry Abramson of Louisville Metro, Ky., and Heather Campion, the group executive vice president for corporate affairs at Citizens Bank. Both Menino and Abramson stressed that business communities are eager to provide resources to benefit local communities, because it ultimately helps their business grow and assures future employees. “Ninety-nine percent...
...McDonald’s All-America nominee was ranked as one of the top 20 seniors in the Milwaukee area, and was both an honorable mention and second team all-state selection his senior season. He was twice named to the All-Greater Metro Milwaukee first team...
...When you have a great first step, you are great,” Reninger added. “You don’t teach that, you don’t learn it, you just perfect it.”Holsey was already attracting attention in the Washington metro area as early as 1999, when as a 14-year-old she scored 18 points in an ISL championship win against Bullis High School in her hometown of Potomac, Md.She had played basketball since second grade. But for Holsey, who enjoyed testing her mettle in all kinds of sports while growing...
FASHION FOR ALL NOW AT WAL-MART Forget Paris and Milan. Women can now shop at Wal-Mart and stay on trend--not to mention on budget. Metro 7, the mass-market chain's first attempt at fashion-forward clothing, includes items like velvet blazers, above, for only $29.94. Prices range from $9.94 for a sequined tank to $22.94 for embellished jeans...
...living wage demands are based on estimates of the cost of a decent lifestyle in Boston. Living wage advocates are defining “decent” far too generously. According to the Boston Redevelopment Authority, the 2005 median income for a family of four in the Boston metro area is $82,600. This number is slightly higher than the U.S. Census Bureau’s last median income estimate for all of Massachusetts (in 2003), which showed that the state had the second highest median income in the nation. At $20 per hour with a 40-hour workweek...