But what it represents is crucially important to Gray, so for two hours a month any and all from the tech community can meet with him there to discuss the technology industry in the District and what it offers to companies that may be seeking a foothold on the East Coast or Mid-Atlantic.
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On appeal, the industry groups argue that the district court incorrectly relied on the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and that the FCRA, and 2003 amendments to it, expressly preempt SB1's affiliate sharing requirements.
His organization has already sued the TLC over its plan to create 18, 000 new street-hail taxis outside Manhattan's central business district, a move viewed by the yellow cab industry as a threat.
But with state Senate majority leader Lisa Brown, whose district encompasses the Spokane River, backing it, the industry couldn't stop the bill.
"Dealers in the eastern part of the District are apprehensive about losing technicians to the shale gas industry, which may put upward pressure on wages, " the Fed said.
They were joined by representatives of other concerned district, borough and town councils, together with environmental and shipping industry representatives.
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But a class action against McDonald's (nyse: MCD - news - people ) on behalf of overweight kids is pending in U.S. district court--and is scaring the bejesus out of the food industry.
Robert Heim, who worked at the SEC during Ms. White's tenure as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said she's well-versed in the industry, and tied to it, but that her appointment was a clear message that enforcement was going to be a priority.
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Sengupta lied on job applications that allowed her to work in the legal industry in New York for more than a decade, including as a paralegal in the Manhattan District Attorney's office for three years.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said it was "pleased" with the decision made by District Court Judge Rya Zobel in Massachusetts, reports Cnet.
Katsuhiko Kumazaki, the head of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors office, probed into corruption at the Ministry of Finance and in the banking industry in 1997 and netted several indictments.
The district has launched a pilot program to offer landscape workers a good deal on 1500 of the industry's cleanest and quietest leaf blower, if they trade-in their old blowers.
One cell phone industry group supports states' ban on texting while driving -- a law enacted in 35 states and the District of Columbia, according to the National Council of State Legislatures.
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