It's only been a little over a week since the state legislature approved an upstate economic development competition in the budget, but central New York community leaders are already beginning to try to figure out their entry. (wrvo.org)
DHCR told the Times Union that the highest - scoring project in the Mohawk Region's economic development competition in 2013 didn't get the tax credits because the developer was already busy with two other DHCR - funded projects, while the next two proposed high per - unit costs. (timesunion.com)
Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, a longtime Cuomo ally, defended the state's economic development competitions such as the Upstate Revitalization Initiative in light of federal scrutiny of the governor's Buffalo Billion and other projects. (nystateofpolitics.com)