Former New York Secretary of State Cesar A. Perales will chair this initiative and lead the effort with a team of private sector experts and planners from the Department of State, with support from the Division of Homes and Community Renewal, as well as other state agencies as needed. (nyshcr.org)
But Johnson, from the comptroller's office, countered the Downtown Revitalization Initiative is supported by private sector experts funded by ESD and that ESD reviewed the audit list multiple times and never raised an issue. (timesunion.com)
Three other Western private sector experts said they had stopped or curtailed contacts with Russian sources from their own side, on the understanding that the Russians would no longer welcome it. (fortune.com)