Sentences with phrase «development agency said»

A spokesman for the governor's Empire State Development agency said the changes were made based on feedback from businesses, and the administration is still «firmly committed to the model.»

«Through the EPA brownfields - cleanup program, the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency will be able to rehabilitate this site back into productive use and prevent this property from blighting the city of Syracuse,» the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency said in the release.

A report issued this week by the Oneida County development agency said those Turning Stone revenues could plunge if the state approves plans to build a new casino in Seneca County.

Companies are growing, and a local workforce development agency says it has already started hearing from businesses who want to hire Oscar Mayer workers.

The head of New York state's economic development agency says a recent report questioning its success is flawed.

Syracuse, N.Y. — He's heard the criticism, but the new head of New York's economic development agency says the Start - Up NY tax - free zone program is helping to end New York's reputation as a business - unfriendly state.

Not exact matches

A spokesperson representing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday during a press conference in Tokyo that Apple plans to finish construction of a new development center in Japan's second largest city Yokohama, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

«There is major uncertainty in the market and federal agencies are not sure until the budget is passed and sequestration is resolved that they will continue, and they have really reduced the scale of work,» says Zia Islam, founder of Zantech IT Services, a McLean, Virginia - based company that has worked for NASA, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other federal agencies.

«The vast majority of the population is unbanked and trapped in cash,» says Kathleen McGowan, senior policy advisor with the Washington - based U.S. Agency for International Development.

«Mobile devices are completely changing the way we interact with information,» says Brian Fling, president of pinch / zoom, a mobile and Web application development agency based in Seattle.

The Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority has disclosed that the majority of public submissions on the $ 450 million Iconic Scarborough development supported the project, but said all government agencies and utilities it consulted, with the sole exception of Tourism WA, opposed it.

The BLM website used to say that the agency was focused on «energy for today and tomorrow» and «leading the way in allowing for orderly, environmentally responsible development» of sun, wind, and geothermal energy sources.

«In general, businesses need to be thinking about digital strategies beyond content, and what platform or device will help create that experience for their customers,» says Charlie Miller, associate partner of New York - based design and development agency Control Group, which was tapped to execute the iPad project.

«This approval is in line with the agency's view that port development along the Great Barrier Reef coastline should be limited to existing ports,» he said.

Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency business growth & innovation manager David Jones said outside of the 97 people shortlisted, the longer list of high - quality tech talent willing to come to New Zealand was a «valuable resource» for the city.

But the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which was identified in the article as having suggested that amount, said in a statement on Tuesday that «no one at this agency — including the secretary — ever floated a $ 20 billion settlement figure.»

Today's unemployment rate in eastern Kentucky ranges from 9 percent to 12 percent, said Jared Arnett, executive director of Shaping Our Appalachian Region, a nonprofit agency formed in 2013 as a coordinator for economic development and job creation resources in eastern Kentucky.

«We're still dealing with the aftermath of layoffs in the coal industry,» said Michael Cornett, director of agency expansion and public relations of the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, a nonprofit, federally funded workforce development organization established in 1968 and headquartered in Hazard.

«We are indeed on the right track and this has been validated by the global agencies such as the IMF, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank which have revised our GDP growth more than two times this year,» he said.

The mayor also said the city didn't make any mistakes in not reaching out to the state's economic development agency.

But the little - known agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been thrust into the spotlight as trade groups mount an unusually intense lobbying effort, seeking to scale back regulations that they say are hampering an industry that could provide a market - based solution to the affordable housing crisis.

«Our work at the outset was primarily with multilateral development banks, and we're increasingly seeing more activity through European corporate issuance and American municipalities,» says Navindu Katugampola, Executive Director in the Sovereign, Supranational & Agency Group.

«The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) at the Department of Commerce reports that minority - owned firms produce at rates equal to non-minority firms,» said Steve Rice, founder of

Walter Sprouse, executive director of the Augusta Economic Development Authority of Richmond County, an industrial recruitment agency, said the connection between Starbucks and the Fort Gordon community is mutually beneficial.

Vallarino said that once he learned about Varela's dismissal he spoke with Martinelli to voice his support for Varela.Vallarino, a former banker and businessman, has maintained Panama's economy vigorous during his 26 - month tenure, with three international rating agencies putting the country's credit rating on a positive outlook.Martinelli has repeatedly asked Vallarino to remain as finance minister until he finds a replacement to ensure the healthy development of the Central American country's economy, which is projected to grow 9 percent this year.

Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) said it has extreme concerns after anti-Muslim rioting flared again in the hills of central Sri Lanka on Wednesday despite a state of emergency.

«A lot of family - risk agencies are trying get the dad more involved, but these are some of the things they could be missing,» said Harewood, a researcher in MSU's Department of Human Development and Family Studies.

The park district is one of 46 agencies statewide awarded a total of more than $ 16.5 million from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources» Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program, which helps local governments pay for the purchase and / or development of land for parks and open space, offiDevelopment program, which helps local governments pay for the purchase and / or development of land for parks and open space, offidevelopment of land for parks and open space, officials said.

He said: «In terms of security and defense, we will rely on your budgetary support to enable us to continue to improve the professional and operational development of the Armed Forces of Liberia, and other security agencies, in order to better prepare them to participate in the fight against global terrorism.

The Erie County Industrial Development Agency had a record - setting day today, approving tax breaks for seven projects — the largest number of projects that it has provided subsidies for in a single meeting since it was created in 1970, agency officialsAgency had a record - setting day today, approving tax breaks for seven projects — the largest number of projects that it has provided subsidies for in a single meeting since it was created in 1970, agency officialsagency officials said.

«As we said previously, the project will be financed by [Empire State Development] and [the New York Power Authority] since it is an economic development and energy efficiency proposal,» said Cuomo spokesman Peter Ajemian on March 26, referring to two quasi-independent agencies that the governor effectivelDevelopment] and [the New York Power Authority] since it is an economic development and energy efficiency proposal,» said Cuomo spokesman Peter Ajemian on March 26, referring to two quasi-independent agencies that the governor effectiveldevelopment and energy efficiency proposal,» said Cuomo spokesman Peter Ajemian on March 26, referring to two quasi-independent agencies that the governor effectively controls.

«I'd like to say Wyoming County already has a good start on reducing emissions,» said Wyoming County Industrial Development Agency President Jim Pierce.

Hoyt, a former state assemblymember, served as regional president of Empire State Development Corp. until Monday, when he said he was leaving the state agency to pursue opportunities in the private sector.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson has asked to cancel an order for an expensive dining set that prompted outrage this week after revelations that it cost the agency roughly $ 31,000, a spokesman said Thursday.

John Bacheller, a retired deputy commissioner at Empire State Development, the state economic development agency, said state officials launched the Empire Zones program out of an earnest, if misguided, effort to revive the long - suffering Rust Belt economy of UpstatDevelopment, the state economic development agency, said state officials launched the Empire Zones program out of an earnest, if misguided, effort to revive the long - suffering Rust Belt economy of Upstatdevelopment agency, said state officials launched the Empire Zones program out of an earnest, if misguided, effort to revive the long - suffering Rust Belt economy of Upstate New York.

A Department of Housing and Urban Development employee said Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, that she was demoted after she refused to comply with a request from the acting agency head that she «find money» to bankroll a costly remodeling of future HUD Secretary Ben Carson's office.

Although De Blasio said he was hopeful that the state Empire State Development Corp. would sign off on the loan next month, the agency says it has no such timeline for approving the payment.

Schaffer said that since the filing, Andrea Wexler, the wife of William Wexler, a Babylon Town and Suffolk Industrial Development Agency lawyer, has loaned the Democrats $ 50,000 for Toulon.

The councilman said the BSA, which he calls a «bogus agency,» regularly ignores community protests against out - of - character developments and dismisses community board recommendations to satisfy the wants of developers.

The government's plans to replace Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) with «local enterprise partnerships» (LEPs) need a rethink, the business, innovation and skills committee said in its report published today.

The coalition Government stopped the regional level of control after coming to power in May last year, saying bodies such as Regional Development Agencies and Government Offices lacked legitimacy.

One of those lawmakers is Mark Muoio of Rochester, who says there are a lot of questions about the timing of comments made by the county Republican chairman and a review of the project by a staffer with COMIDA, the county's economic development agency.

Republican chairman Bill Reilich called I - Square a «failure,» and said it was defaulting on its tax agreement with COMIDA, the county's industrial development agency.

«We have an agency that has money; we have an agency that has a singular focus,» said Higgins in a reference to the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation.

Empire State Development also conducts research with focus groups on perceptions of the state's business climate, which improved during the ad campaign, the agency said.

Commisso said that as mayor he would review financial incentives given to luxury housing developers and restructure the city's now - quasi-public economic development agencies, making them more accountable to the mayor and Common Council.

Officials at Empire State Development Corp., the state's development arm, have transferred the grant to Jacobowitz, said Jason Conwall, an agencyDevelopment Corp., the state's development arm, have transferred the grant to Jacobowitz, said Jason Conwall, an agencydevelopment arm, have transferred the grant to Jacobowitz, said Jason Conwall, an agency spokesman.

«The final contract represents a wider than anticipated scope of these tasks, which included sifting through hundreds of thousands of pages of documents, meetings, and other tasks associated with the review of $ 400 million in contractual payments and the development of new, stronger protocols for state agencies,» Empire State Development spokesperson Jason Codevelopment of new, stronger protocols for state agencies,» Empire State Development spokesperson Jason CoDevelopment spokesperson Jason Conwall said.

He said 4,500 head porters, popularly referred to as «Kayayei», would be trained and employed as garment manufacturers under a new module which would be rolled out soon, while 2,000 youth would be engaged under the youth in green Ghana project, an initiative between the agency and the Department Parks and Gardens of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.

Last week DiNapoli had a report saying that the State Agency, Empire State Developments programs don't work and it was wasted money.