Sentences with phrase «economic development council as»

The coalition also emphasized the projects identified by the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council as transformative for the region.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a HUD secretary in the Clinton cabinet, created the 10 regional economic development councils as a way of stimulating job growth by having various regions of the state compete for grant money and tax incentives.

In January, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an Upstate Revitalization Initiative through Regional Economic Development Councils as a separate competition for development monies in upstate regions.

Not exact matches

As he points out, when a review of the city finances under Mayor David Miller called for improved economic development, Toronto created Build Toronto and Invest Toronto, arms - lengths organizations with a «mandate from the mayor and council... that the city is indeed open for business.»

Last fall, after three years of running my own business, I took a job as Vice President of Marketing and Entrepreneurship with my local economic development council.

In 2016, the Far East Federal District's trade with China amounted to $ 6 billion, accounting for 25 percent of its foreign trade volumes.47 In a meeting with the vice premier of China's State Council, Putin stated that Chinese investment in the Russian Far East has exceeded $ 3 billion since 2015.48 According to Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East Alexander Galushka, as of November 2017, the number of projects in the PDAs and the Free Port of Vladivostok involving Chinese capital tripled in the past year to twenty - eight projects worth $ 4 billion that account for 85 percent of foreign investment attracted to the Russian Far East since 2015.49 At the Third Eastern Economic Forum in September 2017 — an annual conference to attract foreign investment to the Russian Far East — Putin even used these investment figures in jest to encourage Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to increase Japanese investments in the Russian Far East.50

Earlier, Ms. Mann served as a Senior International Economist at the US President's Council of Economic Advisors and worked as a Special Assistant to the Vice-President for Development Economics / Chief Economist at the World Bank.

Hear from Randy Berridge, former president of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, as he discusses how innovation is contributing to economic development throughout the 23 - county Corridor within Central Florida.

As an initiative of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council in partnership with local economic development organizations, the Virtual Entrepreneur Center offers a catalog of local, regional and statewide business resources organized by county, plus profiles of local entrepreneurs to facilitate connections.

As an entity that promotes the high tech growth of the region, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council is an economic development initiative of three of the country's largest research institutions — the University of Central Florida, the University of South Florida and the University of Florida.

From 2006 to 2007 he served as a director on the Lacombe Economic Development Board and ran unsuccessfully for Lacombe municipal council in 2007.

As the world's demand for energy continues to increase, the Business Council is strongly committed to making Canada a global leader in sustainable development through showing that healthy economic growth, high living standards and environmental protection can be mutually supportive.

«President Seligman has had a profound effect on our local and regional economy as the leader of our largest employer and formerly as co-chair of the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council.

«From what we're hearing, the Regional Economic Development Councils will move ahead as they had previously existed, but again that language has yet to be determined in the final budget,» he said.

The multiple standing ovations Duffy received at the Egg Theater underscored his popularity with both Cuomo staffers as well as the state's business community, who he has worked closely with as the chairman of the regional economic development councils.

The Leadership Council, as required by the Department of Defense, will focus on the strategic planning and technical direction of the institute while the governance board will help oversee and implement business outreach and economic development strategy.

Keeping his roles as defence minister and president of the Council of Economic and Development affairs, and with no new deputy crown prince appointed, not only is he next in line to the throne, he is now perhaps the most influential man in Saudi Arabia.

The councils consist of business and higher education officials as well as state lawmakers and have been tasked with developing economic development strategies for a region.

The Executive Budget establishes 10 Regional Economic Development Councils, which will be chaired by Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy, to create a more regionally - based approach to allocating economic development funding and to act as one - stop shops for all State - supported economic development and business assistance programs in eachEconomic Development Councils, which will be chaired by Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy, to create a more regionally - based approach to allocating economic development funding and to act as one - stop shops for all State - supported economic development and business assistance programs in eDevelopment Councils, which will be chaired by Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy, to create a more regionally - based approach to allocating economic development funding and to act as one - stop shops for all State - supported economic development and business assistance programs in eacheconomic development funding and to act as one - stop shops for all State - supported economic development and business assistance programs in edevelopment funding and to act as one - stop shops for all State - supported economic development and business assistance programs in eacheconomic development and business assistance programs in edevelopment and business assistance programs in each region.

Prior to The Business Council, she was a consultant and lobbyist for Powers and Company, where she advised clients on a range of issues including high - profile economic development projects such as the Javits Center expansion and the new Yankee Stadium in New York City.

One university leader will be replacing another as co-chair of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council.

University at Buffalo President Dr. Satish K. Tripathi announced his decision to step down as co-chair of the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council.

Governor Andrew Cuomo then handed out the awards himself, as each regional economic development council took their turn on stage and were congratulated.

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.

It is a charge he has leveled as legislators seek input into the state's regional council economic development program, which gets advice from panels of academic and business volunteers in doling out $ 750 million around the state.

Meanwhile, an existing state venture fund, known as Innovate NY, is the subject of a federal audit focused on a firm whose managing director served on Cuomo's 2010 gubernatorial transition team and on a regional economic development council.

He said if the Regional Economic Development Council lists the project as a top priority, then «the state is certainly going to listen.»

Communities impacted by prison closures would be eligible to receive assistance from the regional economic development councils via a $ 100 million fund to, as the budget briefing book puts it, help them «end their reliance on incarceration as a major source of employment and economic sustainability.»

-------------------------------- Governor Cuomo today launched the 2nd round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative to boost local economies, by investing $ 100 million into 10 additional downtown neighborhoods, as selected by each of the state's 10 Regional Economic Development Councils.

So the state economic development councils were drawn by economic development regions, but they didn't see the Catskills as a distinct region with very specific issues.

The Leadership Council as follows: Adrienne Adams (Queens Community Board 12); Rhonda Binda (Jamaica Center BID); Brian Browne (St. John's University); Ricardi Calixte (Queens Economic Development Corporation); Tonya Cantlo - Cockfield (Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning); Clive Dawkins (Property Owner); Kevin J. Forrestal (Queens Community Board 8); Deepmalya Gosh (The Child Center of New York); Glenn Greenidge (Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District); Michael Griffith (New York City Department of Transportation) Tyrel Hankerson (Resident); Ian Harris (Community Board 12); Howard Hecht (Community Member); Cathy Hung (Jamaica Center for Arts ad Learning / Jamaica Performing Arts Center); Derek Irby (165th Street Mall Improvement Association); Bilal Karriem (Queens Community Board 12); Malikka Karteron (Resident); Philippa Karteron (Resident); Michele Keller (Queens Community Board 12); Tameka Pierre - Louis (Civic Leader); Justin Rogers (Greater Jamaica Development Corporation); Pierina Ana Sanchez (Regional Plan Association); Aaron Schwartz (Commercial Property Owner); Earl Simons (York College); Nakita Vanstory (LaGuardia Community College - Justice Community Program); Bernard Warren (Jamaica YMCA); Richard Werber (King Manor Museum); Jonathan White (Community Member); Montgomery Wilkinson (Resident); Nadezhda Williams (Community Based Organization) and Tajuana Hamm (Designee for NYS Senator James Sanders, Jr.).

Last week the Governor's Regional Economic Development Council named the North Country region as a best plan awardee and gave the region $ 103.2 million in state support to fund 70 projects, including the Beaver Meadow Apartments.

As part of the Regional Council initiative, a NYS Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) was created to serve as the single application economic development projects must complete to be eligible to access the $ 1 billion in state resources that have been made available to support the Regional CouncilAs part of the Regional Council initiative, a NYS Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) was created to serve as the single application economic development projects must complete to be eligible to access the $ 1 billion in state resources that have been made available to support the Regional Councilas the single application economic development projects must complete to be eligible to access the $ 1 billion in state resources that have been made available to support the Regional Councils.

For the business community, there is progress in areas such as a new attention to tourism, continuation of the Regional Economic Development Councils and reforms in both the workers comp and unemployment insurance programs.

The project was part of a winning bid from the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council that won $ 500 million in state funding as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Upstate Revitalization Initiative.

«Having visited 35 counties since taking office, the Lieutenant Governor maintains a rigorous travel schedule in order to fulfill her duties as Chair of the Regional Economic Development Councils,» he said.

«WNYREDC is committed to capitalizing on the region's abundance of resources as we continue to grow the agricultural sector and create more healthy communities,» said Jeff Belt, Western New York Regional Economic Development Council Co-Chair and SolEpoxy President.

The winners would be announced in the fall, as part of the existing Regional Economic Development Council awards program.

Although SU won't receive funding from this program, it was part of a winning bid from the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council that won $ 500 million in state funding as part of Cuomo's Upstate Revitalization Initiative.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo appointed Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud as co-chair of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council in April 2014.

He knows the Wegman family, and installed company CEO Danny Wegman as the co-chair of a regional economic development council in the Finger Lakes.

The announcement comes as 10 regional economic development councils compete for tax credits and grants in order to develop job - creating ideas.

A sticking point in the budget talks is emerging between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers over the control of hundreds of millions of dollars in economic development spending that would benefit western New York as well as the regional economic development councils.

Unshackle Upstate, a business - backed group that has been critical of the governor, in a statement urged no changes be made to the Regional Economic Development Councils, such as requiring members to disclose financial information, which has been floated by some lawmakers.

As the high - tech industry takes off in the Capital Region's suburbs, the area's Regional Economic Development Council is focusing in part on something different as it readies for a $ 1.5 billion upstate revitalization sweepstakes: urban poverty and inequalitAs the high - tech industry takes off in the Capital Region's suburbs, the area's Regional Economic Development Council is focusing in part on something different as it readies for a $ 1.5 billion upstate revitalization sweepstakes: urban poverty and inequalitas it readies for a $ 1.5 billion upstate revitalization sweepstakes: urban poverty and inequality.

He also has a lifetime ban on seeking to influence issues he worked directly on while in office, which, technically speaking, might include anything having to do with the regional economic development councils — a program he headed while serving as LG.

As expected, the budget promises $ 200 million to continue the regional economic development councils.

Now, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner is demanding answers as she tries to figure out how the local regional economic development council is spending that taxpayer cash.

University of Rochester President Joel Seligman has stepped down as co-chair of the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council.

The Regional Councils will now bring together stakeholders in every region of the state to serve as a coordinated point of contact for economic development.