Sentences with phrase «economic development council plans»

The Central New York Regional Economic Development Council plans to make a proposal detailing how $ 500 million from the state could be invested in regional projects, programs, and initiatives.

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This partnership among Mass Audubon, Manomet, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, The Nature Conservancy, and the Southeast Region Planning and Economic Development District is made possible through an EPA grant and is a subset of the Resilient Taunton Watershed Network.

The Healthy Communities Project is a partnership among Mass Audubon, Manomet, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, The Nature Conservancy, and the Southeast Region Planning and Economic Development District.

Business Council President and CEO Ken Adams spoke to me just prior to all hell breaking loose and said some glowing things about Cuomo's economic development plans, which include a property tax cap — something the Council likes a lot.

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.

Striving for something more formal than the current system — in which individual companies negotiate with state Empire State Development Corporation officials — Cuomo said each of the 10 regional economic councils will develop a comprehensive plan and submit it to the state by November.

Greenport Mayor David Nyce continued his push to construct an eco-friendly energy park at Clark's Beach during a Village Board work session Monday evening, requesting the village board's approval to apply for the project's first preliminary planning grant from the Regional Economic Development Council.

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«It's the right plan,» said James Barba, president and CEO of Albany Medical Center, who along with state University at Albany President Robert Jones chairs the region's Economic Development Council.

Other sustainability and development programs that have been initiated or reformed over the last six years under Governor Cuomo include: · Cleaner, Greener Regional Sustainability Plans · Regional Economic Development Councils · Land Bank Act to convert vacant properties · Legislation to combat zombie properties · Complete Streets design initiative · Upstate Revitalization Initiative · Hudson Valley Farmland Preservation and Southern Tier Agricultural Industry Enhancement Programs · Clean Energy Communities · Brownfield Redevelopment Reform · Historic Preservation Tax Credit · Climate Smart Communities Grants · Community Risk and Resiliency Act Elaine Kamarck, Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution and Author of Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again said, «Whenever I get a chance to come home I'm always impressed at the rapid progress being made here in the Fidevelopment programs that have been initiated or reformed over the last six years under Governor Cuomo include: · Cleaner, Greener Regional Sustainability Plans · Regional Economic Development Councils · Land Bank Act to convert vacant properties · Legislation to combat zombie properties · Complete Streets design initiative · Upstate Revitalization Initiative · Hudson Valley Farmland Preservation and Southern Tier Agricultural Industry Enhancement Programs · Clean Energy Communities · Brownfield Redevelopment Reform · Historic Preservation Tax Credit · Climate Smart Communities Grants · Community Risk and Resiliency Act Elaine Kamarck, Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution and Author of Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again said, «Whenever I get a chance to come home I'm always impressed at the rapid progress being made here in the FiDevelopment Councils · Land Bank Act to convert vacant properties · Legislation to combat zombie properties · Complete Streets design initiative · Upstate Revitalization Initiative · Hudson Valley Farmland Preservation and Southern Tier Agricultural Industry Enhancement Programs · Clean Energy Communities · Brownfield Redevelopment Reform · Historic Preservation Tax Credit · Climate Smart Communities Grants · Community Risk and Resiliency Act Elaine Kamarck, Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution and Author of Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again said, «Whenever I get a chance to come home I'm always impressed at the rapid progress being made here in the Finger Lakes.

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.).

Miner said it would be inaccurate to draw specific conclusions about the commission's plan from the recent proposal submitted by the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council for $ 500 million in state funding.

It is the first development in a planned six - phase neighborhood revitalization project funded through the Governor's Regional Economic Development Council and New York State Homes and Community Rendevelopment in a planned six - phase neighborhood revitalization project funded through the Governor's Regional Economic Development Council and New York State Homes and Community RenDevelopment Council and New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR).

Citing the support of the de Blasio Administration and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Rodríguez announced a major proposal to rezone approximately one hundred acres of land in Inwood in furtherance of an economic development plan that would create job growth in the fields of technology and health through the creation of a technology community.

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.

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The Senate Republicans» budget plan also requires greater disclosure from Cuomo's regional economic development councils.

Additional participants in the Jamaica Now Planning Initiative include: 165th Street Business Improvement District, 180th Street Business Improvement District, Jamaica Center Business Improvement District and Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, A Better Jamaica, A Better Way Family & Community Center, Addisleigh Park Civic Association, Alliance of South Asian American Laborers, America Works, Antioch Baptist Church, Brinkerhoff Action Associates, Inc., Center for Integration & Advancement for New Americans, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Chhaya Community Development Corporation, Citizens Housing & Planning Council, Community Healthcare Network of New York City, Cultural Collaborative Jamaica, Damian Family Care Center, Edge School of the Art, Exploring the Metropolis, Farmers Boulevard Community Development Corporation, First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Fortune Society, Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & New Northern New Jersey, Greater Allen Development Corporation, Greater Triangular Civic Association, Indo Caribbean Alliance, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica Muslim Center; Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Jamaica YMCA, King Manor, LaGuardia Community College Adult & Continuing Education, Mutual Housing Association of New York, Neighborhood Housing Services Jamaica, New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare, Queens College, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Economic Development Corporation, Queens Hospital, Queens Legal Services, Queens Library; Queens Workforce1 Center, SelfHelp, Sikh Cultural Society, Sunnyside Community Services, Inc., The Jamaica Young Professionals, The Jamaica Youth Leaders, The Tate Group, Upwardly Global, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and Y - Roads.

That government should establish a One - Stop - Shop for investments, electronic templates to simplify business processes, streamline the activities of the Ghana Export Promotion Council (GEPC), Ghana Investment Promotion Council (GIPC) and Free Zones Board, and strengthen the capacity of the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and other statistical reporting agencies to deliver reliable and timely economic and social statistics for planning, research and development.

The Senate Republicans» budget plan also requires greater disclosure from Cuomo's Regional Economic Development Councils.

The Cuomo administration earlier this year created 10 regional economic development councils that will compete for up to $ 100 million in grants and tax credits in exchange for developing job - creation plans.

«You can't imagine that a council is going to devise an economic development plan or strategy all by itself without any form or shape... without direction from the professionals, I don't know how successful they would be.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will soon visit each of the state's 10 economic development councils to hear presentations on their progress in implementing job - creation plans.

In addition, resources from a wide range of existing agency programs will be available to businesses and project sponsors for economic development purposes that are consistent with Regional Council plans through the Consolidated Funding Application.

His plan would ban lump sum appropriations, create a council to plan capital spending, and require economic development program proposals to be scored and ranked in a public database.

The Regional Councils represent a fundamental shift in the state's approach to economic development, from a top - down development model to a community - based approach that emphasizes regions» unique assets, harnesses local expertise, and empowers each region to set plans and priorities.

News of the plan broke last week in a report on 45 local projects that have been recommended to receive state grants and tax credits by the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council.

In addition, the Central New York council's «CNY Rising» strategic economic development plan has been awarded $ 500 million in aid under Cuomo's Upstate Revitalization Initiative.

Last year, the Coalition for Queens worked with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's New York City Regional Economic Development Council to incorporate Queens tech companies and the area's start - up community into the state's long - term planning, and the group is urging Cuomo to make the borough the site of a business incubator and an Innovation Hot Spot.

The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council used 8 criteria in reviewing a number of proposals before recommending Batavia's plan to the state.

As Chair of the Regional Councils, I look forward to beginning our work together to open New York up for business and make our plans for economic development and job creation a reality.»

He also restated a plan to provide free tuition to students whose families earn less than $ 125,000 and wants to spend another $ 750 million on economic development through regional councils, which Senate Republicans have pledged to oversee more closely in the coming months.

Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy was sanguine today in his assessment of the competitive regional economic development council process, saying the job - creation plans are just the start of an ongoing process.

In Eti - Osa Local Government, Governor Ambode who was represented by State's Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade, commissioned the 1.9 km Unity / 1st Avenue Osapa London Road in Eti - Osa Local Government and block of 16 classrooms with modern facilities at Kuramo Primary School in Iru - Victoria Island Local Council Development Area (LCDA).

He was elected to Grampian Regional Council in 1982 (as Scotland's youngest councillor) and was Chair of Grampian's Economic Development and Planning Committee from 1986 to 1991.

That's just a sample of the hundreds of projects funded by one of Cuomo's signature economic development initiatives, a system of 10 regional councils that develop plans based on regional strengths and compete for state funding — more than $ 4 billion so far.

Zack Hutchins, the director of communications for The Business Council of New York, says while the payroll tax is a concern, the organization was glad to hear some of Cuomo's economic development plan.

The Cuomo - created set of regional economic development councils — which submit plans for state funding for various projects, some of which is awarded competitively — will develop the plans.

According to an e-mail to Common Council members and city staff attributed to Olinger, Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz has asked him to stay on as head of the Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development after Jan. 5 on a provisional basis to «finish a number of projects that are in critical phases of implementation or financing.»

Regional councils are part of Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to distribute economic development aid throughout the state using a community - based, bottom - up approach to building New York's economy.

Howard Zemsky is co-chairman of the Regional Economic Development Council for Western New York and will play a significant role in the shaping of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to invest $ 1 billion of state incentives in the Buffalo - area economy.

Cuomo then said that the state's regional economic development councils, which have competed for state resources and developed strategic plans, would craft their annual requests for funding at the same time.

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The Regional Economic Development Councils have been a cornerstone of Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to revitalize the state's economy.

The Governor's Airport Advisory Panel is charged with producing recommendations on redesigns and modernization for our region's airports, and is comprised of the following appointees by the Governor: Amanda Burden, former commissioner of the New York City Department of City Planning; Tony Collins, co-chair of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council; Jose Gomez - Ibanez, Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government and Harvard's Graduate School of Design; Queens Borough President Melinda Katz; DanTishman, CEO of Tishman Construction Corporation; Jacqueline Snyder, former head of the New York City Public Design Commission; John Zuccotti, co-chair of Brookfield Office Properties.

If Cuomo's plan is approved by state legislators, seven of the state's regional economic development councils — including Central New York's — would be invited to apply for the funds beginning in April.

Instead, we built upon the framework and direction presented by the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council and Governor Cuomo's Billion for Buffalo plans.

In his new role, which requires Senate confirmation, Adams will work with Duffy to implement the regional economic development councils that Cuomo says will be central to his plan to jump - start the New York economy.

«IDAs are working on the ground with various planning and zoning boards... to help get projects off the ground,» said Ryan M. Silva, executive director of the state Economic Development Council, a private group in Albany representing IDAs.

The 10 regional councils, made up of local officials, business executives and representatives from colleges and universities, compete to win state funding for their economic development plans.