Not exact matches
But the governor called out the region's legislators for
wanting to shift control of state
economic development funding away from the regional
economic development councils that Cuomo created and put the money back in the hands of the Senate and Assembly for them to dole out individually.
Syracuse, N.Y. — An Internet marketing firm that
wants to consolidate its expanding workforce into a single downtown Syracuse building is among 45 applicants seeking state financial assistance in the latest round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's regional
economic development council initiative.
Assembly Democrats
want the governor's Regional
Economic Development Councils, which consist of regional business and other leaders, to disclose their personal finances, just like other state government boards.
Fox, a longtime
Council staffer and a close ally to Mark - Viverito, was hired to run a new
economic development unit within the
Council administration — a plum appointment that irked the newly elected CM Cumbo, who
wanted a concession from Fox that she wouldn't run against her again.
Another key area where no compromise is indicated: The regional
economic development councils Cuomo
wants to create and fund with $ 130 million worth of capital dollars.
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.
The Albany - area Regional
Economic Development Council announced projects it
wants funded in the $ 800 million race this year for state grants and tax credits, including redevelopment of the old Starlite Theater property in Colonie and the Palace Theatre's proposed renovation and expansion, which was on the wish list last year.
Senator Tim Kennedy says he was told the state
wants advice about removing the Skyway from the Western New York Regional
Economic Development Council.
«We
want to make sure that the WNY Regional
Economic Development Council speaks up, weighs in, and makes the removal of the Buffalo Skyway an economic priority for... our entire region,» Kenne
Economic Development Council speaks up, weighs in, and makes the removal of the Buffalo Skyway an
economic priority for... our entire region,» Kenne
economic priority for... our entire region,» Kennedy says.
What is also notable is that the State
Council wants these targets to be binding as to their national
economic and social
development plans, i.e. their five year plans and related documents.
Morgan, a former board member of the Reserve Bank and President of the Business
Council of Australia, is currently a member of the lobby group Australians for Northern
Development and
Economic Vision, which wants to create a separate economic zone in the north of Australia with low - tax and low - regulation to promote mining ind
Economic Vision, which
wants to create a separate
economic zone in the north of Australia with low - tax and low - regulation to promote mining ind
economic zone in the north of Australia with low - tax and low - regulation to promote mining industries.