Sentences with phrase «ida executive»

«We are trying to bridge that (financial) gap,» said Steve Weathers, Erie County IDA executive director.

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Local IDA Executive Director Gary VanGorder supports the changes.

«Economically, this is so gigantic and so huge for the residents here in Herkimer County,» said Stephen Smith, Herkimer County's IDA executive director.

Not exact matches

«Byrne Dairy's vision of transforming this site into a manufacturing show case has materialized, and the community and region benefit as a result,» said Garry Van Gorder, Executive Director of the Cortland County IDA..

In an unrelated note, Democratic Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz took note of Dinolfo's new name for the IDA, joking that it might be a little derivative of his 2011 campaign.

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Speakers include: Paul Beyer (Director of Smart Growth for NYS Department of State); Michael Ball (Deputy Director Empire State Development, WNY Region); James Allen (Executive Director of Amherst IDA); Iskalo Development.

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This political maneuvering is troublesome, said Jenkins, because it is obvious that Ball is simply carrying out the wishes of Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino to roadblock bi-partisan legislation passed by the BOL aimed at bringing reform and more independent participation to the IDA.

County Executive Mark Poloncarz says, it's an important purchase for the IDA and the County.

«It just goes to show that we are looking at adaptive reuse outside the city,» said Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, an IDA board member.

Forty - six of the 77 employees then working in Lockport — 60 percent — lived outside the county, according to Kinyon, executive director of the Lockport IDA.

However, Fred Parola, the IDA's executive director, somehow escaped responsibility.

However, unlike the county executive, I see value in maintaining local IDAs, which are valuable to our community and have offered great successes.

Eric Dranoff, Esq., Chairman of the Rockland County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) announced that Steven Porath will lead the IDA's efforts as its new Executive Director.

Maragos, who is running for county executive, issued the subpoenas last month after he said the IDA had not delivered the documents.

The IDA's efforts would have been impossible without the leadership of ECIDA Executive Director Steve Weathers and his dedicated team, who are instrumental in researching and vetting all of the potential inducements.

«IDAs are definitely on the hot seat,» said Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, who has emerged as a major critic since taking office in January.

The Niagara USA Chamber has been working with various advocacy groups and the County's IDA office to ask the Governor to withdraw a provision in his executive Budget regarding the ability of IDAs to abate the state portion of New York State Sales Tax.

He said a number of town IDAs have been asking since the days Joel Giambra was county executive.

In addition, the county executive has gotten behind a proposal of Assemblyman Sean Ryan that would limit town IDAs to offering tax breaks only within their own towns.

The pay equity policy, pushed by Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, is intended to make sure that companies receiving tax breaks through the Erie County IDA are complying with existing laws requiring that men and women receive equal pay for similar work.

Sandy Mathes, the IDA's executive director since 2002 — formerly the county legislature's majority leader — revealed he benefitted from substantial bonuses for years approved by the IDA board.

It's not unusual for a new county executive to talk about the need for IDA reform, much as Mark Poloncarz has, and then eventually get with the program.

«Local economic development agencies have to be able to act at the speed of business in order to be effective, and this throws a ton of molasses into that process,» said Brian McMahon, executive director of the New York State Economic Development Council, which represents IDAs, including eight on Long Island.

When James J. Allen retired as executive director of the Amherst Industrial Development Agency in April 2016, the IDA kept paying him for another eight months.

Council for the IDA said the county executive's threat will not stop the project from moving forward.

Mildenberger, who served as director of the Westchester County Office of Economic Development, was named the Mt. Vernon IDA's new executive director; McCormack, who served as Astorino's communications director, will be the Mt. Vernon IDA's communications director, a newly established position.

One of the more intriguing rumors going around after the IDA approved the Park Point Pilot was that «neutral» County Executive Mike Hein had secretly prevailed upon the board to grant the Pilot it adopted last week.

«We heard absolutely nothing from the executive or the county,» said IDA Chairman Mike Horodyski.

County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican who appoints the IDA board, has said he opposes the tax breaks.

Bartlett, who died Feb. 20, was executive director of the IDA for 24 years, and is credited with being a catalyst for the maintenance and enhancement of town businesses.

«She has a great pulse on what we're doing at the IDA,» Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said Friday.

The decision, according to sources, came about two weeks ago at a closed - door joint meeting of county legislators, UCDC officials, IDA (Industrial Development Agency) leaders and the county executive's staff with Matteson.

Hein didn't mention — or wasn't asked about — that his appointee, former executive assistant Suzanne Holt, is director of the Hein - created Office of Business Development and liaison to the IDA.

Rockland County Executive, C. Scott Vanderhoef added, «Rockland County's IDA deserves praise for ensuring its financial incentives facilitate economic development in Rockland.

During his visit to western New York on Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reacted to the backlash by Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) against his executive budget proposal that would remove their powers to grant state sales tax exemptions.

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Advisers to the new Nassau County executive, Laura Curran, have also discussed combining the Nassau and Hempstead IDAs.

The IDA's current executive director, James Johnson, said it was important that the board reflect the interests of the local community.

Office space typically costs 20 percent to 25 percent more in Plainview than across the Nassau - Suffolk border in Babylon Town because of differences in how commercial properties are taxed, according to Patrick Halpin, chairman of the Babylon IDA board from 2006 through last year and a former Suffolk County executive.

Nassau County Executive republican candidate Jack Martins announces plans to reform IDAs if elected on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 in East Farmingdale.

Neither Weakland, nor James Sherron — who was the executive director of the IDA at the time — could be reached for comment.

IDA and town officials have fought Maragos, who is running for county executive, in his attempts for documents about the tax breaks, saying that only the state has the authority to audit an IDA.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran «has already begun to implement reform in the Nassau County IDA» by nominating a new IDA board, said her spokesman Michael Martino.

«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.

One could speculate that the emerging legislatively appointed IDA's get - tough policy with underperformers may be connected to the long arm of the executive reaching out to slap someone, specifically, his now hated enemies, the Bernardos.

Holding the Nassau and Hempstead IDAs accountable for their decisions was an issue in last year's elections for county executive and town supervisor.

Officers of the Stakeholders Group's Board of Directors include: President — Sam Ferraro, Commissioner of the Niagara County Department of Economic Development and Executive Director of the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency; Vice President — Cathy Walker, President and CEO of Seneca Gaming Corporation; Secretary — Andrea Klyczek, Director of Marketing for the Niagara County IDA; and Treasurer — Mary Whelan, General Manager of Fashion Outlets - Niagara Falls USA.