Sentences with phrase «casino jobs upstate»
LG Bob Duffy told The Post-Standard editorial board that the casino referendum will help local governments and provide 10,000 construction and casino jobs upstate.
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Platzer was running a kitchen in upstate Pennsylvania when on one of his trips home was given an opportunity for a job in the soon - to - open Atlantic City Casino industry.
The solution to upstate job growth in the eyes of Andrew Quid Pro Quomo... a man too simple to grasp that money lost in the casino is not spent elsewhere resulting in shrinkage of local economies.
«New York voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment to expand casino gambling, authorizing as many as seven full - scale casinos as part of a plan meant to bring jobs to economically distressed upstate regions.»
At the press conference, Bluhm spoke on jobs created as well as Ward's aid in passing legislation for upstate casinos, stating «I'd like to have a special thanks and recognize the tremendous job that Peter Ward has done... Without Peter's great work we wouldn't be here.
The casino has created roughly 1,200 jobs for upstate residents and is expected to improve Schenectady and the surrounding region.
The bulk of his new proposals focus on upstate jobs programs and tourism, like innovation hot spots, developing three casinos upstate, and promoting New York produced products.
But not everyone thinks it's the best solution to upstate's continued lagging economy.EJ McMahon, President of the fiscally conservative think tank the Empire Center, says the building of resort style casinos won't generate as many jobs as some other industries, like opening up the state's vast shale resources to hydro fracking.
Cuomo is pushing for the expansion of gambling in New York, saying it would create jobs and take advantage of what is already available at Indian - run casinos in parts of upstate.
Cuomo championed the creation of the new casinos, which were approved in a voter referendum, as a way to add thousands of new jobs to the struggling upstate economy, and increase tourism.
The NYT OpEds against Cuomo's casino amendment, saying he has failed to make the case that non-Indian run gaming facilities will indeed improve the upstate economy, producing jobs and steady revenue.
Cuomo championed the creation of the new casinos, which were approved in a voter referendum last November, as a way to add thousands of new jobs to the struggling upstate economy, and increase tourism.
Likewise, Mr. Cuomo said he would ask upstate legislators to focus on education funds and the potential for new jobs for New Yorkers, even if there was no guarantee that a casino would land in a particular district.
The Empire State Development corporation estimates over 10,000 construction and permanent jobs will be created if four new casinos are permitted in upstate New York.
Driven by a shared goal of creating jobs, increasing funding for schools and lowering property taxes, a broad coalition of business leaders, labor unions, economic development professionals and educators announced the formation of NY Jobs Now in support of Referendum # 1 on ballots in November, which would authorize up to four new casinos in upstate New York.
When Gov. Andrew Cuomo pitched his idea of opening up to four casinos in New York state, his goal was to create jobs in upstate New York.
Davis says upstate New York has been struggling to generate jobs, but a casino could help turn things around.