Sentences with phrase «despite state economic development»

In fact, the legislature did nothing despite state economic development programs being engulfed by the biggest bid rigging scandal in state history.»

«Despite the state economic development programs being engulfed in the biggest bid rigging scandal in state history.»

«Despite the state economic development programs being engulfed in the biggest bid - rigging scandal in state history.»

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Up until then, despite my painful awareness of the many injustices in global society and the responsibility of the United States for some of them, I had assumed that the global movement which had eventuated in independence for so many countries was leading to their economic development also.

He says statistics don't bode well for the economic future of the state, despite the dozens of economic development program promoted by the Cuomo administration in recent years.

Kaczynski said he hopes to win a second two - year term to guide the town's economic development, tax base growth, creation of a town center near the new train station, help hire a new town manager and keep taxes as low as possible despite the $ 1.7 billion state deficit and uncertainty about state aid to towns and cities.

State economic development officials approved spending an additional $ 25 million on business and tourism commercials despite an independent audit that found they had achieved nothing.

Despite claims from state economic development officials, at least 144 layoffs are being carried out at SolarCity in Buffalo.

Gov. Ugwuanyi has institutionalized a culture of governance that is inclusive, endearing and also impacts positively on the lives of the people of the state in all spheres of development, despite the drought in the state's finance, occasioned by the nation's economic challenges.

ALBANY — The stopgap budget approved Monday by legislators not only keeps the state government operating, it also includes nearly $ 1.8 billion in appropriations for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development projects — and no additional controls on such spending, despite months of legislative belly - aching.

Despite the rising swirl of questions about his economic development programs, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced another $ 500 million for projects in Western New York during the Buffalo leg of his State of the State tour on Monday.

«IBM, despite getting $ 800 million in state economic development money since 2000, is now laying off hundreds of workers in the Hudson Valley and creating a big hole in the Dutchess County economy.

COR finds itself accused of passing Percoco another $ 35,000 to get the Empire State Economic Development Corporation — a Cuomo - controlled entity — to pay it for building a parking lot servicing a hotel in Syracuse, despite the hotel not having reached a required labor agreement.

But despite being billed as the final opportunity to for the public to offer input on the projects that could receive $ 10 million in state economic development funding, the meeting actually focused on rolling out the tentative list, as selected by the local planning committee.

The prosecutor claims Aiello and his corporate attorney passed Percoco another $ 35,000 to get the Empire State Economic Development Corporation — a Cuomo - controlled entity — to pay it for building a parking lot servicing a hotel in Syracuse, despite the hotel having not reached a required labor agreement.

State economic development officials Monday approved spending an additional $ 25 million on business and tourism commercials despite an independent audit that found they produced no measurable benefits.

Despite the challenges, the comptroller said the North Country has much to be optimistic about, including regional economic development council efforts, the $ 10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative for the City of Plattsburgh and $ 125 million state investment into Norsk Titanium, which the governor touted in a visit just days before.

Last week, Cuomo, who has feuded with the mayor at every turn, told the Observer that the comptroller's scathing audits of his economic development programs were not valid given his background as a state assemblyman, despite the fact that he appointed DiNapoli to oversee the city's homeless shelter system.

But despite the many states where policymakers promote biotechnology as a future economic - development engine, there probably never will be more than 10 or 12 major biotechnology clusters in the United Sstates where policymakers promote biotechnology as a future economic - development engine, there probably never will be more than 10 or 12 major biotechnology clusters in the United StatesStates.

Despite earning around US$ 3 - 5 billon from oil last year (an estimated 87 % of state revenue), social and economic development in Angola has continued to deteriorate.

The difference highlights an opportunity for economic development that escaped Michigan when GM decided to have the Volt's lithium - ion cells manufactured overseas (a point lost in many early reports, which hailed the move as a major Michigan win), rather than in its home state — despite up to $ 335 million in tax incentives for battery development, manufacture, and assembly.

Marcia Langton and Odette Mazel note that, despite the introduction of state and federal legislation relating to mining and Indigenous rights and the development of standards of corporate social responsibility, many Indigenous communities have experienced little or no improvement in their social and economic status.