Sentences with phrase «economic development agencies»

Local economic development agencies often have lists of all the companies in the area by type of work.

Build relationships with economic development agencies, which are on the leading edge of foreign direct investment.

The «friendly forums» gather a variety of players from a local area ranging from economic development agencies, community leagues and public officials to brokers and developers.

Last month, the group filed a lawsuit against the state's economic development agency over spending records.

One of the best sources of information and assistance for startup and expanding business is state, region and local economic development agencies.

The Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership (Saratoga Partnership), the county's designated economic development agency, and the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), a leading voice for the worldwide semiconductor industry, today announced the establishment of a strategic partnership to drive high - tech business attraction and growth in Saratoga County while establishing a hub for semiconductor outreach, advocacy and education in the Northeast.

These nonprofits are not subject to the same checks and balances as other state economic development agencies and have argued that they're also exempt from transparency measures like the Freedom of Information Law.

Another familiar measure Flaherty packaged under the heading «Helping Manufacturers and Business Succeed in the Global Economy» was to extend the life of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario — a new regional economic agency launched by the Harper government — to the tune of $ 920 million for five years.

Toronto - based Cogniciti Inc., a for - profit company co-founded by Baycrest and MaRS, today announced that it will receive $ 764,000 from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), administered by the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI), to develop a suite of digital products for consumers and the workplace that target memory and brain health.

The full lineup of stories, columns and radio interviews can be found here» State and local economic development agencies in New York give away billions of dollars in subsidies to businesses every year but do little to assess what taxpayers are getting for -LSB-...]

The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce, and its associated Economic Development Commission (EDC), serves as the lead economic development agency for Northern Santa Barbara County.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has nominated local developer Howard Zemsky to serve as president and CEO of Empire State Development Corporation, New York State's primary economic development agency.

The Democratic leader of the Wisconsin Assembly said Thursday that Gov. Scott Walker should «put on ice» his proposed merger of the state's chief economic development agency with one that hands out low - interest housing loans.

Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce and Cayuga Economic Development Agency Executive Director Andrew Fish speaks at the 2016 State of the County on Wednesday.

Stories like those are fueling the hopes of officials at the center of the tech campaign, which the Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO) began in 2000 to invigorate the Chilean economy through foreign technological investment.

Berky, who recuses herself from all votes involving RUPCO because she has done contract work for the nonprofit, said that she believed the county had made a mistake in transferring the property to the Ulster County Economic Development Agency for marketing and sale rather than putting it through the open bidding process normally required of county - owned properties.

Arar realizes that entrepreneurs from Kanata or Stittsville might instead turn to the more centrally located Invest Ottawa, but he stresses that he's not looking to compete with the regional economic development agency.

Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI), the main economic development agency for this part of the UK, will have a Northern Ireland pavilion for the first time at Bett 2017, to showcase six of the region's exciting and upcoming edtech companies, and to promote trade with Northern Ireland.

In addition, ECIDA also enters into cooperative agreements with the County of Erie, the cities and towns of Erie County, and other economic development agencies including the State of New York, Export - Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im), Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Economic Development Administration (EDA).

Agency Restructuring / ReductionsThe Executive Budget proposes to restructure major economic development agencies by:

We have still not received answers to questions submitted to the state's top economic development agency last week about how, exactly, the chief of staff of SUNY Polytechnic Institute's two real - estate nonprofits, Hank Bennett, is paid.

Mission Economic Development Agency will leverage the tax preparation moment.

He announced a day after the criminal charges were filed against his associates that he's yanking all contract authority for economic development projects from SUNY Poly and giving it to his own economic development agency.

The head of New York state's economic development agency says a recent report questioning its success is flawed.

Howard Zemsky, president of the state's economic development agency Empire State Development, defended the program recently in Albany under pressure from state lawmakers, who criticized the program as a waste of money.

Oswego County's economic development agency launched an ad campaign urging Cuomo and others to prevent the «unfathomable» shutdown of FitzPatrick nuclear plant, one of the county's key employers and taxpayers.

A New York economic development agency report meant to show the state's growth was illustrated with an 8 - year - old photo showing construction cranes in South Africa.

It would be unfortunate if this were the case, as this data is reported on with the assumption it is reliable and local policy makers and economic development agencies use the data when making policy.

(The GTA also hosts more than half of the country's life sciences firms, according to economic development agency Invest Toronto.)

The New Jersey Economic Development Agency eventually came through with a $ 50,000 grant in October of 2013, which paid for back taxes and insurance.

Holcomb said that the project marks the largest jobs commitment the Indiana economic development agency had received since it was established in 2005.

Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency business growth & innovation manager David Jones said outside of the 97 people shortlisted, the longer list of high - quality tech talent willing to come to New Zealand was a «valuable resource» for the city.

Most of these deals go through a privatized economic development agency called JobsOhio, which doesn't require as much transparency as a public agency about what taxpayers are getting for their money.

If WEDC was functioning as an even minimally engaged economic development agency, it could be expected to respond to dramatic corporate shakeups that could influence the future of Wisconsin employers with a sense of urgency.

The state Authorities Budget Office has rejected claims by the Orange County Partnership that it's a private nonprofit that markets to local businesses rather than a county economic development agency subject to state transparency requirements.

SCRIBA, N.Y. - Oswego County's economic development agency today launched an ad campaign urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo and others to prevent the «unfathomable» shutdown of FitzPatrick nuclear plant, one of the county's key employers and taxpayers.

Commisso said that as mayor he would review financial incentives given to luxury housing developers and restructure the city's now - quasi-public economic development agencies, making them more accountable to the mayor and Common Council.

Economic development agencies abound and frequently compete.

The de Blasio administration is locked in a lease dispute over the fate of the Kingsbridge Armory — a clash that is pitting the mayor's economic development agency against a company run by hockey legend Mark Messier.

Empire State Development, the state's economic development agency responsible for selling the site, notified potential buyers Thursday that it has canceled a request for proposals after reviewing plans submitted by three different parties.

According to the complaint, in exchange for $ 35,000 in bribe payments to Percoco from COR executives Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi (through an LLC set up by Howe), Percoco took official actions that benefitted COR Development, including helping to resolve an issue with the state's top economic development agency relating to a potentially costly labor agreement.

Under the leadership of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, the departments of New York State government, local governments, economic development agencies such as the Rockland Economic Development Corporation, and the private sector are working hand in hand to create jobs and improve infrastructure so that New York, and places like Rockland County, are attractive places to work, live, and visit.

In both cases, for example, lobbyist Todd Howe worked for LPCiminelli and the state - affiliated economic development agency that managed Buffalo Billion projects and chose which companies would win contracts.

ALBANY — New York State's economic development agency created a new position last June, and then found a candidate to fill it: a young man named Willard Younger, who had just graduated from Colgate University with a degree in classics and religion.

Cuomo's economic development agency hired an advertising firm to refresh the image.

Economic development agencies doled out $ 2.8 billion in tax breaks throughout New York State from 2007 to 2011, during which time the state lost, not gained jobs.

Representatives from economic development agency CenterState CEO presented councilors with the job potential a rising drone industry in upstate New York could have.

The state's economic development agency recently sent notices to companies that submitted Belmont proposals in 2012 - 13, informing them that the New York Racing Association, which runs horse racing at the track, is working on a plan for what's known as «Parcel A» on Belmont's north side and that it is «no longer entertaining offers on Parcel A at this time.»