Still, the change in Penn Yan has been significant enough to attract the attention of regional leaders, who recently asked local officials to share their experiences at a meeting of the New York
State Economic Development Councils in Albany.
«Ams has committed to create more than 1,000 new jobs there,» said Howard Zemsky, president and CEO of Empire State Development and formerly co-chair of the Western New York Regional
Economic Development Council in Buffalo.
«Sibley Square will reinvigorate our urban core by transforming the historic Sibley Building into a thriving center for business, retail and living,» said Finger Lakes Regional
Economic Development Council Co-Chair and Wegmans Food Markets CEO Danny Wegman.
Dr. Tony Collins, President of Clarkson University and co-chair of the North Country Regional
Economic Development Council said, «Clarkson University's commitment to advance research that drives healthy global solutions and the North Country REDC's vision to create the greenest energy economy in New York State are in complete alignment.
Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy was sanguine today in his assessment of the competitive regional
economic development council process, saying the job - creation plans are just the start of an ongoing process.
The disbursement of
economic development council grants and tax credits to localities creates unjust favoritism with taxpayers» funds to businesses that are vulnerable to competing on a level playing field.
They include an additional $ 100 million for water infrastructure investments, a $ 100 million «Downtown NY» revitalization initiative in which 10 cities will win $ 10 million apiece in a similar vein to his annual Regional
Economic Development Council competition, and a tax cut program for small businesses (defined as those with less than 100 employees).
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo greets representatives of the Southern Tier Regional
Economic Development Council during an economic development awards ceremony in Albany Dec. 8, 2016.
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.
That's the feedback leaders of the Capital Region
Economic Development Council got from state officials when they passed over the eight - county area in a funding competition last year.
IDA applications for tax incentives can vary between localities but even the recommended application from the New York State
Economic Development Council does not ask about a company's regulatory history.
Speaking today at an event in Rochester, the governor and his newly nominated economic development czar, Buffalo developer Howard Zemsky, said the money will be parceled out competitively, to three of the the eight Cuomo - created regional
economic development councils north of New York City.
The Central New York Regional
Economic Development Council plans to make a proposal detailing how $ 500 million from the state could be invested in regional projects, programs, and initiatives.
Consensus member Andrew Maxwell, Miner's director of policy and innovation, said the Regional
Economic Development Council wanted to include aggressive consolidation goals in its application for funding.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - At least 47 of the grant proposals supported by the Central New York Regional
Economic Development Council over the past six years have come from organizations that had a representative on the council at the time.