Sentences with phrase «economic development funding because»

BUFFALO, N.Y. — For more than a decade, Erie County has not been able to access millions of dollars in economic development funding because of a conflict between two federal agencies.

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Mahoney last night defended the economic development council program, which many of her fellow Republicans have dubbed the «Hunger Games,» because it pits regions against one another in the battle for state funds — a process critics say is inequitable and unfair.

Prior to 2008, restrictions prohibited IDAs from funding retail development because of their questionable economic benefit, the report says.

We are going to win the majority because we have the right candidates and the right message, and whether it's providing record support for schools, delivering a 20 percent middle - class income tax cut, or ensuring every region of the state gets its fair share of infrastructure and economic development funding, New Yorkers know that Senate Republicans have their backs.»

Fonseca says that the GEF has continued to attract significant funding from donor countries throughout the economic downturn because it is regarded as a «safe and secure investment» in comparison with other international - development investments.

The benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy policies are even greater for states that now rely on imported coal, because such policies channel funds into local economic development — funds that would otherwise leave the state.