Sentences with phrase «economic development funds»

The governor has held an annual contest to make regions of the state compete to win millions of dollars in economic development funds.
Businesses, and their employees and principals, which hold or seek state contracts or receive state economic development funding?
The governor wants 10 regions of the state to compete for $ 1 billion worth of economic development funds.
A bill would block those receiving economic development funds from contributing to campaigns.
Reporters in Rochester asked Cuomo if he could truly claim parity even as he proposing another $ 500 million in economic development funding for Western New York, an area that already famously received the Buffalo Billion.
The North Country Regional Economic Development Council received $ 61.4 million in state economic development funding on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 at the Egg Center for Performing Arts in Albany.
Cuomo has already suggested using $ 1.5 billion of that money for an upstate economic development fund in which seven regions would compete, but only three would win up to $ 500 million.
Backed by Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF), Aspada has previously invested in startups across sectors such as across agricultural supply chains, logistics, financial services, education and healthcare.
New York state's 10 economic regions received more than $ 700 million in new economic development funding on Thursday.
The Hotel Syracuse is receiving a multi-million dollar state grant through New York's competitive economic development funding program.
These troubles are occuring as Malaysia faces what may be its worst - ever political scandal, arising from the debt - ridden economic development fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
The governor appeared to do his best to answer questions openly, vowed to address flaws in the state's procurement process, and even promised more economic development funding for Western New York.
While top honors instead went to Central New York, the Finger Lakes and the Southern Tier, the region did lock in $ 85.1 million in regional economic development funds on Thursday, bringing the total over a five - year period to nearly a half - billion in state investment.
State lawmakers at one time did have more control over economic development funds.
While on the surface appearing to give in to Cuomo on the Buffalo Billion, the Legislature, in the context of overall economic development funding, takes a number of slaps at the Democratic governor that are certain to be a challenge for the sides to resolve before April 1, the start of the new fiscal year.
QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz today announced a free training workshop on June 11 on accessing multiple economic development funding sources through one streamlined grant application process.
SARANAC The Town of Saranac was awarded $ 907,348 in state economic development funds last week, giving new life to a water project over two years in the making.
The council is one of 10 around the state that competes annually for economic development funding under Cuomo's initiative.
In the Senate, it means more comprehensive public reporting about how economic development funding for programs like the Buffalo Billion is spent.
Cuomo, whose base is statewide, has gone out of his way to emphasize his upstate commitments, including economic development funding, tourism promotion and unprecedented support for agribusinesses surrounding yogurt and booze.
In a 2012 regional economic development funding round, 3Gi Terminals was awarded $ 420,000 from Empire State Development, New York's economic development agency, for «Phase 1» of construction of the planned Central New Inland Depot located next to a rail yard, which would transfer cargo containers from rail to and from surrounding ports.
To read Governor Cuomo's Press Release Announcing $ 715.9 Million in Economic Development Funding through Third Round of Regional Councils click HERE.
The Rural Economic Development Fund (RED) program helps remove barriers to economic development for communities in rural Ontario.
But the governor called out the region's legislators for wanting to shift control of state economic development funding away from the regional economic development councils that Cuomo created and put the money back in the hands of the Senate and Assembly for them to dole out individually.
DiNapoli said many economic development funds are not channeled through state agencies but rather non-for-profits or authorities set up to distribute such monies.
«The Legislature managed economic development funds for Buffalo for 20 years, spent billions and accomplished nothing while Buffalo continued to decline.
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.
Abinanti said he would take a billion dollars from Cuomo's proposed economic development fund and put it toward construction projects like closing or improving railroad crossings.
«As a Senator and small business owner who employs union workers, he has taken steps to protect workers; cutting taxes, securing economic development funding to put people to work and giving them greater opportunity to earn a good living and support their families.
There are still disagreements over how to disperse economic development funds for upstate New York — Skelos and Assembly minority leader Brian Kolb said they want to see Cuomo's plans modified — as well as a proposed increase in the minimum wage.
As announced this past Mon., Jun. 1st, as part of a $ 9 million dollar economic development funding package, the historic theater will be redeveloped into, among other features, a new full - service hotel — Harlem's first in over 80 years.
Skelos said he wanted to see Cuomo's proposal for an upstate economic development funding competition modified.
It is one of 24 projects being targeted and developed with $ 181 million in economic development funding across the state, and was approved by ESD's Board of Directors.
If elected, he wishes to turn his experience to working with other elected officials to procure economic development funds from outside of the tax base.
The first was the inclusion of up to $ 32 million in last week's budget extender, part of $ 16.4 billion in economic development funding statewide.
The Assembly also wants Cuomo to give lawmakers 30 days» notice before any intent to distribute economic development funds.
ALBANY — Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Central New York, the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions won top awards in New York's economic development funding system, Governor Andrew Cuomo and other state officials announced.
The feds had been investigating whether a Malaysian economic development fund bankrolled the hotel with laundered cash.
Central New York's regional economic development has been named a «top performer» for the third time in four years in the state's flashy economic development funding program.
The City of New Rochelle has been awarded $ 1.5 million in Regional Economic Development Funding for the reclamation of the Echo Bay Waterfront, Governor Cuomo announced today.
«Of all the things that have been supported with economic development funding in recent history, over the last four or five governors, this has to rank among the most questionable ever,» said E.J. McMahon, president of the fiscally conservative Empire Center for Public Policy.
And, Citizens Budget Commission said it's not proven that the over one billion dollars in new economic development funds provide a clear pay off of new jobs and economic stimulus.
He says the grants are paid for with part of the annual economic development funding the legislature gives to the Empire State Development Corporation.
As a member of the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council, and having several of our Board members and staff on various Council work groups, the Niagara USA Chamber is proud to be part of the process that has seen over $ 150 million delivered to the Western New York region including millions delivered to Niagara County in economic development funding since 2011.

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