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The group also won significant state economic development monies on Dec. 8 with a $ 498,825 grant award from the North Country Regional Economic Development Council to rehabilitate camp infrastructure.

Not exact matches

As our conversation wraps up, Polman emphasizes again that his economic development goals will certainly boost Unilever's fortunes too, especially since the company depends on hundreds of millions of people having enough money to buy staple items.

The Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project (NEDAP), which brought the suit against Chase on plaintiffs» behalf, says banks shouldn't be willing to let online payday lenders take money out of customer accounts in states where such loans are illegal.

Members of Congress will grouse about giving American money for economic development in Egypt when our own economy is on the rocks.

Slaughter mentioned that she and Congressman Brian Higgins, D - Buffalo, were looking for money to fund high - speed rail between Buffalo and Rochester to double down on the state's economic development investments.

Flanagan indicated he wanted a broad - based review of economic development spending, including some areas that are potentially sensitive to Cuomo, such as the money his administration spends on advertising job - creating efforts and a review of the «lack of accountability for major deals and projects that fail miserably when it comes to creating jobs.»

The state budget includes no significant new controls or oversight on how the Cuomo administration spends money on economic development projects, and that troubles many lawmakers after federal prosecutors accused eight men of bid - rigging schemes in earlier development projects.

Farrell also challenged Cuomo's desire to kill member items for good, noting the governor has plenty of economic development cash to dole out on his own — or, as the assemblyman put it: «The governor has people who walk around with money in their pockets.»

He said in the end, it's the public's money, through tax payments, that is being spent on the economic development projects, and he said they deserve to know the details.

The top legislative leaders in the Democratic - led Assembly and GOP - controlled Senate on Tuesday indicated they support approving $ 485.5 million in spending for a subsidiary of the under - investigation SUNY Polytechnic, saying the money is vital for the continuation of the economic development program in western New York.

Governor Cuomo is making some changes to prevent any future bid rigging in some of his major economic development projects, but critics on both the left and the right say the governor is failing to address the bigger picture — whether the $ 8.6 billion dollars» worth of programs are an effective use of public monies.

DeFrancisco, who was originally against what he called the «Hunger Games» approach on distributing economic development money said he was not surprised by the regions that won.

The approved budget includes $ 50 million in economic development money and tax credits for communities that rely on the prisons as a source of employment and income.

As the trial gets underway, good - government reformers are urging Albany in a letter to take pre-emptive action on overhauling how the state's economic development money is spent.

The law does say that municipalities that have casinos within their borders should use the money for economic development or job creation, but doesn't put specific restrictions on the money given to outlying counties such as Onondaga County.

Officials at Empire State Development, the state's economic development arm, say Donnelly has not submitted required documentation on how the money will be spent and that he has failed to come up with sufficient private financing for the $ 40 milliDevelopment, the state's economic development arm, say Donnelly has not submitted required documentation on how the money will be spent and that he has failed to come up with sufficient private financing for the $ 40 millidevelopment arm, say Donnelly has not submitted required documentation on how the money will be spent and that he has failed to come up with sufficient private financing for the $ 40 million project.

She said some of the money could come from cutting the estimated $ 8 billion spent each year on economic development programs.

Albany spends $ 7 billion a year on economic development, but the non-partisan Citizens Budget Commission says that there is no evidence that money produces economic activity.

Republicans want to pull the plug on the program at the end of this year and redirect the $ 44.5 million in ad money included in Cuomo's budget to other economic development programs.

The new AMPrint Center on Rochester Institute of Technology's Henrietta campus is supported by state funds, including money from the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council.

The state budget did include more spending on economic development in the budget, including more money for Regional Economic Development Councils and another $ 500 million for projects in economic development in the budget, including more money for Regional Economic Development Councils and another $ 500 million for projects development in the budget, including more money for Regional Economic Development Councils and another $ 500 million for projects in Economic Development Councils and another $ 500 million for projects Development Councils and another $ 500 million for projects in Buffalo.

If he'd had the money for the campaign, he could have spread the word about the work he's done on the legislature, particularly regarding economic development and Lyme disease.

A request for bids on the tanks went out in December 2015, the same month the Finger Lakes region was awarded $ 500 million in economic development money from the governor's Upstate Revitalization Initiative competition.

At the same time, Cuomo said the state could potentially adjust how it spends economic development money based on the findings of Bart Schwartz, the former prosecutor hired to review contracting in the program, which is under scrutiny by the U.S. attorney's office.

Last year, the state's multi-billion windfall was divided up, with money sent to the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project, an infusion of cash for the competitive economic development project proposals and money to avoid toll hikes on the state Thruway Authority.

Galesi's chief operating officer, David Buicko, has a seat on the local Regional Economic Development Council and his company has received money before for the Mohawk Harbor development, next to Rivers Casino in SDevelopment Council and his company has received money before for the Mohawk Harbor development, next to Rivers Casino in Sdevelopment, next to Rivers Casino in Schenectady.

It's a this - for - that bribery trial, unlike a far more complicated second corruption trial with other defendants, set for June, that will focus on the governor's big money economic development schemes.

Mahoney proposed a $ 49.5 million bond to pay for construction of a concert amphitheater on the shore of Onondaga Lake, part of a $ 99.5 million economic development project to be financed with county and state money.

Mr. Adams said his office had received marching orders from Governor Andrew Cuomo to provide $ 785 million in grants by asking regional Economic Development Corporations for advice on the most crucial projects in their areas, instead of having the state dictate where the money would go.

Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney interviewed Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster on the impact of the Wallenda Walk, the numerous challenges faced by Niagara Falls, and how the standoff between state and Seneca Nation officials is costing the city money that would otherwise be helping to promote economic development.

As the former chair of Economic Development, I spearheaded the effort for $ 1 million of county money to be used on water / sewer for the Kings Highway corridor.

Nixon is also touching on a form of «economic development» that has grown like topsy in recent years, drawing states into what would be considered, if it were cut - and - sew factories rather than glamorous entertainment productions involved, a competitive race - to - the - bottom to throw money at less - than - needy studios.

In his budget released last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed spending $ 30 million of state money on an economic development project in Onondaga County.

County Executive Joanie Mahoney said Central New York, on the whole, has received more state money than any other region, including a half - billion - dollar economic development grant in 2015.

Thomas focused the majority of his economic action plan around getting the city's Industrial Development Agency (IDA) back on track after New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli slammed the beleaguered agency for not keeping records for the monies and tax breaks it gives to developmenDevelopment Agency (IDA) back on track after New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli slammed the beleaguered agency for not keeping records for the monies and tax breaks it gives to developmentdevelopment projects.

For the last several years, CEJ has co-anchored the statewide Getting Our Money's Worth coalition, a broad - based coalition that advocates for comprehensive reform of economic development in New York State, including a specific focus on Industrial Developmendevelopment in New York State, including a specific focus on Industrial DevelopmentDevelopment Agencies.

The priorities for that money, she said, are determined by the Regional Economic Development Council and are based on creating jobs.

The federal money is from a Department of Commerce program that has long provided funding for economic development, with a focus on helping areas in economic distress.

She says some of the money could come from cutting the estimated $ 8 billion spent each year on economic development programs.

Ambrosino, of North Valley Stream, was indicted in April on charges of wire fraud and failing to pay taxes on money he made working as an attorney for two Nassau County agencies — the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency and the Local Economic Assistance Corp., according to authorities.

Robert Simpson, co-chair of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council, said the money would help COR build one of two planned apartment buildings on the western bank of the harbor.

Nixon added that «it was good that jobs were created» in the broader Buffalo Billion program, but she questioned the way in which economic development dollars are dedicated by the Cuomo administration and said more state money needs to be spent on crumbling infrastructure needs.

His idea was to generate homegrown economic development plans rather than sprinkle money around the state based on which legislative districts have the most powerful representatives.

It was clear during our talk that Grove wants an economic model for stem cell research and development to emerge, even if he's not willing to bet money on its happening.

Similarly, Singapore is a country that deliberately focused on promoting education as an economic development lever and put its money where its mouth is.They've centralized all of this (through NIE) which is a great way of controlling for shortages and mitigating leakages in terms of teacher supply.

Instead of making money by harvesting forests for wood products and for crops like palm oil, governments and citizens in the developing world would need to accept a different model based on so - called conservation payments, which could be used for education, health care, and alternative economic development.

Governments can spend more per person on public services, families can spend more on each child, and more money is available to invest in economic development.

Indeed, Reeves was of the view that land is an economic cul de sac.90 He concluded that economic development would be best assured through the investment and use of royalty monies from mining on Aboriginal land:

In a previous column I discussed how money from overseas is having a powerful impact on the availability of funding for new development here in the U.S., and is extending the nation's economic recovery.