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Eliot Spitzer, as well as Leecia Eve, a former economic development official in the Cuomo administration.

Earlier this month, Sam Hoyt, a former state assemblyman and top economic development official in the Cuomo administration, was fired after he was accused of sexual harassment by a state employee.

Hoyt, a longtime Democratic lawmaker, served in the state Assembly from 1992 until 2011, when he became a top economic development official in the new Cuomo administration.

Former Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, who had worked as an economic development official in the Cuomo administration, was fired after he was accused of sexual harassment late last year.

A former economic development official in the Cuomo administration, former Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, is being sued for sexual harassment.

That's how an economic development official in Tucson, Ariz., the governor of Delaware and the mayor of Detroit, respectively, are vying for position in a crowded race to attract Amazon's second headquarters in what one site selection consultant describes as a «once in a generation opportunity.»

The company's recent announcement that it will locate a second headquarters somewhere in America and create up to 50,000 jobs has set off a scramble by economic development officials in cities across the country.

While there are a lot of similarities in the Amazon and Apple projects, economic development officials in upstate say you're likely to hear much less about Apple's search moving forward.

Economic development officials in Lake Placid and the surrounding region earlier this year put forth a proposal to study a new Olympic bid as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $ 1.5 billion Upstate Revitalization Initiative, a plus - sized version of the annual statewide competition for grants and other forms of aid.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today kicked off round three of the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) s, hosting council co-chairs and local economic development officials in Albany to detail the third round of the process and officially launch the 2013 competition.

On Thursday, officials at the EDC had no more details on the items and economic development officials in Clinton County couldn't be reached.

Economic development officials in those regions love birding for the simple fact that visitors come from all over the world, spend a lot... Complete story»

Economic development officials in metropolitan Atlanta's first - tier suburbs are establishing tax allocation districts (TAD) in an effort to attract developers to potential commercial sites that were previously overlooked due to development...

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But embassy and provincial officials specializing in economic development are better placed to meet with entrepreneurs and understand their local context than investors half a world away.

Other possible factors that officials said could negatively affect the economic outlook included «persistent weakness in the housing sector, a continued slow rise in household income, or spillovers from developments in the Middle East and Ukraine.»

Chinese and Canadian officials meeting at a seminar on asset management and economic development in the central and western regions of China, feel that the Chinese government's preferential policies for the introduction of foreign investment in the region, along with an abundance of natural resources and the booming infrastructure development, offer opportunities for economic cooperation between...

Speaking on the sidelines of an official trip to Jakarta, Yau, the city's secretary for commerce and economic development, said: «We will continue to be a voice of the multilateral rule - based free trade system... and a valued partner of all participants in the system, including the US.»

Economic development officials have much to pitch in metro Atlanta.

With a loose set of requirements like proximity to an airport and walkability, the e-commerce behemoth has set officials on a journey to sell their towns, with the aim of getting in on what some are calling one of the largest economic development deals of the century.

Byrne Dairy worked with state and local officials to secure economic development incentives and ensure job creation in Cortland County.

High degree» will be held on March 20 — 22, 2014 in Exhibition Hall of Odessa Sea Commercial Port Official support to projects is provided by: • Assembly of European wine producing regions; • Association of cultural and tourist exchange (ACTE), in collaboration with Council of Europe; • Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine; • Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine; • Antitrust Committee of Ukraine; • State Agriculture Inspectorate of Ukraine; • Ukrainian corporation on viticulture and wine producing «Ukrvinprom»; • Odessa Regional State Administration.

The I - 80 Corporate Consortium is group of business leaders, political representatives, economic development professionals and local officials who joined forces about two and a half years ago to help each other and create «one voice» to promote economic development in the corridor, Wright said.

In Cuomo's administration, a former economic development official, Sam Hoyt, left office after he was accused of sexual harassment.

We've seen tremendous improvement in the economy and at the social level since 1992, the Rawlings regime and that of Kufour all contributed immensely to the growth we seeing, the Mahama administration has added value to what he inherited.The infrastructure development recorded under this government is the highest after Nkrumah, the improvement in the health and education sector can not be downplayed.Policies rolled out by the regime to close the yawning gap between the toiling but highly productive rural folks and city officials is commendable.The IMF director Christie Lagarde was right when she described what we called economic success between 2005 - 2008 as mediocre growth.The base of the economy was still shattered and now being built to restore the confidence of the people.

Percoco is facing charges related to alleged kickbacks received in exchange for official support for economic development projects.

Public radio reporter Karen DeWitt (who is employed by WXXI News) asked the Democratic governor whether he was considering new policies in light of the national attention on sexual misconduct, as well as the recent resignation of a state economic development official who was under investigation for harassment.

He is a respected local official with a wide range of knowledge and contacts along the Canal Corridor, and will serve Governor Cuomo and the Canal Corporation well in maintaining and promoting this unique state asset as a source of tourism and economic development across Upstate.»

The comptroller also found a lack of oversight of the Excelsior jobs program, saying economic development officials could not verify whether companies actually create the number of jobs they promised, and in some cases could not justify why businesses were granted the tax breaks in the first place.

In November 2007, while Kennedy Square was still a housing project owned by New York's economic development agency, Empire State Development Corp., officials from COR and Upstate signed a pact to develop the propertdevelopment agency, Empire State Development Corp., officials from COR and Upstate signed a pact to develop the propertDevelopment Corp., officials from COR and Upstate signed a pact to develop the property together.

Striving for something more formal than the current system — in which individual companies negotiate with state Empire State Development Corporation officials — Cuomo said each of the 10 regional economic councils will develop a comprehensive plan and submit it to the state by November.

The two top former legislative leaders face retrial on corruption charges, and officials involved in Cuomo's signature Buffalo Billion economic development program go to court in the spring.

The state's top economic development official says a plan in Congress to eliminate the historic tax credit program would harm efforts to revitalize cities in New York.

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While in Syracuse yesterday, Cuomo defended his economic development efforts, which are under fire from critics and under investigation by state and federal officials.

Buffalo and Rochester submitted a joint bid to Amazon, and economic development officials indicated they plan to work together more in the future.

MONTICELLO — Sullivan County public officials, business and economic development leaders hope to pursuade Governor Cuomo to site at least one casino in the county.

In October, former top economic development official Sam Hoyt left the Cuomo administration after a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against him.

It's been a week since a federal corruption investigation exploded in New York state, bringing fraud and bribery and charges against developers and state officials for allegedly running a pay - to - play scheme involving upstate economic development projects.

At the same time, his administration is facing a suit filed by a former state worker in western New York who alleges Sam Hoyt, a former top economic development official, sexually harassed her while in office.

A senior official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ishaq Salihu, has told a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt that a former Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Mr. Robert Obuoha, offered him a bribe of N150, 000 and told him to use the money in buying recharge cards.

Work out to $ 2.4 million per job — an «astronomical» figure in the words of one local economic development official.

Federal corruption charges were announced on Thursday against two former close aides to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a senior state official and six other people, in a blow to the governor's innermost circle and a repudiation of the way his prized upstate economic development programs were managed.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the success of the state's sixth regional sustainability conference, which brought together community development experts, local elected officials and business leaders to share successful economic growth strategies in the Finger Lakes Region.

State economic development official Andrew Kennedy, appearing in Manhattan federal court, said he only had 20 minutes to fit a side trip to a Cor Development hotel project into Cuomo's Syracuse «Capitol for a Day» visit after an irate Percoco called during the governor's fdevelopment official Andrew Kennedy, appearing in Manhattan federal court, said he only had 20 minutes to fit a side trip to a Cor Development hotel project into Cuomo's Syracuse «Capitol for a Day» visit after an irate Percoco called during the governor's fDevelopment hotel project into Cuomo's Syracuse «Capitol for a Day» visit after an irate Percoco called during the governor's first event.

Officials say it's a reflection of a broader trend of economic development in upstate New York.

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He and other local economic development officials and politicians have vowed to stand up to fight and keep Remington in Ilion.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — State economic development officials have refused to say whether lobbyist Todd Howe — whose activities recently drew scrutiny from federal investigators — helped to secure a $ 2.5 million grant to renovate the former Nynex building in downtown Syracuse.

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As investigations into economic development programs continue to swirl in New York, most voters believe Gov. Andrew Cuomo is an ethical elected official, a Siena College poll released on Tuesday found.