Sentences with phrase «economic development officials say»

Fort Drum is home to 17,269 soldiers and 3,799 civilian employees, making it the largest employer at a single site in New York, economic development officials say.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fort Drum commanders, politicians and economic development officials say the base faces a serious threat as Pentagon brass tries to figure out how to reduce the Army's size by up to 70,000 additional soldiers, preparing for deep budget restraints.

That's how much the region's economic development officials say the online retailer could save over 20 years by putting the headquarters here compared with what the company spends on its headquarters in Seattle.

Economic development officials say providing all New Yorkers with broadband access is vital for boosting the state's economy.

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.

GLENS FALLS — A pending merger between cable companies coupled with a $ 500 million state grant program now underway is likely to substantially boost Internet access in Warren County and elsewhere the Adirondacks, a leading economic development official said this week.

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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.»

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.»

Anirban Basu, the chairman of the Maryland Economic Development Commission, said he would like to see officials push harder to reduce taxes and regulations.

Michael Sullivan, a spokesman for the Utah governor's Office of Economic Development, said Gov. Herbert received a call from Boeing officials Thursday afternoon and has begun preliminary discussions with Boeing leaders on the 777X line.

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.

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.

John Bacheller, a retired deputy commissioner at Empire State Development, the state economic development agency, said state officials launched the Empire Zones program out of an earnest, if misguided, effort to revive the long - suffering Rust Belt economy of UpstatDevelopment, the state economic development agency, said state officials launched the Empire Zones program out of an earnest, if misguided, effort to revive the long - suffering Rust Belt economy of Upstatdevelopment agency, said state officials launched the Empire Zones program out of an earnest, if misguided, effort to revive the long - suffering Rust Belt economy of Upstate New York.

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.

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.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York's top financial official today said the state needs more accountability when giving out economic development funds.

The New York State Attorney General's Office said a judge should dismiss a federal lawsuit against the state and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D - NY, connected to accusations of sexual harassment against a former high - ranking economic development official.

Capital Region elected officials and business leaders acknowledged concerns over the possibility of more casinos, but said it is a bet worth taking for the potential economic development return.

No local officials hesitated when the governor offered Buffalo $ 1 billion, said Howard Zemsky, a developer who chairs the governor's regional economic development council for Western New York.

Onondaga County officials said the planned dredging operation will help spur continued economic development of the harbor, a once - vacant tract where hotels, apartments and office buildings are being built.

I don't know that we're much better off than we've been, other than construction,» said James Allen, executive director of the Amherst Industrial Development Agency, one of the region's largest prominent economic developmentDevelopment Agency, one of the region's largest prominent economic developmentdevelopment officials.

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.

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

By Sean Ryan Business parks, tax breaks and other tried - and - true perks just aren't enough anymore, say economic development officials struggling for new ways to attract and retain companies.

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.

Holmquist said the process of a few elected officials choosing an amphitheater over another economic development project was «just absurd.»

Meanwhile, a source said Lehane visited City Hall to speak with two of de Blasio's top officials: Alicia Glen, deputy mayor for housing and economic development, and Emma Wolfe, director of intergovernmental affairs.

«The State's elected officials and economic development policymakers have a strong appreciation for the aviation industry's contribution to New York's economy,» Ms. Crook said.

Then, just last month, city officials said county economic development director Julie Cerio ordered the city's economic development staff out of the office it shares with the county's economic development staff because the city had not immediately agreed to the county's demand that it pay half of the $ 10,000 - a-month rent on the office.

Donohue said his duties will be taken over on an interim basis by authority Vice Chairwoman Megan Daly, a former Cuomo administration official who is now director of economic development and procurement for the Port of Albany.

An Oneida spokesman said tribe officials have reached out several times seeking meetings with high - level members of the Cuomo administration, and also asked to be included on one of the regional economic development councils, but have yet to receive a response.

«SUNY Poly's narrowly focused on some very high - profile tech projects, but for someone to say economic development, broadly speaking, has been turned over to to someone at SUNY Poly is just incorrect,» Mr. Zemsky said, citing the governor's efforts to involve regional officials in economic planning and to spread state funds across thousands of smaller economic development projects.

Top economic development officials were in «constant» contact with Utica area officials and AMS after the governor's office learned of their concerns, even traveling to Utica multiple times, Mr. Malatras said.

Administration officials have said that contracts are vetted by various agencies, including the attorney general's office, the comptroller, federal transportation officials and regional economic development councils that Cuomo created to involve local officials and business leaders.

State, local and federal elected officials have created a new coalition meant to bridge the digital divide in central New York, as they say a lack of quality high speed Internet has become an economic development issue in Syracuse.

Local economic development officials had envisioned a larger rail hub project for another Syracuse - area location, but the DOT report said DeWitt was «the only viable site» for an inland port.

This week, Kennedy said he found new reason for optimism after discussing the building during a hearing with the state's chief economic development official Howard Zemsky.

North Country Chamber of Commerce President Garry Douglas said the firm is an example of one of the Canadian - based manufacturers economic development officials have prioritized attracting to the North Country as part of an emerging transportation and aerospace cluster.

Syracuse officials say Onondaga County is evicting the city's economic development department from the office it shares with its county counterpart, but the county denies it.

Cerio told her city counterpart, Honora Spillane, on Aug. 17 that the city's economic development staff had 180 days to leave the office it shares in the Washington Station office building with the county's economic development staff, city officials said.

He said such work is one reason why he was endorsed by more than two dozen business and economic development officials.

Earlier this year, one administration official said the wage proposals could squash economic development and be potentially against the City Charter.

Even with the investigations ongoing into key Cuomo administration economic development initiatives, 60 percent of voters said Cuomo is an ethical public official.

Alicia Glen, the deputy mayor for housing and economic development and the official overseeing the housing plan, said the city was working to tailor its strategy to each neighborhood.

Elected leaders will be appealing to state officials to give their casino development team concessions needed to give a «transformative» economic development project in a struggling region a shot, said Montgomery County Executive Matt Ossenfort.

«The economic development project you're questioning was advanced by the Bloomberg administration, was widely endorsed by local officials and had been in the works for years as part of a major transformation of Staten Island,» he said.

ESD president Howard Zemsky said recently that it makes decisions about which projects to fund based on discussions with local officials and the regional economic development councils.

The photo has been replaced by a photograph of the interior of a central New York manufacturing company that ESD officials said had expanded and added workers with the help of state economic development programs.

Murphy said he has a «thousand and one questions» and said he plans to grill administration officials during an economic development budget hearing on Wednesday about what will happen to the Indian Point property and how the state will address the economic hit.