Sentences with phrase «grow jobs upstate»
«A gaming resort development program to grow jobs upstate was an initiative of Governor Cuomo's, and we will work with all elected officials who support the measure to educate voters about the referendum.»
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LeRoy, who has studied subsidy deals across the country, said Cuomo's approach is unlikely to help upstate grow either its tax base or job market.
On key issues facing the state — reducing corruption, improving public education, balancing upstate and upstate concerns, improving infrastructure, growing the economy and planning for the state's future — only between 23 percent and 35 percent of voters believe the governor has done a good or excellent job.
The New York City region enjoyed 2.2 percent increase in job growth over the last 12 months, while upstate New York grew at a slower rate, statistics from the state Department of Labor found.
«By investing in this cutting - edge technology, we are creating a pathway to grow the upstate economy and create good - paying, quality jobs in the industries of the future.»
The jobs picture was gloomier upstate, where employment grew by an average of only 2.7 percent — a quarter of the national average.
Their numbers track the first half of 2015, and show that most regions of the state, including upstate, grew slightly, with the exception of the Southern Tier, which showed a 0.1 % drop in job growth from January through June.
The wealthy, Westchester - based Wilson, who grew up in upstate Johnstown, said he would be «laser focused» as a candidate on just two issues: job creation and ethics reforms, two areas in which he says Cuomo has fallen down badly.
Once heralded by the governor as a transformative way to bring down energy costs for consumers while increasing jobs at upstate power producers, the plan announced more than three years ago has produced little progress on a core initiative: a nearly $ 1 billion project to run AC transmission lines around Utica or the Catskills and down the Hudson Valley to meet downstate's growing power needs.
Their numbers track the first half of 2015, and show that most regions of the state, including upstate, grew slightly, with the exception of the Southern Tier, which showed a 0.1 percent drop in job growth from January through June.