Sentences with phrase «more economic development funding»

ALBANY — A slew of Cuomo - allied upstate business leaders lobbied legislators on Wednesday for more economic development funding, but continued to take no position on whether it should funneled through a competition as Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed.

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.

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H.B. 929 Status: Failed Relates to promotion of cybersecurity in the Commonwealth, initiates several efforts to promote economic development, research and development, and workforce development of the cybersecurity industry in the Commonwealth, creates two new matching grant funds, adds one administered by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority for private entities that collaborate with one or more public institutions of higher education on research and development related to cybersecurity.

Realty Mogul, a real estate crowdfunding company for accredited investors that's helped fund more than $ 8 million in transactions, will make a case at an international conference this week that real estate crowdfunding can be a tool for social and economic development.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said the state needs more accountability when giving out economic development funds, noting this year's budget again relies heavily on lump sum appropriations that have little oversight regarding their allocation.

All ten regions competing for economic development money were awarded some portion of $ 788 million dollars in funds in a ceremony led by Governor Cuomo Thursday, but some regions were more equal than others, with four areas receiving the top grant prizes.

The Executive Budget establishes 10 Regional Economic Development Councils, which will be chaired by Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy, to create a more regionally - based approach to allocating economic development funding and to act as one - stop shops for all State - supported economic development and business assistance programs in eachEconomic Development Councils, which will be chaired by Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy, to create a more regionally - based approach to allocating economic development funding and to act as one - stop shops for all State - supported economic development and business assistance programs in eDevelopment Councils, which will be chaired by Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy, to create a more regionally - based approach to allocating economic development funding and to act as one - stop shops for all State - supported economic development and business assistance programs in eacheconomic development funding and to act as one - stop shops for all State - supported economic development and business assistance programs in edevelopment funding and to act as one - stop shops for all State - supported economic development and business assistance programs in eacheconomic development and business assistance programs in edevelopment and business assistance programs in each region.

The Business Council supports continued funding for the state's Regional Economic Development Councils, funding for the state to host more tourism related summits and initiatives that create private sector investment and job creation.

At stake is more than $ 800 million in funding that will be divvied up among regional economic development councils around the state, with some getting much large pieces of the pie than others.

Besides assisting communities affected by state facility closures, these funds will be used to provide more than $ 130 million for competitively determined economic development projects put forward by the Regional Councils, $ 100 million for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's capital program and $ 10 million towards the State's existing commitment for the New York City Empowerment Zone.

According to him, the Central Bank of Nigeria should channel more funding to the SMEs to stimulate economic growth and development.

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

State lawmakers at one time did have more control over economic development funds.

Mr. Percoco, who had served as Mr. Cuomo's executive deputy secretary, is accused of soliciting and taking more than $ 315,000 in bribes from 2012 to 2016 from two companies: Competitive Power Ventures, an energy company that was seeking state approval to build a power plant in the Hudson Valley, and COR Development, a major developer in the Syracuse area that ended up with several large state - funded economic developmenDevelopment, a major developer in the Syracuse area that ended up with several large state - funded economic developmentdevelopment projects.

Please visit the Regional Economic Development Councils website for more information about the Regional Councils and Consolidated Funding Application Process: http://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/.

The project is moving forward with more than $ 1.3 million in resources from New York State, including $ 930,000 in Urban Community Investment Fund and $ 385,000 from Empire State Development, the state's economic development agency, through the state's Consolidated Funding ApplicaDevelopment, the state's economic development agency, through the state's Consolidated Funding Applicadevelopment agency, through the state's Consolidated Funding Application (CFA).

Later this week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to hand out more than $ 2 billion in economic development funds to regional groups.

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NYS CDBG Economic Development & Small Business Assistance Program Guidelines The CDBG Microenterprise program is available in the annual competitive CFA round, please visit the Office of Community Renewal Funding Opportunities page for more information.

... In our world, we just know that we need more public funding to go with private funding to kick start some of these economic development projects.»

The Central New York Regional Economic Development Council (CNYREDC) will hold six potential project forum workshops in order to help interested applicants learn more about New York State economic and community development funding available, and the most effective ways to secure that funding for future pEconomic Development Council (CNYREDC) will hold six potential project forum workshops in order to help interested applicants learn more about New York State economic and community development funding available, and the most effective ways to secure that funding for futurDevelopment Council (CNYREDC) will hold six potential project forum workshops in order to help interested applicants learn more about New York State economic and community development funding available, and the most effective ways to secure that funding for future peconomic and community development funding available, and the most effective ways to secure that funding for futurdevelopment funding available, and the most effective ways to secure that funding for future projects.

Aside from the county's decision to use reserves from the sewer stabilization fund, an attempt to bring back about $ 120,000 more in revenue to the East End, generated through the county's hotel / motel tax, stalled in the Legislature's economic development and energy committee.

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.

Cuomo is scheduled to hand out more than two billion dollars in economic development funds to regional groups next week.

The council hopes to help interested applicants learn more about New York State economic and community development funding available, and the most effective ways to secure that funding for future projects.

He authored legislation to require more accountability from the more than 700 state and local authorities that use public funds and provide quasi-governmental services like mass transit and economic development.

Next week, Governor Cuomo is scheduled to hand out more than two billion dollars in economic development funds to regional groups.

But for Alain E. Kaloyeros, a physicist who rose from a basement laboratory at the State University at Albany to oversee hundreds of millions of dollars in state economic development funds over a quarter - century, a more complex purpose seemed to be at work.

New York state's 10 economic regions received more than $ 700 million in new economic development funding on Thursday.

The Senate leader says he's also seeking more control over distribution of funds for transportation infrastructure projects, and Governor Cuomo's regional economic development councils grants.

Projects still in line to receive funding include: more than $ 110 million for construction of an East River waterfront esplanade, more than $ 50 million for a WTC performing - arts center, more than $ 50 million for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, $ 45 million in state - managed economic development grants, $ 45 million in community and cultural grants, $ 15 million for the reconstruction of Fiterman Hall, $ 7 million for the rebuilding of 130 Liberty St. and $ 6 million in small - business grants.

«That's why I've decided to join the Independent Democratic Conference, where I can best affect progressive change on issues like affordable housing, higher education, school funding equity, homelessness reforms, economic development, infrastructure upgrades, affordable healthcare, senior citizen protections and so much more,» Peralta said in the statement.

As a result, members of the local regional economic development team know securing even more funding could be a big ask.

That's just a sample of the hundreds of projects funded by one of Cuomo's signature economic development initiatives, a system of 10 regional councils that develop plans based on regional strengths and compete for state funding — more than $ 4 billion so far.

$ 1.5 M project in Moreau will create first - of - its - kind facility to store, process, package and ship high - quality grains to support farming community and craft beverage industry Malta, NY — The Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership, the county's designated economic development agency, today announced that New York's Regional Economic Development Council has awarded $ 300,000 in funding to support + Reconomic development agency, today announced that New York's Regional Economic Development Council has awarded $ 300,000 in funding to support development agency, today announced that New York's Regional Economic Development Council has awarded $ 300,000 in funding to support + REconomic Development Council has awarded $ 300,000 in funding to support Development Council has awarded $ 300,000 in funding to support + Read More

That's why I've decided to join the Independent Democratic Conference, where I can best affect progressive change on issues like affordable housing, higher education, school funding equity, homelessness reforms, economic development, infrastructure upgrades, affordable healthcare, senior citizen protections and so much more.

McMahon says there might even be some positive fallout from the scandal, if the attention on the criminal charges cause New Yorkers to look more closely at Solar City and other publicly funded economic development projects.

In the Senate, it means more comprehensive public reporting about how economic development funding for programs like the Buffalo Billion is spent.

«But we remain hopeful that we can receive some funds to do the more integrating aspects of the plant to improve tourist attractiveness and downtown economic development,» he said.

JAMESTOWN - New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli was in Jamestown last Friday to get an update on state - funded economic development efforts in the city, along with meeting with and endorsing two candidates for Chautauqua County... [Read more...]

ECONOMY: $ 750 million for more regional economic development competitions and $ 100 million for another round of downtown revitalization funding.

The funding, received through New York State's Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) Initiative, will assist the City in transforming contaminated and inaccessible land into a vibrant mixed - use waterfront community featuring more than 5 acres of open space, market rate and affordable rental housing, and retail.

Others, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, suggest spending more surplus dollars on economic development, so extra tax dollars would allow local governments to better fund infrastructure projects on their own.

During the first four funding rounds, the CNY Region has been awarded a total of $ 344.6 million comprising more than 300 economic development projects.

The administration says this approach allowed for more of a bottom - up approach to economic development, and allowed the public to participate and see who has applied for funding, who was recommended and what was awarded.

Albany, NY — The region's economic development officials got more than they hoped for from a trip to Albany Thursday, bringing home $ 103.7 million in state economic development funds.

The watchdog identified nearly $ 13 billion in the budget in nonspecific funding: around $ 3 billion «subject to decisions of one or more particular elected officials,» and nearly $ 10 billion «in approximately 40 different economic development and infrastructure pots listing no official with spending authority.»

In science news around the world, NASA scientists spot evidence for ice volcanoes on the surface of Pluto, transmission of the Ebola virus comes to an end in Sierra Leone, Canada's new minister of innovation, science, and economic development reinstates the country's long - form census and announces that government scientists are free again to speak to the media, the United Kingdom's House of Commons Science and Technology Committee calls for a strategy to increase government research funding, and more.

Beckmann has turned a modest amount of state economic - development funding — the institute has received about $ 1.6 million a year in state support since its inception in 2007 — into a handful of achievements, including $ 26 million in additional funding with affiliated researchers at Oregon universities and companies and a laboratory capable of screening more than 10,000 chemicals a day for druglike activity.

The results suggest that there should be: improvements to policy and management to champion biodiversity issues; a strengthening of environmental laws and enforcement; recognition of socio - economic issues especially among indigenous and local communities; increases in funding and resource allocation; knowledge, research and development to inform decision making; a greater understanding and protection of the rights of nature and cultural heritage; a more holistic public awareness and participation to bring about change to promote conservation.