Sentences with phrase «of economic developers»

The promising process already has caught the eye of economic developers, who are helping scale up the effort.

His extended network of economic developers and global site selectors is an enormous asset to Saratoga County.

IEDC has named 2016 the Year of the Economic Developer, in light of...

IEDC has named 2016 the Year of the Economic Developer, in light of the organization's 90th anniversary serving the profession.

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«By driving a whole bunch of economic value around the public blockchain ecosystem, we help drive all those different companies, providers and developers,» he explained.

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«I think it's workforce, workforce, workforce,» said developer Bob Buchanan, chairman of the Montgomery County Economic Development Corp. «Amazon is coming to these entities and saying, «Okay, we're coming in with 50,000 employees over time.

The World Crypto Economic Forum was founded in 2017 with the mission of supporting the growing Blockchain community and creating a global network of entrepreneurs and developers in today's growing Blockchain industry.

Next year, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Joe Percoco, will go on trial along with the former president of SUNY Nanotech and upstate developers, who are accused of being involved in a bribery and bid - rigging scheme for economic development projects.

The push for procurement oversight reform began last year following the arrests of ex-SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and a former close aide to the governor, Joe Percoco as well as prominent upstate developers, accused of rigging bids for economic development contracts.

The changes come as lawmakers have sought to push for returning power to DiNapoli's office for procurement oversight following the arrests of prominent upstate developers, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic stemming from an alleged effort to rig state bids on lucrative economic development projects.

More scrutiny for economic development spending has been pushed without much success over the last several years despite the arrests of prominent developers and a former aide to the governor.

The economic comeback that has inspired so many in Buffalo of late includes significant investments by local developers.

Most of the jobs at the IBM hub — a $ 55 million part of the state's Buffalo Billion economic development initiative — aren't high - paying positions such as programmers or software developers or data analysts.

In January, Buffalo developer Howard Zemsky was put in charge of the state's economic development efforts.

The governor's former closest aide is accused of accepting $ 35,000 in bribes from the Syracuse developers, in exchange for helping ease economic development projects in Central New York.

Cuomo has made a number of public appearances across the state, continuing to promote economic development efforts, just as he did before U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara charged several of Cuomo's former close associates and two major real estate developers with bribery and fraud in connection with the Buffalo Billion and other projects.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has nominated local developer Howard Zemsky to serve as president and CEO of Empire State Development Corporation, New York State's primary economic development agency.

A half - dozen firms, including some of the region's most prominent developers, have entered the competition to build economic development hubs the Cuomo administration has proposed for Buffalo, Investigative Post has learned.

With regards to rent and sale of property owned by private developers, the President bemoaned prices are too high for the average Ghanaian, encouraging private sector investment in cheaper housing for people from varying economic divides.

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 development projects.

A new governor will appoint people who are more attuned to the needs of the state — more interested in preserving the environment rather than selling it to developers, more interested in finding alternatives to the ever - expanding road building, more interested in serving the little guy rather than big business, and less interested in legislating social policy than planning economic development.

In his introductory remarks, Langworthy took aim at Cuomo's economic development policies, suggesting the governor tried to buy the affection of Western New Yorkers after a poor local showing in the 2010 election, the year he was challenged by Buffalo businessman and developer Carl Paladino.

«Over and over again, this trickle - down model of economic development has left our community with developers being richly rewarded and our community reaping, at best, questionable benefits,» she said.

The push and pull over the control of the economic development spending comes after the arrests last year of prominent upstate developers, former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and an ex-top aide and confidant to the governor, Joe Percoco, in a case stemming from kickbacks and bid rigging related to key economic development spending in New York.

The push for those changes were prompted in part by the arrest last year of a formerly close aide to the governor, Joe Percoco, and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic, accused alongside prominent upstate developers of bribery and kickbacks in economic development spending.

Some of the upstate developers have insisted that licenses should be issued closer to the Catskills region, given the economic troubles of the area.

Joe Percoco and prominent upstate developers face charges of bid rigging and bribery for state economic development projects.

And in June, the two Syracuse defendants, real - estate developers from Buffalo, and former SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros will stand trial on corruption allegations related to the Buffalo Billion, one of the governor's signature economic development initiatives.

Often working with a lobbyist, Todd R. Howe, a former aide to Mr. Cuomo, Dr. Kaloyeros is accused of personally drafting and revising several requests for proposals to favor certain developers, including one for a SUNY Polytechnic dorm, another for a campus research building and two connected to huge economic development contracts in Syracuse and Buffalo.

Calling it «mission - creep,» they say the agency is stepping outside of its economic development role and intruding on the turf of private - sector developers if it purchases the Clement Mansion at 786 Delaware Ave., which is the headquarters of the American Red Cross» Greater Buffalo Chapter.

Mr. Culliton, who oversees all aspects of the economic development activities of the ECIDA and its affiliated corporations, was honored as the 2011 Economic Developer of the Year by the New York State Economic Development economic development activities of the ECIDA and its affiliated corporations, was honored as the 2011 Economic Developer of the Year by the New York State Economic Development Economic Developer of the Year by the New York State Economic Development Economic Development Council.

Riley's Brine Wells Development LLC has been selected by state economic development officials as the developer for a $ 42 million restoration of the Hotel Niagara in downtown Niagara Falls.

In May, just as the session winds down, a trial is scheduled for former SUNY nano mastermind Alain Kaloyeros and a host of upstate developers, although as much on the block for scrutiny will be the governor's upstate economic development schemes, and those who carried out his wishes.

Kenneth Adams, who was president of the Business Council at the time, has been appointed to serve as Cuomo's top economic developer.

«Jeff Bray has been one of the most respected economic developers in this state; I've learned a lot from him,» Mathes said.

In the Manhattan federal corruption case, Howe has admitted to pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars from developers and from rigged bids on state contracts linked to the upstate Buffalo Billion economic - revitalization plan — at the same time he was working as a consultant to the taxpayer - funded program.

Early in the bargaining process, Carl Weisbrod, the director of the Department of City Planning and Alicia Glen, the deputy mayor for housing and economic development, eagerly declared that developer Alma Realty had agreed to committing 20 percent of the new floor space to low and middle - income units.

Percoco, along with former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and prominent upstate developers face charges of bribery and bid rigging connected to economic development projects.

Percoco is facing bribery charges related to efforts to secure economic development contracts, part of a sweeping case that has also resulted in charges for former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and prominent upstate developers.

Felony bid - rigging charges filed Sept. 22 against SUNY Poly President Alain Kaloyeros, lobbyist Todd Howe and developers in other upstate cities have brought a new round of scrutiny to the college's shadowy contracting practices as Cuomo's administration scrambles to reconfigure who oversees the state's major economic development projects.

State economic czar Howard Zemsky, his wife, Leslie, and their two adult children are determined to bring back the area now known as Larkinville in Buffalo, renovating a number of buildings and luring new businesses and other developers to do the same.

Miner said this economic development strategy enriches developers and leaves the rest of the community behind, but in the PILOT, Pyramid has put in provisions to address the issue.

«There is a private developer, a state entity, the university — a core team of partners — that have an interest in investing half a billion dollars right next to downtown Syracuse,» said Robert Simpson, president of CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity.

«I remain concerned that the minor change at the upper end of the affordability spectrum does nothing to encourage developers to create units that would maintain our professionals and foster socio - economic diversity,» Diaz said.

While in the minds of its developers and supporters the Nevele should be a sure bet for a casino license, it is up against some stiff competition from developers looking to build casinos in Orange County, who argue that with the county's proximity to the city and Stewart International Airport offer the best chance for economic success.

The former close associate Joe Percoco may be accused of accepting payments form developers involved in Cuomo's economic projects.

«We look forward to working with The United Group of Companies on this proactive approach to economic development, and to engaging additional developers to leverage the growth at GLOBALFOUNDRIES to generate economic opportunity.»

Mr. David said the allegations are tied to U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's probe of the «Buffalo Billion» economic development package in western New York, which saw major contracts go to top Cuomo donors like developer Louis Ciminelli.