Sentences with phrase «of jobs upstate»
The governor also argued the sites have created thousands of jobs upstate.
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Proponents argued that the program would save thousands of job upstate, both those directly employed at the facilities as well as those who operate nearby businesses.
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Platzer was running a kitchen in upstate Pennsylvania when on one of his trips home was given an opportunity for a job in the soon - to - open Atlantic City Casino industry.
The solution to upstate job growth in the eyes of Andrew Quid Pro Quomo... a man too simple to grasp that money lost in the casino is not spent elsewhere resulting in shrinkage of local economies.
«During his 25 - year tenure in the Senate, he has been a tireless advocate for initiatives aimed at spurring job growth and economic opportunity in every corner of New York, but particularly upstate which has been his lifelong home.
In fact, Democrats voted to eliminate half a billion dollars in job creation tax credits that will jeopardize thousands of jobs, especially upstate.
I can work with anyone to fix the problems of Western New York, especially the need to create jobs in upstate New York,» Kearns said during his first CapTon interview.
It will be a few months until ride - hailing officially arrives upstate, but Uber is already making its presence known in Western New York, projecting the creation of up to 700 jobs in Buffalo alone.
Many upstate elected officials have signed on in support of Uber, saying their cities would benefit from the competition to existing cab companies, as well as the jobs the company says it will be creating.
Supporters of the expansion of gambling in New York point to the positive economic impact it could have for the state and its potential for job creation, especially in the upstate region.
Former Arkansas governor and 2008 presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has endorsed the lone announced Republican LG hopeful M. Myers Mermel, touting his «upstate values» and calling him ready to step into the job of governor at a moment's notice.
That would not, of course, include the AG, who is studiously focused on his current job, announcing a crackdown on child porn during an upstate swing and largely avoiding the press in the process.
Just 3 years ago our industry supported 5,000 jobs in upstate New York, due largely to the ongoing exploration of vertical wells across the Southern Tier.
«New York voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment to expand casino gambling, authorizing as many as seven full - scale casinos as part of a plan meant to bring jobs to economically distressed upstate regions.»
Couldn't you describe universal pre-K as a government jobs program that employs thousands of upstate New Yorkers?
The loss of manufacturing jobs is one of the main reasons the upstate economy has struggled.
I Love New York The Governor Saturday also announced a revival of the long - running «I Love New York» advertising program, which he says has created 100 - thousand jobs upstate.
A father of two daughters, Duffy has frequently decried the loss of upstate industrial and manufacturing jobs, especially at Rochester - based Kodak.
24 % of upstate voters approve of the job Paterson is doing as governor.
It'll create thousands of jobs in upstate New York, which desperately needs new economic stimulus.»
In speeches upstate and in the New York City suburbs, Cuomo focused more on nuts - and - bolts job - creation programs, a new plan to reduce property taxes and building a biking and hiking greenway along the length and breadth of the state.
A host of other special interests — ranging from upstate mayors and county executives to Mothers Against Drunk Driving to the NAACP — all lauded Cuomo's plan, pointing to everything from ride - sharing that gets drunks off the road to transit efforts that will help inner - city workers get to jobs.
«Estimates show a fully - implemented $ 15 an hour minimum wage could cause the elimination of up to 600,000 jobs, with upstate communities like Syracuse being particularly hard hit,» said Zack Hutchins, director of communications for the Business Council of New York State.
Private sector employment growth in New York State continues to trail the U.S. as a whole, with upstate lagging far behind downstate, according to the latest state Department of Labor (DOL) monthly jobs report.
Cuomo did not say whether he agreed with the local option, but sharply criticized the facilities, saying they are «bilking the tax payers» for the sole purpose of protecting upstate jobs.
On the revenue side, Cuomo - era taxes aimed at upstate manufacturing, quickened the pace of good, high - paying jobs from upstate.
«A ban of polystyrene foam is going to have an adverse effect on the economy immediately, to include putting hundreds of upstate manufacturing jobs at risk.
• Chuck Schumer has not been effective in creating good paying jobs especially in upstate New York or in addressing the depression level economy of many of our rural areas and western and northern tier areas of New York.
And then there's the upcoming trials of his former close aide and upstate development executives that could expose unseemly practices in the state's job - creating programs.
«The Washington Post today details the abysmal failure of Hillary Clinton's upstate New York jobs plan, saying it fell flat.»
You know, visiting the upstate cities, they have some of the same issues: transportation, poverty, needing jobs, things like that.
Governor Cuomo, who has delayed a decision on fracking for nearly his entire first term in office, had originally supported the gas drilling as a means of creating jobs in economically troubled upstate areas.
A collaboration of reporting from Investigative Post, ProPublica, and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism shows that despite billions in subsidies, upstate job growth remains sluggish.
«Ensuring the integrity of the contracting process for this program is paramount, so that the Buffalo Billion and Nano program can continue creating new jobs and revitalizing upstate's economy.»
On six — reducing corruption, improving public education, balancing upstate and downstate needs, improving infrastructure, improving the economy and planning for New York's future — only between 23 and 35 percent of voters say Cuomo has done an excellent or good job.
He gets a 64 percent negative job performance rating on balancing the needs of both upstate and downstate.»
Townsend took the response as an opportunity to hammer Schumer for failing to prevent the loss of jobs and fleeing population in upstate New York.
Cuomo has sought to pump billions of dollars into the upstate economy in order to create jobs, especially in the western New York region.
Much of the job growth has been driven by the New York City region as areas of upstate have seen their populations decline.
There are no jobs upstate, taxes are out of control and things are only getting worse under Cuomo.»
The charges against the former aides, Joseph Percoco and Todd R. Howe, and the state official, Alain Kaloyeros, were the culmination of a long - running federal investigation into the Cuomo administration's efforts to lure jobs and businesses to upstate New York's limping economy by furnishing billions of dollars in state funds to developers from Buffalo to Albany.
«The Nevele stands ready to bring tremendous economic stimulus to Ulster County and the Catskill region of upstate New York, and Angel's expertise and passion for revitalizing communities and creating jobs are perfectly suited to this once - in - a-lifetime opportunity,» Treanor said.
Job figures are on the rise across New York state, however private - sector jobs in some upstate areas have declined according to the state Department of Labor's latest jobs report.
Even with the modest growth, upstate has only recovered 79 percent of the jobs that were eliminated during the recession.
If he believes that the state's tax structure is a job - killer and one of the chief reasons why upstate New York remains mired in a permanent recession, he ought to ask for broader tax cuts, including a decrease in the state's personal income tax rate, which tops out at nearly 9 percent (that does not include the additional tax burden placed on city residents, who pay up to 3.8 percent in personal income taxes.)
«But in past six years upstate job growth is 2.7 % - only ONE QUARTER of national average.
The craft beverage industry is revitalizing the upstate economy with billions in revenue and tens of thousands of jobs.
The bulk of his new proposals focus on upstate jobs programs and tourism, like innovation hot spots, developing three casinos upstate, and promoting New York produced products.
Sen. Thomas Libous, an upstate Republican who died of cancer last year after being convicted for lying to the FBI about whether he had used his influence to get his son a job, managed to pay $ 21,295 in legal fees posthumously and has $ 184.53 remaining in his account.
But not everyone thinks it's the best solution to upstate's continued lagging economy.EJ McMahon, President of the fiscally conservative think tank the Empire Center, says the building of resort style casinos won't generate as many jobs as some other industries, like opening up the state's vast shale resources to hydro fracking.