Sentences with phrase «on economic development incentives»

Entertainment Vice President Michael Walbrecht pushed members of the Texas House Select Committee on Economic Development Incentives to put up more funds to attract filmmakers to the Lone Star State.

The article also cited research from the Citizens Budget Commission, a nonpartisan government watchdog group, that likewise found more than $ 8 billion spent each year on economic development incentives in New York state.

It seemed ESD «was largely cut out of» the Buffalo Billion and various nanotechnology ventures by design, the Investigative Post noted in their recent series on economic development incentives in New York.

Not exact matches

The Memphis City Council voted on Oct. 3 to offer the tax breaks for the company's headquarters, possibly in addition to incentives from the development agency Economic Development Growth Engine, Shelby County anddevelopment agency Economic Development Growth Engine, Shelby County andDevelopment Growth Engine, Shelby County and the state.

The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) announced tax incentives of up to $ 1.5 m based on the company's investment of at least $ 12.9 m, through its business investment programme.

Krueger recalled that the ill - fated Empire Zones program, which was created by former Gov. George Pataki in 1999 (it actually morphed out of the New York State Economic Development Zones) ended up being an ill - conceived boondoggle that gave away millions of dollars worth of publicly - funded incentives and tax breaks to businesses that pledged to create jobs and then often didn't make good on those promises.

Robert Pasinella, executive director of the Rensselaer County Industrial Development Agency, which awards tax breaks to encourage economic growth, told The Alt on Monday that he had had a preliminary discussion with Bryce about a potential incentive package related to the building, but had said that any financial assistance would depend on dollars invested and jobs created and that he'd need to see the project.

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Astorino criticized Cuomo's economic development approach — he said he would scrap START - UP NY, a system of tax - free zones rooted in state university campuses — and said he would focus more on major regulatory changes than direct incentives, which he questioned because «the government gets to pick and choose winners... that's how we stay at the bottom.»

Other surveys, such as this one by the Committee on Economic Development demonstrate support for reform is also strong in the business community; 72 percent are in favor of creating a public financing system that would match low - dollar contributions and give average citizens more incentives to contribute to campaigns.

Today, Quinn fields questions posed via - e-mail from Jim Heaney of Investigative Post on what ails local economic development efforts and what he thinks of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to invest $ 1 billion in state incentives to revitalize the region's economy.

The environmental threats and economic costs of continued reliance on fossil fuel technologies are sufficiently urgent to warrant substantially larger public support in the form of private - sector R&D incentives and a refocusing of effort by the national energy laboratories on the development and diffusion of alternative energy technologies.

• Flexible approaches to motivate achieving CO2 emission limits that may vary by economic sector, and could include, depending on the sector, market - based incentives; governmental loan guarantees; investment tax credits; performance standards; tax reform; incentives for technology research, development and deployment; and other appropriate policy tools.

Putting more emphasis in development of new technologies, on better understanding of the working of economic incentives and on more detailed knowledge on the actual threats as well as naturally occurring adaptive processes is likely to lead to both better results in the relevant long term and to lower costs of all types (not only direct economic costs).

For its part, NSP says it is making its decision based on access to adequate and appropriate land; community and political support; availability of economic development and tax incentives, and an appropriately skilled workforce.

According to a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, «Economic Assessment of Biofuel Support Policies», not only is public support of biofuels costly it has little impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions: All the tax incentives, blending targets and other public support policies in the EU, US, and Canada total $ 25 billion per year, but will ultimately result in less than a 1 % reduction in emissions from transport by 2015.

The Assembly of First Nations Economic Partnerships Sector focuses on advocating for improved economic policy, programs, services, incentives, economic relations, increased revenue development options and strategic economic deveEconomic Partnerships Sector focuses on advocating for improved economic policy, programs, services, incentives, economic relations, increased revenue development options and strategic economic deveeconomic policy, programs, services, incentives, economic relations, increased revenue development options and strategic economic deveeconomic relations, increased revenue development options and strategic economic deveeconomic development.

A Senior Project Manager focused on economic development and incentives, Wendy Rossi works with clients and staff in navigating the complex processes of applying for and maintaining compliance with the tax incentives programs available from municipalities and quasi-governmental agencies.

On January 15, 2016, Brad Mamer, director of business development at the Nevada governor's office of economic development, forwarded a letter from Alexander Frei, who was hired by Faraday to assist in site selection and tax incentive negotiations, to Hill, Mamer, and Faraday's deputy general counsel, Ilan Goldman.

Through the city's economic development strategy focused on expanding workforce skills and encouraging small and local business growth and green initiatives, Charlotte's executive candidates have more incentive to seek local job opportunities with growing firms.

But job seekers be advised: with portions of the city covered by an Urban Enterprise Zone (reducing tax rates and offering other incentives to businesses) and the 30 - acre, 2 billion dollar mixed - use development «Celadon» underway on the Port Newark Bay, the city seems well positioned to take full advantage of the coming economic recovery.

There was a time when the term «economic development,» as used by most public officials and business leaders, referred to the practice of luring firms and jobs to a jurisdiction by selling companies on the benefits of that community — such as favorable tax rates — and providing monetary incentives to locate there.

The draft Democratic platform, released on July 1, said the party would increase the supply of affordable housing «by expanding incentives and easing local barriers to building new affordable rental housing developments in areas of economic opportunity.»