Sentences with phrase «on job creation programs»

Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on job creation programs that have created only a handful of jobs.

The bill would restore power to the comptroller that had been stripped in 2011 as Cuomo was seeking to spend heavily on job creation programs.

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The heavy spending on social programs succeeded in providing a safety net to keep many people out of poverty, but it has done nothing to spur job creation.

Bill 1: Promoting Job Creation and Diversification Act introduced by Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous gave the minister new powers to create programs focused on broadening the province's industries and businesses.

The program focuses on poverty reduction through job creation, improved incomes, and access to global markets and job skills.

Flanagan, a Suffolk lawmaker, led a news conference on Tuesday in Albany that called for an end to START - UP NY, a program that creates tax - free zones in exchange for job creations.

The legislation also rolls back the state's overall reporting requirements for its job creation programs: instead of updating the public on a quarterly basis, Empire State Development, which oversees the programs, will now only have to produce annual reports (page 178).

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.

Recognizing the impact the industrial hemp industry can have on manufacturing, the creation of new jobs and the profitability of farms across New York, the State, at the Governor's direction, launched its Industrial Hemp Agricultural Research Pilot Program in 2015.

ESD was tasked this year with creating an annual report on the 30 - plus job creation programs under their umbrella.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave no indication on Wednesday that the removal of budget language requiring businesses to report their job creation figures under the START - UP NY program was the product of a last - minute accident.

Start - Up NY's first annual report on job creation showed that the program is «on its way towards those thousands of jobs» promised by member companies, the Start - Up Approval Board chairman told Capital NY.

The federal government's investigation into contracting for the state's «Buffalo Billion» economic development program won't hurt job creation, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul told reporters on Tuesday in western New York.

At 10 a.m., the Assembly will hold a public hearing to review the implementation of the State Budget and its impact on the programs under the purview of the Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committee and the Committee on Small Business, Roosevelt Hearing Room C, LOB, 2nd Floor, Albany.

In 2011, the Institute for Public Policy Research, a UK think tank associated with the Labour Party, advocated a job creation program - with compulsory takeup, on pain of loss of benefits - for the long - term unemployed only.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

The agency that runs the state's Excelsior Jobs tax credit program often failed to check on companies» eligibility before they joined the program and did not follow up on whether the companies had met their investment and job creation goals before awarding them tax credits, the state Comptroller's Office found in a critical audit.

Empire State Development, the state agency administering the program's grant funding, refused an interview request but said in a statement that the company's funding is contingent on job creation and that it will be required to return the money if it fails to create the number of jobs promised.

It also includes spending on job creation and business incentive programs like the Buffalo Billion.

In a State of the State address that focused largely on job creation, economic development and tax relief, Gov. Andrew Cuomo also issued a sweeping agenda for education, including support for statewide, full - day prekindergarten programs and a plan to funnel $ 2 billion to upgrading technology in schools.

Billions in taxpayer dollars are spent on job - creation programs, with little return on investment.

According to a report released on the heels of the Comptroller's visit to Rockland, Empire State Development (ESD), New York State's chief economic development agency, failed to meet more than half of the reporting requirements for tax credit and job creation programs, diminishing transparency and accountability.

Opening prosecution arguments in the Joe Percoco trial naturally focused on corruption, but the drama also spotlights the awkward fact that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's «job creation» programs seem to produce...

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli once again on Wednesday chided the handling of economic development programs by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration, releasing an audit chastising Empire State Development for failing to meet reporting requirements for tax credit and job creation programs.

To wit: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has said that some of his goals may have to be delayed, but reiterated that there are some things that «just can't wait,» such as his proposed $ 150 - billion investment in clean or sustainable energy programs (toward his goal of freeing the U.S. from dependence on foreign oil) and the attendant creation of five million «green collar» jobs.

For example, a person who is aiming for a job with a focus on information technology might describe a programming project which involved the creation of a complex Excel database.