Sentences with phrase «on upstate projects»

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The proposal comes weeks after eight people — including former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and ex-Cuomo aide Joe Percoco — were indicted on charges stemming from an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme involving upstate economic development projects.

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 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.

Three former executives at LPCiminelli, the general contractor on the solar manufacturing plant construction financed by the state, are among those charged in a pay - to - play case involving several upstate economic development projects.

A federal grand jury in Manhattan Tuesday returned a 14 - count indictment of Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, and seven others on corruption charges in two wide - ranging bribery schemes to rig bids and wield influence on upstate development projects.

With the discussion surrounding a federal probe of contracts connected to the Buffalo Billion, there are concerns about possible effects on any related economic development projects throughout the upstate New York area.

A lawyer for Kaloyeros, 60, of upstate Slingerlands, who made an $ 800,000 salary at SUNY and oversaw state high - tech development projects, said he was innocent and would be vindicated on wire fraud and conspiracy charges.

Some pieces of the old bridge will escape the crushers and furnaces and be trucked to upstate towns looking to save thousands of dollars on their own bridge projects.

Economic development officials see these as more than just life preservers, but rather transformative projects designed to reshape the upstate economy by «clustering» industries around one another with the hope that one day they can stand on their own when paired with workforce development efforts.

The union cited the push by the Cuomo administration on a variety of major construction projects, including a refurbished LaGuardia Airport and JFK International Airport, spending on airports in upstate cities like Syracuse and Rochester as well as renovations at the state fairgrounds.

The former president of SUNY Poly Alain Kaloyeros was indicted earlier this year on corruption charges along with several other people associated with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's upstate development projects over an alleged bid - rigging scheme.

Cuomo announced millions in funding for several projects, including a hemp factory in upstate Binghamton, the completion of «cashless tolling» on the -LSB-...]

Cuomo announced millions in funding for several projects, including a hemp factory in upstate Binghamton, the completion of «cashless tolling» on the entire length of the NYS Thruway by 2020 and other projects he expects will bring more business to the state.

On Friday, Cuomo's office announced it had contracted with an outside investigator to examine the awarding of grants and contracts in the Buffalo Billion initiative and other upstate projects.

Jurors at the corruption trial of a former top aide to Gov. Cuomo saw photos on Tuesday of the governor palling around with a co-defendant charged in a «pay - to - play» bribery scheme involving a state - funded revitalization project upstate.

This week on the Campbell Conversations, we're joined by Jack Kelly, who has written an intriguing new book on one of the biggest infrastructure projects in American history, and the biggest in upstate New York; the Erie Canal.

The second will feature six defendants including SUNY Polytechnic founder Alain Kaloyeros, and will focus on charges of bid - rigging at upstate development projects in Syracuse and Buffalo.

Following the bid - rigging scandal involving several upstate economic development projects last fall, it is clear stronger protections on the procurement process are necessary.9 All state agencies, public authorities, and affiliates should be required to have competitive and transparent contracting processes.

«I try not to be defensive and this is somewhat of an emotional situation for me,» Cuomo said when asked about the arrests of Percoco and eight other people on charges of bribery and bid rigging related to upstate economic development projects.

By taking aim at the state over the Inner Harbor Project, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner has added a chapter to her long - running clash with Cuomo over his upstate economic policies, which rely heavily on state funds to create new factories, technology centers and other major projects designed to generate jobs.

The state's top gambling regulators on Monday will consider the final approval of three casino licenses for upstate projects recommended a year ago, according to an agenda released late on Thursday night.

Miner has pushed in recent years for a renewed focus on upstate infrastructure projects, including her city's troubled water and sewer system.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner and a coalition of construction advocacy organizations on Thursday called for the state to boost spending for infrastructure projects, especially in upstate cities that have struggled to keep up with needed repairs.

The Cuomo administration announced in late April that Schwartz would conduct a review of the upstate development projects that were among the subjects of a subpoena dropped on the Executive Chamber by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office.

The federal probe into Gov. Andrew Cuomo's upstate development projects has extended to several members of the governor's inner circle, including his former aide Joe Percoco, longtime lobbyist Todd Howe, and companies who have worked on a portfolio of upstate economic development projects.

Though not accused of any wrongdoing, Cuomo will have to react to two trials that will now drag on over at least the first half of 2018 and involve either close former advisers or major upstate economic development projects that he spearheaded.

He pleaded guilty to helping developer clients including COR get the inside track bidding on upstate development projects.

Once heralded by the governor as a transformative way to bring down energy costs for consumers while increasing jobs at upstate power producers, the plan announced more than three years ago has produced little progress on a core initiative: a nearly $ 1 billion project to run AC transmission lines around Utica or the Catskills and down the Hudson Valley to meet downstate's growing power needs.

Howe is a registered lobbyist of a major Buffalo Billion developer, Syracuse - based COR Development, and Percoco is being investigated for making between $ 70,000 and $ 125,000 from two development companies, Clough, Harbour & Associates of Albany and COR Development, both of whom received state contracts on upstate economic development projects.

Last fall, 10 people were arrested and charged with corruption while working on upstate economic development projects initiated and promoted by Cuomo.

The probes are also looking into SUNY Polytechnic Institute CEO Alain Kaloyeros, a key player in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's upstate high - tech development initiative, and potential bid - rigging on a dormitory project near SUNY Poly's Albany campus.

It also means understanding precisely what has and hasn't been done on various upstate projects.

Last year as federal investigators were closing in on SUNY Poly President Alain Kaloyeros, associates of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and several upstate contractors, state grant funding temporarily dried up on several of SUNY Poly's most high - profile projects, putting some of them in jeopardy.

COR, a major developer in Syracuse involved in several upstate nanotechnology and development projects receiving state funds, told The Post-Standard on Saturday that it had not paid any money to Mr. Percoco.

Smith agreed to steer $ 500,000 in state transportation money to an upstate project in exchange for the bribes paid on his behalf, according to the complaint, and in total Halloran allegedly accepted upward of $ 60,000 in bribe money while Tabone pocketed $ 25,000, prosecutors allege.

Both development corporations were controlled by Alain Kaloyeros, the so - called nanotech guru and Gov. Cuomo's point person on upstate economic development projects.

After managing several public - works projects in the city, upstate New York and New Jersey in the 1950's and 1960's and taking a leading role for his company in its early work on New York's massive Third Water Tunnel in the 1970's, Fox became chief executive of Grow in the early 1980's.

I have this project that I'm slowly working on where I have the same set - up for a group of paintings in Nevis, and a group of paintings here, and a group of paintings upstate, just to see what the differences will be.

Brian Conley's «Decipherment of Linear X» project came about when he found a stick on property upstate that was covered with what appeared to be incisions with a striking calligraphic quality, perhaps carved by Native Americans, he thought.

Morgan has also expanded the range of projects upstate at Dia: Beacon and in Manhattan in Chelsea, where a work involving lasers and mist by Rita McBride is currently on show next to a retrospective of François Morellet in two of Dia's buildings in the neighborhood.

In addition to providing refrigeration, the project aims to educate shop owners on food handling and sustainable agriculture, ever strengthening the connection between upstate producers and our city's many consumers.