Sentences with phrase «part of those economic development programs»

As two separate investigations into the Buffalo Billion continue, one from the U.S. Attorney's office and another ordered by the governor, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said his office is also looking into parts of the economic development program.

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That summer I realized that the very ways in which «progress» was being made — e.g., dominant development policies as well as economic programs in the industrialized world — were all part of the total network of processes that were destroying the basis of human life on the planet.

But in other parts of the state, we are focusing on finding large scale economic development programs that jump start a regional economy.

The state plans to announce some of the colleges that will be part of the START UP program within the coming days, State economic development head Ken Adams told lawmakers at a budget hearings several weeks ago.

The three executives were arrested and charged last year with bribery as part of a larger corruption investigation by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara into Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Buffalo Billion economic development program.

In recent months, START - UP NY, a central part of Cuomo's massive economic development arsenal, has been vilified by some state legislators and conservative think tanks after it was reported the program created just 408 jobs across the state since 2014, leading the critics to question whether the $ 53 million spent on advertising and marketing was worth it.

Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul joins us for the first part of the program to talk upstate economic development, sexual assault legislation and a few other topics.

The winners would be announced in the fall, as part of the existing Regional Economic Development Council awards program.

Although SU won't receive funding from this program, it was part of a winning bid from the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council that won $ 500 million in state funding as part of Cuomo's Upstate Revitalization Initiative.

The governor, too, defended the cost of the marketing and advertising campaign for the START - UP NY program, which has been part of a broader campaign highlighting economic development in the state.

Currently, the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) prepares the most comprehensive view of state and local economic development efforts statewide; however, the usefulness of this presentation is limited because it is based mostly on available data published for past years.1 A UEDB should be part of the Executive and Enacted budgets and should include prospective information showing the costs of all economic development programs for the coming fiscal year.2 To capture the full scope of economic development costs, a UEDB should bring together tax expenditures and spending at state agencies and authorities, as well as the value of discounted power offered by the New York Power Authority.

Another corruption trial scheduled to begin this year involves Alain Kaloyeros, who was president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute and is accused of rigging bids for projects part of the «Buffalo Billion,» one of Cuomo's top economic development programs.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has been examining tax breaks given to companies participating in the Buffalo Billion economic - development program as part of a larger audit of the state's Excelsior Jobs Pprogram as part of a larger audit of the state's Excelsior Jobs ProgramProgram.

More recently, it appears from press accounts and government websites that Governor Cuomo has begun using Multi-Modal Program money as an important part of Regional Economic Development Council grants.

It's one part of a series of measures that would establish more oversight of Cuomo's business subsidy programs — others would require financial disclosures on regional economic development councils and mandate more reporting on tax - free zones that critics say are under - performing — that have cropped up, but not advanced.

The group in a statement released on Tuesday compared the change in the RFP to reported investigation into the contracting process for the construction of the SolarCity facility in Buffalo, part of the «Buffalo Billion» economic development program.

But Cuomo said Wednesday, «I believe the reporting on the state's economic development activity is more robust than less robust... The reporting on the Empire State Development programs now includes all of them rather than just part of tdevelopment activity is more robust than less robust... The reporting on the Empire State Development programs now includes all of them rather than just part of tDevelopment programs now includes all of them rather than just part of them.»

Changes that lawmakers want to economic development programs were made ripe following allegations by federal prosecutors that the Buffalo Billion and a couple of other big upstate initiatives were part of a massive, alleged pay - to - play, bid - rigging scandal.

Tom DiNapoli: «Now that the economy has certainly been in a recovery mode, it's certainly not as strong as we'd like it to be in many parts of the state, I think now is a good time for us to look not only at this program, but at the various economic development dollars that we've spent over the past few years to see what kind of return we've been getting on those taxpayer dollar investments.

In addition, a partnership announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo announced in August 2014 between the New York State Department of Labor and the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, as part of the «NY Works,» program is placing Bronx residents in these jobs, helping to ensure that new development here benefits everyone, especiallyDevelopment Corporation, as part of the «NY Works,» program is placing Bronx residents in these jobs, helping to ensure that new development here benefits everyone, especiallydevelopment here benefits everyone, especially Bronxites.

In addition, a new partnership announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo announced in August between the New York State Department of Labor and the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, as part of the «NY Works,» program is placing Bronx residents in these jobs, helping to ensure that new development here benefits everyone, especiallyDevelopment Corporation, as part of the «NY Works,» program is placing Bronx residents in these jobs, helping to ensure that new development here benefits everyone, especiallydevelopment here benefits everyone, especially Bronxites.

In September, Cuomo's own office was stained when U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara charged two former close aides and a trusted senior state official with conspiring to rig bids and steer contracts to favored companies as part of Cuomo's Buffalo Billion economic development program.

As part of the deal, Quinn also announced that she and the council would urge the city's Economic Development Corporation to begin a «pilot program» that would make certain development projects open only to developers who agreed that their tenants would also pay their workers the hDevelopment Corporation to begin a «pilot program» that would make certain development projects open only to developers who agreed that their tenants would also pay their workers the hdevelopment projects open only to developers who agreed that their tenants would also pay their workers the higher wage.

The governor's budget office has said the data will be collected as part of a broader report on economic development programs.

«We're suggesting there's a way to perhaps more clearly target the tax incentive part of the program to communities where in fact without an incentive there wouldn't be economic development.

Andreadis also credits a seed grant from UB's office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development's IMPACT program that enabled part of the work.

One likely explanation for the across - the - board increase in parents» investing in their young children's learning is that parents today are just far more aware of the unique importance of the early childhood years in shaping their children's development... It also may be that the increase in parent - child interactions among low - income families has been driven, in part, by the shift of low - income children out of preschool programs and into parental care during the economic recession.

The purchase is part of a wider commitment to support the Indonesia economic development through the Masterplan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia's Economic Development economic development through the Masterplan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia's Economic Developmedevelopment through the Masterplan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia's Economic Development Economic DevelopmentDevelopment program.

In June 2015, Bloomberg Philanthropies selected the City of Los Angeles as one of four cities to receive up to $ 1 million as part of the Public Art Challenge, a program aimed at supporting temporary public art projects that celebrate creativity, enhance urban identity, encourage public - private partnerships, and drive economic development.

The funds are part of the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce Development and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative, a federal program to support coal - reliant communities in states like Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky where mines are shuttering and coal - fired power plants are closing due to rocky market conditions and tougher environmental regulations.

The Ilisu dam is part of Turkey's Southeast Anatolia Project, an economic development program that plans for 22 dams and 19 hydroelectric projects to boost irrigated agriculture in Turkey's poor and arid southeastern corner, affecting the water available to downstream Iraq.

The United Nations General Assembly, by consensus including Australia, outlined a program toward sustainable development, in which it emphasised «Economic development, social development and environmental protection are interdependent and mutually reinforcing components of sustainable development... [R] espect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the right to development, transparent and accountable governance in all sectors of society, as well as effective participation by civil society, are also an essential part of the necessary foundation for the realization of social and people - centred sustainable development», (19 September 1997), UN document A / RES / s -19 / 2, para 23.

To address the intersection between economic deprivations and broader development goals, including health and well - being, governments, aid agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have begun to include economic strengthening interventions as part of their core programming.