Sentences with phrase «poor economic climate»

Lawmakers and elected officials, along with business boosters, have argued over the years that the money helps in turning around the state's generally poor economic climate, especially upstate, and counteracts New York's comparatively high taxes.

Feltheimer says the drop occurred in part because the company released fewer films than usual into what it believed would be a poor economic climate for movies — not because of the quality of the films.

On top of facing a poor economic climate, the banks will have lost a lot on their holding of government bonds.

Though business groups have long derided the state's poor economic climate, high taxes and tough environmental regulations, the state's housing market did not take as big a hit when compared to the rest of the country.

When Skelos last spoke about it in late March, he said he does not thinking the timing is right, with the poor economic climate in New York and the nation, but he says he thinks lawmakers merit a raise.

If elected assemblyman, Moya wants to help small businesses, particularly those from 37th Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue, through tax breaks that would enable them to stay open in the poor economic climate.

The candidate said she opposes charter schools because of the state's poor economic climate, even though she supported a charter - school initiative four years ago.

«We remain cautious in our outlook for the year ahead, given the poor economic climate and inflationary pressures on... Read more

Although the pet industry seems to be weathering the poor economic climate, pet businesses should still be proactive and get involved in new forms of communication to help bolster a company profile and get its name out there.

In the 2011 Employee Benefits survey from the Society for Human Resource Management, employers said they adjusted employee benefits in an effort to manage increasing costs and a poor economic climate.