Sentences with phrase «regional economic development»

The meeting also provided a preview of regional economic development planning for the coming year.

The deadline for regional economic development council submissions was extended to 4 p.m. today after the state's computers crashed trying to process them all.

Those who did not win the top tier of prize money did get funding from the regular annual regional economic development awards.

If it feels like we've been down this road before, we have, in countless iterations of regional economic development plans.

This can be done with the help of incentives and mandates that build demand for clean energy; strategies to promote regional economic development; and programs to support education and training as needed.

In addition to assembling top talent in a particular field, each institute is expected to drive regional economic development.

As a result, members of the local regional economic development team know securing even more funding could be a big ask.

More could also be spent encouraging regional economic development.

We are supporting a few regional efforts that include bachelor's degree completion as part of a broader regional economic development agenda.

In addition, the region will receive funding under the governor's regional economic development council program.

He also wants a job training program for inner city youth, and more money for regional economic development.

The projects will be rated based on certain criteria, including economic benefits for local businesses, adherence to regional economic development plans and improved operational efficiency, according to the release.

But this year its members weighed Cuomo's past achievements, and the access he has given the group's members through regional economic development councils, against the governor's promise to work with the Working Families Party to flip the State Senate into Democratic hands.

What are you going to do about things like where you have people on regional economic development councils who have to disclose nothing, but may also have a pecuniary answer to what goes on.»

«I thought it was gubernatorial of me more than presidential of me,» he said over the phone in an interview with Maria Bartiromo, a friendly interviewer who has served as the annual host of Cuomo's regional economic development grant awards show.

The entire effort referred to as the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC) includes 11 academic institutions, two DOE laboratories, five global industrial partners, community colleges, and regional economic development agencies.

Speaking today at an event in Rochester, the governor and his newly nominated economic development czar, Buffalo developer Howard Zemsky, said the money will be parceled out competitively, to three of the the eight Cuomo - created regional economic development councils north of New York City.

At the same time, the administration is also pushing back on calls for greater legislative prerogative for the awarding of grants by regional economic development councils.

Participants heard plenary framing presentations on five topics including the Governor's recent regional economic development initiative and experience with it to date, past and current efforts to do regional planning in the Hudson Valley and regional approaches to business and tourism.

State and federal investigations that threaten to ensnare SUNY Polytechnic Institute already are having an impact on regional economic development efforts and the photonics initiative that the institution is charged with leading.

Democrat Joe Morelle was briefed on regional economic development strategies and projects and then toured the region's transportation manufacturing facilities.

The $ 1 billion would be in addition to the $ 100 million a new regional economic development council approved for Western New York.

According to the letter, Howe in 2015 «strongly advised Beck» to attend a post-budget meeting with the director of the Port of Oswego Authority and Central New York regional economic development officials.

Florida's High Tech Corridor spans 23 counties across the state, connected by three research universities, more than 20 local and regional economic development organizations, 14 community and state colleges, 12 regional workforce boards, countless industry groups and the thousands of innovative companies that call this region home.

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul in a Capital Tonight interview Tuesday defended the state's response to allegations of sexual harassment leveled against Sam Hoyt, a former regional economic development official who reportedly paid a $ 50,000 settlement to a woman accusing him of improper behavior.

Give the local governments, regional governments, the authority to come with regional economic development plans.»

While top honors instead went to Central New York, the Finger Lakes and the Southern Tier, the region did lock in $ 85.1 million in regional economic development funds on Thursday, bringing the total over a five - year period to nearly a half - billion in state investment.

The Finger Lakes region, which includes the Rochester area, was one of the five «top award» winners of New York state's annual regional economic development competition.

The program will be structured as a competition among regional economic development councils, and must be approved by the state Legislature to move forward.

While they may disagree on many policy issues Miner and DeFrancisco agreed on the need to invest in aging infrastructure such as pipes and roads and faulted Cuomo's efforts to boost the upstate economy, which include tax breaks for start - up companies and competitive regional economic development awards.

Cuomo's office announced that the annual regional economic development council awards ceremony will be held in Albany Wednesday.

At 7 p.m., Assemblywoman Pat Fahy holds a «community conversation» about 2016 legislative priorities, the Capital Region's recent regional economic development council grant and more, Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar.

He proposed $ 750 million for an eighth round of Regional Economic Development Councils, which set regional economic development priorities and compete against each other for funding allocations.

Tim Franklin, who is passionate about regional economic development and whose own work in Virginia has won recognition, worked with Ed Morrison to «not just focus on policy,» but build a network of universities focused on economic development.

Sam Hoyt, the former Buffalo assemblyman tapped to serve as senior vice president for regional economic development at the Empire State Development Corp., addressed an audience of approximately 65 individuals, primarily representatives of local and county government, on the $ 132.5 billion proposed spending plan.

In a 2013 regional economic development round, the project was also awarded a $ 1 million grant from the New York Energy State Energy Research and Development Authority.

And we've been very successful in doing regional economic development and creating jobs.»

As in the first round of the DRI, one downtown from each of the state's 10 regional economic development regions will be selected as that region's DRI winner and will benefit from $ 10 million in state investment to revitalize the area, marking another overall state goal to target $ 100 million in funding and investments to help communities identify catalytic downtown projects to boost the local economy.

The Adirondacks fall within three different regional economic development councils: Most of the region is covered by the North Country council, a portion falls within the Mohawk Valley council and nearly a quarter of the park is represented by the Capital Region council, which is where Warren, Washington and Saratoga counties reside.

Dr. Kress, a Rochester resident, currently serves on the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council, one of 10 such entities established by the Governor to develop regional economic development plans across the state for spurring jobs and capital investments.

However, dividing the Adirondack Park into three separate regional economic development councils proves that state leaders don't fully understand that the park has unique economic challenges.

«We will now focus on safely decommissioning the plant, working with our employees to mitigate the impact of redundancy on them and their families and partnering with all interested stakeholders on the future regional economic development of the Lynemouth site.

Duffy was tapped by Cuomo to head up the still - in - formation regional economic development councils.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today launched his Western New York Regional Economic Development Council, which will redesign the relationship between the state government and businesses to stimulate regional economic development and create jobs statewide.

2012 Cuomo took his time in 2012 to relish in his major early victories, which included marriage equality, ethics reform, closing the $ 10 billion deficit, establishing regional economic development councils, renewing rent laws, and eliminating nearly 4,000 prison beds.

Mr. Adams said his office had received marching orders from Governor Andrew Cuomo to provide $ 785 million in grants by asking regional Economic Development Corporations for advice on the most crucial projects in their areas, instead of having the state dictate where the money would go.

The idea, say both the Governor and IBM officials, is to provide students with skills for careers in STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, while, at the same time, advancing regional economic development in New York.