Sentences with phrase «regional economic development awards»

Stec said he made his case directly to to the governor at a reception after the state's regional economic development awards presentation Dec. 10.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that New York has more private sector jobs than at any point in state history and touted his regional economic development awards as a primary driver for the state's growth.

New York state and local leaders gathered in Albany Wednesday for the latest announcement of regional economic development awards.

He points out that even the recipient who received the lowest amount got more than the top winners in the regional economic development awards last year.

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.

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This funding, awarded through the regional economic development council process, allows tourism assets across the state to make necessary brick - and - mortar improvements and deploy innovative marketing campaigns to increase visitors.

Through his annual awards to regional economic development councils, Cuomo has also approved state grants of about $ 4 million to COR to demolish the former Kennedy Square housing project in Syracuse and about $ 4 million to COR to redevelop the former Mercy Hospital site in Watertown.

The center was sold at auction for $ 900,000 and Victory Sports was awarded $ 500,000 through the state's regional economic development initiative to support the project.

Governor Andrew Cuomo then handed out the awards himself, as each regional economic development council took their turn on stage and were congratulated.

It was the first gaggle Cuomo had held with reporters who cover the Capitol in several months, coming after he announced the annual economic development awards for regional job creation in the state.

Cuomo, meanwhile, touted on Wednesday the regional economic development plans, which he framed as an effort to give more control to local officials, even as the awards themselves are determined by the state.

Awards of $ 10 million will likely be announced this summer to one municipality represented by each of the state's 10 regional economic development councils.

Aubry, a Queens Democrat who chairs the Assembly's Corrections Committee, expressed concern over the lack of information on how, exactly, the regional economic development councils proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo would be awarding cash to communities that lose prisons.

«Once again, extreme weather came to New York and once again New Yorkers came together to help our neighbors in their time of need,» Cuomo said in a press release, (issued smack in the middle of the regional economic development council awards ceremony).

Albany, N.Y. — Central New York is the top winner in the latest round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's regional economic development council awards, garnering $ 86.4 million in state grants and tax credits for development projects.

Howard Zemsky, president and CEO of Empire State Department, announced the award at a presentation in Albany Wednesday to representatives of the state's 10 regional economic development councils.

«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 Cuomo - created set of regional economic development councils — which submit plans for state funding for various projects, some of which is awarded competitively — will develop the plans.

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.

ALBANY — The Cuomo administration has announced an earlier - than - usual timeframe for its regional economic development grants, paving the way for funding awards to be announced before Election Day.

In the 2011 round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's regional economic development council awards, the Albany Industrial Development Authority was granted $ 5.4 million in low - cost financing, and the Department of Homes and Community Renewal authorized $ 2.4 million in Low Income Housing Tdevelopment council awards, the Albany Industrial Development Authority was granted $ 5.4 million in low - cost financing, and the Department of Homes and Community Renewal authorized $ 2.4 million in Low Income Housing TDevelopment Authority was granted $ 5.4 million in low - cost financing, and the Department of Homes and Community Renewal authorized $ 2.4 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credits.

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

The state proposed to give developers a $ 1.5 million grant — awarded through a system of regional economic development councils that Gov. Andrew Cuomo created in 2011 — as well as a $ 15 million forgivable loan that was drawn from a state fund which Republican senators created to support projects on Long Island.