Sentences with phrase «state economic development dollars»

There will be another competition for state economic development dollars, if the state legislature approves spending $ 1.5 billion for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed Upstate New York Economic Revitalization Competition.

«State economic development dollars were used to support a project where goods were manufactured in China.»

Brindisi said «state economic development dollars were used to support a project where goods were manufactured in China.»

A provision to steer state economic development dollars toward small businesses and rural areas was quietly eliminated in July 2014.

The Central New York Regional Economic Development Council is getting ready to put together a proposal for the latest competition for state economic development dollars.

Not exact matches

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Playing into the tension between (growing) state capitalism and (historically dominant) free market is China's ongoing development of its own version of the Marshall Plan — displaying the world's only global economic strategy driven by a trillion - plus dollars of investment into international infrastructure.

But as cities, counties and states compete for economic development, spending on such programs nationwide has climbed into the billions of dollars, even in an era of fiscal austerity.

At 12:30 p.m., Reclaim New York Initiative hosts a rally and press conference with residents and lawmakers to urge the removal of $ 1 billion in taxes and fees included in the governor's budget, and urge savings and oversight for economic development spending, Million Dollar Staircase, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

• Lawmakers also endorsed state Comptroller Kevin Lembo's plan to give the legislature more oversight on the use of taxpayer dollars to promote economic development.

The governor has held an annual contest to make regions of the state compete to win millions of dollars in economic development funds.

Republicans in the State Assembly say they are frustrated that there's been no increased oversight in the state's billions of dollars in economic development contracts, including the governor's signature programs like the Buffalo BilState Assembly say they are frustrated that there's been no increased oversight in the state's billions of dollars in economic development contracts, including the governor's signature programs like the Buffalo Bilstate's billions of dollars in economic development contracts, including the governor's signature programs like the Buffalo Billion.

«State government just squandered its opportunity to restore public confidence to the procurement process and shed light on billions of dollars in economic development spending.

Legislative sources groused that hundreds of millions of dollars in economic development grants being sprinkled around the state by Cuomo's administration amount to Cuomo - controlled pork.

ALBANY — State comptroller Tom DiNapoli criticized the state's decision to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising to promote Governor Andrew Cuomo's signature economic development programs, including the fledgling Start - Up NY, in an audit released on MoState comptroller Tom DiNapoli criticized the state's decision to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising to promote Governor Andrew Cuomo's signature economic development programs, including the fledgling Start - Up NY, in an audit released on Mostate's decision to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising to promote Governor Andrew Cuomo's signature economic development programs, including the fledgling Start - Up NY, in an audit released on Monday.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - State Sen. John DeFrancisco is upset that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is excluding state lawmakers from multi-million dollar economic development decisions, like the new nanotechnology hub in DeState Sen. John DeFrancisco is upset that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is excluding state lawmakers from multi-million dollar economic development decisions, like the new nanotechnology hub in Destate lawmakers from multi-million dollar economic development decisions, like the new nanotechnology hub in DeWitt.

Questions continue about economic development practices by Governor Cuomo's Administration, including the proposed sale of valuable piece of land from one state agency to another state entity for a dollar.

Long Island Republican Sen. Tom Crocci has introduced a bill that would increase legislative oversight of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's appointees to regional economic - development councils which have handed out billions of dollars in state aid.

After state Assembly lawmakers on Wednesday grilled his top economic development chief for more than two hours, Cuomo in Buffalo lashed out at lawmakers who are questioning the millions of dollars in spending.

A sticking point in the budget talks is emerging between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers over the control of hundreds of millions of dollars in economic development spending that would benefit western New York as well as the regional economic development councils.

Krueger recalled that the ill - fated Empire Zones program, which was created by former Gov. George Pataki in 1999 (it actually morphed out of the New York State Economic Development Zones) ended up being an ill - conceived boondoggle that gave away millions of dollars worth of publicly - funded incentives and tax breaks to businesses that pledged to create jobs and then often didn't make good on those promises.

But for Alain E. Kaloyeros, a physicist who rose from a basement laboratory at the State University at Albany to oversee hundreds of millions of dollars in state economic development funds over a quarter - century, a more complex purpose seemed to be at State University at Albany to oversee hundreds of millions of dollars in state economic development funds over a quarter - century, a more complex purpose seemed to be at state economic development funds over a quarter - century, a more complex purpose seemed to be at work.

The Central New York Regional Economic Development Council, which includes Cortland County, was awarded $ 500 million dollars in state funding today.

Projects range from economic development aid for troubled regions, to funding the $ 4 billion dollar new Tappan Zee Bridge on the New York State Thruway over the Hudson River.

He says the state's current capital budget includes funds for economic development that offers subsidies for corporations, as well as poorly defined $ 700 million dollar kitty that can be used for any government affiliated building, including college campuses.

Increased oversight of the state's multibillion dollar economic development program — «aka corporate welfare.»

The governor's held an annual contest to make regions of the state compete to win millions of dollars in economic development monies.

The changes come as the state comptroller has issued audits critical of IDA and economic development spending and use of tax dollars.

Cuomo awarded Buffalo $ 1 billion dollars in economic development grants in his State of the State, the only upstate city to receive such a large sum.

Kaloyeros» economic development work has been expanded across the state under Cuomo, with SUNY Poly held up as a jewel in the state's economic development plans, bringing in millions of research dollars.

The state legislative budget committee Friday assumed more oversight of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. following its failure to spur as much job creation as promised in return for millions of dollars in potential tax credits to businesses.

It remains to be seen what the arrest of its top leader means for SUNY Poly, which has facilities in Albany, Buffalo and Syracuse, and has been a touted jewel in the state's economic development plans, bringing in millions of research dollars.

The 19 designated regional projects have the potential to generate nearly $ 300 million in economic activity and leverage private dollars at a ratio of nearly 14 to one, according to Empire State Development.

Proponents say the industry would bring billions of dollars in economic development to the state's poorest region.

In January and June of 2018, nine of the governor's top aides and campaign contributors will go on trial for allegedly rigging over a billion dollars in state economic development contracts.

Miner said she plans to rework her plan for spending a $ 1 billion in Syracuse, a proposal she submitted to Cuomo after he challenged the city to come forward with an economic development plan to rival the state's billion - dollar - investment in Buffalo.

The call comes after the Democratic - led Assembly on Wednesday grilled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's leading economic development official on START - UP NY and other projects aimed at stimulating job growth through state dollars and tax breaks.

Miner agrees, saying the billions of dollars the state won in financial settlements should not have gone to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development programs.

«The problem with using grade school math to analyze an economic development project of this magnitude is that it doesn't take into account the multi-billion dollar investment from SolarCity, and impact of the thousands of direct and indirect jobs that will be created statewide,» said Jason Conwall from Empire State Ddevelopment project of this magnitude is that it doesn't take into account the multi-billion dollar investment from SolarCity, and impact of the thousands of direct and indirect jobs that will be created statewide,» said Jason Conwall from Empire State DevelopmentDevelopment.

Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said in a statement, «New York state spends hundreds of millions of dollars each year to spur economic development and job creation through ESDC programs.

During a boat ride along Buffalo's waterfront, during which Governor Andrew Cuomo and other political leaders celebrated economic development, the head of Empire State Development announced that Moog Incorporated will soon spend million of dollars and create new jobs at two of its ldevelopment, the head of Empire State Development announced that Moog Incorporated will soon spend million of dollars and create new jobs at two of its lDevelopment announced that Moog Incorporated will soon spend million of dollars and create new jobs at two of its local sites.

Political and private sector leaders from around the state are spending three days at the Capitol, making their best case to win a share of $ 1.5 billion dollars in economic development monies for their region.

County Executive Joanie Mahoney said Central New York, on the whole, has received more state money than any other region, including a half - billion - dollar economic development grant in 2015.

«a repudiation of the way [Gov. Cuomo's] prized upstate economic development programs were managed» — have sparked calls not just to scrap the dubious practice at the heart of the scandal (channeling hundreds of millions of public dollars through «private,» state - created nonprofits) but also to rein in or rethink New York's aggressive business subsidization practices.

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.

The Hotel Syracuse is receiving a multi-million dollar state grant through New York's competitive economic development funding program.

Economic development funding was often distributed by former governors and legislative leaders when each received a pot of money, sometimes totaling half a billion dollars, as part of the state budget deal.

The ten regional economic development councils were back at it this week in their efforts to bring home as big a slice of three - quarters of a billion dollar state funding pie as possible.

He's also said he might like to use some for economic development aid for some upstate cities, modeled after the Buffalo billion, where the state gave a billion dollars to the Buffalo area over a multi year period to boost the region's economy.

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