Sentences with phrase «struggling upstate regions»

Cuomo's drive for $ 15 threatens to run over the economic aspirations of many low - wage workers and struggling upstate regions alike.

But the initial casinos were meant to spur the economy in struggling upstate regions.

Not exact matches

New York State had more jobs last year than at any time since the last recession, though upstate regions continue to struggle, according to a report on employment published by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office.

Five years later, a lot has changed: Cuomo is presiding over casino openings in upstate communities, touting their construction as a part of a turnaround for a struggling region of the state.

NAACP - NY President Hazel Dukes claimed the Gaming Commission engaged in discrimination by entertaining bids to open a fourth casino in the hard - pressed, mostly white upstate Southern Tier region but not in the struggling Newburgh area populated by mostly Blacks and Hispanics.

Although upstate regions continue to struggle, New York State had more jobs last year than at any time since the Great Recession, according to a new report on employment published Monday by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

«I have full confidence that President Trump understands the struggle that upstate New York has experienced for decades, and why we need to continue to fight for policies that will revive our region.

There's certainly evidence that upstate New York is struggling — for instance, Moody's has cited data that «indicate a stalling economic recovery in upstate New York» — but given the available statistics, it's hard to do a national, apples - to - apples comparison to determine what region is faring the worst in the recovery.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- New York state had more jobs last year than at any time since the Great Recession, though upstate regions continue to struggle, according to a new report on employment published Monday by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to invest $ 1.5 billion to help the struggling upstate economy, but there's a catch — regions will have to compete for the money.

He repeatedly described the state's economic rebound under his watch, invoking images of construction cranes returning to Buffalo and high - tech nanotechnology businesses sprouting throughout some of upstate's most economically struggling regions.

Startup businesses in upstate New York, a region that sometimes struggles to attract big investors, are anxiously awaiting permission to begin soliciting funding from a new type of investor.