«We don't want to have any obstacles in the way of these entrepreneurs and of all this really important investment, particularly upstate and in
upstate communities where these wineries and cideries are just taking off.»
Not exact matches
Takes me back to my childhood in
upstate NY,
where our small
community was surrounded by farms and apple orchards.
Since then, its work has expanded to 14 cities in
upstate New York and Pennsylvania
where more than 1,400 units of affordable housing and over $ 300 million in
community investment have improved countless lives and neighborhoods.
We have entire sections of
upstate where the most capable people in the
community have departed leaving basically rif - raf to govern themselves.
«The planned upgrades of our Niagara Power Vista and two other
upstate visitors centers are the latest examples of the importance that the Power Authority places on being an integral member of the
communities where our hydroelectric plants are located,» said John R. Koelmel, NYPA chairman.
That sounds like something of an understatement for those in the business
community, especially for many who live and work
upstate,
where property taxes as an overall percentage of home values are out of whack, the population is shrinking and graying and the jobs are scarce.
Assemblyman Sean Ryan, D - Buffalo, called the funding especially important for
upstate communities,
where most refugees are placed.
A new law counts them in their home districts, and not in the
communities where they're incarcerated — a change that the GOP says benefits Democrat - leaning downstate regions at the expense of more rural Republican - held
upstate districts.