Sentences with phrase «upstate economic development competition»

Cuomo is directing $ 1.5 billion to an upstate economic development competition, $ 500 million to develop broadband internet and $ 1.3 billion to the state's Thruway Authority.

He is proposing to use $ 1.5 billion for an upstate economic development competition, send $ 1.3 billion to the Thruway Authority to defray the cost of the Tappan Zee replacement bridge and spend $ 500 million to develop high speed internet connections in rural areas.

The Syracuse Post-Standard calls Cuomo's latest tax relief plan «timid,» though it thinks his $ 1.5 billion upstate economic development competition is «bold.»

Over the past week, Cuomo has announced or confirmed several other pieces of the agenda, including an upstate economic development competition, tax breaks for small businesses, a new affirmative consent policy for college campuses, and a trade mission to Cuba.

It's only been a little over a week since the state legislature approved an upstate economic development competition in the budget, but central New York community leaders are already beginning to try to figure out their entry.

Not exact matches

The region's economic development plan was one of three big winners in Cuomo's competition to invest $ 1.5 billion in upstate.

Before his fall, Skelos and other Republicans said the fund was going to be used for projects in their Long Island base — which they would help designate — and privately explained that they inserted it into the budget to offset $ 1.5 billion that Gov. Andrew Cuomo was directing to an economic development competition for upstate areas.

The new upstate contest and the regular economic development competition were «separate but parallel processes,» Hickey said.

Like most Republicans, Kolb's case against Gov. Andrew Cuomo is based on personality, and includes opposition to his policies regarding upstate economic development — which are rooted in competitions for direct subsidies to businesses.

ALBANY — A slew of Cuomo - allied upstate business leaders lobbied legislators on Wednesday for more economic development funding, but continued to take no position on whether it should funneled through a competition as Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed.

News this week of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's Upstate Revitalization Plan — a competition among seven upstate regions for $ 1.5 billion in economic development, with three ultimate $ 500 million winners — has Utica - area Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi cautiously optimistic.

Today brings the culmination of the Upstate Revitalization Initiative, a state economic development contest that has been archly called a «Hunger Games» - style competition in which three of seven upstate regions will divvy up $ 1.5 billion in economic aid.

Three of seven regions in competition in upstate New York were awarded $ 500 million dollars each in economic development money, in a contest by Governor Cuomo that critics have called the «hunger games».

In January, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an Upstate Revitalization Initiative through Regional Economic Development Councils as a separate competition for development monies in upstaDevelopment Councils as a separate competition for development monies in upstadevelopment monies in upstate regions.

Senate Republicans have also rejected Cuomo's plan to hold an economic development competition for the troubled upstate region.

Skelos said he wanted to see Cuomo's proposal for an upstate economic development funding competition modified.

The Capital Region will compete against six other upstate councils (not including Buffalo Billion recipient Western New York) for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's latest competition, which will coincide with the fifth iteration of his annual Regional Economic Development Council awards.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to pit seven upstate regions against each other in a competition for $ 1.5 billion in economic development funds has prompted some lawmakers and mayors to say the state shouldn't pick winners and losers.

Thursday brings the culmination of the Upstate Revitalization Initiative, a state economic development contest that has been archly called a «Hunger Games» - style competition in which three of seven upstate regions will divvy up $ 1.5 billion in economic aid.

With just three weeks to go until the April 1 budget deadline, Cuomo revealed granular details of his $ 10 billion spending plan for upstate, which includes two economic development competitions that would award approximately $ 90 million apiece to the 10 regions of the state.

So far, the governor has detailed plans to spend $ 3.3 billion: $ 1.5 billion will be doled out in a competition to spur economic development in three upstate regions; $ 1.3 billion will go to the Thruway Authority to help prevent toll hikes and offset the cost of building the replacement Tappan Zee Bridge; and $ 500 million will be used to build out broadband internet infrastructure in remote areas.

It had broad criteria for spending — eligible projects in New York City or Long Island need to «create or retain private - sector jobs» and «enhance the environment and quality of life for New York State residents» — but was included to offset $ 1.5 billion that Cuomo sought for an economic development competition upstate.