Sentences with phrase «upstate economic development efforts»
On May 15, jury selection for the trial of former SUNY Polytechnic Institute President and CEO Alain Kaloyeros, whom Cuomo empowered and praised over several years as a key architect of his upstate economic development efforts, and executives from LP Ciminelli, a construction company tied to the factory and Cuomo» campaign coffers, will commence.
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The changes come as lawmakers have sought to push for returning power to DiNapoli's office for procurement oversight following the arrests of prominent upstate developers, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic stemming from an alleged effort to rig state bids on lucrative economic development projects.
The corruption trials for prominent upstate developers and the former SUNY Polytechnic president related to major economic development efforts will also begin next year.
Economic development officials see these as more than just life preservers, but rather transformative projects designed to reshape the upstate economy by «clustering» industries around one another with the hope that one day they can stand on their own when paired with workforce development efforts.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is «100 percent supportive» of an effort by upstate business leaders, including many of his top allies, to increase an upstate economic development fund from $ 1.5 billion to $ 2.5 billion.
The comments came the same day the Cuomo administration was trying to push out some good news: Hundreds of millions of dollars being funneled for economic development efforts, largely benefiting upstate and a push on the gun control measure.
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.
The annual comprehensive report from Cuomo's main economic development apparatus was mandated last year by the Legislature amid increased criticism of the governor's efforts to boost business across the state, especially in distressed upstate areas.
ALBANY — A state university president who has been a linchpin in the Cuomo administration's efforts to stimulate economic growth has resigned from the boards of two nonprofits that manage major real estate developments aimed at building tech hubs in faded upstate cities.
The investigation has since broadened to include other aspects of the governor's economic development efforts across upstate.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has had a difficult four weeks after his former top aide and eight others were charged in an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme that went to the heart of his key economic development efforts in upstate New York.
De Blasio is under investigation for a variety of political fundraising efforts (the Cuomo administration, too, faces an investigation over economic development programs upstate).
But corruption case has been even more troubling for Cuomo in that it has gone to the heart of a signature effort for him: upstate economic development.
Economic development spending has come under renewed scrutiny after the governor's former top aide was arrested last year and charged in a sweeping bid - rigging case that included prominent upstate developers who have received contracts under the state's job spending efforts.
But Cuomo's support for the conference also comes as he is facing a mounting of series of political headaches, including the arrest of his former top aide and others in an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme involving the governor's signature economic development efforts in upstate New York.
Mr. Cuomo's aides reject the idea that the state has lost credibility in its efforts to revive the upstate economy, saying their economic development efforts were always much bigger than the ones Mr. Kaloyeros oversaw.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made SUNY Poly and its distinct economic development model — where the public owns a research or manufacturing facility, with the hope that private sector companies will lease and cluster around it — a cornerstone of his efforts to revive upstate New York.
Five days after he was at Marist College to discuss his budget and announce a few economic development projects in the Hudson Valley, Governor Cuomo introduced the first of four regional summits supporting the state's effort to protect lakes and waterbodies in upstate New York from harmful algal blooms, or HABs.
Percoco is facing bribery charges related to efforts to secure economic development contracts, part of a sweeping case that has also resulted in charges for former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and prominent upstate developers.
Non-profits such as the Fuller Road and Fort Schuyler management corporations have emerged as a focus in U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's allegations that these groups served as vehicles for bid rigging and kickback schemes relating to large construction projects that are part of Cuomo's efforts to use the State University system as a platform for upstate economic development.