Economic Development Committee

Staff Contact: Ken Pokalsky

What's New

• NY sees job losses in higher-paying industries, needs to promote growth nationally, says Business Council, Dec. 27, 2011
  
  
• Business owners in Binghamton fight against 2-year drilling ban, Dec. 21, 2011
  
  
• The Committee to Save New York’s new TV ad
  
  
• Statement from The Business Council on Economic Development Funding Awardees (December 8, 2011)
  
  
• An improved business climate – Jobs - needs to be Albany’s top priority in 2012 (December 5, 2011)
  

Reports

• “New York Must Step Up Its Game: The Global Struggle for Biopharmaceutical Jobs”
  Public Policy Institute report demonstrates critical need to rebuild NY manufacturing
  
  
• "Let's Make it Here: Keys to a Manufacturing Resurgence in New York"
  Public Policy Institute study shows the biopharmaceutical sector
  should be a growth engine for New York’s economy

Budget

• Overview of Economic Development Proposals
• S.2811/A.4011, Part G (Article VII Budget Bill), Support, Modification of Excelsior Jobs Program, 2/11/2011
• “Recharge New York,” - Comparison of 2011 and 2010 legislative proposals

2011-2012 Legislative Memos

(Archived Legislative memos)

• S.2682 (Ranzenhofer)/A.1358 (Hawley), Support, IDA Assessments, 3/2/2011
  
• S.2811/A.4011, Part G (Article VII Budget Bill), Support, Modification of Excelsior Jobs Program, 2/11/2011
• S.3736-A (Alesi) / A.5181-A (Schimminger), Support, Academic Research Information Access Act, 5/9/11
  Bill text
  

Other News

• Let NY Work unveils six-point plan for mandate relief (Nov. 1, 2011)
  
  
• Passage of Free Trade Agrements will help jump-start New York's manufacturing sector (Oct. 13, 2011)
  
  
• Business Council tells Assembly sGEIS provides a pathway to natural gas drilling and economic growth (Oct. 6, 2011)
  
  
• Public Policy Institute: State government initiatives have yet to affect New York’s ranking along economic indicators (Sept. 21, 2011)
  
  
• Recharge New York Update
  • Business Council Overview of Recharge NY Legislation
  • Final Recharge NY Legislation
    
    
• Business Council backs shale development plan that creates jobs and economic growth
  
  
• Business Council says Senate passage of “Recharge NY” power program is an important step in job creation (March 9, 2011)
  
• Business Council supports quick passage of “Recharge NY” power program (March 1, 2011)

Relative Web sites:

• New York State Economic Development Council
• Empire State Development
• International Development Research Council (IDRC)

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