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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
- 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 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)


