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Economic Development Committee
Staff Contact: Ken Pokalsky
What's New
- Overview: Economic Development Initiatives in 2010 State of the State Message
- Business Calls for Long Term Economic Development Power Program
- Request for Empire Zone Input September 11, 2009
- Letter sent to Governor and full Legislature in support of Power for Jobs extension and a long term program (July 15, 2009)
- End of session job creation message to the legislature, 6/19/09
Committee Updates
- January 13, 2010
January 25, 2010 Committee Meeting
Economic Development Initiatives in 2010 State of the State Message
- September 11, 2009
Annual Meeting
Committee Meeting
ESDC Call for Input
Economic Development Power Hearings
IDA REFORM
- Administration “discussion draft” IDA wage mandate bill
- Business Council memo
- Legislative IDA “reform” bill - S.1241 (Thompson)/A.3659 (Hoyt)
- TBC bill memo in opposition to S.1241/A.3658
Power for Jobs
- Gov. signs Power for Jobs extension (Adam Sichko/Albany The Business Review)
- Business Council urges Senate to extend Power for Jobs (June 29, 2009)
Empire Zones
Empire Zone program extender
Empire Zone Tax “Guidance”
- The NYS Department of Taxation and Finance issued a technical guidance memo this week regarding certain aspects of the Empire Zone changes adopted in the FY 2010 state budget. It is available on line at www.tax.state.ny.us/pdf/memos/multitax/m09_5c_4i.pdf.
Empire Zone/Emergency Rulemaking
Testimony
- Testimony to
Joint Legislative Hearing/Energy, Commerce/Economic Development & Corporations Committees
New York State’s Low-Cost Power Programs, September 23, 2009
- Testimony to Joint Senate and Assembly Hearing Executive Budget/ Economic Development Issues, State Economic Climate and Business Competitiveness February 3, 2009
- TBC Testimony to the Economic Development Power Commission
Issues and Priorities
Public Policy Institute Reports
- New York's business tax climate is the second worst in the nation, says a new analysis by the Tax Foundation (October 8, 2008)
- Report documents prolonged lag in upstate New York economy; suggests part of the solution may be to 'Let Upstate Be Upstate'
- New York State's economy in 2004: Which way out?
2009-2010 Legislative Memos
- S.750 (Krueger), Oppose, Economic Development Incentives Application, Reporting & Clawback Provisions
Bill text - S.1209 (Thompson), Oppose, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits
Bill text - A. 3705 (John)/S.4912 (Addabbo), Oppose, Definition of “Public Work”/Prevailing Wage Mandates on Private Sector Projects
Bill text - S.5598 (Stachowski) / A.8803 (Schimminer), Support, Empire Zone Technical Amendments
Bill text
2007-08 Legislative Memos
- S.1444 / A.3750, Prohibition on Use of SSNs
- S.1445 (Nozzolio), Prohibition on Use of SSNs
- A.2296 (Schimminger) / S.162 (Alesi), Uniform Trade Secrets Act
- A.8703, IDA Restrictions
Council Economic Development News
- Business Council says New York needs stronger economic development program (Nov. 24, 2009)
- Business Council calls for long-term economic development power program (Sept. 23, 2009)
- Business Council urges Senate to extend Power for Jobs (June 29, 2009)
- End of session job creation message to the legislature, 6/19/09
- Three business groups say Empire Zone changes will damage economy (February 10, 2009)
- New York's business tax climate is the second worst in the nation, says a new analysis by the Tax Foundation (October 8, 2008)
- The Business Council of New York State Supports Gov. Paterson’s Public-Private Partnership Commission (September 30, 2008)
- Business Council applauds ESDC appointments (August 22, 2008)
- Business Council says upstate’s continuing loss of population must be a wake up call to state leaders (July 11, 2008)
- Legislative session ends with mixed bag for IDAs (July 1, 2008)
- Corning announces $300 million investment in R&D facility, with 300 new jobs to be created (November 13, 2007)
- GE to create 500 new jobs and invest more than $39 million in Schenectady (October 31, 2007)
- Assembly Commission to hold roundtable on "green" jobs in Central New York (October 4, 2007)
- Report recommends refocusing New York's economic development programs on 'the Innovation Economy' (July 17, 2007)
- Senate plan would invest $3.7 billion in Upstate economy (May 16, 2007)
- Report finds New York well placed in new economy (April 17, 2007)
- Governor Spitzer's State of the State emphasizes economic revival and government reforms; The Governor's agenda addresses eight of 10 top priorities identified by Council members in a December survey (January 3, 2007)
- Governor Spitzer unveils broad 'Renew New York Agenda'; Initiative includes reforms to workers' comp and the Wicks Law, middle-class property-tax relief, and steps to increase energy supplies (January 2, 2007)
- All actions in Albany must focus on government ethics and economic growth (January 1, 2007)