ALBANY - The Business Council of New York State, Inc. is pleased to announce that long-time political commentators, Paul Vandenburgh and Fred Dicker, will take their popular TALK 1300 AM radio programs on the road and broadcast live from The Business Council's 2012 Annual Meeting being held at The Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing this September
ALBANY — The Business Council of New York State Inc. today released its 2012 Voters' Guide, which measures New York State legislators' commitment to promoting fiscal reform and improving the state's economic climate by scoring their votes on key legislation during the 2012 session. All 212 seats will be up for re-election in 2012, and our Voters' Guide provides an opportunity for voters to review individual legislators' records
ALBANY— The Business Council of New York State is proud to announce that Heather Briccetti, president and CEO, is a winner of The Business Review's Women Who Mean Business Award.
This is the fifth year for the award that honors women who are instrumental in driving the growth of companies and the economy in New York
By Hayley Tsukayama
The Justice Department approved deals between Verizon Wireless and several cable companies Thursday under conditions to ensure that the proposals to swap spectrum and to cross-promote services would not harm competition in the telecommunications industry.
The agency worked with the Federal Communications Commission and the New York State Attorney General's Office on conditions for the deals' approval
ALBANY—The Business Council of New York State Inc. Board of Directors at their July Board meeting elected two new directors. David Golub the Senior Vice President of Administration at the Golub Corporation/Price Chopper and James A. Spitz, Jr., CEO of Harris Beach, will each serve for terms ending in 2014
ALBANY—The Business Council of New York State Inc., will honor an outstanding chamber organization and leadership team that make doing business in New York State a better experience for their members. The award will be presented at our 2012 Annual Meeting, September 19 - 21, at The Sagamore Resort
ALBANY—The Business Council of New York State, Inc. is pleased to announce Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as The Business Council's keynote speaker on Thursday, Sept. 20 at the 2012 Annual Meeting. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business organization, representing the interests of over 3 million businesses
ALBANY—“Today's Supreme Court decision will have little immediate impact on the health insurance issues affecting New York State employers. The cost of health care remains the top cost-of-doing-business issue for Business Council members. Employers struggle with high group coverage costs, high state imposed taxes and surcharges and an ever–expanding list of coverage mandates
ALBANY—Through its extensive advocacy efforts and the grassroots involvement of its members, The Business Council of New York State has helped move New York toward a more competitive business climate, by helping to pass proactive legislation and to defeat a wide range of bills that would increase burdens on business
ALBANY—Heather Briccetti, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. said, “The U.S. Chamber's report that places New York in the top ten states in terms of positive policy developments, is a clear indication that the pro-business initiatives of Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature are starting to show results