The state can succeed in a technology-driven economy by taking
specific action geared towards increasing the number of science,
math and engineering graduates in the state, the Business Council
said in testimony submitted to the state’s Senate Committee
on Higher Education on January 9
A new Business Council publication being sent to New York lawmakers,
policymakers and business leaders says New York State can succeed
in an innovation-driven economy if it acts now.
The 16-page publication, Ahead of the Curve, outlines
steps New York must take to succeed in the coming years, as well
as pointing out fundamental changes the state must make to attract
jobs and businesses
Governor George Pataki has proposed a significant new package of
tax cuts for businesses, individuals, and property owners and a
series of new investments in programs designed to position New York
to sustain an innovation-based economy that will be competitive
in the global marketplace
Governor Pataki has laid out an ambitious economic-policy agenda that
deserves the gratitude of New Yorkers and the full consideration of state
Legislators.
These tax-cut proposals are especially encouraging. Governor Pataki and
the Legislature have proven that cutting taxes on workers and businesses
creates jobs
ALBANY—The Business Council is preparing a legislative agenda for
2006 that outlines a range of policy objectives designed to help New York
build a robust, innovation-driven economy and remove long-standing obstacles
to economic growth.
The agenda, which the Council’s Board of Directors will finalize
next month, recommends a range of education-related initiatives and policy
changes to reduce New York's business costs and competitive disadvantages
ALBANY—The Business Council is preparing a legislative agenda for
2006 that outlines a range of policy objectives designed to help New York
build a robust, innovation-driven economy and remove long-standing obstacles
to economic growth.
The members and staff of the Council have been developing the agenda
since early autumn; the Council’s Board of Directors will finalize
the 2006 legislative agenda next month
The third annual New York State Hospital Report Card has been issued
by the Alliance For Quality Health Care (AQHC) and the Niagara Health
Quality Coalition (NHQC). The report card is an independent source
of information for consumers and community leaders concerned about
health care quality and value
New York's population declined slightly from 2004 to 2005, as residents continued moving out of the Empire State, new population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show.
As of July 1, 2005, New York's population was an estimated 19,254,630, the Census Bureau said. That represented a loss of some 26,000 residents, or just over 0
The Business Council and Center for Economic Growth will co-sponsor
a conference on homeland security, Tuesday, January 17, at the Crowne
Plaza Hotel in Albany.
The Homeland Security Convergence Conference will bring together
the buyers of homeland security and defense-related technology with
the providers of such products, including New York small businesses
and research centers in New York State
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s decision to withdraw from a controversial energy pact correctly reflects the plan's risk of significantly higher energy prices, and New York Governor George Pataki should reconsider those risks as well, Business Council President Daniel B. Walsh said in a December 16 letter to the Governor