ALBANY— It is in New York’s best interest to promote strong,
reputable companies that provide jobs, support the local community and
contribute significantly to our economy, said Business Council President
Daniel B. Walsh in support of the merger proposals of Verizon and AT&T
It is in New York’s best interest to promote strong, reputable
companies that provide jobs, support the local community and contribute
significantly to our economy, said Business Council President Daniel
B. Walsh in support of the merger proposals of Verizon and AT&T
Two-thirds of New York CEOs the Rochester Business Journal
identifies as the top fifty in Rochester identify “excessive
state taxes and regulations,” as the biggest obstacle to growth.
This is the second year the Business Journal asked CEOs
from the Rochester area what they think the “most significant
obstacle to growth of the local economy” is, the paper said
Comptroller Alan Hevesi has announced that he will block the state
from a borrowing plan that his office calls a "fiscal gimmick"
and "a $1.77 billion secret tax hike on businesses and taxpayers."
The proposed borrowing, which would have been run through the Thruway
Authority, is one piece of an overall $17
The state Insurance Department has approved a 5 percent increase
in the average workers’ compensation premium for the 12-month
period beginning October 1.
The state’s Compensation Insurance Rating Board (CIRB) had
requested an increase of 16.1 percent in average premiums
Despite ever-increasing public employee pension costs, lawmakers
in New York have introduced “literally hundreds” of
bills that would further increase government workers’ retirement
benefits, according to a new analysis by the Manhattan Institute’s
Empire Center
New York’s workers’ compensation costs are already
too high, and a proposal to significantly increase that burden highlights
again the importance of enacting cost-cutting reforms to address
the problem, The Business Council said in testimony submitted to
the state Insurance Dept
New York State is among the least economically free areas in North
America, according to a new report by the National Center for Policy
Analysis (NCPA) and the Fraser Institute of Canada.
The report, Economic Freedom of North America, measured the economic
freedom of all fifty states and 10 Canadian provinces in “an
attempt to gauge the extent of the restrictions on economic freedom
imposed by governments in North America
With
strong support from The Business Council, state legislators approved
legislation that would extend and modify several
New York
Power Authority (NYPA) programs that provide reduced-rate power
to eligible employers across the state
The Business Council is strongly supporting legislation to extend
and modify several New York Power Authority (NYPA) programs that
provide reduced-rate power to eligible employers across the state.
"Electric power costs continue to be a significant competitiveness
issue for New York State businesses, and especially for manufacturers,"
the Council said in a legislative memo supporting the bill