ALBANY— “The Business Council of New York State agrees with Gov. David Paterson that New York needs a property tax cap and mandate relief for local schools,” said Kenneth Adams, president & CEO of The Business Council of New York State.
“To make New York's economy competitive again we need to reduce the cost of living and doing business here,” added Adams
ALBANY—New York state employers responding to a Business Council survey have once again overwhelmingly identified employee health care as their top cost-of-doing-business concern. The new survey also showed strong employer concern about energy and business taxes.
“The survey findings will determine the priorities the Council will work on with Governor David Paterson and the Legislature in 2009,” said Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of the Business Council, “And they help provide us with a clear direction and key objectives as we push to improve the business climate in New York
The Honorable Charles E. Schumer
Member of the United States Senate
313 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Schumer:
I write to request your support and active participation in moving legislation which would provide a level of interim relief to certain provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA)
ALBANY— New York is facing an unprecedented budget crisis and must lower its spending to get through it, said The Business Council of New York State in testimony to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee.
“The Business Council typically advocates for an improved business climate, lower taxes, lower regulatory burdens, and reductions in other state-influenced costs of doing business
ALBANY— “Gov. David Paterson has presented a plan that makes difficult but necessary choices to reduce state spending to close an unprecedented budget gap that gets worse by the day,” said Kenneth Adams, president & CEO of The Business Council of New York State.
“The Governor is correct when he says the state's current fiscal crisis has been caused by years of increased spending at unsustainable levels
Public-private partnerships
Presented by Kenneth Adams
The Business Council of New York State
November 6, 2008
Commissioners, thank you for holding this hearing on this important subject today, I am Kenneth Adams, president & CEO, of The Business Council of New York State. The Council represents more than 3,000 employers in New York of all sizes
ALBANY— “The New York State Association of Counties' (NYSAC) call for real reductions in spending is a serious bi-partisan recommendation to cut the cost of government in New York and improve our economy,” said Kenneth Adams, president & CEO of The Business Council of New York State.
“To grow our way out of this recession and budget crisis, New York must rein in spending at both the state and local level
ALBANY— A long term hydropower contract between the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Alcoa will retain jobs and secure capital investment, according to The Business Council of New York State.
“The Business Council supports this contract for two key reasons. First, it will result in a $600 million capital investment, at a minimum, in a state of the art manufacturing facility
ALBANY— The 2009 Business Tax Climate Index, which compares corporate, individual, sales, unemployment and property taxes in each state, ranked New York's business tax climate as the 49th in the country--two places below where the foundation ranked New York on its 2008 index.
New York ranked at or near the bottom in four of the five tax categories studied by the Foundation
ALBANY—The Business Council of New York State today announced that Robert Lillpopp has joined the staff as director of member communications. He will be responsible for the Council's membership and marketing communications function.
“Rob's experience in New York state government, media relations, marketing and journalism will be an asset to the Council as we work to promote economic growth, good jobs and strong communities,” said Kenneth Adams, Business Council president and CEO