The Council will likely offer
formal comments on the state's proposal to expand programs designed to reduce
energy consumption funded by increased charges on energy users.
The Council has again asked
members for reactions to the proposal. This week, The Council wrote to members,
including members of its energy, manufacturing, and small business committees,
seeking their reactions to the proposal by the state Public Service Commission
(PSC) to increase and extend the "systems benefit charge" (SBC) already
added to energy bills
Three Business Council members
were honored for their contributions to The Council's environmental advocacy
efforts at The Council's 25th annual Industry-Environment Conference Oct.
25 in Saratoga Springs.
Two members received the
"Building a Better New York" Award.
Harrison Wertz, a
senior environment, health and safety specialist with Schenectady International,
Inc
ALBANYTwenty-seven
New York State schools will be the first ones honored in a new business-sponsored
award program intended to recognize schools that show the most improvement
from one year to the next as measured by the state's new academic standards.
The new "Pathfinder
Awards" were created by The Business Council to highlight and honor schools
that have improved the most
Personal health-care spending
in New York nearly doubled from 1988 to 1998, from $44.025 billion to $85.785
billion, a new analysis of federal data shows.
New York has 6.7 percent
of the nation's population, but personal health spending here accounted
for 8.4 percent of the $1
The Business
Council's Government Affairs Council (GAC) will hold its annual "issues
conference" Monday, Nov. 13, at the Desmond Hotel in Albany.
At this meeting,
GAC members and Business Council staff will discuss policy objectives for
2001 and the current political climate
An extra energy charge that
is due to expire next June would be extended for five years and increased
78 percent under a proposal being advanced by the state Public Service Commission.
The Business Council is asking
its members for their reaction to the proposal, which would boost most business's
electric bills by between 0
ALBANYEmployers
in New York think that the state's business climate has improved in the last
five years but still lags behind other states', a new Business Council survey
of its members shows.
Respondents to
the survey cited a lower overall tax burden and improvements to the state's
regulatory climate as key improvements in New York's business climate
ALBANYThe
Business Council of New York State today announced its support for the proposed
$3.8 billion transportation bond act that will be put before voters across
the state next month.
The decision
reflects The Council's recognition that continued economic growth will require
continued investments in the infrastructure that makes commerce in New York
State possible
The North American Free Trade
Agreement has led to "a dramatic increase" in exports of New York
products to Canada and Mexico since its implementation in 1994, a new study
has found.
Exports from the Empire
State to the two NAFTA partner countries increased by nearly half, or 48
ALBANY
New York's top business leaders have identified legislative and policy priorities
for 2001. The list includes: further tax cuts; Superfund refinancing and reform;
brownfield reform; workers' compensation reform; civil-justice reform; continued
improvement of schools at all levels; and efforts foster to new collaborations
between the business community and schools, colleges, and universities