A Superfund refinancing and brownfield reform bill that state
lawmakers have just approved would “do little to encourage
the brownfield redevelopment—but much to worsen manufacturers’
struggles,” according to the environmental policy specialist
for The Business Council
ALBANYNew
York State should redirect a significant portion of the $150 million "system
benefit charge" on energy to upgrades to New York's transmission
and distribution infrastructure, The Business Council has told state energy
officials.
Business Council President Daniel B
The
Business Council has again urged lawmakers to reject a Superfund
refinancing/brownfield reform bill, arguing that its new fees
on business are too onerous and that it would do to little
to encourage brownfield redevelopment
ALBANYThe Business Council has asked members of New York's Congressional
delegation to support comprehensive energy legislation that would require
new uniform standards for reliability, encourage investment in upgraded
transmission systems, and create new federal authority to site transmission
facilities when state siting processes falter
Governor
George E. Pataki has created a bipartisan commission on education
reform to consider issues in school funding raised by a June
decision by the state Court of Appeals decision declaring
New York City's school funding inadequate
ALBANY
Lewis Golub, chairman of the Golub Corporation and Price Chopper Supermarkets
and a business leader who helped build a small, family grocery business into
one of the most admired private companies in New York and one of the largest
in the nation, will receive the prestigious Corning Award for Excellence for
2003
The New York State Insurance Department has approved a 1.7
percent workers' compensation rate increase to take effect
December 1 of this year.
The Department rejected two previous rate increase request
by the New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB)
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SURVEY CONFIRMS CONTINUING CHALLENGE OF HEALTH-CARE COSTS;
NEW YORK'S EMPLOYERS,
WORKERS BOTH SHOULDER HEAVIER BURDEN
ALBANYRapidly rising health-care costs are forcing employers in New
York State to pay double-digit premium increases, as well as to scale back
benefits and pass a larger share of the rising costs on to employees, The
Business Council's latest annual survey of employers' compensation practices
shows
Seven metropolitan areas in New York State have the highest property
tax rates in the nation, according to a new study by the American City
Business Journals newspaper chain.
Of the 10 metropolitan areas in the nation with the highest property
taxes, seven are in New York State, the study showed
ALBANYThe Business Council today called on the states of New York and
Connecticut to drop their opposition to two proposed natural gas pipelines
that could fuel more electric generating capacity in New York City and on
Long Island, thus reducing the danger of future blackouts.
Business Council President Daniel B