ALBANY—The Business Council supports Senate proposal to eliminate energy surcharge
The Business Council of New York State, Inc. applauds the State Senate for proposing the elimination of the Section 18-a temporary energy surcharge in its budget proposal for Fiscal 2016.
This provision, set forth in S
ALBANY, N.Y.—Saying the time for bold action to reduce high energy costs in New York State is at hand, business leaders from across the state today called on the Governor and the state Legislature to take immediate action to reduce energy taxes that add as much as 67 percent to industrial electric delivery charges in parts of Upstate New York
ALBANY, N.Y.—Recognizing the importance of small business to the state’s economy and the challenges faced by small business owners, The Business Council of New York State is conducting a survey of small businesses to help direct its advocacy efforts.
The survey asks business owners about their priority issues and concerns and provides member businesses with an opportunity to offer feedback to The Council on its efforts
ALBANY—Raising the tipped workers’ wage minimum by 50 percent is a huge increase that should have, at a minimum, been phased in over time. Affected employers are already required to ensure that their employees receive compensation equivalent to or greater than the minimum wage. This dramatic increase only hinders their ability to create new jobs as employers are forced to reduce their overall labor costs and may also result in a net reduction in the tips that affected workers earn
ALBANY, N.Y.—The Public Policy Institute of New York State (PPI) today unveiled new resources to serve as guides for businesses in navigating the new education standards and recapped five regional forums surrounding business engagement in education.
In addition to Common Core Standards: What Every New Yorker Needs to Know and Partnering with Schools for College and Career Readiness: Resources for the New York State Business Community, which were published by PPI this past summer, regional “spotlight” pieces on business-education partnerships in the Capital Region, Southern Tier, Mohawk Valley, Hudson Valley and Finger Lakes, as well as an in-depth PowerPoint presentation by education expert Allison Armour-Garb, are also now available on PPI’s website
ALBANY, N.Y.— During testimony today before a joint meeting of the Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee, Ken Pokalsky, vice president of The Business Council of New York State delivered testimony in support of continued spending control and in opposition to increasing the state minimum wage
Albany, N.Y. — New York’s manufacturing sector continued to lose jobs in December 2014, while most other private-sector job categories showed gains, according to the Monthly Economic Outlook released today by The Public Policy Institute of New York State (PPI). New York’s statewide unemployment rate in December was 5
ALBANY, N.Y.—“The Business Council of New York State, Inc. applauds today’s decision by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to allow for the safe siting, construction and operation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in the state. As result of this decision, New York will join all other states in the nation in allowing LNG facilities
ALBANY—Due to impending weather conditions, The Business Council of New York State has postponed all Tuesday, January 27 events to Wednesday February 25 at The Hilton, Albany.
These events include:
President's Council/Government Affairs Council
Board of Directors Meetings
Chamber Alliance of New York State (CANYS) Meeting
Annual Legislators’ Reception
MWBE Networking Reception
Revised details and schedules for these events will be available as soon as the arrangements are confirmed
ALBANY, N.Y.—“The Business Council of New York State, Inc. agrees with Governor Cuomo that ‘business is the engine that pulls the train’.
“He has put a number of issues on the table to improve our economic climate, promote economic growth and private sector investment across New York State, especially in areas that have been lagging economically