NEW YORK, New York – Today, The Business Council of New York State, Inc. testified at a New York State Senate Education Committee hearing illustrating the need to support Common Core standards, innovative learning models and access to early learning opportunities that will help prepare New York students to meet workforce needs
ALBANY—The Business Council of New York State, Inc. today announced its support for Proposal 5 on the November election ballot, a constitutional amendment that will help protect manufacturing jobs and strengthen the overall economy in the Adirondack Region.
The proposed amendment will authorize New York state to provide a major north country employer, NYCO Minerals, with temporary use of a 200-acre tract of state Forest Preserve land that lies immediately adjacent to NYCO's active wollastonite mine in the Essex County Town of Lewis
ALBANY— Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, has been appointed to the newly formed Tax Relief Commission.
“Taxes are a defining factor impacting the state's economic performance,” Heather C. Briccetti, Esq
NY Jobs Now will urge New Yorkers to vote YES on Proposal 1 to bring more than $1.2 billion spent in neighboring states back to the Empire State
ALBANY— Driven by a shared goal of creating jobs, increasing funding for schools and lowering property taxes, a broad coalition of business leaders, labor unions, economic development professionals and educators announced the formation of NY Jobs Now in support of Proposal 1 on ballots in November, which would authorize up to four new casinos in upstate New York
The Business Council's goal is to create a formal process to allow New York business to be more involved in education reform initiatives.
ALBANY, N.Y.—The Business Council of New York State, Inc. announced today it is placing major emphasis on education reform as a key component of its Upstate Futurist Project to revitalize the state's economy
Policy arm of The Business Council will collaborate with business, industry, policy experts and government to reverse engineer upstate for economic growth
ALBANY, N.Y.—The Business Council of New York State, Inc. will launch The Upstate Futurist Project to revitalize the upstate New York economy
ALBANY — The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce has been named the winner of The Business Council of New York State's Chamber of the Year award. This award, presented at The Business Council's 2013 Annual Meeting on Thursday, September 26, honors an outstanding Chamber of Commerce and its leadership team
In late August, Governor Cuomo announced the 16 winners who formed public-private partnerships to receive funding for The NYS Pathways in Technology Early College High School (NYS P-TECH). The partnerships will prepare nearly 6,000 students for high-skill jobs in technology, manufacturing and healthcare
By Ken Pokalsky, vice president of government affairs, The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
It is encouraging that the 2013 session closed with a focus on promoting economic growth, with a new business incentive program, expanded small business, and—subject to voter approval— allowing new gaming venues upstate
ALBANY— Kevin Burke, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Consolidated Edison, Inc. has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious Corning Award for Excellence by The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
The award, sponsored by Corning Incorporated, Inc., will be presented to Burke on Wednesday, September 25, at The Business Council's 2013 Annual Meeting at The Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing, NY