ALBANY—The Business Council of New York State Inc., will honor an outstanding chamber organization and leadership team that make doing business in New York State a better experience for their members. The award will be presented at our 2012 Annual Meeting, September 19 - 21, at The Sagamore Resort
ALBANY—The Business Council of New York State, Inc. is pleased to announce Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as The Business Council's keynote speaker on Thursday, Sept. 20 at the 2012 Annual Meeting. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business organization, representing the interests of over 3 million businesses
ALBANY—“Today's Supreme Court decision will have little immediate impact on the health insurance issues affecting New York State employers. The cost of health care remains the top cost-of-doing-business issue for Business Council members. Employers struggle with high group coverage costs, high state imposed taxes and surcharges and an ever–expanding list of coverage mandates
ALBANY—Through its extensive advocacy efforts and the grassroots involvement of its members, The Business Council of New York State has helped move New York toward a more competitive business climate, by helping to pass proactive legislation and to defeat a wide range of bills that would increase burdens on business
ALBANY—Heather Briccetti, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. said, “The U.S. Chamber's report that places New York in the top ten states in terms of positive policy developments, is a clear indication that the pro-business initiatives of Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature are starting to show results
ALBANY—Michelle Naomi Barson joins The Business Council membership team as the manager of membership recruitment and retention. In this role she will foster relationships with small and mid-sized companies across the state to enhance and expand membership in all sectors.
“We are excited to have someone with Michelle's talents and enthusiasm join our membership team,” said Heather Briccetti, president and CEO of The Business Council of NYS, Inc
ALBANY, N.Y.—Two bills before the State Legislature could rollback cost savings created in the 2007 Workers' Compensation reforms.
S.3749-C (Robach)/A.5183 (Simotas) would allow an injured employee to utilize any pharmacy that matched the state's "published prices," regardless of whether such pharmacy was in an employer's network and offered "volume discounts" often significantly below "published prices"
ALBANY—The Business Council of New York State, Inc. has launched MADEinNY.org, a website that promotes New York businesses and their products and services. The Made in New York website was created to highlight Business Council members and the many diverse products and services they make and provide
ALBANY—The Business Council of New York State Inc. Board of Directors at their May Board meeting elected two new directors. Alphonso O'Neil-White, president and CEO of HealthNow New York Inc., and G. Thomas Tranter, president of Corning Enterprises and director of government affairs at Corning Inc
ALBANY—Canadians are spending far more on goods in the U.S. than federal data suggest, raising the stakes for domestic retailers trying to find ways to draw customers back into their stores.
As much as 8 to 10 percent of consumer spending on a raft of products is flowing to retailers outside the border, according to estimates in a report being released today by BMO Nesbitt Burns