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The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Member of the United States Senate 313 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC  20510 Dear Senator Schumer: I write to request your support and active participation in moving legislation which would provide a level of interim relief to certain provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA)

ALBANY— New York is facing an unprecedented budget crisis and must lower its spending to get through it, said The Business Council of New York State in testimony to the Assembly Ways and Means Committee. “The Business Council typically advocates for an improved business climate, lower taxes, lower regulatory burdens, and reductions in other state-influenced costs of doing business

ALBANY— “Gov. David Paterson has presented a plan that makes difficult but necessary choices to reduce state spending to close an unprecedented budget gap that gets worse by the day,” said Kenneth Adams, president & CEO of The Business Council of New York State. “The Governor is correct when he says the state's current fiscal crisis has been caused by years of increased spending at unsustainable levels

ALBANY— “The New York State Association of Counties' (NYSAC) call for real reductions in spending is a serious bi-partisan recommendation to cut the cost of government in New York and improve our economy,” said Kenneth Adams, president & CEO of The Business Council of New York State. “To grow our way out of this recession and budget crisis, New York must rein in spending at both the state and local level

ALBANY— A long term hydropower contract between the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Alcoa will retain jobs and secure capital investment, according to The Business Council of New York State. “The Business Council supports this contract for two key reasons. First, it will result in a $600 million capital investment, at a minimum, in a state of the art manufacturing facility

ALBANY— The 2009 Business Tax Climate Index, which compares corporate, individual, sales, unemployment and property taxes in each state, ranked New York's business tax climate as the 49th in the country--two places below where the foundation ranked New York on its 2008 index. New York ranked at or near the bottom in four of the five tax categories studied by the Foundation

ALBANY—The Business Council of New York State today announced that Robert Lillpopp has joined the staff as director of member communications. He will be responsible for the Council's membership and marketing communications function. “Rob's experience in New York state government, media relations, marketing and journalism will be an asset to the Council as we work to promote economic growth, good jobs and strong communities,” said Kenneth Adams, Business Council president and CEO

ALBANY— “The news today from AMD and the Advanced Technology Company of Abu Dhabi that they are joining to create the The Foundry Company and move ahead with construction of a state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing facility in Saratoga County is welcome news for the Capital Region and New York State,” said Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State

ALBANY— The Business Council of New York State's Board of Directors has elected Kevin Burke, president and CEO of Consolidated Edison, Inc. as chair of the Council's Board for the year ahead. Burke became chairman, president, and CEO of Consolidated Edison on September 1, 2005. He also serves as chairman and CEO of Consolidated Edison's principal subsidiary, Consolidated Edison Company of New York