ALBANY—Eliot Spitzer, New York State attorney
general, and candidate for the 2006 Democratic nomination for governor,
will address New York State business leaders Wednesday evening, September
21, during The Business Council's Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will
take place Wednesday-Friday Sept
Medical malpractice premiums for some specialties in New York can
exceed $100,000 in some areas of the state, according to a new analysis
by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield insurance company.
“Medical malpractice rates for New York physicians are neither
the highest nor the lowest in the country, but they continue to
be an issue of concern,” said Dr
ALBANY—Daniel A. Carp, who capped his career at Eastman Kodak Company
by leading the company’s historic transformation from an overwhelmingly
film-based company to one with a leading position in digital imaging,
will receive The Business Council’s Corning Award for Excellence
for 2005
The business community of Louisiana has asked businesses and business
leaders across the nation for new donations to support relief efforts
in the state, which is struggling to recover from damage done by
Hurricane Katrina.
"In 24 hours, we lost about a third of our economy here, and
I am sure my colleagues in [Mississippi and Alabama] were seriously
affected as well," Dan Juneau of the Louisiana Association
of Business and Industry (LABI) said in a Sept
New York’s local governments are experiencing slow revenue
growth while expanding their reliance on debt and increasing spending
at more than twice the rate of inflation, according to state Comptroller
Alan Hevesi’s Annual Report on Local Government
ALBANY The proposed Constitutional amendment on this year's New
York State ballot would virtually guarantee late budgets every year, make
big budget gaps more frequent, and lead to even higher taxes and debt,
the Public Policy Institute of New York State warns in a new report
Businesses interested in learning how they can contribute to relief
efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina can find ways to collaborate
and partner with other businesses to help in the relief effort at
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Web site at www.uschamber
Two simple reforms of New York’s special-education programs
could reduce the programs' costs and enrollments while improving
parental satisfaction with the system, according to a new report
released today by the Manhattan Institute’s Empire Center
for New York State Policy
ALBANY—For the fifth consecutive year, most New York State employers
endured double-digit increases in health-insurance premiums, The Business
Council’s latest annual survey of employers’ compensation
practices shows.
Eighty-four percent of New York State companies endured an increase in
their employer-sponsored health insurance premiums between March 2004
and February 2005, the survey showed
The Business Council’s board of directors will consider whether
to take a position on the transportation bond act at its next meeting
which will be held during the Annual Meeting Wednesday, September
21, 2005.
The transportation bond act, which will be on the ballot in this
Novembers’ election, asks voters to approve $2