Saying
"we know that tax cuts empower you to create jobs,"
Gov. George Pataki today told Business Council members that
he would seek new targeted tax cuts to enable New York to
continue its recent gains in job growth
ALBANY - Robert B. Catell, chairman and CEO of KeySpan, has been elected chairman of The Business Council of New York State for the next 12 months. Heidi A. Nauleau, chairman of the Aarque Companies, has been elected vice chair of The Council, and Paul S. Speranza Jr., secretary and general counsel for Wegmans Food Markets, Inc
ALBANYManufacturing remains an essential foundation of New York's economy,
especially upstate, where half of all jobs depend on manufacturing, a new
report concludes.
The study, The Key to the Upstate Economy? Manufacturing - Still,
also concluded that new government policies to enhance competitiveness of
traditional and high-tech manufacturers would make New York more prosperous
Upstate
New York hospitals could have saved $47 million to $86 million
last year if their average length of stay for adult patients
merely tracked national average and benchmark figures, according
to an analysis reported today by Excellus Health Plan
New
York State will highlight the contributions of New York State's
local and regional chambers of commerce during Chamber of
Commerce Week Sept. 15-22.
The
week-long celebration is intended to promote awareness of
the role of chambers in building local economies and communities,
said Daniel B
The
Business Council's Labor & Human Resources Committee will
hold its annual western New York meeting Thursday, Oct. 3,
at the Galleria Mall in Cheektowaga, Erie County.
The
meeting will run from 10 a.m.-3 p
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as you assemble your "back-to-school" stories. Note that specific
schools in all regions of the state that are on the "School Honor Roll"
are listed by name at the bottom of this release, and that more specific relevant
information on these schools is available on a printer-friendly PDF file that
can be accessed from www
ALBANYNo
longer able to bear the full burden of health-care costs that have been increasing
much faster than inflation for many years, New York State employers in significant
numbers are asking their workers to pay more of the costs of health insurance
benefits, according to The Business Council's latest annual survey of New
York State employers' compensation practices
Robert
Ward, director of research for The Public Policy Institute,
has written a comprehensive new book detailing the structure
and operations of New York State government. The Institute
is The Business Council's research affiliate
ALBANY
Carl T. Hayden, chairman emeritus of the New York State Board of Regents and
a driving force behind successful initiatives to improve teaching, learning,
and accountability in New York schools, will receive the prestigious Corning
Award for Excellence for 2002.
The award, which
is sponsored by Corning Incorporated, will be presented Wednesday, Sept