NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Business Council of New York State, Inc. presented testimony today conveying the need for companies to have access to the full range of online and mobile marketing tools in order to best communicate with their customers at the New York State Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection hearing
ALBANY—“Nothing has transformed the rural economies of Marcellus Shale states like natural gas drilling. Viewing job creation data on a statewide basis ignores the localized job creation benefit that drilling provides. The Public Policy Institute of New York State compared five Marcellus Shale counties in Pennsylvania with five Marcellus Shale counties in New York between 2009 and 2010 and found private sector employment grew
ALBANY, N.Y. — Today, The Business Council of New York State, Inc., urged the legislature to repeal the annual wage notification provision of the Wage Theft Prevention Act in testimony given to an Assembly Labor Committee Hearing in Albany, N.Y.
“The wage notification and acknowledgement requirement of the Wage Theft Prevention Act provides little, if any, additional benefit to employees,” said Ken Pokalsky, vice president of government affairs for The Business Council of New York State, Inc
ALBANY—“We applaud Senator Skelos and his conference members for developing this aggressive package of tax reforms, and for including business and other taxpayer ideas. The Senate Republican reform recommendations also reflect a number of tax reform priorities identified by Business Council members
ALBANY—Today's New York Technology Roundtable session, convened by The Business Council of New York State, Inc. focused on SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering's (CNSE) Smart Cities Technology Innovation Center (SciTI) that will transform Albany's historic Kiernan Plaza.
Michael Fancher, vice president for business development and economic outreach at the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), discussed how CNSE is working to expand the smart phone industry's “virtuous cycle of growth” to encompass emerging smart devices by leveraging the linkages already in place within the computer chip industry
ALBANY—“The Tax Reform and Fairness Commission has issued a thoughtful and thorough report, and is recommending a number of tax policy changes that will streamline and modernize the state's business tax code, and improve New York's economic competitiveness,” said Heather C. Briccetti, Esq
ALBANY—The Business Council of New York State, Inc. recently announced five members newly elected to serve on its Board of Directors.
Representing a cross section of industries and regions around New York, The Business Council's new directors include:Â David Anderson, president & CEO, HealthNow New York, Inc
Albany, N.Y. - The Buffalo River Restoration Project was awarded the 2013 The Business Council of New York State's Environmental Committee Chairman's Award. The Award was presented to Honeywell at The Business Council's Annual Industry Environment Conference.
“The Environmental Committee Chairman's Award highlights the business community's commitment to conserving resources, protecting and enhancing the environment and developing innovate approaches to environmental challenges,” said Heather C
ALBANY, NY – The first meeting of New York State Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (NYS P-TECH) convened Monday with school, business and government officials from 16 communities statewide focusing on implementation of the innovative new educational model. New York is the first state in the nation to take P-TECH statewide and it is expected the public private partnerships will prepare more than 6,000 New York high school students for high-skill jobs
ALBANY—The Business Council of New York State, Inc. presented testimony today support of proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage regulations under consideration by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
“The Business Council has long supported the advancement of LNG as a clean burning alternative, when LNG becomes available in New York, it will significantly improve air quality,” said Darren Suarez, director of government affairs for The Business Council