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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today launched Round IX of the Regional Economic Development Council initiative, officially kicking off the 2019 competition for more than $750 million in state economic development resources. The Consolidated Funding Application will open to applicants on May 1, enabling businesses, municipalities, not-for-profits and the public to begin applying for assistance from ...

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced today that 19 companies have joined the Southern Tier Clean Energy Incubator since opening its doors one year ago including 10 winners and finalists of the 76West Clean Energy Competition. The incubator was launched last year for use by 76West winners and other clean energy technology companies to support the Southern ...

In his first year in office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo created 10 regional councils to overhaul the distribution of state economic development funds – and he named someone from academia as one of the two co-chairs on each council. The appointments marked the beginning of a close collaboration between the administration and institutions of higher learning, public and private alike. In another high-profile partnership ...

Ostroff Associates is proud to support Capitol Melts in Albany and their National Grilled Cheese Day beneficiary, the Double H Ranch in New York’s Adirondack Park. The mission of the Double H Ranch is to provide specialized programs and year-round support for children and their families dealing with life-threatening illnesses, including a summer camp and a winter adaptive ski program. All programs are ...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie today announced an agreement on the FY 2020 Budget. The Budget holds spending growth at 2% for the ninth consecutive year and cuts taxes for the middle class. The Budget includes several landmark policies that will bring sweeping transformation and social justice reform to the state with the passage ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ – Covanta Environmental Solutions, a leading provider of environmental services to the healthcare sector and a wide range of other industries, has been awarded a contract from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) for phase two of their Pharmaceutical Take-Back Pilot Program. As part of the pilot program’s initial launch in 2017, Covanta Environmental Solutions ...

ALBANY — The speed cameras that were installed around many New York City public schools several years ago seemed like an unqualified success: Traffic deaths near the cameras fell by more than half, and speeding was reduced by more than 60 percent. And yet, last summer, the cameras went dark, a casualty of partisan politicking in Albany and a potent reminder of the capital’s reputation for dysfunction. Now they ...

It’s no secret that the term “economic development” has been painted with a negative brush recently. Only in New York State could we look at Amazon HQ2, with a $5 billion investment, 25,000 new jobs, and an annual payroll of $4.2 billion, and see it as a negative thing. Perhaps it is because the lens through which we view economic development is too narrow and the definition being used by elected officials ...

(Albany, NY) The Senate Majority’s budget resolution includes proposals to increase support for New York students, provide tax relief for overburdened New York families by implementing a permanent property tax cap, and restore proposed AIM cuts to struggling municipalities. The budget resolution reflects a responsible financial plan that is within the available revenues as forecast by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and ...