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26
Sep
2002
Recent corporate tax increases in New Jersey may make New York State look like a "tax haven" in comparison, a state and local tax practitioner has argued. New Jersey's recent tax increases on businesses "drastically alter New Jersey's corporate tax landscape, making it inhospitable to large corporations," Glenn Newman wrote in an article entitled Did New Jersey Turn New York Into a Tax Haven? "Moreover, a comparison of New Jersey's new regime with New York's corporate tax system, which for more than 50 years has been structured to accommodate and attract such companies to locate their headquarters in New York, could encourage a migration across the border to the tax haven of New York," Newman wrote
26
Sep
2002
Before the  Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, Senate Committee on Investigations and  The Senate Committee on Higher Education September 27, 2002 Chairman Spano, Chairman LaValle, Chairman Brodsky, and other distinguished members of the Legislature: We appreciate the opportunity to participate in these very important hearings to address some of the issues you raised regarding corporate responsibility
24
Sep
2002
New York State must cut taxes further and enact other reforms to keep manufacturing jobs in the state, leaders of several manufacturing companies agreed during a panel discussion at The Business Council's Annual Meeting
20
Sep
2002
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
19
Sep
2002
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
17
Sep
2002
ALBANY—Manufacturing 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
17
Sep
2002
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
10
Sep
2002
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
06
Sep
2002
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
29
Aug
2002
Editor's note: The information in this release may be useful 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