ALBANY—The Business Council of New York State, Inc. is deeply saddened by the passing of Lewis Golub on Sunday after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease.
Lewis and Price Chopper have been loyal and steadfast supporters of The Business Council and of the state's broader business community for many years
ALBANY— “Gov. David Paterson has put forward a bold and realistic plan to balance the state budget with needed cuts in spending,” said Kenneth Adams, president & CEO of The Business Council of New York State. “The Governor is showing courage and leadership in advancing a plan to fix New York's $3 billion deficit this fiscal year and larger deficits in the upcoming years
ALBANY— With New York facing a three billion dollar budget deficit in this fiscal year, The Business Council of New York State is calling on Gov. Paterson and the legislature to act now to stop the ballooning deficit that is threatening the state's fiscal integrity and economic recovery.
The $500 million in state spending cuts ordered by Gov
ALBANY— “A long term commitment to providing competitively priced power to energy-intensive businesses should be an essential part of the state's economic strategy,” said Ken Pokalsky, senior director of government affairs of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. “Our members tell us, year after year, that energy costs are one of the state's most significant competitiveness problems, usually ranking second or third – behind health care and taxes, particularly real property taxes – as their most significant cost-of-doing business concerns
ALBANY— Paul Speranza, Jr., the Vice-Chairman, General Counsel and Secretary of Wegmans Food Markets, will receive The Business Council of New York State's Corning Award for Excellence for 2009.
Speranza will accept the award Wednesday, September 30, at The Business Council's Annual Meeting at the Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside
ALBANY— “Today's grim employment report from the state Department of Labor shows the urgent need for Albany leaders to fix the growing state budget deficit by reducing state spending,” according to Kenneth Adams, president & CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
“With state-wide unemployment rising to nine percent – the highest since 1983 – government must reduce the burden on taxpayers and let the New York economy breathe again,” he said
ALBANY— To revitalize of our state's economy, New York needs to make energy prices more competitive with the rest of the nation,” said Ken Pokalsky, senior director of government affairs, The Business Council of New York State. “While New York has historically been a national leader in environmental and energy policy, the state needs to be aware of the economic costs imposed by its environmental and energy initiatives
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Berlin, NY (September 2, 2008) W.J. Cowee, LLC, one of the oldest companies in the professional floral industry, has launched a “Save The Forests” campaign to heighten awareness about the rapid destruction of the world's forests and its devastating effects upon the global environment
ALBANY— The Business Council of New York State warns that a bill (S.4315/A.7572) to limit gas emissions could have a devastating impact on New York's economy. The bill has already passed the Assembly and could be before the State Senate tomorrow.
“As our economy continues to suffer from a prolonged recession, we cannot afford a new law that will dramatically increase the cost of doing business in New York and would have little impact on global greenhouse gas emissions,” said Kenneth Adams, president & CEO of The Business Council of New York State
ALBANY— Today's announcement by the US Department of Labor that the nation's employers shed another 247,000 jobs in July is stark reminder that while the worst of the recession may be behind us, job losses continue to mount and people looking for work have a long and difficult road ahead of them