Personal health-care spending
in New York nearly doubled from 1988 to 1998, from $44.025 billion to $85.785
billion, a new analysis of federal data shows.
New York has 6.7 percent
of the nation's population, but personal health spending here accounted
for 8.4 percent of the $1
The Business
Council's Government Affairs Council (GAC) will hold its annual "issues
conference" Monday, Nov. 13, at the Desmond Hotel in Albany.
At this meeting,
GAC members and Business Council staff will discuss policy objectives for
2001 and the current political climate
An extra energy charge that
is due to expire next June would be extended for five years and increased
78 percent under a proposal being advanced by the state Public Service Commission.
The Business Council is asking
its members for their reaction to the proposal, which would boost most business's
electric bills by between 0
ALBANYEmployers
in New York think that the state's business climate has improved in the last
five years but still lags behind other states', a new Business Council survey
of its members shows.
Respondents to
the survey cited a lower overall tax burden and improvements to the state's
regulatory climate as key improvements in New York's business climate
ALBANYThe
Business Council of New York State today announced its support for the proposed
$3.8 billion transportation bond act that will be put before voters across
the state next month.
The decision
reflects The Council's recognition that continued economic growth will require
continued investments in the infrastructure that makes commerce in New York
State possible
The North American Free Trade
Agreement has led to "a dramatic increase" in exports of New York
products to Canada and Mexico since its implementation in 1994, a new study
has found.
Exports from the Empire
State to the two NAFTA partner countries increased by nearly half, or 48
ALBANY
New York's top business leaders have identified legislative and policy priorities
for 2001. The list includes: further tax cuts; Superfund refinancing and reform;
brownfield reform; workers' compensation reform; civil-justice reform; continued
improvement of schools at all levels; and efforts foster to new collaborations
between the business community and schools, colleges, and universities
New York State must site
and build new generating plants and transmission lines to avoid shortages
of electricity and keep the price of power in check, Attorney General Eliot
Spitzer and leaders in the electrical industry agreed.
The Attorney
General spoke Friday, September 22, to The Business Council's Annual
Meeting, which drew more than 500 business and government leaders to
The Sagamore resort on Lake George
ALBANY - The Business Council of New York State has elected a new chairman,
vice chairman, and vice chair for finance, as well as four new directors.
The elections took place at Sept. 20 The Council's Annual Meeting in Bolton
Landing.
William Allyn, chairman and CEO of Welch Allyn Ventures, LLC, has
been elected chairman of The Council's board of directors
ALBANY, N.Y. - Five of New York's top business leaders have been elected to the
board of directors of The Business Council of New York State. The elections
took place Wednesday, Sept. 19, at The Business Council's Annual Meeting.
The new directors are:
Howard Berman, chief executive officer of Excellus in Rochester,
a $2 billion-plus not-for-profit parent of health insurers and health-care
providers in central and western New York