ALBANY, N.Y. — Raising the bar for students in New York state is imperative to foster college and career readiness, yet New York's path to adopting new, more rigorous education standards has been fraught with misinformation, according to a new fact sheet, Workforce Readiness and the Common Core, released by The Business Council of New York State
Statement from Heather C. Briccetti Esq., president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc.:
"The Business Council of New York State strongly supports the higher academic standards in the Common Core and believes that the state must continue to implement the curriculum without delay
ALBANY, N.Y. - The Business Council of New York State, Inc. presented testimony today outlining how the adoption of the Executive Budget's business tax reform provisions will lower business tax burdens and produce significant job, income and economic benefits for the state.
“The strong economic impact of this tax reform package is due to tax reductions being targeted in industries with high economic multipliers, such as manufacturing, information, real estate and financial services, “said Kenneth Pokalsky, The Business Council's vice president of government affairs
ALBANY, N.Y. — Today, Robert Desiato, director of AT&T Network Disaster Recovery discussed ways to improve advanced communications responses to man-made and natural disasters at the next New York Technology Roundtable session, Disaster Preparedness: Communications Technology in Times of Crisis, held at the Hilton Albany in Albany, N
Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., President and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
ALBANY, N.Y.—“The Business Council of New York State applauds the Governor's continued commitment to improve the state's business climate as demonstrated in his Executive Budget. There is much for business to be encouraged about with the emphasis on holding growth in overall state spending to under 2 percent while promoting private sector investments and job creation, and increasing in-state personal income, through broad-based business tax relief
ALBANY, N.Y. — Business tax reforms and lower business tax burdens, proposed by Governor Cuomo, will produce significant job, income and economic benefits for the state, according to a report issued today by The Public Policy Institute of New York State, Inc. (PPI), the research and education affiliate of The Business Council of New York State, Inc
Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., President and CEO of The Business Council of New York State
ALBANY, N.Y.—“This report returns the spotlight to the state's vast body of regulations, and highlights ways in which the state imposes excess or unnecessary compliance costs on business and other regulated entities
Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., President and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
ALBANY, N.Y.—“The Business Council of New York State applauds the Governor's continued commitment to improve the state's business climate. There is much for business in New York to be encouraged about in Governor Cuomo's State of the State address
ALBANY, N.Y. —The Business Council of New York State, Inc.'s Fix New York 2014 Legislative & Regulatory Agenda, released today, calls on New York's legislative leaders to continue to promote private sector investment and job creation by improving the state's business climate and removing barriers to economic growth
Heather C. Briccetti, Esq.
President and CEO, The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
ALBANY, N.Y.—“The Business Council applauds Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's tax relief proposal that will provide more than $2 billion in savings to New York employers and residents. This is big news for the state's economy, especially upstate, as this package will provide broad-based business tax relief, and support key business sectors across New York