ALBANY—We are very excited to announce the winners of this year’s Corning Award for Excellence and the 2015 Chamber of the Year Award. Both winners will be celebrated at this year’s Annual Meeting, Sept. 16-18 at The Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing, NY. Register here to help us honor them
ALBANY, N.Y.—“Today’s action by the acting Labor Commissioner, and subsequent endorsement of a statewide $15 an hour minimum wage for all workers by Governor Cuomo, while not unexpected, are still deeply disappointing,” said Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc
ALBANY, N.Y.—On July 22, 2015 a three-member wage board, empaneled by the New York State Department of Labor at the request of the governor, recommended a minimum wage of $15 an hour for all fast food workers in New York State.
The board recommended the wage be phased in at a different schedule in different parts of the state, reaching $15 an hour by December of 2018 in New York City, and by July of 2021 for the rest of the state
ALBANY, N.Y.—The Business Council of New York State, Inc., today announced that Campbell Brown, education reform advocate and former anchor for NBC News and CNN, will deliver the keynote address at the 2015 Annual Meeting.
Ms. Brown is an engaging public speaker and highly-regarded expert on education issues
ALBANY, N.Y.—June job numbers show promising improvements in private sector job creation in New York State, according to the Monthly Economic Outlook released today by The Public Policy Institute of New York State (PPI). With June’s year-to-year private sector job growth at 2.3 percent, New York nearly matched the national growth rate of 2
Statement by Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State
The Business Council of New York State, Inc., applauds the four-year extension of the real property tax cap included as part of the end-of-session legislative package. The cap remains a tremendous success, having saved businesses and homeowners more than $7
ALBANY, N.Y.—“Today’s recommendation by the fast-food Wage Board may momentarily appease the advocates, but it is contrary to the need for long term job growth in New York State and goes against the notion that New York is ‘open for business,’” said Heather C. Briccetti, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State
ALBANY, N.Y.—The 2015 New York State legislative session was a mostly positive one for business. Both the budget and end-of-session negotiations produced pro-business reforms, and we avoided any significant, adverse legislation receiving two-house passage.
The end of session negotiations produced a four-year extension of the state’s real property tax cap, as well as positive bills addressing workers’ compensation issues, improvements in the state’s contract procurement procedures, and rules governing commercial insurance markets
Int. 0842-2015 - A Local Law in relation to temporarily limiting the issuance of new for-hire vehicle licenses
and
Int. 0847-2015A - Local Law in relation to requiring a study on the impact of growth in the taxicab and for-hire vehicle industries
Presented by
Kenneth J. Pokalsky
Vice President
June 30, 2015
On behalf of The Business Council of New York State, Inc
ALBANY, N.Y.—“Extending the property tax cap is a priority for The Business Council, and we are anxious to hear the details,” said Heather C. Briccetti, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State. “The agreement should be to extend the cap with no new categorical spending exclusions, and to maintain the one year lag between expiration of rent control and the property tax cap