And how about some faster broadband?
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget 2016 agenda swelled by another $500 million on Friday, as the governor announced a proposal to improve high-speed Internet access across New York. The 10th initiative…
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Cuomo: More tax cuts for small business
Gov. Andrew Cuomo continued to trot out his 2016 economic agenda on Tuesday, with a call to revamp the state tax code to benefit small businesses. The plan, announced in…
State adds 16 to Start-Up NY program; none here
Sixteen new companies have been added to the Start-Up NY program, with next-level technological endeavors once again setting the tone. Start-Up NY creates zones around colleges and universities where businesses…
LI wins $98.3M in state eco-dev contest
Long Island was awarded $98.3 million in state aid for construction and other projects that boost job creation in the state’s annual economic development competition, making it one of the…
Guv unveils airport funding competition
By GREGORY ZELLER // Gov. Andrew Cuomo has unleashed his favorite funding scheme – the “competitive process” – on New York State’s airports. The governor’s office announced this week that…
State promises $16M for craft beverage sector
Albany kicked in $16 million to support the state’s craft beverage industry on Wednesday, including $5 million for no-interest loans, plus stepped-up marketing and beverage-related tourism and grants for beverage entrepreneurs…
Cuomo: Your billions for Upstate are paying off
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo took to the Huffington Post on Wednesday to extol what he called “irrefutable” evidence that Buffalo, Rochester and the rest of Upstate New York are on…
LI lagging only NYC in worker pay abuse
Any economy, including an innovative one, is built on the backs of a healthy and well-treated workforce. But at least on its lowest professional levels, Long Island is earning a…
Cuomo touts boost to NY distillers
Bottoms up, New York. Not only does the state – and Long Island in particular – house a growing craft-beer scene, but liquor-, cider- and wine-producing distilleries are also pouring…
Cuomo unveils $4B LaGuardia redo
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pitching an innovative $4 billion makeover of LaGuardia Airport that would consolidate its four terminals into one hub and reposition the facility closer to Grand Central…
Rochester tapped for $610M photonics center
The Pentagon has selected a Rochester consortium to lead a $610 million research and manufacturing hub dedicated to photonics — the use of light in technology — that will bring…
Cuomo orders minimum wage panel
Attention food startups: Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered up a state wage board to study the food sector in New York and make recommendations on the minimum wage workers should…
Que vola, Havana?
Biotech, software, financial services, air travel and yogurt are among the New York business sectors joining Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on his inaugural trade mission to Cuba this week. “These…