Pairing economic development with the SUNY system โ€œTax Free New Yorkโ€ aimed at attracting new business

Pairing economic development with the SUNY system โ€œTax Free New Yorkโ€ aimed at attracting new business

BY KATHY KAHN Special to The Rockland Times Will โ€œtax freeโ€ be the answer to the stateโ€™s nagging problem of re-booting upstateโ€™s sagging economy? Since rolling out โ€œTax Free New Yorkโ€ in May, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and key staff members have been touring the state promoting the initiative. The goal of the ambitious program is […]

Plenty of pep “talk” on new state budget

Plenty of pep “talk” on new state budget

BY KATHY KAHN Special to The Rockland Times Seeing is believing, but there was little tangible to see in the regional presentation on the stateโ€™s new budget presented in Orangetown last Friday. Local officials, along with Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee (D) joined Empire State Development president Ken Adams as he presented a Power Point wrap-up of […]