Exchange Ideas. Exchange Resources. Exchange Success. At the World Trade Week Awards Breakfast last week, NYCEDC President Maria Torres-Springer announced the opening of applications for the NYCEDC Global Business Exchange (GBX) — Milan. The Global Business Exchange, in partnership with the City of Milan, will build on the successes of the first iteration with Paris to link New York City-based startups with cities across the world and attract top-notch business and talent to New York City. Click here to apply. Up to ten companies from each...

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Applications for the IN2NYC program are now available on the program website. The following schools are currently accepting applications: • City College • LaGuardia Community College • Medgar Evers College • Queens College • College of Staten Island Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the application deadline on July 29, 2016. Visit the website to learn more about the program and apply.

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Second Exchange Program, After Paris, to Launch as Part of NYCEDC’s Global Business Exchange The Milan New York Exchange Program Builds upon Both Cities’ Shared Commitment to Global Entrepreneurship and Inclusion New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President Maria Torres-Springer today announced the opening of applications for the NYCEDC Global Business Exchange with Milan. The Exchange will provide New York City companies with access to business opportunities in Milan, Italy, and help Milan-based companies expand their footprints in New York...

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Previous NY Green Bank Investments Have Added Solar at 840 Homes and Wind Turbine Construction in Five Counties; Projects Expected to Reduce Carbon Emissions By Nearly Three Million Metric Tons  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the closing of four new NY Green Bank transactions, which are expected to generate up to $220 million in clean energy projects, including more than 6,200 residential rooftop solar installations across the state. NY Green Bank investments will also result in up to eight...

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For years, New York — a city not accustomed to being second banana — has looked on as Silicon Valley has solidified its influence over the technology industry. Sure, New York has added tens of thousands of good-paying tech jobs while the Wall Street job engine has sputtered. And the city’s start-ups pulled in $1.94 billion in venture funding in the first three months of this year, the most for any quarter in five years and second only to Silicon...

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Funding Will Build and Expand Large Solar, Wind, Hydro and Other Renewable Energy Projects to Meet State Goal of 50 Percent Renewables By 2030 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $150 million in funding to support large-scale renewable energy projects across the state. This funding will facilitate public-private partnerships to advance the Governor’s Reforming the Energy Vision strategy and ensure the state meets its goal of generating 50 percent of its electricity from carbon-free renewable energy projects by 2030. “This state...

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