Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $7 million in funding is available for airport improvement projects across New York State. These grants, coming from the Governor’s Aviation Capital Grants Program, will go toward supporting airport infrastructure and economic development projects across the state. “For many, our airports are the gateways to New York and a significant part of economic growth and job creation,” Governor Cuomo said. “This funding will help ensure that our airports remain more accessible and convenient for...

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U.S. Small Business Administration Doubles New York’s Award In Round 4 Of STEP Program Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that Global NY, the agency’s international initiative, has been awarded a $663,893 State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) Program grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to support the growth of New York exports to foreign markets around the globe. When combined with state matching funds, the STEP Program will invest more than $885,000 in small businesses statewide through...

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $388 million in State and federal funding to expand sanitary sewer service to 8,075 parcels of land in Suffolk County which currently utilize on-site septic systems. This project, which has been approved the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, represents the first step in instituting extensive measures to mitigate flooding and septic system failure in Suffolk County caused by Superstorm Sandy. “Long Islanders have seen first-hand and up-close the damage that Mother...

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For many years, Upstate New York was treated like a second class citizen, forced to watch Downstate thrive as the Upstate economy dwindled. Upstate was literally losing population and jobs – and maybe most importantly, it was losing hope. Much of this was a function of the changing economy, which shifted manufacturing to overseas. Also, some people left Upstate New York for warmer climates in what has become a more mobile society. But it is just as true that the...

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Revenue-neutral reform will streamline City and State taxes by merging bank tax into new corporate tax—eliminating burdensome administration and improving compliance, while broadening the city’s tax base NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed today a major reform of New York City’s corporate tax structure, modernizing an outdated system, providing vital tax relief to the city’s small businesses and local manufacturers, and streamlining City and State corporate tax codes. The revenue-neutral reforms will be retroactive to January 1, 2015. Certain New York City...

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On December 5, 2014, the Comptroller's Office released a Request for Information (RFI) in order to invite responses and gather information regarding options for electronic processing of contract invoices and payments. The Comptroller is seeking information regarding new technologies and approaches to inform the transition of the invoice submission, review, and approval processes from their mostly paper-based current state to an electronic solution in a secure, scalable, and cost effective manner. The RFI can be found at: https://comptroller.nyc.gov/forms-n-rfps/rfps-n-solicitations/?id=7#active. The Comptroller’s Office is considering holding a pre-submission...

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