12 May
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$750 million NY State funding available – Deadline June 16, 2014

Governor Cuomo opened the next round of funding opportunities across New York State for economic development projects. A total of $750 million is available for qualifying companies and organizations. Benefits range from capital grants, training grants, and green roof grants, to 10 years of State business income tax benefits for companies that are hiring and investing in New York. Deadline to submit is June 16, 2014. The New York Grant Company, a EACCNY member, has the highest success rate in New York...

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12 May
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Developers Look to Lure Deutsche Bank to Hudson Yards

An article in Crain's New York Business on Friday stated that Tishman Speyer and Related Cos. are each trying to lure Deutsche Bank to forthcoming developments in Hudson Yards on Manhattan's West Side. If the bank chooses to pursue a deal with either firm, CMBS investors should take note of three 2007 deals that would be affected by a move. Deutsche Bank is the majority tenant at 60 Wall Street in lower Manhattan. The 1.6 million square-foot property backs $540 million of CMBS debt spread across three...

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10 May
Chapter News, News

Austrian Science News: Quantum physicist Zeilinger elected to National Academy of Sciences | 3D Printing | Dental Fillings

The Austrian quantum physicist Anton Zeilinger was recently officially named to be a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in the USA. Zeilinger, Professor at the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information at the University of Vienna, has served as President of the Austrian Academy of Sciences since 2013, and has also been a member of the French Academy of Sciences since then. Anton Zeilinger or “Mr. Beam“. Photo: J. Godany "Mr. Beam", "Quantum Pope", "Pop Star...

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09 May
Chapter News, News

Happy Europe Day!

Today, May 9th, the European Union celebrates Europe Day to commemorate the day in 1950 when French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman proposed consolidating the coal and steel industries of Europe, binding nations so closely together that renewed war would be unthinkable. The "Schuman Declaration" is considered to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union of 28 Member States with half a billion people living in peace together. The European Union’s founding fathers reacted to...

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08 May
Chapter News, News

José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the EU Commission On Europe: Considerations on the present and the future of the European Union

A speech by José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission | Humboldt University of Berlin, 8 May 2014 'Nós estamos na Europa e é na Europa que nós nos salvamos ou nos perdemos todos.'1 Eduardo Lourenço First of all let me thank you very much for your kind invitation to be present here in this great German and European institution, the Humboldt University. I really feel the emotion of being in the university of Hegel, of Max Planck, of Albert...

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07 May
Chapter News, News

U.S. Trade with the EU-State-by-State

U.S. Trade with the EU-State-by-State Negotiations continue on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with round 5 taking place in the US, May 19-23. We know that ultimately, benefits will be felt locally. Check out our Interactive map (recently updated) to see the existing level of each U.S. state's two-way trade with the EU. Consult the Interactive Map.

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06 May
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NJ Tax Break Could End Sony’s Run in Lyndhurst, New Jersey

According to a story on NorthJersey.com, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority accepted a grant to Sony Music to bring the company from Manhattan to Rutherford, New Jersey. Tucked away in the article is a note that if Sony takes the offer, it might also move its staff from a Lyndhurst, New Jersey location at the same time. Sony is currently the lead tenant at 210 Clay Avenue in Lyndhurst, where it occupies over 80% of the 121,203 square-foot office with a lease...

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05 May
Chapter News, News

Alstom, France, and National Corporate Champions

By Nicolas Véron a scholar both at Bruegel, which he co-founded in 2002-04, and at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, which he joined in 2009. Even after “Losing” Alstom, France Has More Corporate Champions than Most The bid from General Electric (GE), a leading US-headquartered conglomerate, for the power division of Alstom, a maker of turbines and trains, has prompted much soul-searching in France. Alstom's acceptance of GE's bid is widely seen in France as symbolic of the country’s relative...

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05 May
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Empire State Building in EU colours on May 5th

To celebrate Europe Day 2014, New York City's iconic landmark, the Empire State Building, will be lit up in the European Union's flag colours, blue and yellow, for the sixth time - this year on Monday, 5th of May. About Europe Day On the 9th of May 1950, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman presented his historic proposal for an integrated European coal and steel community, indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman declaration," is considered...

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02 May
Chapter News, New York Related News, News

New York City Issues Request For Proposals To Build Citywide Wi-Fi Network And State-Of-The-Art Information Hubs

New public communication points to be distributed across the five boroughs to provide free Wi-Fi, free calling to 911 and 311, and at least $17.5 million in annual city revenue NEW YORK—New York City, through its Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT), issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the creation of a robust, citywide network of Internet hotspots that will constitute one of the largest free Wi-Fi networks in the country, greatly increasing access to broadband connectivity across...

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