Article: UPON FURTHER REVIEW . . .TAX BREAKS AT RISK; EMPIRE ZONE REFORM.(News)

Article: TAX BREAKS REVEALED FOR EMPIRE ZONE ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  March 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... the largest tax breaks from New York state's Empire Zone program ... later informed Empire Zone staff across ... the largest tax breaks in 2003 to ... qualify for tax breaks for more than ... are in the Empire Zone program ...

Article: QUICK APPROVAL SOUGHT ON MALL; PYRAMID WANTS LEGISLATORS TO ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  November 28, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... for quick approval of new tax breaks for its $1.3 billion expansion ... project designated as a state Empire Zone, he said. The Empire Zone designation would make Pyramid ... agreement and Pyramid's Empire Zone application Monday night at ...

Article: State canceling tax breaks on local projects; ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  April 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... agency that administers the Empire Zone program, has notified ... Created in 1986, the Empire Zone program provides tax breaks to companies that expand ... was able to get sales tax breaks by having Empire Zone certification, but he ...

Article: GOV.: CREATE JOBS OR FORGET TAX BREAKS; PATAKI ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  January 25, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... of the lucrative tax breaks available through ... that qualified for Empire Zone benefits found ... could only claim tax breaks based on actual ... to receive their tax breaks. But existing ... which runs the Empire Zone program. Companies ...

Article: Potsdam Empire Zone board OKs paper plant for ...
Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY);  December 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... step closer to receiving state tax breaks. The Potsdam Empire Zone Administrative Board on Thursday ... agency overseeing the state's Empire Zone program. The plant was previously part of the Potsdam Empire Zone, but it lost the status in ...

Article: WHO IS ON CITY'S SHORT LIST FOR TAX BREAKS? ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  October 31, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... want to be ready to offer tax breaks to whoever makes something ... to make eligible for state Empire Zone benefits by lifting the tax ... Student. Giving the bus company Empire Zone status is part of a move by ... create 47.5 new acres of Empire Zone land in Syracuse, city ...

Article: LAW FIRMS CASH IN BIG ON EMPIRE ZONE TAX ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  March 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... win state tax breaks intended for ... bills with Empire Zone benefits ... that won the tax breaks employ lawmakers, a former Empire Zone staffer and ... got into the Empire Zone program five ... claim bigger tax breaks by simply ...