Della Wyatt, Mike David, Jataun Paino, Tequilla Edwards, Dewayne Williams, Elishia Benson, Christina Espina, Shane Cyrier, Samuel Dominguez, Avanda Houston, Kevin Sankar
"The construction industry as a whole believes that if there is a change at that top spot, we could see some progress," said Brian Sampson of the state chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, which represents non-union shops.
Date: Jan 29, 2015
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Tax Foundation says NY has worst tax climate in US
"We must take bold steps to improve our job-killing tax climate," said Brian Sampson of Unshackle Upstate. "A stronger economy starts with lower taxes and the Tax Foundation's report shows that we've got work to do."
Date: Oct 09, 2013
Category: Business
Source: Google
Analysis: Albany's session ends with lots of flash
"When you look at campaign finance reform, you look at women's equality, the casinos none of that is going to fix the economy of upstate New York," said Brian Sampson of the Unshackle Upstate business group.
Date: Jun 15, 2013
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Cuomo pitches business tax-free zones near SUNY schools
Todays announcement is another step in the right direction for the upstate economy, said Brian Sampson, the Rochester-based executive director of the Unshackle Upstate coalition of businesses, said in a statement.
Date: May 22, 2013
Category: Business
Source: Google
Governor's plan for pensions: fiscal relief or financial gimmick?
arly theres a lot more we have to do on mandates, but those three things will go a long way toward helping municipal governments and school districts stay underneath that 2 percent cap and give them some cost containment and predictability that they currently dont have, said Brian Sampson, execut
advocates seized on the findings as evidence that the governor has overstated the New York's economic turnaround. The findings "clearly show that we have a long way to go before we can say that we're 'open for business,'" said Brian Sampson, executive director of Unshackle New York, an upstate group.
Date: Oct 09, 2012
Category: Business
Source: Google
Cuomo Announces Plans for Economic Development Campaign
"You can put as much as you want in the top of the funnel but if you haven't plugged the hole in the bottom, you're going to continue to leak," said Brian Sampson, executive director of Unshackle Upstate. "So we need to retain jobs that are already here and encourage them to grow."
Date: Jul 19, 2011
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Steve Sink: There are compelling reasons to tap the Marcellus Shale
"The one thing we have in New York State that not all states have is high environmental standards," Brian Sampson, executive director of Unshackle Upstate, told me last week. He believes the same standards will exist for hydrofracking.