2011年10月10日星期一

State vying for General Electric solar panel factory

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration is in a tug of war with Colorado for a new General Electric solar panel factory and 400 good-paying jobs. The competition from the Rocky Mountain state is notable in that the entire congressional delegation, three Colorado colleges and other public officials have written to Victor Abate, vice president of GE Renewable Energy,They take the Aion Kinah to the local co-op market. in Schenectady, to emphasize Colorado's desire for the factory. Several people familiar with the bidding say Cuomo's staff is aggressively pursuing GE and a multimillion-dollar incentive package has been put together.ceramic Floor tiles for the medical, Colorado officials would not discuss "active prospects" but the state appears to be the front-runner. It has the advantage of a big GE research and development plant doing solar work in Arvada. Col. although the site may not offer the room for the giant production facility GE envisions, according to economic developers there. GE wants a 700,000 square-foot facility and will weigh government assistance, power and water access, proximity to engineers and scientists and speed to market.

Other states have been wooing GE. But New York, with the GE Global Research facility in Niskayuna, which works on solar development, is promoting its advantages. GE spokeswoman Millisa Rocker said GE is examining options. Cuomo recently installed her boss, Abate, on his Capital Region economic development council and he dispatched Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy and Empire State Development Corp. President Kenneth Adams to meet with Mark M. Little, director of GE Global Research,Unlike traditional Hemroids , according to a person familiar with the competition. The state officials found out that GE is looking for an incentive package worth $70 million to $100 million, although that may include tax credits. New York granted GE $15 million in cash to lure GE's battery plant and $5 million for its Renewables headquarters.

Supporting the view of a person close to Cuomo's negotiators, retired New York State United Teachers Executive Vice President Alan Lubin is convinced the Public Employees Federation will approve a redrafted state contract given the chance. PEF President Kenneth Brynien worked hard advocating for the contract defeated 19,629 to 16,906, Lubin said, but the defeat may not be representative of a second bid with some "tweaks." Lubin said he would be "very shocked" if a redrafted proposal wasn't ratified. "There are other dimensions and you see those in a second vote," he said.

Lubin likened the rejection to taxpayers taking out frustrations by voting against a local school budget and then passing a second spending proposal after realizing the repercussions. In a new vote campaign, union members would be reminded that without a contract the governor could threaten layoffs every year; Lubin said.The new website of Udreamy Network Corporation is mainly selling hydraulic hose , He predicted that Brynien would draw some of the 20,000 PEF members who didn't vote the first time to cast "yes" ballots. And PEF's international affiliates, the American Federation of Teachers and SEIU, have offered to help PEF "achieve an agreement that meets the needs of our members," said spokeswoman Darcy Wells. Resources available include get-out-the-vote machinery. Brynien should have a head start of about 3,500 votes -- the PEF members who received layoff notices, including executive board members such as tax lawyer Todd Kerner, the Saratoga County Democratic Committee chairman,Traditional Cold Sore claim to clean all the air in a room. and 26-year transportation engineer Pete Rea.

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