Directs the department of economic development to move the central New York welcome center to the equal rights heritage center in the city of Auburn; directs the department of economic development to enter into a contract with the city of Auburn for the operation of such welcome center.
Welcome centers; authorize MDA to contract with and award grants to counties for staffing.
Directs the department of economic development, in conjunction with the empire state development corporation, to review all contracts entered into or overseen or enforced by the department of economic development and/or the empire state development corporation relating to the leasing of state-owned premises to private parties for the production, manufacture and/or development of solar shingle products, electric vehicle charging networks, advanced driver-assistance systems, and/or supercomputer hardware and to identify and eliminate fraud, abuse or waste by private parties.
Directs the department of economic development, in conjunction with the empire state development corporation, to review all contracts entered into or overseen or enforced by the department of economic development and/or the empire state development corporation relating to the leasing of state-owned premises to private parties for the production, manufacture and/or development of solar shingle products, electric vehicle charging networks, advanced driver-assistance systems, and/or supercomputer hardware and to identify and eliminate fraud, abuse or waste by private parties.
Directs the department of veterans' services and the department of economic development to make available on their website information about federal and state programs available to businesses that employ veterans.
Enacts the "workforce development consolidation act" which transfers the office of strategic workforce development from the department of economic development to the department of labor; repeals provisions relating to such transfer.
Establishes the contract New York program to provide tax credits to corporations contracting with emerging microbusinesses; directs the department of economic development and the empire state development corporation to create and maintain a registry of emerging microbusinesses and to biannually implement best practices for engaging corporations to utilize such registry; establishes the contract New York tax credit for New York corporations with eligible contracts with emerging microbusinesses.
Establishes the Central New York passport program to promote regional tourism, economic development, and cultural engagement across the Central New York region through an integrated mobile application providing event information, cross-promotional ticketing, and community partnerships.
Requires the director of the division of minority and women's business development in the department of economic development to give additional time for a business enterprise to cure defects in its application for certification or correct defects when a certification is denied, revoked, or changed.
Directs the department of economic development to provide certain assistance to municipalities in which a college or university has closed.