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Economic Development
CBC Report On BIDs Calls For Increased Oversight And Transparency
November 02, 2017
CBC examined the process for setting assessment fees, their uses, and the city’s oversight of BIDs, and recommends increased public review and performance evaluation.
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CBC Releases NYC Resident Feedback Survey Results
May 16, 2017
The results show which municipal services are in greatest need of improvement.
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Economic Development
Watchdog Groups Call for Emergency Oversight Hearing
Groups Respond to Historic Bid-Rigging Scandals
October 13, 2016
Numerous prominent budget and transparency watchdog groups today called on New York leaders to hold emergency oversight hearings on the allegations by the U.S. Attorney of the largest bid-rigging scandals in state history.
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Economic Development
CBC Releases Scorecard Assessing the NYC Metro Area's Competitiveness
Scorecard Compares the NYC Region with the Nation’s 14 Other Largest Metropolitan Areas
September 28, 2016
The Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) today released its 2016 Competitiveness Scorecard, which assesses the competitiveness of the New York City metropolitan area (NYC metro) in attracting and retaining highly educated talent.
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Economic Development
CBC Study Calls for Better Reporting on Economic Development Projects
The Value of Investments Through Regional Economic Development Councils Cannot Be Determined Without Better Understanding Results
November 30, 2015
The study concludes that the value the Councils may have in coordinating economic development activities across the state cannot be properly evaluated with existing data.
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Economic Development
CBC Releases Report on NYS Economic Development Programs
Modest Reforms Have Been Adopted, But Most Investments Continue To Be Problematic
February 19, 2015
The report analyzes the changes in economic development spending from 2010 to 2014 and the extent to which problems previously identified have been constructively addressed.