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New York: State claims 'success' as Start-Up NY created 332 jobs in 2015

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by Jimmy Vielkind
July 1, 2016

 Three hundred thirty two.

That’s the number of jobs state officials said were created last year by Start-Up NY, a system of tax free zones Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his aides have touted as transformative for the economy.

The figures announced Friday bring the total number of jobs attributed to Start-Up NY to 408; 76 new jobs were created in 2014, the year after the program was created. (Taxpayers have spent at least) $53 million (…) marketing the program.

Empire State Development, the arm of the Cuomo administration responsible for doling out most of the state’s economic development subsidies, did everything they could to bury the latest results. They were listed in footnote two on page 10 of the state’s "Business Incentives Report.”

The progress update was due March 31, and (…) ended up three months late. It was quietly posted on ESD’s website shortly after 4 p.m. on the Friday preceding the Fourth of July holiday, as thunderstorms (with the potential to create tornados) ripped through the eastern portion of the state.

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