Port Authority of NY & NJ – BALCONY Forum

June 18, 2009

Featuring Chris Ward, Exec. Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Click here for the bulletin/report about the Forum: Forum

Click here for a collection of Forum photos: Photos

Click here for videos of the presentations:  Videos

Click here for the Forum program: Program

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June 11, 2009

BALCONY, the Business and Labor Coalition of New York, www.balconynewyork.com, will host a June 18th Breakfast Forum featuring a keynote speech by Port Authority Executive Director Chris Ward. Ward will describe and discuss the capital plan that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is currently implementing. This will be followed by a panel discussion on the Port Authority plan and other infrastructure initiatives, including a report from the New York State Commission on State Asset Maximization, the impact of the federal stimulus on New York and a status update on other state-of-the-art technological infrastructure initiatives previously championed by BALCONY.

Read the full press release: June 11 Press Release

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June 1, 2009

NEW YORK STATE COMMISSION ON ASSET MAXIMIZATION DELIVERS FINAL REPORT TO GOVERNOR PATERSON

Report Contains 27 Major Recommendations to Help Create Jobs, Generate Economic Activity, Benefit Colleges and Universities across New York State

Governor Calls for Creation of State Asset Maximization Board to Provide Oversight Process for Potential Public-Private Partnerships

Governor David A. Paterson today accepted the final report from the New York State Commission on Asset Maximization. The Commission was charged with broadly examining whether asset maximization can benefit the State, as well as whether any specific New York assets are suitable candidates for Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). The final report contains 27 major recommendations to help create jobs, generate economic activity and benefit colleges and universities across New York State. Some of the key recommendations include: school construction and renovation in Syracuse and Yonkers; 300 bridge renovations in all corners of the State; wind power on the Great Lakes; and high speed rail.

Read the full press release: June 1, 2009
Read the full SAM report: SAM

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