http://clawback.org/2008/07/15/out-of-the-zone/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:53:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://clawback.org/2008/07/15/out-of-the-zone/#comment-1513 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:15:44 +0000 http://clawback.wordpress.com/?p=154#comment-1513 [...] on June 30, 2010. Yet, despite action to scale back the program, New York City has taken efforts to expand it by allowing certain projects outside of Empire Zones to nevertheless secure Empire Zone benefits. [...]

]]> http://clawback.org/2008/07/15/out-of-the-zone/#comment-382 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:05:51 +0000 http://clawback.wordpress.com/?p=154#comment-382 [...] As we’ve blogged previously, too many businesses receive Empire Zone benefits without creating new, good jobs, or sometimes any jobs at all. Additionally, the program has strayed far from its original intent of targeting private investment and job growth to the state’s most economically depressed neighborhoods. With new Empire Zones designated frequently, there is now at least one in every county. Making matters worse, some business can receive benefits even if they fall outside of a zone. [...]

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