Worse than Amazon: Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion just went bust

[redleghunter]

Worse than Amazon: Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion just went bust

Amazon’s pullout Thursday wasn’t even the worst economic development news for Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week: Just two days earlier, his economic development czar basically admitted that the gov’s signature Buffalo Billion is a . . . Buffalo Bust.

In testimony Tuesday, Empire State Development boss Howard Zemsky tried to put a positive spin on it, but he acknowledged that Cuomo’s gamble of $750 million in taxpayer funds on a Buffalo solar panel plant has bombed: On its current course, there’s zero sign it can host anything like the promised number of jobs.

https://nypost.com/2019/02/15/worse...K-uc6AKS2R4V3vM-fhUqC2iJHz6bBSscpUOzbbc-HE7xo

 

[civilwarbuff]

Kinda reminds me of the Obama administration and Solyndra......

 

[Gigimo]

Worse than Amazon: Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion just went bust

Amazon’s pullout Thursday wasn’t even the worst economic development news for Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week: Just two days earlier, his economic development czar basically admitted that the gov’s signature Buffalo Billion is a . . . Buffalo Bust.

In testimony Tuesday, Empire State Development boss Howard Zemsky tried to put a positive spin on it, but he acknowledged that Cuomo’s gamble of $750 million in taxpayer funds on a Buffalo solar panel plant has bombed: On its current course, there’s zero sign it can host anything like the promised number of jobs.

https://nypost.com/2019/02/15/worse...K-uc6AKS2R4V3vM-fhUqC2iJHz6bBSscpUOzbbc-HE7xo

https://nypost.com/2018/12/11/cuomos-buffalo-billion-architect-gets-3-1-2-years-in-prison/

https://nypost.com/2018/12/07/buffalo-billion-cohort-gets-prison-in-corruption-case/

Imagine that

 

[redleghunter]

https://nypost.com/2018/12/11/cuomos-buffalo-billion-architect-gets-3-1-2-years-in-prison/

https://nypost.com/2018/12/07/buffalo-billion-cohort-gets-prison-in-corruption-case/

Imagine that

Yep, from the first link you provided:

The architect of Gov. Cuomo’s “Buffalo Billion” program to revitalize upstate was sentenced to 3-and-a-half years in prison Tuesday by a judge who blasted him for putting a desire to cozy up to Cuomo ahead of his duty to taxpayers.​