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Office of the New York State Comptroller (NYSOSC) • New York State Oil Spill Fund - This fund is responsible for the cleanup of oil spills, the protection of the environment and public health, and the reimbursement of costs related to oil spills. New York City New York City Office of Environmental Remediation (NYCOER) • New York City Brownfield Cleanup Program – Enrollees will obtain a Notice of Completion and liability limitation against future environmental claims on the property. • New York City Brownfield Incentive Grant (BIG) Program - Grants assist brownfields throughout the development process, from the earliest stages of information gathering through environmental investigation and cleanup work. Funding is set aside for Phase I and Phase II assessments. • Environmental Technical Assistance – This program offers pro-bono counseling assistance by environmental consultants.
NYC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES SIEDC prides itself with its consistent efforts to support the industrial and manufacturing sectors. Over the years our organization has played a major role in identifying industrial areas and worked to secure support programs that help businesses locate properties, expand their operations and increase employment. These programs include the City’s In Place Industrial Parks currently called the Industrial Ombudman’s Area, and the State’s Empire Zone Program that now operates on our West Shore as the Excelsior Job Program. Since 1993, SIEDC has been responsible for assisting in the utilization of hundreds of acres of vacant industrial land, the creation of 1,800 jobs and over $500 million in capital investment through these services. Companies that have been serviced include New York Container Terminal, Atlantic Salt, May Ship Repair, NRG Energy, Pratt Industries, Supreme Chocolatier, Vanbro Industries, Faztec Industries, The Teleport, and the Staten Island Corporate Park, to name a few. SIEDC provides industrial business assistance services throughout Staten Island. These services are part of the NYC Business Solutions brand of services, which are offered by the NYC Department of Small Business Services to help businesses start, operate and expand in New York City. The services are provided at no cost. These services include: • ACCESS TO FINANCING: We can help you package a loan application and select appropriate lenders, and recommend to you government programs that subsidize loans. • RECRUITMENT: The City of New York can pre-screen candidates for your job openings based on needed skills and other specifications, drawing from a pool of job applicants from all NYC Workforce One Career Centers.
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