Today our company received a letter from Empire State Development that was printed and mailed out of Texas!  Ironically so, the letter was promoting a focus group of business owners “who provide the types of goods and services that the State of New York routinely purchases”.  The purpose of the meeting is to rally up business owners and learn how to participate in the New York State bid process.

Empire State Development is utilizing the services of NERA Economic Consulting to host the focus groups.  NERA is based in NYC.

Our taxpayers fuel Empire State Development and similar state agencies.  When they use vendors outside of New York it is a slap in the face to the state’s workers and our economy.   It’s good to know that our tax money is being spent in the Lone Star State. There are hundreds of vendors who could have printed and mailed this letter right here in New York – and I’m one of them!

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