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The Story of the Secret base on Dominica
and the Murders that Followed.
by Vince Lodato, Ph.D. http://www.wine-storage.com/dominica.html
In the Caribbean, is the tiny Island of Dominica, not the Dominican Republic. This small island nation was once a territory of England, and only recently was granted sovereignty.
The Question is: "Why a secret "private non USA" base in this country?"
This tiny nature island has a small native population. It is located near the equator and between the two continents and is ideally and geographically positioned for satellite communications. Since it has its own sovereignty, it is very difficult for any law enforcement agencies to monitor and/or investigate.
But the most important reason for this base is: There is the tremendous amount of geothermal energy. It has the only Boiling Lake in the world. To run a secret "non USA" Project Echelon base (see an earlier post: Sunday November 14,1999 on Project Echelon), it takes allot of energy...and this is an independent renewable energy resource that would attract minimal attention while in continual operation. This type of energy source has been built near an Indian Reservation for a cost of only $25,000,000...and not used for farming, commercial, industrial or public use.
Last year this has been confirmed by a reliable source from within Dominica the geothermal power plant exists. Also Danny Casolaro, when alive, through a Mr. Nichols in California was made aware of this source. He reported this observation in his notes. Casolaro was going to expose the connections between some unauthorized black projects involving Hughes, (an Octopus company), and the power Elite. He was given this information by a government employee and had hard evidence of who was the head of the Octopus Group..(see Bill Hamilton's post under the quoted above reported post) and shortly after his investigation he was killed.
Dominica has off shore gambling, and off shore banking. You can become a citizen there for a fee of $50,000.00 and enjoy a tax haven. It is a very quite island inhabited mainly by native Indians. In the CIA fact book it is listed as a place for farming, relatively quite, but used on the drug routes between the Americas. There is no mention of this geothermal power plant.
Finally on this tiny quite island...one will find the nerve center, a secret base, for the information flow of the world...and a "NON USA" Private Project Echelon...being powered by this geothermal energy plant.
Right after the Grenada Crisis, ties were established between the "Power Elite of the USA" and Dominica. This nation gained its independence in 1978. Dominica's Defense group is divided into two segments: the regular police between 500-700 individuals, and a Special Service Unit (SSU) of a few hundred personnel. The SSU was originally privately funded and entrusted with the National Security of Dominica. From time to time these two units have clashed. In the Late 1980's Dominica's Government passed the State Security Act giving the SSU "Broad Powers" supposedly for preserving National Security. The interesting part of the SSU, is that Mr. Nichols, an American, was the first head of the SSU and well connected with the Octopus Group.
This is the same Mr. Nichols who gave Casolaro the information about the geothermal power plant in Dominica. As of this posting the SSU is alive and well in Dominica, and so is the power plant.
Project Echelon is a multinational government venture between the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc. The purpose is to be able to gather ALL information and process it via using computers, satellites, and all telecommunication equipment. France has tried to build their own system, and CHINA has one now. We can understand the reason why countries desire such a system...to protect their sovereignty. Danny Casolaro found out that Project ECHELON was going private, and that a listening post, an underground base, was set up on the tiny Island of Dominica. The builders of such a system included the "OCTOPUS COMPANIES" plus the power Elite of the world. (See an earlier post about the Octopus companies.) In the new millennium, it is the direction of control of information that will rule the world...this is
accomplished by the "NEW" Private (non USA) Echelon Project, and one of the
KEY locations exist on the Island of Dominica. This last bit of information cost him his life, and in an indirect manner it cost the lives of Dr. Moshe Lubin of Hampshire Instrument, and was instrumental in the murder of Joan LoDato, the brother of one of the principals of BBE.
Danny Casolaro started on Inslaw. The last thing before his death, he was investigating the project on the Island of Dominica, and relating it to the Octopus companies, and some people in Colorado, California, and good old New York City -- the financial district. Danny believed the leader lived in New York, and was a past Treasury Secretary. Vince, you are right about Echelon.
The late Senator Church, head of the US Senate Intelligence Committee worried
about its makers (the Octopus companies) taking it private. The Senator was
right and so are you!
We reported earlier of a secret base on the Island of Dominica, that is a NON USA GOVERNMENT facility. Some of the people who are aware of this base are the leaders of the octopus companies such as: Dr Armstrong the present CEO of AT&T, Louis Gerstner, the CEO of IBM, John Akers, a Partner in Lehman Brothers. All three are members of the CFR and two are members of the Trilateral Commission. This base is a NWO secret information center (their Project Echelon)
In New York City, the Head of the Octopus, that Danny Casolaro discovered was Douglas Dillon, past Secretary of the US Treasury and past Ambassador to France ....he was intimately related to the CFR, IMF, World Bank, knew the Warburgs quite well, and has a very long association with the Rockefeller Family, etc. Mr. Dillon was the tie between the USA "Power Elite" and the European "Power Elite". He knew about Project Echelon and the multinational relations between the respective countries. He was the major "financial architect" for bringing this project "private."
The late Senator Church, head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, warned the Congress about the potential of Echelon going private, and the effect on the National Security of the USA, namely the loss of constitutional rights.
The plan is to control the information flow, introduce a global smart card for all, and control all the global finances via the privatization of Project Echelon by its builders, these multinational high technology corporations headed by the "Power Elite." In an earlier post the major Octopus companies are identified on the RMN board. Ask Rayelyn Allen, for more information about these companies. She can help you. In concluding, this is what lead Danny Casolaro all over the world from P2, to England, to all the major banks, etc, etc.
He started this with Inslaw and uncovered this gigantic financial global power plan.
The NSA intercepted some messages that linked the Octopus companies and Mr.
Dillon. A whistleblower in the NSA who saw that the Constitution of the USA was, and still is, in grave danger by these so called protectors of the USA way of life gave Danny hard evidence of linking Dillon, the Octopus companies, and the secret Dominica base. The whistleblower feared that this information would be squelched by the small but effective Octopus cabal agents within certain areas of the NSA and this would not get into appropriate hands within the NSA. Hence his communications with Danny Casolaro was to insure that the US Congress had this hard evidence. Senator Byrd's staff was aware of this before Danny died. Octopus agents were dispersed and you know the rest. Finally Ambassador Dillon, I believe is still alive, lives in NYC, and in his 90's.
IBM has sold and continues to sell supercomputers to the PRC that are linked with the PRC's bases throughout the world. Two such locations are the missile tracking and Echelon stations in Kiribati and Guinea. The island nation of Kiribati is composed of three groups; the Gilbert Islands, Line Islands and Phoenix Island. They received their independence from the UK in 1979. On the Gilbert Islands, the PRC has a tracking station for ICBM monitoring. This station is located near the equator and most likely acts as a listening post for the Chinese Echelon project.
IBM's super computer technology is critical for these stations. In the recent past the US Government awarded a huge National Laboratory supercomputer technology contract to IBM, while at the same time IBM tired to destroy Cray Technology, an American company--the inventors of the supercomputer. Some of this technology was used in the super computers sold to the PRC by IBM.
In West Africa in Guinea, formerly known as French Guinea, there is a very heavy PRC Chinese contingency at this young nation. In the comparison of this country with the island nation of Dominica there are striking similarities. (On Dominica there is/or was/ a secret "private" Echelon Project --see a much lower post in early Nov. 1999). It was confirmed by a source in the Washington DC area, that there is a PRC monitoring base for the guidance of ICBM and the Chinese Project Echelon. With these facts, IBM continues to sell the latest super computers to the PRC, just for the GREEN, and forgot about the Red, White and Blue. But IBM takes the GREEN from the Red, White and Blue.
The lobbying efforts of IBM at NSA, the Congress, and in the White House through Podesta Associates is extraordinary. It is quite obvious that IBM must have made some deals to circumvent the sale of supercomputer technology to the PRC--even in light of these secret bases.
Just to demonstrate the foolishness of IBM/NSA scenario. If the back door is there on these supercomputers, then the Chinese can perform modifications whereby selected data that was spied upon will "returns spurious information". So Echelon can become "highly ineffective" in communicating information to the USA policy makers. Remember this information is transferred indirectly to the Congress and the Administration. If we go a step further, since the DoD is using this information for tactical and strategic planning it is devastating to the Security of the USA. If there
are back doors then the effect Echelon coupled with the IBM's supercomputer
sales is the best offensive weapon system the PRC possesses against the USA.
The Chinese understand IBM great need to sell; IBM has a hold via lobbying on
NSA; and NSA's Echelon is an integral part of our intelligence community; therefore the Chinese penetrated the inner secrets of the USA via this avenue. If this is in the Cox report then it should be PUBLIC and an open debate occur in the Congress. This will aid immensely for world security. However if IBM/NSA has no back door on these supercomputers, and since these supercomputers are used directly against the USA, then at present, and for the time being, all supercomputer of this type (IBM's RS6000 series etc) should be banned for sale to the PRC. We can sell the Chinese many
other commodities, develop a great relationship with them, and over some time
possibly change---but not now.
Echelon, Casolaro & "Murder"
The death of Danny Casolaro can easily be solved. According to Danny Casolaro's notes, the information he received from a former NSA employee, and a Robert Booth Nichols of LA California is that Project Echelon went private and had a secret base on the island of Dominica with a $25,000,000 geothermal power plant to power this complex--see a lower post on RMN (RumorMills) If this is true, then the reason for his murder stems from the NSA/octopus companies--IBM, ATT, LOR, Gm H, LMT and LEH (see another Post below). These facts can easily be checked out and leave no room for the simplest conjecture. Either it is, or it isn't about the secret non USA Echelon base on the Island of Dominica.
If it is, then the Douglas Dillon connection is very real; and the Congress should immediately start an "OPEN" investigation and let all the cards fall publicly. If this information is ignored by any Agency, then their is fear of retaliation from this Octopus group that also killed Moshe Lubin and Joan LoDato. (See the lower posts on Hampshire Instruments and BBE respectively on RMN.)
The Octopus companies use the Echelon Project by data mining
and collecting economic information about their competitors large or small.
As an example Raytheon and SCR-Thompson were both bidding on a contract
from Brazil. ATT with the help of Echelon intercepted some information concerning the SCR-Thompson communication with Brazil's government. Based on this information Raytheon had the competitive edge and it won the contract with the help of Echelon.
Remember the four companies IBM, ATT, LOR, and LMT are major contractors for
NSA. If you doubt this just write the NSA under the FOIA and ask. NSA is a great agency provided it works within it charter; but the tapping of information by these companies is an outright scandal and illegal.
Recently on the message board the Octopus Group was mentioned. The goal of
this group is to control the transport of information for the next century. By so doing, this group will be the most powerful group in the world. Lehman Bro will be their investment banker...IBM will make the key chips and computers for the information age...AT&T will be the leading communications company-- fiber optics etc....Loral will be the leading satellite company in the world...Lockheed- Martin will be the leading defense contractor and control the information technology for global defense...General Motors through its electronic subs and its sheer size is the sixth company....in a
previous communication there net assets, sales and profits were reported. There combined assets are over $0.5trillion dollars...with profits of $21B/yr (in 1997). These six companies overtly control the US government. Consider the following facts: LMT is the largest federal contractor. GM is the fourth largest federal contractor. ATT is the 20th largest contractor. IBM is 44th largest contractor.
However for Information Technology for US Government contracts their rankings
are LMT (1); GM..(3); ATT...(4); IBM...(18). Collectively these four companies control information technology for the US government. This means the CIA, NSA, FBI, DOJ, etc are at their mercy and they are at present.
Loral is a company incorporated in Bermuda with questionable ties and holds sensitive electronic communication technology relating NSA etc. THE INSLAW CASE-- Danny Casolaro tied these six companies to organized crime either the
Gambino or Genovese crime family where their monies and God know who else's
monies, probably drug money was funneled into these companies....the Yazuka
had ties with Lockheed well documented, and the IBM company has been in Japan
for nearly 50 years...also check out..... each of these companies has had their stocks have swings over 100% in the last three years.....the ONLY WAY THESE STOCKS can double and triple in sales is-- if they control the INFORMATION AGE....
Concluding on the Octopus companies and repeating some of the above:
Consider LOR, it's on the NYSE. Check the company out. It is incorporated in Bermuda. Why is a $2 billion dollar American company that handles ultra secret projects incorporated in a foreign country? Back in the 1970, LOR had a big scandal and mob connections. Recently their is the problem of Bernie Schwartz, the CEO of LOR, and his contributions to the present Administration.
LMT when it was just Lockheed back in the 1970's had ties with the Yakuza. know this is old information, but it shows these companies will and have dealt with anyone.
IBM corporation is a convicted felon as of last year. Yes felon, for selling supercomputers to Russia. I assure you if you tried to do such a thing you would be in jail and they would throw away the key. But IBM just got a $8.5M fine and all was hush hush.
GmH and LOR just had a big investigation for selling missile technology to the Chinese.
So in conclusion I would not worry about the NSA per se, but I am very concerned of the misuse of Project Echelon by these octopus companies. This could only occur if there are some bad apples in NSA. This may be a hard pill for some to take, but years ago when I consulted for the GAO on certain projects I use to say, "I found out that motherhood was prostitution. Dominica is real. The private Project Echelon is real. These companies are real IBM, LOR, LMT and GmH.
Finally the concerns of the late Senator Church is real. Who are watching the contractors of Project Echelon? Remember Casolaro and Standorf tried to alert
the Congress and it ended in their death via murder.
Alan Standorf worked for the NSA/NRO. Through geographic pictures taken by
satellites of the tiny island nation of Dominica the construction of the secret private echelon base may have been spotted. At first it may have been taken as a foreign base by some government say the Chinese. But upon further investigation, Alan Standorf found it was the Octopus alliance of USA companies. As the hard information was collected, it had to be released first to the Congress, and then the Congress would release it to the public.
This was based on the gravity and nature what was found. Danny Casolaro was chosen by Alan Standorf. Unfortunately, the boys had to stop them. and you know
the rest...check lower posts
In the NWO (or whatever you want to call this cabal), the Power Elite... the plan is the control of information. They realize if this could be accomplished they can rule the world and they really believe they know what's best for all of us. Since part of the plan are private control centers like in Dominica...which exits today, ...and men like Douglas Dillon who is passing on his powers to men like Louis Gerstner (IBM), Mike Armstrong (ATT), and John Akers (LEH) who are all members of the CFR. The latter three have their professional growth from IBM.
The main plan calls for E- money, smart cards, bigger and faster supercomputers for the control and monitoring the "global" information flow, and super super chips in satellites needed for the private Echelon Project.
This all spells the need for chips with design rules down to 0.2 to 0.05 microns, or simple put, ultra high density chips with billion and billions of more microelectronic components and finer interconnecting wires.
This chip manufacturing process takes of the order of 800 to 1400 manufacturing steps and a host of tools. However there is one draw back--the "manufacturing type" lithography tool is not made. Also the light source needed for this tool requires wavelengths of light less than the feature size of the components...lets say for a wire 0.05 microns in width, one must use an x-ray light source with an alignment tool called a step and repeat tool.
Hampshire Instrument was going to solve this problem and make a COST
EFFECTIVE MANUFACTURING tool.
Hampshire Instrument
Hence Hampshire Instruments and Dr. Moshe Lubin (the founder) came on the scene in the 1980's. Lubin built the x-ray light source but used an old step and repeat tool. He was funded by Harvard University for $50,000,000, Venrock $25,000,000 (the venture capital group for the Rockefeller) and another $25,000,000 from a group in California, and finally with a $20,000,000 loan from NYS.
Over a ten year period Lubin built several versions of this tool. In the final version of this tool he was promised more money from "The Boys". When he was just about done, they pulled his funding, bankrupt the company and allowed NYS to own the patents; all the Boys from IBM, ATT, NSA (that's John O'Hara group...Dr O'Hara was the number 2 man in NSA, their chief Scientist)...all effectively stole Lubin's work. Lubin tried to bring back his company by getting other sources of funding. However before he could accomplish this, they found him dead. They say he hung himself in his
basement.
I have known Lubin for over 30 years, not as a friend but a colleague. He graduated from Cornell with a PHD, started the high energy laser lab at the University of Rochester, was one of the Rockefeller groups favorite young scientist etc...worked has a VP for them at an oil company...and then founded Hampshire Instruments...after much investigation I believe he did not hang himself but was murdered.
Why was he murdered?? He was going to get funded outside the Group, this threaten their plans. This x-ray lithography tool was really going to go public. They would not control the tool. Hence the chip manufacturing process, hence the control of the information flow....and men like Dillon, Gerstner, Armstrong, O'Hara, etc etc etc would fail. and the global economy that they dreamed of controlling would not exist. So Lubin had to go. They were either directly or indirectly responsible for his murder. "The ends
do not justify the means."
The next company to come on the scene is my company Bizzy Bee Equipment
Bizzy Bee Equipment Corporation (BBE)
BBE was a company that had the capabilities to make a step and repeat tool for these ultra high density chips. When Hampshire went under, BBE had the opportunity to purchase the patent portfolio of Hampshire. With BBE assets (see lower note) and Hampshire's patent, an american success story would have been told. But the Octopus via IBM had something more in store for BBE. Under the leadership of Gerstner and Akers, its present and past CEO, IBM destroyed the company.
During Aker's tenure of CEO of IBM. IBM criminally violated the Lanan Act with a government contract that it was administering for a synchrotron stepper. It awarded the contract to SVGL--a company that it partially owned at the time. Also IBM refused to accept the BBE proposal for bid---Federal law say you can not sole source a contract over $20,000,000. BBE ask for "no special options" or considerations but just wanted to submit its bid for $7,000,000. Mr Jamba of IBM said the company would not accept the PROPOSAL even though BBE want give them their proposal. Hence IBM violated the Lana act...The eminent NYS jurist Aaron Klein was involved in all these proceeding with IBM and DARPA....and concluded...this situation stinks.
BBE did not have the monies to pursue further legal action. So it bit the bullet and went on for private funds. By the way if IBM took BBE's proposal and just informed BBE that it was not the winner, they would have been "within the law".
A Simple Task!
However a trail would have been left....and they very well knew that could not forefill the making of a manufacturing X-RAY PROXIMITY stepper with a 40 wafer throughput for the $20,000,000 Naval Systems Contract. If they (IBM) accepted the BBE proposal, then IBM knew BBE would be on record, and if they (IBM) failed (and they did--two years later), then BBE could question IBM's decision (as prime Government contract) to give this contract to SVGL- a company that failed to produce one in the past and a company that IBM had partial ownership. So the IBM management refused in"writing" to take BBE's Proposal, knowing that they were breaking the law, and BBE was legally helpless. (It was like taking candy from a baby.)
BBE was excluded from biding--since it was an INSIDE CONTRACT. (There were only four other companies that bid on the contract and BBE was to be the fifth.)
The Next IBM Incident Against BBE
After some time, BBE tried to acquire the intellectual property of Hampshire Instruments. Now under the leadership of a new CEO of IBM, Louis Gerstner, IBM directly tried to stop the sale of Hampshire Instrument's intellectual property to BBE. Hampshire went bankrupt and BBE had means and NYS agreed to sell this property to BBE .
IBM heard that BBE wanted to buy this intellectual property. It (IBM) lobbied the NYS government and when NYS refused to honor their contract for the sale of Hampshire's patents to BBE. which we repeat occurred because of IBM's lobbying pressure on the Government of NYS a new IBM strategy came into being.
A plan to destroy BBE was devised via the falsification of the sale of the Hampshire documents: First Vince Lodato was offered a bribe to stop pursuing the Hampshire patents via $1,500,000 (for six months consulting job to set up a chip plant in China.) When he refused the bribe and informed US government officials. This "legal bribe" was offered by the SAME group that falsified the documents for the sale of Hampshire Instruments...again, State and Federal officials were aware of all these actions.
Since the patents of Hampshire Instruments were owned by the State of New York because they, Hampshire Inc, owed the State several million dollars via loans (the State owned the 50 or so patents based on Hampshire's bankruptcy).
A Note What BBE Possessed .....and More On the "Legal Bribe"
When Mario Cuomo was Governor of NY, BBE had an option to purchase the remained of the intellectual property of Hampshire Instruments. BBE had contracts to buy the patents from the State of NY and the State would have benefited handsomely..the State abruptly changed their tune...Even when BBE had a $3.4M bond issue from Ulster County in NYS, an option on a unique facility to build the stepper, and the best group of scientists and engineers in the world for the success of this project...and THE REAL POTENTIAL OF JOBS FOR THE HUDSON VALLEY-- DURING THIS TIME AND IN THIS AREA,
IBM CLOSED ITS KINGSTON PLANT AND LAID OFF OVER 6000 EMPLOYEES
No one wanted Lubin's patents (and to this day they are gathering dust)...No company wanted to buy them they said they were useless... IBM did not want to buy them or any of the other major companies...(how would it look if they did buy them --after Lubin's death???)...so BBE was to only taker, but the State refused to give BBE an option on the patents even after they first agreed to sell them to BBE.
Several New York State elected officials said that the State was pressured by IBM to stop the sale. Nevertheless BBE persisted in its quest. During this time, a group from the Midwest, forged documents for the sale of the patents... (the VP of the Economic Development Corporation of NYS signature - Mr Garry Ryan), thus falsifying the sale of the patents.
When BBE found out about the spurious sale, Vince Lodato contacted the FBI , and Mr Greg Hautau, a young FBI agent was given all the documents including a copy of the falsified documents that were faxed to BBE by a third party. Vince Lodato was interviewed by the FBI provided them with hard evidence. Congressman Hinchey and State officials were also alerted by Bob Deterick, a VP of BBE and others in BBE. The groups that were alerted included: NY State Senator, Mr William Larkin , the criminal division of the NYS Attorney office, plus the chief attorney for the Economic Development group for NYS-Ms Larmont.
When the FBI completed their investigation, and according to the FBI, the DOJ refused to prosecute..even the young FBI agent was perplexed.They had them with hard documentary evidence, and $40,000 money change for these forged documents...no one did anything in law enforcement...
.WHY????.... WHY????.....WHY????...
Even Governor Pataki's Office was aware of these deeds and had the evidence...nothing done!
.WHY????.... WHY????.....WHY????...
When this occurred, "a signal was sent out" that BBE was up for grabs,.. and anything could happen to it and no one would do anything....so Vince Lodato's home was arsoned, lotted, and my sister murdered.
Also in our last communication (received on Good Friday and before the arsoning - that occured in late spring) , the NY State's Department of Economic Development informed BBE via Ms Anita Larmont that Mr. Charles Gargano, the Economic Czar for NYS, basically informed Vince LoDato & BBE that they were not welcomed in NYS..and should possible consider moving from NYS. (Considering the fact that Vince Lodato is a born New Yorker, Gargano's threats were ignored.) After receiving the letter WE CONTINUED TO REQUEST HELP (VIA communicating in members of the State Senate of NYS)....however to no avail...please click and read
IBM through Louis Gerstner has a tremendous hold on the NYS government, and IBM was the corporation that influenced the State to stop the sale of the Hampshire patents to BBE For no logical and good reasons.
Correction as of August 17, 2000 we found the reason on the internet for NY state's action. Also as of this date August 17, 2000 the State of New York still owns the Hampshire's documents and the patents. Please read the italic it was copied off the internet from
http://www.empire.state.ny.us/press/old%20news/SITESEL.html
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STATE OF NEW YORK
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
GEORGE E. PATAKI, GOVERNOR
Press Office
518-474-8418
212-681-4640
http://www.state.ny.us
FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATE
Wednesday, April 15, 1998
NEW YORK STATE GETS TOP BILLING FOR 1997 ECONOMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Site Selection Magazine Recognizes IBM Deal and Empire State Development in Top Ten
Governor George E. Pataki today announced that Site Selection magazine named IBM's $700 million investment in New York State as one of the top ten facility location deals for 1997 in its issue released today that features a photo of the Governor and IBM Chairman and CEO Louis V. Gerstner Jr. on the cover.
In addition, the publication awarded Empire State Development Corporation (ESD), New York's economic development arm, one the country's ten outstanding development groups for 1997.
"New York's historic economic turnaround is front page news," Governor Pataki said. "IBM's $700 million vote of confidence proves that New York's business climate is ripe for private sector investment. The success of ESD's business-friendly attitude with global leaders like IBM, Corning, Fujitsu and Toshiba is proof-positive that New York's smaller, smarter government encourages private sector confidence, investment and job growth. "It's also gratifying to note that Fortune magazine in this week's issue also puts New York back at the top with 61 corporate headquarters, more than any other state in the country, making New York State Number 1," the Governor said.
IBM's $700 million deal, announced in November 1997, was a complex agreement spanning two counties -- Dutchess and Westchester -- involving three IBM divisions -- its computer chip fabrication, Credit Corporation and Global Services Center -- as well as the creation of 1,550 new jobs. The chip development plant will be the world's most advanced fabrication facility. The deal signifies the largest, single manufacturing investment in New York State history.
Charles A. Gargano, Chairman of Empire State Development, said, "Governor Pataki's policies have given us the tools to attract new businesses and new growth opportunities to New York. In three years, New York's massive tax cuts and record regulatory and workers' compensation reform have ushered in a flourishing business environment. For the first time in decades, the business community has confidence that New York's economic climate will support their future prosperity."
The magazine based its selection of ESD on a number of factors including the amount of new corporate capital investments, new jobs, as well as value-adding services and programs. New York State led the field with $7.1 billion in capital investments which created 75,000 new private sector jobs.
Site Selection noted that New York's business climate is, ". . . once again opening site seekers' eyes to New York's many location strengths such as a skilled, well-educated work force, an array of research and development resources and access to world-class consumer and business markets."
Site Selection is an industry standard for business relocation and expansion executives. In January the magazine ranked New York State among the top ten states in the country for new and expanded businesses with 809 in 1997.
### ESD Contact: Maura Gallucci (212) 803-3740
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Here is the Laremont letter, we request that the reader check the dates with the above announcement...Remember BBE wanted to give the state $10,000 and within six months BBE had to give the State $2,500,000 dollars plus royalities etc etc. and Mr Gargano via Anita Laremont told Vince Lodato and BBE that
for the Good of the Corporation (EDSC) and the State they would not deal with BBE.
A copy of the letter sent to Anita Laremont, after receiving the Gargano letter sent to Vince Lodato telling him to effectively leave the state. This letter was sent to a number of people see the CC and is a summary of all the events with the State of New York. The State officials were pressured by IBM and others to stop the sale to BBE.
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Anita W. Laremont
Senior Vice President
Legal and General Counsel
Empire State Development Corporation
633 Third Ave New York, New York
April 7,1996
Dear Ms. Laremont,
Thank you for your letter dated April 5, 1996.
On behalf of Bizzy Bee we are sad to see a state corporation act in such a manner when confronted with the truth and the economic health of our great Empire State. Our past involvement with the officials of the Job Development Authority (JDA) and what is now called the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) concerning the acquisition of the remnants of the technology and equipment of Hampshire Instruments which the State acquired via a default on the loan guarantee and the manner in which BBE has been treated clearly demonstrated that this is not a political issue, i.e. Democratic or Republican but raises very serious concerns has the officials of this part of state government protects and insure the best for New York and its residents.
The Story of BBE and the present ESDC has been documented in the following news articles:
Daily Freeman March 20, 1995
Daily Freeman September 22 1995
Hudson Valley Business Journal May 1 1995
Rochester Business Journal Nov 1, 1995 etc.
Endorsements have come from all the major local and state politicians whether being from Democrats and/or Republicans. Senator Joe Bruno, the Senate majority leader asked the new Governor at the time for the State to "honor the contract", (Letter dated Jan 6, 1995 to Gov. elect Pataki) The Mayor of Kingston T.R. Gallo, who is a democrat, asked Lee Webb who was from the past democratic administration to honor the contract. (Letter dated Dec 12 1994 to Lee Webb) Anita our first meeting with you, Garry Ryan, Lee Webb, Bob Dederich of BBE and myself was at your offices in Dec of 1994 where the contract was changed from $125K plus royalties to over $1M. This was your first change.
Recently when I was in Albany concerning the ESDC-BBE matter I spoke to an attorney in the criminal division of the state Government, she told me to convey the given information to you. I sent it to you and I informed you of an initial FBI probe concerning the Tom Doyle incident and also conveyed this information to senior officials of the ESDC, (the Doyle-ESDC affair) again the ESDC became mute.
The present contract which BBE now has went from 100K plus royalties from Bob Northrop your initial sole sales agent to the present contract for the price of $2.5M and the demand to have all your funds within six months which by the way BBE is prepared to sign and give the State $10K for the Option to Purchase this technology. You will also recall one of your attorney's misrepresented via the phone "after our meeting in Kingston" that the ESDC was going to sell the laser, but when BBE received the contract it was a lease agreement for the laser. This stopped the purchase of the Semi Films building and precipitated my letter of Now 1995 to Chairman Garano. Again later BBE capitulated with regards to your contract of November 1995. Please excuse me for being redundant with the english grammar, and "again", BBE is willing to sign the last contract, you now say that you will not deal with BBE for the good of the Corporation and the State even though you have not sold this technology. (It is costing the State over $100K in outside legal, patent and licensing fees.) and it is growing stale and it is useless without the "original BBE stepper technology".
You are well aware that Kingston, New York is a disaster area caused by the loss of 6000 IBM jobs
You are also aware of the fact that BBE has a $3.5M IDA bond issue endorsed by local officials.
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