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Encyclopedia > Urban Development Corporation

The Urban Development Corporation (doing business as the "Empire State Development Corporation") is a public authority of the state of New York in the United States. It supports various kinds of commercial and noncommercial urban development. It can exercise powers of eminent domain but, as a public authority rather than an agency, it is exempt from many of the restrictions that apply to regular government agencies. State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Urban, city, or town planning, deals with design of the built environment from the municipal and metropolitan perspective. ... In law, eminent domain is the power of the state to appropriate private property for its own use without the owners consent. ...


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Yoichi 1934– Shimogaichi - SAW THE PROMISE OF STEEL, CHALLENGED AS PRESIDENT OF NKK STEEL (1654 words)
Career: NKK Corporation, 1958–1981, various positions; 1981–1986, general manager of sales coordination in export and corporate planning departments; 1987–1989, general manager of corporate planning department; 1989–1991, managing director; 1991–1994, senior managing director, deputy director of steel division; 1994–1997, executive vice president, executive director of steel division; 1997–2002, president; JFE Holdings, 2002–, president.
Shimogaichi was also attracted to the company because of its location; he had hoped to find a job near his hometown of Tokyo, and NKK was headquartered in nearby Kawasaki.
In investing heavily in research and development, JFE Steel relied on new technologies and new techniques to develop types of steel that would be highly valued by automakers and other manufacturers.
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