Wilmers quits Empire State Development - Business First of Buffalo:

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Wilmers, who was namesd to the post last summer, is the secondd high ranking Empire State Development official to resign in thepast week. Marissa last week, left her post of president and CEO forthe state’ primary economic development Wilmers said his decision to leave the ESD post was directlh tied to the state’s financial New York is facing a projected $24.8 billionb budget deficit this year. “The ongoing crisid in the financial sectord and in the overall economyy has imposed a burden of work that I did not Wilmers said in aprepare statement. Dennis Mullen, the Rochester area business executive, has been namecd by Gov. David Paterson as ESD’s chairman.
Mullen, last week, also assumee Lago’s duties. He had been ESD’s upstatre president. Mullen's appointment as ESD chairman, CEO and Departmentt of Economic Development Commissioner need New York stateSenate approval. Patersonn credited Wilmers for a unifyingand “strengtheninv the agency’s efforts to attract new businessesd and spur local development.” There have been reports in the New York Timeas that Wilmers clashed with Lago over direction of the state'sw top economic development agency.