To the fullest extent permitted under subdivision two of section eighty-seven of the public officers law, all information regarding the financial condition, marketing plans, manufacturing processes, production costs, productivity rates, customer lists, or other trade secrets and proprietary information of a person or entity requesting assistance from the department, which is submitted by such person or entity to the department in connection with an application for assistance or with a productivity assessment or feasibility study, shall be confidential and exempt from public disclosure.
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