economic development

Matt Driscoll on the Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:30:00 +0000

Matt Driscoll was mayor of Syracuse from 2001 to 2009. Since then, he's been the President of a state public authority, and most recently a member of Governor Cuomo's cabinet. In this edition of the Campbell Conversations, he discusses the environmental issues he became known for as mayor, economic development, and the current Syracuse mayor's disagreement with the governor over public pensions.

Library funding is focus of Library Advocacy Day

Ellen Abbott — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:59:27 +0000

The library lobby is heading to Albany today to ask lawmakers to restore funding that has been lost for five years now.

Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon deliver letter to Cuomo on last day for fracking comments

Karen Dewitt — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:24:17 +0000

Anti-fracking activists, including Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon, attempted to present the state’s environmental agency with over 200,000 comments, on the last day of a public comment period on the gas drilling process. They and other anti-fracking activists also tried to deliver a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Governor checks off sixth Regional Council tour

Kate O'Connell — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:56:42 +0000

Using a now-familiar travel routine, Governor Andrew Cuomo made his sixth tour of New York's regions to monitor the progress of projects funded through the Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC).

Growing yogurt industry leads to award for Genesee County

Kate O'Connell — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:14:52 +0000

The success of the burgeoning yogurt industry has helped the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) be named the Industrial Development Agency of the year in upstate New York, for their work in developing the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park in Batavia.

RIT to invest in local start-up businesses

Kate O'Connell — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:16:02 +0000

The Rochester Institute of Technology has launched a venture fund to help boost economic development in the region. Businesses with ties to the university will be eligible for funding through the fund.

All aboard: Cuomo takes bus tour of CNY regional council sites

Ryan Delaney — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:08:31 +0000

On a chilly, drizzly Tuesday morning in Syracuse, Gov. Andrew Cuomo took a bus tour of development projects his administration has helped to fund. Along for the ride were local economic development officials, State cabinet members and the press.

Watertown Airport recieves federal grant for improvements

Joanna Richards — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:15:31 +0000

The Watertown International Airport has seen huge growth in the past year, with a switch from nine-seater to 44-seater planes and direct connections to Chicago. Now the airport will be able to catch up on some overdue infrastructure, with a $2 million grant from the federal government.

Regional councils roll out projects for round two

Ryan Delaney — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:28:34 +0000

The ten regional economic development councils were back at it this week in their efforts to bring home as big a slice of three-quarters of a billion dollar state funding pie as possible. The councils released their progress reports and a new list of projects they think deserve cash in order to spur economic development and job creation in their regions.

New York's record on economic development projects mixed

Ryan Delaney — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 20:06:40 +0000

Governor Andrew Cuomo says New York’s track record on supporting economic development projects is hit and miss.

Fiber optic company plans expansion in Albany

Marie Cusick — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:06:15 +0000

A telecommunications company that builds fiber optic networks throughout the Northeast is expanding its headquarters in Albany, despite offers to relocate out-of-state.

Did Destiny USA ruin it for other developers in Syracuse?

Ryan Delaney — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:10:00 +0000

There's an old promotional video the developer behind the Destiny USA megamall released several years ago. It includes images of glass-enclosed golf courses, huge hotels and helicopter tours of upstate taking off from Syracuse's Inner Harbor.

Despite ending by promising "grand opening, summer 2004," you won't see any of that on the shores of Onondaga Lake today.

All you'll see is an even bigger mall - despite developer Robert Congel winning a 30-year property tax break worth about $600 million as an incentive from the city to build the Disney Land-like attraction.

DiNapoli wants Local Development Corporations held accountable

Ellen Abbott — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:22:57 +0000

New York's fiscal watchdog wants lawmakers to give his office more power over economic development organizations that he says are being misused in some cases, by local governments in New York state. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has his eye on Local Development Corporations.

Will Wallenda's wirewalk help Niagara Falls' economy?

Daniel Robison — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:13:17 +0000

Nik Wallenda will walk across Niagara Falls on a highwire tonight.

The city of Niagara Falls, New York sees Wallenda’s wirewalk as its best change in decades to revive tourism and spark economic development, but measuring Wallenda’s long-term impact may be tough, assuming there is one at all.

State funding seekers get questions answered at forum in Watertown

Joanna Richards — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:12:57 +0000

The North Country Regional Economic Development Council is preparing for an influx of funding applications this July. Regional councils are part of Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to distribute economic development aid throughout the state using a community-based, bottom-up approach to building New York's economy. A public forum was held by the council in Watertown last night.