The city of Batavia last week marked the installation of four new electric vehicle charging stations. City officials were joined by community leaders and representatives of National Grid to commemorate the installation that was made possible by National Grid’s Make-Ready ...

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The Genesee County Economic Development Center board of directors will consider proposals for $18.2 million of new investment at its July 1 meeting. Gateway GS LLC, aka Gallina Development, is proposing to construct the third phase of its flex campus ...

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The Genesee County Economic Development Center board of directors has adopted a Phase 1 Housing Policy. The policy establishes incentives and criteria for multi-family rental/market-rate and multifamily rental/affordable housing projects. The Phase 1 Housing Policy is the result of the ...

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Construction has begun on a $2.5 million mixed-use redevelopment project in Batavia as part of the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The Ellicott Place project, which was awarded $1.15 million through Batavia’s $10 million 2017 DRI win, will improve a nearly ...

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The Genesee County Economic Development Center board of directors has approved incentives for a $12.8 million renovation of an existing apartment complex in the city of Batavia. Batavia Senior Housing Preservation LLC will invest roughly $21,400 per unit in hard ...

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The Genesee County Economic Development Center board of directors will consider final approval for a building renovation project in the city of Batavia at its Sept. 3 board meeting. Neppalli Holdings LLC is proposing to invest roughly $1.165 million to ...

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The Genesee County Economic Development Center has accepted an application for more solar projects. Batavia Solar LLC is proposing to invest roughly $3.5 million to build a 165 MW community solar farm in the town of Batavia. GCEDC accepted the ...

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Genesee County and its seat, the city of Batavia, have been named among the best micropolitan areas in the nation for businesses to invest by Site Selection Magazine. It is the 16th consecutive year that Batavia has been recognized and ...

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Genesee County officials have agreed to hold public hearings soon on a national solar power company’s proposal to locate five solar arrays in the towns of Batavia and Pembroke.  Borrego Solar is looking for $2.5 million in tax abatements on ...

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CountryMax has opened its new store in Batavia, one of 17 stores operated by the family business that began in Farmington. The 23,000-square-foot store has scheduled a grand opening celebration May 18 and 19, but doors opened Thursday for shoppers. ...

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Alpina Foods Inc. on Friday abruptly shuttered its Batavia facility, citing the loss of a co-packaging contract. The company has not released a statement and a call to the facility was unanswered, but the Genesee County Economic Development Center confirmed ...

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CountryMax, the Ontario-county based chain of pet, farm and garden stores, is planning to return to Batavia in Spring 2019. The family owned company had operated a store in Batavia for 17 years, but closed in February, citing the inability ...

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Genesee Community College is looking for some business people who could use a creativity boost. The college’s Business and Commerce Department is holding its annual Creativity Conference Nov. 14 at the Batavia Campus. The keynote speaker is Trace R. George, ...

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One week after announcing it would lay off dozens but remain open, Batavia shoe manufacturer P.W. Minor LLC shut its doors on Friday. The company on Sept. 24 filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the state Department of ...

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A 150-year-old Batavia shoe manufacturer plans to idle one of its product lines, resulting in 45 layoffs. P.W. Minor LLC on Sept. 24 filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the state Department of Labor noting a possible plant ...

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