April 13, 2020
Comments Off on SUNY Geneseo president named co-chair of regional economic development council
The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council has tapped SUNY College at Geneseo president Denise Battles as its next co-chair. Battles succeeds former Monroe Community College president Anne Kress, who served in the role from 2016 until December 2019. Battles ...
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October 2, 2019
Comments Off on Economic development council recommends 19 area projects for state funding
Since 2011, more than $6 billion has been awarded to more than 7,300 projects statewide through New York State’s Regional Economic Development Council competition. Those projects are expected to create and retain more than 230,000 jobs. In the Rochester region, ...
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April 2, 2019
Comments Off on Cuomo makes good on $500 million promise to Finger Lakes region
The Finger Lakes Region has received $498 million of the $500 million promised by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2015 through the Upstate Revitalization Initiative. To date, 100 projects have received financial commitments from the state. “These commitments are an important ...
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October 2, 2018
Comments Off on Regional Economic Development Council posts annual report
The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council has endorsed 23 projects in the nine-county region, with a total cost of more than $171 million, to further the Finger Lakes Forward strategic plan. In its 2018 annual report, FLREDC proposes $20 ...
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June 13, 2018
Comments Off on Newark, Seneca Falls on short list for state funding
The Village of Newark and the Town of Seneca Falls have been named finalists for the Finger Lakes Region in the third round of New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative, or DRI. The statewide competition is open to vulnerable cities, ...
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December 13, 2017
Comments Off on Region to receive $64 million for economic development projects
The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council will receive $63.9 million for regional projects next year, part of an $800 million pot available to 10 REDCs statewide. The announcement was made in Albany Wednesday by Empire State Development President and ...
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October 13, 2017
Comments Off on Economic Development group plans $115M investment
The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council is asking for roughly $20 million in state funding for projects in the nine-county region, the organization’s annual report shows. The report, presented Thursday to state officials, recommends 36 priority projects to advance ...
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Read More »Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce President Robert Duffy has been chosen to replace Danny Wegman as co-chairman of the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council. Duffy joins co-chair Anne Kress, who also serves as president of Monroe Community College. The ...
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