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Rochester posts largest percentage gain in year-over-year construction hiring
Oct 8, 2021

Incentives approved for mixed-used project in Genesee County

The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board of directors has approved a final resolution for financial assistance for a mixed-use development which will include six market-rate units in the […]

Schumer in Genesee County to tout STAMP, green energy investments
Sep 1, 2021

Schumer in Genesee County to tout STAMP, green energy investments

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer visited Genesee County on Wednesday to tout his two-pronged plan to establish the Western New York Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP) as a domestic […]

The proposed STAMP site is shown from above, with buildings superimposed. (Photo provided)
Jun 11, 2021

Senate passage of Innovation and Competition Act could have implications for Rochester region

The U.S. Senate’s passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act could be the blueprint needed to make New York a global innovation and semiconductor hub, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer […]

Plug Power buys Rochester fuel cell company
Feb 5, 2021

Plug Power considering Genesee County site for $264 million facility

Plug Power Inc., the Albany area clean energy company that plans to invest $125 million in a new gigafactory in Henrietta, confirmed this week that it is considering a site […]

Reports: Samsung considering $17 billion factory in Genesee County
Jan 26, 2021

Reports: Samsung considering $17 billion factory in Genesee County

Samsung Electronics Co. is considering investing up to $17 billion to build a chip-making factory in Genesee County, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Locations in Arizona and Texas also […]

Batavia ranked No. 3 among ‘micropolitans’ for project development
Oct 30, 2020

Genesee County agencies approve economic development spending

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. […]

Mixed-use redevelopment project begins in downtown Batavia
Oct 20, 2020

Mixed-use redevelopment project begins in downtown Batavia

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 […]

Genesee County prepares massive industrial site
Aug 18, 2020

Genesee County mega-site nears shovel-readiness

Construction has begun on a $2 million water line project to the Western New York Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP) in western Genesee County. The project will make […]

Genesee County prepares massive industrial site
Aug 4, 2020

Schumer touts Genesee County mega site for semiconductor push

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer visited Genesee County on Friday to tout the Western New York Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP) and his three-pronged push to jolt the U.S. […]

Batavia ranked No. 3 among ‘micropolitans’ for project development
Jun 22, 2020

GCEDC in talks with Buffalo logistics firm for Agri-Business Park facility

The Genesee County Economic Development Center is in talks with a Buffalo-based logistics provider to construct a regional multi-temperature warehouse facility in the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park in the town […]