Regional Economic Development Council names priority projects
Regional Economic Development Council names priority projects Bombardier, Trudeau, Strand in five-year economic plan DAN HEATH Press-Republican PLATTSBURGH — Bombardier Transportation is one priority project identified by the North Country Regional Economic Development Council in its five-year strategic plan. Expansion of the manufacturing plant and its separate test-track facility in Plattsburgh, the council determined, could lead to an additional 150 jobs. Bombardier would invest $21.3...
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Regional Economic Development Council Wednesday, November 23, 2011 What matters most. What matters most for northeastern New York’s development?We have a better idea now, thanks to the efforts of the Regional Economic Development Council.That’s one of the Councils created around the state by Governor Cuomo. The purpose: Find the projects that can make a difference, boost economic progress, and help sustain growth. The best will receive funding and tax credits from the state.The North...
Read MoreDissecting the development plan
Dissecting the development plan Colin Read: Everybody’s Business Press-Republican As you may know, our North Country version of the lieutenant governor’s Regional Economic Development Council has been hard at work for a scant three months. Their ambitious charge was to produce a blueprint so they could attract state economic development money to move our communities forward. The original RedCs were to be a very small, hand-picked assembly of economic thought leaders in our...
Read MoreBombardier Expansion, Strand Theater Restoration Named “Priority Projects”
Governor Cuomo’s North Country Economic Development Council turned in its strategic regional plan and has identified some key projects that it feels the state needs to endorse.Among the North Country projects identified by the group is the expansion of Bombardier’s main plant and a test track in Plattsburgh. The council suggests that the state put up more than $5 million of the $26 million project. The commission also suggests that $450, 000 in state funds be committed to the...
Read MoreA vision for 2040
A vision for 2040 COLIN READ, Everybody’s Business Press-Republican Whew. I am glad the election is over. Perhaps we can now expect a renewed sense of optimism for the future — or not. I hope we do not remain tangled in the weeds, doing the same tired old things and expecting different results. I am sure we would all prefer to take the long view and look at a bright future, rather than focus on a rather bleak recent past. There are wonderful examples of groups in our own county that are...
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