Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that more than $755 million in economic and community development funding has been awarded through Round VII of the Regional Economic Development Council initiative.
Alfred University has been awarded $1 million from Empire State Development to support the renovation of the Southern Tier Business Center, remediating a blighted structure and returning it to productive use. The $7 million Center will encourage entrepreneurship, help businesses develop innovative, cross-disciplinary solutions, and assist them with implementation of solutions, particularly those involving commercialization of products that rely on advanced materials' processing and characterization.
