Long Term Projects
Crossroads project
Consolidated Fund Application notices of award to be in
December.
Allegany County IDA planning for site development work.
Developers still interested and discussing next steps.
Construction of hotel now delayed until Spring 2019.
Waterline
One last easement in process of being developed.
Documents for bidding in final stages to bid project in
2018.
Allegany County IDA approved bidding the project.
Friendship reviewing contract and continues to work
cooperatively on project.
Bioenergy Development and Commercialization Center (BDCC)
BDCC has state and federal funding for $12.2 million
required for the project.
Developing partners for the project – Continue discussions
with SUNY College of Environmental Science
and Forestry, Sunstrand Sustainable Materials in Louisville, Kentucky and
Southern Researchin Birmingham, Alabama.
Sunstrand and Alfred State still discussing partnership.
Discussions continue with Albany to Finalize MOU on the
last $6.6 million needed for the project.
ANGEL fund
Continue to have weekly discussions on progress.
Securing investors to fund up to $1 million.
Shares are now available.
Paperwork will be filed in 2018 year for startup by end of
year.
SIEMENS – Dresser Rand
Continue to talk to ESD, local, state, and federal
legislators on project.
Continue to talk to SIEMENS and Curtis Wright on future
prospects.
Clean Energy Projects
Prowind has discussed community solar and wind projects in
the county.
EDF Renewables hosted an open forum in Canaseraga on
December 5th regarding the Moraine Solar Energy Center 500 acre 80 MW PV
systems in Burns. Process starting with construction anticipated to start in
2021.
Alle-Catt wind project of 380 megawatts with 120 turbines
that include Centerville and Rushford are progressing and now anticipate a 2020
start at this time.
Fulmer Farms
• Senator Young has secured $300,000 in funding for Alfred
State for the Fulmer farms project that includes equipment for growing greens
using greenhouses and electricity produced from natural gas. o Project to
include Cornell University and Alfred State College students working together.
Community Colleges of Appalachia
• Currently board chair of the CCA as of June 2018 for two
years.
• CCA will be involved in a Technical Assistance grant to
develop a plan on entrepreneurship and addressing the opioid crisis across the
region.
• CCA will be a partner in a proposed large Department of
Labor Grant on developing curriculum related to professionals addressing the
opioid crisis across the region.
Other Projects
New York STEM Education Collaborative (NYSSEC) has decided
to have Alfred State host the 2019
Summer Institute again because of past successes.
The Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant for Alfred
was submitted and was partially funded as a Smart Growth Project – community
meeting took place on Nov 27th.
Canaseraga is investigating developing grants to improve
downtown, based on a plan developed by Alfred State Architecture students that
was presented at the Appalachian Regional Commission Teaching project in
Washington, DC in December 2017.
This year’s Appalachian Regional Commission Teaching
project that is being developed by Alfred State students is a plan for Andover
and was presented was presented in Washington, DC in December 2018 to the ARC.
Next year’s Appalachian Regional Commission Teaching
project that is being developed by Alfred State students is a plan for Bolivar.
Continued work with the Seneca Nation on filling the
Tracewell facility near Cuba. Visiting with the Nation on December 13th
regarding the facility.
Travel
Attended ARC teaching project in Washington, DC November 29th
to December 1st for the Alfred State student presentation on their master plan
for Andover.
Plan to attend the New York State Economic Development
Council (NYSEDC) meeting in Albany January 16th and 17th, 2019.
Meetings
Attended the Invest Buffalo Niagara board meeting in
Buffalo on November 15th, 2018.
Attended November 21st meeting in Canaseraga to discuss
using the Alfred State Architecture students master plan as a basis for grants
such as Smart Growth funds and community development.
Attended meeting in Alfred on November 27th with community
regarding the Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant for Alfred Smart Growth $2.5
million project.
Met with new Western NY Empire State Development Regional
Director Amanda Mays at the Crossroads on December 7th.
Attended the Allegany Young Professionals meeting at the
Wellsville Brewery on December 8th.
Meeting in Caneadea on December 11th regarding community
solar project.
Visiting with the Seneca Nation on December 13th regarding
the Tracewell facility.
Advertising
Three Expansion Solutions Magazine ads
Next Ad was in the Nov/Dec Issue.
Issues focusing on manufacturing, distribution, and
advanced manufacturing.
The advertisement results in possible leads/connections
when they attend trade shows.
Other activities
Developed article for annual Business in Focus highlight
on economic development in Allegany County to highlight Workforce Development
in December print and online magazine.
FDI Alliance International September 2018 ad was placed
and same will be in January with editorial on the county.
Editorial will be placed in the FMG – Business in Focus
January Issue.
Full page ad will be placed in Site Selection Magazine in
January issue across from NYS rankings on economic development- only ad from
NYS across the NYS ranking.
Digital Advertising
Assistant Director of Economic Development & Planning
is conducting Facebook and other digital marketing on economic development
activities and Allegany Young Professional activities.
Continue to review future plans for digital marketing.
Marketing
Site Selectors report is being used to develop future
activities to attract companies to county.
We respond to notices from Invest Buffalo Niagara when
they are looking for property and leads for companies that want to reside in
Western NY. Activities will also will be included the county comprehensive
plan.
Continuing to improve the list of potential buildings and
land for development in the county.
Continuing to work on Maker City recommendations that
Allegany County Economic Development Committee to develop a program to engage
students and alumni at the three colleges regarding employment and economic
development in Allegany County. This will also be used in the county comprehensive
plan.
County Marketing committee has sent out an RFP to have a
marketing firm assist in the development of a program to engage students and
alumni at the three colleges and Allegany County high schools regarding
employment and economic development in Allegany County.
Allegany County Young Professionals now have a web
presence on the Allegany County Economic Development page.
Continuing to revise and improve Allegany County Economic
Development page using best practices and other websites as models.
PR Communications Plan being developed along with
integrated Marketing Plan that includes regular articles and press releases.
Maker City
The Young Professionals have developed an annual meeting
plan with last meeting being held on December 8th at the Wellsville Brewery.
Maker City report was on innovation based economic
development to renew and reinvent local economies.
Work started to include additional work on Branding, Young
Professionals, Improving Communities, and Developing Entrepreneurship culture
working with the community.
2018 Goals
Monthly positive press and stories for Allegany County and
from Allegany County.
Crossroads Development – Hotel construction revised to
start construction in 2019.
Crossroads waterline – start and continue construction in
2019.
Tracewell building – fill with a working company.
BDCC - continue engineering, planning and start
rehabilitation building.
Develop adequate last mile providers for internet access.
Current business – monthly positive stories and support
expansion/retention.
Travel – continue state, national and international
connections.
Meetings – Invest Buffalo Niagara to visit Allegany
County.
Meetings - regular input from Allegany County Young professionals.
Marketing – continue to improve economic development
section on website and social media.
Marketing – fully develop plan to keep current college
graduates and attract alumni to return.
Site Selectors – labor shed demographics and implement their
proposed plan to attract companies.
Needs
Develop resources for additional incentives.
Develop project ready sites as per site selector’s
suggestions.
Review and improve ease of fast tracking permits on sites.
Investigate development of spec building.
