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Mohawk Valley Region Named 2016 Top Performer

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December 8, 2016 (ONEONTA, NY) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that, for the second year in a row, the Mohawk Valley Region was a Top Performer in the annual Consolidated Funding competition, winning almost $82 million for the region and over $6,200,000 awarded to Otsego County-based projects. The biggest news of the afternoon was the $3 million that Otsego Now was awarded for further development of a building on Market Street, Oneonta, which will serve as a regional center for craft food and beverage innovation, including education, business incubation and services. Senator James L. Seward said, “Otsego … Read More

Otsego Now Board Gets New Leadership

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March 7, 2016 (ONEONTA, NY) – At the annual meeting of the Boards of the County of Otsego IDA and the Otsego County Capital Resource Corporation, held last week in Oneonta, the election of officers yielded a new joint Chairman. By unanimous roll call vote, Devin Morgan was elected to the top spot on both Boards. Previous Chairs, Hanft and Bernier did not seek re-election to encourage fresh leadership to jointly lead both organizations. New Chairman Devin Morgan is a practicing attorney and Special Counsel to Hoffman Warnick (hoffmanwarnick.com), an intellectual property boutique law firm headquartered in Albany. He is … Read More

Oneonta Food Hub Vision Takes Shape

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Two years ago, the staff at Otsego Now began working with the late Mayor Dick Miller on the idea of an agricultural center in downtown Oneonta that would be a central feature of a revitalized Market Street. Late last year, Otsego Now issued a Request for Proposals for professional services to prepare a feasibility study and economic development strategy for the prospective food hub – the first step toward making that shared vision into reality. We received several very strong proposals and eventually narrowed the field to two. To help us make this difficult choice, we assembled a committee composed … Read More

Floor Plans Unveiled for Oneonta Food Hub

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ONEONTA – Floor plans for the Susquehanna Regional Food & Beverage Hub – they include a meat-processing plant, a “double-sized” commercial kitchen and 33 units of apartment housing – were detailed during a meeting at Foothills this morning. “I worked on one Main Street with a butcher and a baker who were struggling, and we found that if we grouped them under one roof, there was success there,” said Hugh Boyd of Hugh A. Boyd Architects. “You want to bring as many people together as possible.” On the first floor, Boyd explained, a large commercial kitchen will help support a … Read More

“Authentically Oneonta” Committee Appointed

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ONEONTA – Mayor Gary Herzig has announced a blue-ribbon panel of some of the city’s top community leaders to plan how to best spend Governor Cuomo’s $10 million downtown revitalization grant received in July to help implement the “food hub” concept on Market Street. Herzig will co-chair the “Authentically Oneonta” steering committee with Ken Meier of the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Commission, and yesterday announced the following committee members: Nancy Kleniewski, SUNY Oneonta president Margaret Drugovich, Hartwick College president Jeff Joyner, Fox Hospital president Dan Maskin, Opportunities for Otsego CEO, Planning Commission member, downtown resident Wayne Carrington, principal, B-Side … Read More

Hartwick Named Otsego Now’s “Partner of the Year”

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Hartwick College was recently named Partner of the Year by Otsego Now, the hub for economic progress of Otsego County. The organization cited the College’s increasing role as an advocate and partner in driving economic growth in Oneonta and the county. “Hartwick College has a long tradition of supporting the economic development of not only the county but the region at large and beyond,” said Otsego Now Chief Executive Officer Alexander “Sandy” Mathes, Jr. “The launch of its Center for Craft Food & Beverage, its participation as a StartUp New York program campus, and emphasis on creating STEM-based experiential opportunities … Read More

Oneonta Wins $10 Million Downtown Revitalization Competition

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July 19, 2016 (ONEONTA, NY) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that the City of Oneonta has been chosen as the Mohawk Valley Region’s winner of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative competition. Oneonta will be one of ten communities statewide that each receive $10 million; these funds are designed to catalyze growth and redevelopment, and to ensure a vibrant downtown and a thriving economy. Oneonta’s success today comes as a result of many diverse partners working collaboratively. The resulting vital groundwork and investment has now made the City ready to capitalize on its transformational plans to truly change the … Read More