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Pony Farm Completion, New Website Announced At Otsego Now Meeting

annual report, IDA, Pony Farm, projects, web site launch December 26, 2015 Uncategorized webtech

By Libby Cudmore, Staff Writer, AllOtsego.com Over coffee and pastries at Stella Luna early this morning, Otsego Now announced to their board that the Pony Farm site is nearing “shovel-ready” status to be listed on the brand new www.otsegonow.com website. “With this website, we’ll be able to tell businesses ‘Give us your details and in 30-60 days, we’ll get you a building permit and get you in the ground’,” said CEO Sandy Mathes. “We’ve already had several inquiries about the site.” Though the site plans at Pony Farm still need final approval from the Town of Oneonta Planning Board, Mathes … Read More

IDA Launches New Website, Sees Progress

annual report, IDA, progress, projects, web site launch December 26, 2015 Uncategorized webtech

By Denise Richardson, Staff Writer, The Daily Star Otsego Now, a brand initiative that includes the Otsego County IDA, launched its new website and reviewed projects and other business during an annual meeting in Oneonta on Thursday, officials said. The website, www.otsegonow.com, is the culmination of a branding project that began in September last year, according to a media release. The site is expected to enhance the IDA’s refurbished image and message and be accessible for entrepreneurs, business owners and representatives and other visitors, officials said. “We are thrilled to have a professional website as a dynamic communication tool,” Elizabeth … Read More

A Milestone in the Marathon

business-friendly, developer, economic development, Oneonta, Oneonta Business Park, Otsego County, shovel-ready, site approval, site selector December 20, 2015 Uncategorized webtech

On Monday, November 16th, the Oneonta Town Planning Board approved the proposed site plan for the Oneonta Business Park, clearing the way for future business expansion. The Planning Board approved a plan for mixed use development that translates into up to 400,000 square feet of building space, 170 parking spaces, and an opportunity to attract businesses that will create new, high-quality jobs. Sandy Mathes, CEO of Otsego Now, said in his press statement: “Gaining these approvals is critical to the ability of the Otsego IDA to effectively market the site and give confidence to the development community that a shovel … Read More

IDA 101

bonds, economic development, explanation of an IDA, IDA, industrial development agency, Otsego IDA, shovel-ready, tax incentives December 19, 2015 Uncategorized webtech

What is an IDA? IDA is an acronym for Industrial Development Agency or Authority. So, for example, COIDA is an acronym for County of Otsego Industrial Development Agency. IDAs were created in the State of New York back in 1969 for the express purpose of developing industry within an IDA’s particular jurisdiction. An IDA is created by legislation (the Otsego IDA was created by an act of the Otsego County Board of Representatives in 1973). It is a public benefit agency. There are actually quite a lot of public benefit agencies and authorities and we’re sure you’ve heard of some … Read More

COUNTY IN ‘HUNGER GAMES’ FOR $1.5 BILLION IN FUNDING

"Hunger Games", economic development, Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Council, state funding December 19, 2015 Uncategorized webtech

COOPERSTOWN – For the past month, four delegates from Otsego County have been part of a six-county task force seeking to win $1/2 billion in state funding, and to do so must out-compete at least four other regions of Upstate New York. The four representatives are county Rep.Craig Gelbsman, R-Oneonta, who as owner of First Choice Cleaners is also representing small business; Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz, representing municipalities; Sandy Mathes, representing economic development efforts, and Dan Robinson, president/CEO of New York Central Mutual, representing the county’s larger enterprises. The task force is participating in Governor Cuomo’s version of “The Hunger … Read More

Town to Consider Pony Farm Site Plan

development, IDA, Pony Farm, shovel-ready sites December 17, 2015 Uncategorized webtech

Posted: Sunday, August 16, 2015 1:06 pm | Updated: 6:24 am, Mon Aug 17, 2015. By DON MATHISEN Contributing Writer The town of Oneonta Planning Board is scheduled to vote Monday on the Otsego County Industrial Development Agency’s site plan for 25 acres of vacant land at Pony Farms Industrial Park. If the board gives the plan the thumbs-up, the IDA said, it will begin aggressively marketing the shovel-ready site. According to IDA Chief Executive Sandy Mathes, that could mean up to $50 million in private investment, three new buildings totaling 400,000 square feet, and creation of as many as … Read More

Town Planners Give OK to IDA for Business Park

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By Denise Richardson Staff Writer The Oneonta Town Planning Board on Monday night completed a review that took almost a year to approve plans for the newly named Oneonta Business Park, officials said. The approvals mean the site may be marketed as “shovel-ready” for development, officials said. Town planners completed the mandated State Environmental Quality Review Act process for the project presented by the Otsego County Industrial Development Agency, officials said. The site, formerly known as Pony Farm Industrial Park, is owned by the Otsego County IDA, and received approval for up to 400,000 square feet of mixed-use development, according … Read More