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Business Beat: IDA Announces Funding Opportunities

agribusiness, micro ag grants, Otsego IDA December 14, 2015 Uncategorized webtech

By Denise Richardson, Business Beat, May 8, 2015 WANTED: Ag-business projects in Otsego County. The Otsego County IDA is seeking applications in its first round of a recently awarded agricultural micro-enterprise grants program, according to a media release. The goal of the program is to encourage development of new, and help in the expansion of existing, agricultural micro-enterprise businesses within the county, the release from the county Industrial Development Agency said. Applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered by 5 p.m. May 27 to the IDA offices at 189 Main St., Suite 500, Oneonta, NY, 13820. The Agricultural Micro-enterprise Program has … Read More

Otsego Now Opens Workforce Training Center

employers, event, grants, jobs, launch, Mohawk Valley Region, Oneonta, Otsego County, trainees, workforce training center December 8, 2015 Uncategorized webtech

by Denise Richardson, staff writer ONEONTA — State Sen. James Seward, R-Milford, and Otsego Now officials launched the Otsego Now Regional Workforce Training Center at 189 Main St. on Tuesday. Seward announced the award of a $100,000 legislative grant to support the Center, an award that supplements a $47,500 grant from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative. Between 40 and 50 local business representatives, elected leaders, workforce trainees and others attended the opening event, officials said. Seward, Otsego Now staff and project partners spoke about the need for a trained workforce in Oneonta and the region and how … Read More

Another Round of Funding

economic development, funding, grants, Mohawk Valley, projects, regional development councils, Upstate Revitalization Initiative December 7, 2015 Uncategorized webtech

At this time of year, economic developers around the state get very busy, because this is the season of the Consolidated Funding Application, or CFA. Each of the regional economc development councils (REDCs) receives proposals from their member counties, to fund eligible development projects that will have a positive economic impact on the region. We figure out which projects are eligible for which pots of money by combing through a huge tome that lists all the various grants that have been consolidated into those Consolidated Funding Applications. And of course, IDAs are not the only entities that apply for these … Read More

Otsego Now Launches Regional Workforce Training Center

December 6, 2015 Uncategorized webtech

New Economic Development Initiative Will Support Job Growth & Employee Advancement October 6, 2015 (ONEONTA, NY) – State Senator James Seward and Otsego Now today announced the award of a $100,000 legislative grant to support the official launch of the Otsego Now Regional Workforce Training Center during an Open House event held at the Otsego Now offices at 189 Main Street in Oneonta. The grant provides additional funding to supplement a previously announced $47,500 awarded through the leadership of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo via the Regional Economic Development Council initiative, to outfit the workforce training center with required technology. In … Read More

ESD Tours Hartwick's Center for Craft Food and Beverage

Center for Craft Food and Beverage, craft beer industry, economic development, Empire State Development, Hartwick College December 4, 2015 Uncategorized webtech

Otsego Now CEO Sandy Mathes and COO Elizabeth Horvath made arrangements for a couple of important regional movers and shakers to have a tour of New York State’s first Center for Craft Food and Beverage, at Hartwick College. Like the Otsego Now Regional Workforce Training Center, Hartwick’s Center for Craft Food and Beverage is a relatively new addition to the community’s economic profile. According to the Hartwick College web site, “The Center is a resource for testing, business development, and education that supports small and mid-sized breweries, wineries, distilleries, farms, and other craft food and beverage producers. The Center offers … Read More

Workforce Training Center Outfitting Will Soon Be Complete!

equipment, funding, furniture, getting started, Otsego IDA, programming, workforce training center December 2, 2015 Uncategorized webtech

It’s been just about a year since we began the lengthy process of preparing to create and operate a workforce training center here at Otsego Now. First, we had to secure the funding to furnish and equip the center. That took quite a long time all by itself. Then we had to go find the furniture and equipment that we wanted. Finalize the funding. Place the orders. Await installation. Then, too, we had to secure the separate funding for the programming. That entailed designing the training programs. Securing the curricula. Drafting the paperwork. Consulting the experts on proper grant administration. … Read More

Grant Funding Round for Agricultural Microenterprises

agribusiness, application, financing, grants, microenterprise December 1, 2015 Uncategorized webtech

Applications now available APRIL 28, 2015 (Oneonta, NY) – The County of Otsego IDA is pleased to announce the opening of the 1st grant funding round under the County’s recently awarded Agricultural Microenterprise Program. The goal of the program is to encourage the development of new, and aid in the expansion of existing, agricultural microenterprise businesses within the County. Applications for grant assistance under this program must be hand-delivered or postmarked by 5:00 pm on May 27, 2015, to the IDA offices at 189 Main Street, Suite 500, Oneonta, NY, 13820. In support of the needs of these existing and … Read More