agribusiness

Otsego Now Celebrates Year-end Successes

Ag Hub, agribusiness, craft beverage, craft breweries, craft foods, distrtibution, Hartwick, infrastructure, Oneonta, Oneonta Rail Yards, transportation December 13, 2016 Uncategorized webtech

In December, the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council was awarded an unprecedented amount of State funding in Governor Cuomo’s latest round of CFA funding announcements. While we are disappointed not to have won one of the three Upstate Revitalization Initiative awards, we were thrilled to be named the year’s Top Performer among all the Regional Economic Development Councils in the standard competition for the first time. Regardless of the outcome of the URI competition, Governor Cuomo inspired us as a region to pull together to map out our common future, and we as a region will continue to benefit … Read More

Oneonta Food Hub Vision Takes Shape

agribusiness, agriculture, development project, economic development, food hub, Market Street Revitalization, Oneonta December 1, 2016 Uncategorized webtech

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

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

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