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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

Town Planners Give OK to IDA for Business Park

business park, development, Oneonta Business Park, planning board, projects, shovel-ready sites December 17, 2015 Uncategorized webtech

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

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 IDA Chief to Give Economic Update

Citizen Voices, economic development, projects, Sandy Mathes December 1, 2015 Uncategorized webtech

March 30, 2015 — Alexander “Sandy” Mathes Jr. of the Otsego County IDA will give an update on economic development in Otsego County during a meeting of Citizen Voices at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Mathes, chief executive officer of the Otsego County Industrial Development Agency, will talk about the progress, issues and roadblocks, according to a media release from Citizen Voices. In addition, representatives from Brooks’ House of Bar-B-Q, Hartwick College and Northern Eagle Beverages have been invited to talk about their projects with the IDA. The Carriage House is at 790 Southside Drive in Oneonta. Organizers said the meeting is … Read More