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Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year from all of us at EDC!
Please note EDC Offices will be closed Friday, December 23 and Monday, December 26 along with Friday, December 29 and Monday, January 2 to celebrate the holidays with our families.
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Thank you for attending our holiday mixer!
EDC extends a warm thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual holiday mixer on
December 7 at the Tower and participated in EDC's gift appeal for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Southern Adirondacks. It was wonderful to gather with friends, associates and colleagues to celebrate the season.
Big Brothers Big Sisters greatly appreciated the abundance of gifts collected from our most generous donors.
Additionally, EDC extends a huge thank you to our sponsors. We couldn't have done it without you!
333 Glen Street LLC
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Popular financial bank rate site GoBankingRates lists Glens Falls, NY as a Best City in Every State for a Successful 2017. Included in the selection criteria are unemployment rate, median household income, median home price and percentage of population with college degrees.
Click here.
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Park Theater project receives $600K state grant
The Park Theater renovation project in downtown Glens Falls will receive $600,000 in state funding.
Developer Elizabeth Miller is renovating the historic building on Park Street, originally used as a theater, for a performing arts space on the main floor and a 70-seat restaurant in the basement.
Miller praised EDC Warren County President Edward Bartholomew for urging her to be persistent after failing in two previous state grant applications.
"He helped walk me through the process and encouraged me to put the third application in," she said. "He's been a huge help to get this accomplished."
Click
here for link to interview on
Look TV.
The following projects within Warren County received State funding totaling over $3M:
Adirondack Pub Brewery, Lake George, $325,000
Veterans Park Master Plan Update, Bolton, $18,750
Public Dock Expansion, Hague, $38,000
Joint Climate Action Plan, Lake George, $25,000
Soil and Conservation Sediment Control, $57,000 Countywide
First Wilderness Warren Saratoga trails, $520,300
Park Street Theater, Park Street, Glens Falls, $625,000
Hudson Headwaters Health Network, 90 South Street, Glens Falls Women's Wellness Center, $250,000
Finch Paper $1M residual-sludge development with 2 products, Glens Falls
City Downtown Green Infrastructure, Glens Falls, $225,000
For a complete listing and link to all awards click
here.
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EDC continues to administer the $10M Glens Falls Downtown Revitalization Initiative. To-date there have been 4 DRI Meetings held at Crandall Library.
Community Outreach-Participation to-date has consisted of the following:
Balloon Festival Downtown Sept. 22
Taste of the North County Oct. 2
Farmers Market Oct. 15
Design Charrette at Heritage Hall Dec. 3
On Line Survey (completed)
Downtown Market Study released December 15 available on line
Future Meetings:
Jan. 11, 2017 - Crandall Library, 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
Jan. 25, 2017 - Open House Crandall Library, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Feb. 8, 2017 - Crandall Library, 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
End of Feb 2017 Submittal of DRI Report to NYS Department of State
Information available at
Facebook/Instagram/Twitter@GlensFallsDRI
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Get your hockey tickets now:
Upcoming Home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center:
Friday, December 17, 2016: Adirondack Thunder vs. Brampton Beast at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 20, 2016: Adirondack Thunder vs. Reading Royals at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, December 31, 2016: Adirondack Thunder vs. Reading Royals at 5:30 p.m.
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There will be 12 exhibit showcases and interactive games at the Fan Fest on Tuesday, Jan. 17, including displays featuring the Vezina Trophy and Hart Trophy.
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CHRISTMAS DAY
8AM - 11AM
9th Annual
CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST
CHRIST CHURCH METHODIST
54 BAY STREET
GLENS FALLS
Enjoy Free Christmas Meal & Music
With Al & Kathy Bain, Ray Agnew,
Maury Thompson
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SAVE THE DATE
Saratoga County Planning & Zoning Conference
Wednesday, January 25, 2016
Saratoga Springs City Center
Broadway, Saratoga Springs
Mark your calendars for the 13th consecutive Conference held each year in January offering 16 training sessions to about 550 registrants from 8 surrounding counties, with 26% of registrants from outside of Saratoga county. This year EDC President Ed Bartholomew will be part of a panel discussion along with Jim Martin of the LA Group to speak about downtown revitalization and economic development. Click
here for more information.
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Emergency Services - Warren County, New York
The People with Access and Mobility Needs Registry is a voluntary program for full and part-time residents of Warren County. The registry is designed for residents that may need additional assistance during an emergency.
For more information click
here.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & REGIONAL NEWS
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New York Bets $650 Million to Spark a Biotech Boom
NEW YORK - New York is making a play to become the biggest biotech hub on the east coast. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a $650 million initiative to spur the growth of a new, world-class life science research cluster in New York.
The initiative includes $250 million in tax incentives for new and existing life science companies, $200 million in state capital grants to support investment in wet-lab and innovation space, $100 million in investment capital for early stage life science initiatives, with an additional match of at least $100 million for operating support from private sector partnerships, according to a statement from the governor's office.
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Bike Production Shifts Gears and Rolls Back to the US
Article on movement of new bicycle manufacturing returning to US from offshore. Made in USA, branding, demographic shifts and proximity to urban markets all feeding into the trend. Good example of opportunity for non high tech manufacturing for our region especially with a high outdoor recreation component. Other industries may follow this trend over the next few years.
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December
December
December
The Charles R. Wood Theater, Glens Falls, NY
December
December
Tuesday, December 20
8:00 a.m.
333 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY
Sunday, December 25
Sunday, January 1
Save the Date:
Tuesday, January 17 - Thursday, January 19
Marriott Hotel, Wolf Road
Albany, NY
Save the Date:
Monday, January 23
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
The Hilton Albany
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For member information on how to join EDC, go to
edcwc.org
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