Advancing Economic Opportunity In The North Country

Empire State Development Entrepreneurship Assistance Center Team Visits

Adirondack Economic Development Corporation & Tri-Lakes Area

Pictured: Adirondack Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) Board Chair Rob Aiken, AEDC Executive Director Victoria Duley, ESD staff Bette Ye and Earl Thomason, Assemblyman Billy Jones at AEDC’s Saranac Lake office.

Pictured: Victoria Duley, Assemblyman Jones, Tammy Loewy of Green Goddess Natural Foods and Earl Thomason of Empire State Development at Green Goddess Natural Foods in Lake Placid.

AEDC was honored to host Empire State Development representatives Earl Thomason, Director of Small Business, Bette Ye, Senior Director of Entrepreneur Development, and Jingshu Zheng, Senior Program Manager of Entrepreneur Development at its office recently. The team met with partners and toured tri-lake businesses. This visit celebrates the several decades of AEDC’s no-cost business counseling services and training provided as an EAC.

Thank you to our partners Assemblyman Billy Jones, Franklin County legislator Greg Janisewski, Village of Saranac Lake Community Development Director Katrina Glynn and Board of Directors officers Rob Aiken and Heather Couture for joining our team on this significant day. Thank you also to Tammy Loewy of Green Goddess Natural Foods in Lake Placid for a great in-depth tour and delicious lunch!

Community Bank Supports AEDC's Work For Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs

AEDC is deeply appreciative of our friends at Community Bank for their recent grant to support our technical assistance to serve small businesses and disadvantaged entrepreneurs.

Community Bank plays such an important role to our businesses and the region and we always enjoy our work with this great team!

Pictured: Tammy Oliver and Katie Stephenson of Community Bank present grant award to AEDC team (Victoria Duley, Jamie Cecilia, Kevin Wilson and Santana Vicencio-LaBarre pictured).

AEDC Participates In Business Skills Series Training at North Country Chamber of Commerce

Director of Lending Jamie and Executive Director Victoria enjoyed presenting an “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” session to a robust group of students at the North Country Chamber of Commerce’s Business Skills training series.

The series provided a wide complement of expert speakers and connection to resources for existing and would-be entrepreneurs. What a great group of students and as always, expertly executed by our friends at the North Country Chamber of Commerce!

Pictured: Jamie Cecilia and Victoria Duley at North Country Chamber of Commerce training.

Adirondack Day in Albany

AEDC recently convened, with dozens of partners, at the Legislative Office Building “well” in Albany to showcase the vibrancy and offerings of our unparalleled Adirondacks.

Legislators from inside and outside of the park showed their support for the region and great conversation and comradery were enjoyed, as all celebrated the gem that our region is in New York State.

Pictured: Executive Director Victoria Duley, Beth Gilles of the Lake Champlain Lake George Planning Board and AEDC board members Rob Aiken and Molly Ryan.

"Coffee & Conversations" at TACC

Lending Director Jamie and Business Counselor Santana spent a recent morning at the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) hosting breakfast and conversations with local businesses.

AEDC is a proud partner in the Ticonderoga area supporting businesses through start up or expansion counseling and access to capital. Thank you to the TACC team for having us!

Pictured: Jamie Cecilia of AEDC and Matt Courtright, President & CEO of the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce.

AEDC Welcomes Dr. Turina Parker to its Board of Directors

AEDC is delighted to welcome Turina Parker, Ed.D. to its Board of Directors. Dr. Parker is the District Superintendent for the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex (WSWHE) Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). Her skills and passion for workforce development and education for budding entrepreneurs greatly enhance our leadership perspective in this area. Welcome, Dr. Parker!

Picture: Turina Parker, Ed.D- AEDC Board of Directors

Congratulations to the North Country Region's DRI & NY Forward Awardees

AEDC congratulates the Village of Malone on the announcement of the of the Downtown Revitalization grant award and Keeseville as well as Governeur as awardees of the New York Forward program!

AEDC can't wait to see the exciting things that come for the villages and surrounding communities. Full steam ahead for progress!

Pictured: Downtown Malone, NY.

Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce Celebrates 100 Years

A big congratulations to our friends at TACC for this incredible legacy in serving the business community of the Ticonderoga Area.

The TACC team are true collaborative leaders who go the extra mile for their communities.

Pictured: TACC Team 100th Anniversary.

AEDC Embarks on Business Lending Partnership with the City of Plattsburgh

At its April 17th Common Council meeting, the City of Plattsburgh approved an agreement with AEDC to provide administrative support for the City’s Revolving Loan Fund. The goal of this partnership is to increase the City’s capacity to administer its funds to foster economic growth and development in the City of Plattsburgh.

AEDC is delighted to work with the City of Plattsburgh to spur small business investment and growth through helping to deploy on-hand capital. The City of Plattsburgh joins the Town of Plattsburgh Local Development Corporation, the Village of Saranac Lake and the Village of Potsdam in working with AEDC for professional support of their revolving loan funds.

Pictured: Logo for the City of Plattsburgh.

AEDC Partners & Happenings

AEDC Executive Director Victoria meeting with partners Danielle King and Renee McFarlin of TDC NY.

Trish Rogers, President & CEO of the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce with Victoria Duley at the ARCC meeting at the Glens Falls Country Club.

Victoria Duley representing the North Country at the American Planning Association National Conference.

AEDC's March Board Meeting team in

Saranac Lake and by remote connection.

About AEDC

Serving 14 counties of Northern New York State, the Adirondack Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) is a 501c3 non-profit economic development organization and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) based in Saranac Lake, NY. Since 1976, AEDC has been providing business training, lending, and technical assistance, to underserved populations and to new and existing businesses throughout Northern New York.

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