Projects, Communities, + People in the News

Thousands of New Yorkers waiting on heating help should see relief soon. State officials said most delayed HEAP payments should reach utility accounts by the end of this week. A federal shutdown pushed back the December 1 application start. | Finger Lakes 1 has more.

Empire State Development was awarded a 2025 Impact Award by Business Facilities Magazine for their work with public and private partners to secure Chobani's investment in New York State. | See the full lineup of winners here.

The state of New York is giving a packaging equipment maker a $1 million incentive to move a production line from Quebec to Brewerton. The move will create 20 jobs at the company's plant. | Learn more on Syracuse.com.

A local plastics company is expanding its Orchard Park facility, adding a clean room to increase capabilities and capacity in the semiconductor industry. The company will upgrade utilities, expand electrical capacity and build out a clean room. | Read more at Buffalo Business First.

Monroe County is expanding tax incentives for new rental housing construction after a study concluded the market is stuck -- lacking sufficient inventory at every price point. | WXXI News has more here.

Applications for 58 battery energy storage systems were approved by the NYC Department of Buildings in 2025 and another 98 are currently under evaluation for placement throughout the five boroughs. | Read more at SI Live.

The Town of Ticonderoga has announced the second round of its small business grant program in partnership with the Essex County IDA and the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce. | Learn about the program at Sun Community News.

A Huntington-based developer is seeking tax breaks from the Nassau County IDA to turn a vacant lot into a self-storage warehouse for small businesses. | Read more about the application at Newsday.

A site at Woods Corners, recently owned and utilized by Chobani for administrative offices, was leveled last week to make the site "shovel ready" for future development. Chobani is carrying out the demolition and cleanup effort without any form of public assistance. | The Evening Sun has the story here.

It is hard to believe that the Capital Region would benefit from the construction of nuclear submarines. But it will, according to the Center for Economic Growth in Colonie. | Read more through the Times Union.