The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council has published its draft list of priority projects for 2014, and is looking for public input on the document. But it wants the comments before Friday since the members plan to approve the final document at their August 6 meeting; details for commenting are available here. The priority projects […]
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The park and resurrection
Rochester scored a win a couple of years ago when New Jersey-based Natcore Technologies moved its solar cell research and development work to Eastman Business Park. Eastman, which is the former Kodak Park, beat out several competitors in the company’s nationwide site search. And recently, state and Natcore officials announced that the company plans to […]
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Irondequoit Tops getting tax breaks, too
Last month, I wrote about a Henrietta Tops store that received tax breaks to move from one plaza on Jefferson Road to another. Now a similar scenario is happening in Irondequoit. Earlier this week, the Monroe County Industrial Development Agency approved tax breaks for the market at 1455 East Ridge Road to move to the […]
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NEWS BLOG: Industrial development agencies, by the numbers
Last year, the Monroe County Industrial Development Agency (COMIDA) approved more projects than any other IDA in New York, says a report from the state Authorities Budget Office. But those projects have not resulted in the most private investment. COMIDA approved 40 projects, totaling $81.7 million in private investments and approximately $1.5 million in various […]
