Accelerating Growth, Spearheading Success
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DUTCHESS ORANGE PUTNAM ROCKLAND SULLIVAN ACCELERATING ULSTER GROWTH, WESTCHESTER SPEARHEADING SUCCESS 2014 PROGRESS REPORT The Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council Governor Andrew M. Cuomo A MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRS We are pleased to present the 2014 Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council’s Progress Report, “Accelerating Growth, Spearheading Success.” Our focus over the last year has been to foster job growth in industry sectors critical to our communities, both through continued attention to past awardees, as well as through the identification of new opportunities for partnerships and strategic investment. Wherever possible, the Council has also aligned its work with the many state-wide initiatives and programs championed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, including Taste NY, START-UP NY, I Love NY, and the NY Community Rising Reconstruction Plan. The Council monitors the progress of all past awardees to ensure their success. It continues to support initiatives such as the Center for Global Advanced Manufacturing (an interregional 2012 Priority Project) that has opened machinist shops in both the Mid-Hudson and the Mohawk Valley regions. It also continues to promote opportunities for small business incubation, including BioInc at New York Medical College (a 2011 and 2012 Priority Project) and the NYS Cloud Computing and Analytics Center (a 2012 Priority Project), which showed a particular commitment to start-ups and MWBEs in the Mid-Hudson. In an effort to identify new strategy-aligned opportunities, our Council worked tirelessly to solicit projects from throughout the region and then to evaluate and select those that can truly make a difference to our economy. From a record number of applications we have selected 25 Priority Projects that we believe advance our goals of job creation and balanced economic growth. While our 2014 priorities speak to many parts of the Mid-Hudson economy, we have particularly emphasized important industries and localities including advanced manufacturing, food and beverage, destination tourism, and the continued revitalization of Yonkers (the largest city in the region and fourth largest in New York State). Our priorities recognize the quality of projects submitted within these categories as well as the opportunity to build more critical mass in these important industries and, through a multiplier effect, stimulate growth well beyond these individual projects. If awarded, this year’s 25 Priority Projects have potential to generate over $600 million in economic activity in the Mid-Hudson Region, to create and retain more than 3,500 full-time jobs, and to create 3,700 construction jobs. We are excited about the work we have completed in 2014, and the new opportunities that lay ahead in 2015. Dennis J. Murray, Ph.D. Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D. President, Marist College President and CEO, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council / 2014 Progress Report MID-HUDSON REGIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS Regional Co-Chairs Dennis J. Murray, Ph.D., President of Marist College, Professor of Public Policy Leonard S. Schleifer, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. General Members John J. Bonacic, New York State Senate, 42nd District Vincent Cozzolino, Founder, The Solar Energy Consortium & CEO, FALA Technologies, Inc. Robin L. Douglas, President/CEO & Founder, African American Chamber of Commerce Westchester & Rockland Counties Jonathan Drapkin, President and CEO, Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress Thomas J. Endres, President & COO, Continental Organics Carol Fitzgerald, Vice Chairman & Exec. VP Corporate Development, Life Medical Technologies Inc. Aleida Frederico, Senior Vice President, TD Bank Dr. Marsha Gordon, President/CEO, Business Council of Westchester Maureen Halahan, President & CEO, Orange County Partnership Wiley C. Harrison, Owner & President, Business of Your Business, LLC Ken Kleinpeter, Director of Farm and Facilities, Glynwood Jacqueline Leventoff, SPHR, HR Director of Distribution, East Coast at Kohl’s Department Stores J. Gary Pretlow, New York State Assembly, 87th District Mary Rodrigues, Owner, A.J. Rodrigues Group, Inc. Paul Ryan, Assistant Business Manager Local #3 IBEW/President, Westchester Putnam Central Labor Body AFL-CIO Al Samuels, President/CEO, Rockland Business Association David Sorbaro, Co-CEO, Mavis Tire Supply Ned Sullivan, President, Scenic Hudson, Inc. James Taylor, Jr., CEO, Taylor BioMass, LLC Dr. Cliff L. Wood, President, Rockland Community College Elected Officials Robert P. Astorino, Westchester County Executive Ed Day, Rockland County Executive Mike Hein, Ulster County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro, Dutchess County Executive Steven Neuhaus, Orange County Executive Mary Ellen Odell, Putnam County Executive Scott B. Samuelson, Chairman of Sullivan County Legislature Mike Spano, Mayor of the City of Yonkers Harley Doles, Town of Monroe Supervisor Christopher P. St. Lawrence, Town of Ramapo Supervisor 2014 Progress Report / Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council / 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1 / Progress Overview (Executive Summary) 7 Strategy and Implementation Overview Status of Past Priority Projects Public Engagement Performance Measures/Job Creation and Investment PART 2 / Implementation 25 2014 REGIONAL PRIORITIES 1. Develop and Implement Global Marketing and Export Strategies 2. Collaborate with Local Governments to Transform the Regional Business Climate 3. Support NY Rising Community Reconstruction Plan Projects 4. Keep the Project Pipeline Flowing 5. Address Regional Workforce Development Needs for Key Sectors 6. Refine the Regional Opportunity Agenda 7. Promote Veterans’ Participation in the Workforce ONGOING STATE PROGRAMS 1. NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grants 2. Cleaner, Greener Communities Sustainability Plans 3. Innovation Hot Spots (if applicable) 4. Collaboration with Other Regional Councils 5. Start-Up NY THE COUNCIL’S REGIONAL STRATEGIES/IMPLEMENTATION AGENDAS 1. INVEST in Technology • Biotech, Biomedical, and Healthcare • Advanced Manufacturing • Information Technology 2. ATTRACT and RETAIN Mature Industries • Distribution • Financial and Professional Services • Corporate Food and Beverage 3. GROW Natural Resource-Related Sectors • Natural Resources and the Environment • Clean and Renewable Energy • Waterfront Development • Tourism, Arts, and Culture • Agriculture 2 / Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council / 2014 Progress Report TABLE OF CONTENTS THE COUNCIL’S REGIONAL STRATEGIES/ IMPLEMENTATION AGENDAS (Continued) 4. REVITALIZE Regional Infrastructure • Infrastructure • Housing • Urban Centers 5. ENHANCE the Region’s Workforce Development Initiatives 6. PROMOTE Entrepreneurship, Small Business, and MWBEs 7. MAKE New York State More Business Friendly 8. ENSURE Public-Private Support and Collaboration PROPOSED PRIORITY PROJECTS PART 3 / Proposed 2014 Priority Projects 103 APPENDIX A / 141 Other Preferred 2014 Projects by Agency (Scores of 15) APPENDIX B / 167 Update on Previous CFA Awards APPENDIX C / 235 Additional Performance Measures APPENDIX D / 239 Additional Information on Global NY 2014 Progress Report / Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council / 3 PART 1 PROGRESS OVERVIEW (EXECUTIVE SUMMARY) 2014 Progress Report / Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council 6 / Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council / 2014 Progress Report STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION OVERVIEW Innovative projects that continue to advance the successful In 2014, the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development implementation of the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Council continued to emphasize aggressive community Development Council’s (“Council” or “MHREDC”) Strategic outreach to solicit quality Priority Projects and other Plan, and its subsequent revisions, are the key components Consolidated Funding Applications (“CFAs”). As detailed of this year’s Progress Report. From the identification of in the Public Engagement section on page 16, outreach a new craft brew industry cluster, to major initiatives like e¤orts yielded 389 CFA applications, the most ever for the the continued revitalization of the City of Yonkers and region and the second most this year among the 10 regional the expansion of the Opportunity Agenda, to exciting new councils. The Council’s unique process for selecting Priority potential tourism destinations like LEGOLAND NY and Projects is detailed on page 34. the expansion of traditional manufacturing job creators like USAI in the City of Newburgh, the Council’s work continues Strategically, the Council continued the focus established in to produce quality projects in each of our four Core strategies. 2012 on the four core and four supporting strategies depicted in the following diagram. LEGISLATIVE AGENDA INVEST IN TECHNOLOGY Biotech, Biomedical & Healthcare Advanced Manufacturing Information Technology ATTRACT & REVITALIZE RETAIN THE REGION’S MATURE WORKFORCE SMALL & MWBE INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Infrastructure Financial & Professional Housing Services Urban Centers Food & Beverage Distribution GROW NATURAL RESOURCES Agriculture Waterfront Development Tourism Arts & Culture PUBLIC SUPPORT & COLLABORATION 2014 Progress Report / Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council / 7 8 / Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council / 2014 Progress Report Core Strategies INVEST IN TECHNOLOGY: GROW NATURAL RESOURCE-RELATED SECTORS: Strengthen the region’s capacity for future growth with The Council will continue to leverage the region’s