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Connections Redc MOHAWK VALLEY CONNECTIONS REDC 2015 Progress Report FULTON • HERKIMER • MONTGOMERY ONEIDA • OTSEGO • SCHOHARIE TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 06 II. PROGRESS 10 STATE OF THE REGION 12 STATUS PAST PRIORITY PROJECTS 16 STATUS PAST CFA PROJECTS 20 III. IMPLEMENTATION AGENDA 24 STRATEGY 1: GROW 30 ECONOMIC CLUSTER PLAN 33 GLOBAL NY 38 STRATEGY 2: BUILD 42 OPPORTUNITY AGENDA 46 VETERANS PARTICIPATION 50 SUNY 2020 & START-UP NY 52 STRATEGY 3: CREATE 58 INCUBATOR & HOT SPOT 60 STRATEGY 4: REVIVE 64 NY RISING 67 CLEANER GREENER 68 STRATEGY 5: MODERNIZE 72 PROPOSED PRIORITY PROJECTS 76 CFA PRIORITY PROJECTS 78 IV. WORK GROUPS 116 MOHAWK VALLEY REGIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS Regional Council Chair Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul Ex-Officio Ralph Ottuso, Chairman, Fulton County Board of Supervisors Mohawk Valley Regional Co-Chairs Lawrence T. Gilroy III- President Gilroy, Kernan & Gilroy, Inc. Vincent Bono, Chairman, Herkimer County Legislature Dr. Robert Geer- Senior VP and COO SUNY Polytechnic Institute Kathleen Clark, Chair, Otsego County Board of Representatives Joseph Griffo, NYS Senate- District 47 Dayton King, Mayor, City of Gloversville Council Members William Magee, NYS Assembly- District 111 Ladan Alomar, Executive Director, Centro Civico Inc. Matthew Ossenfort, County Executive, Montgomery Co. Board of Supervisors Juanita Bass, Owner, Juanita's Soul Classics Inc. Robert Palmieri, Mayor, City of Utica Steven J. DiMeo, President, Mohawk Valley EDGE* Anthony Picente, County Executive, Oneida County Marianne W. Gaige, President & CEO, Cathedral Corporation Ann Thane, Mayor, City of Amsterdam* Charles Green, President & CEO, Assured Information Security* Richard Lape, Chairman, Schoharie Co. Board of Supervisors Wally Hart, Business and Community Development, Lexington* Dr. Todd Hutton, President, Utica College* Executive Staff Mark Kilmer, President, Fulton-Montgomery Chamber of Commerce Kenneth M. Tompkins, Executive Director Carolyn A. Lewis, SUNY Oneonta* Delores Caruso, DOL Representative and Team Leader Nicholas O. Matt, Chairman & CEO, Matt Brewing Company* Mary Morse, Owner, Kwik-Kut Mfg* NY State Senate Representing MV NY State Assembly Representing MV Nancy Pattarini, President & CEO, The Paige Group Michael J. Reese, Retired Joseph Griffo, Senator, 47th District Ken Blankenbush, Assembly member, 117th District V. Daniel Robinson II, President & CEO, NYCM Insurance* Hugh Farley, Senator, 49th District Anthony Brindisi, Assembly member, 119th District Dr. Renee Scialdo Shevat, President & Owner, Herkimer Diamond Mines James Seward, Senator, 51st District Marc Butler, Assembly member, 118th District Dr. Dustin Swanger, President, Fulton-Montgomery Community College* George Amedore, Senator, 46th District Peter Lopez, Assembly member, 102nd District Scott White, President, Bank of Cooperstown* David Valesky, Senator, 53rd District William Magee, Assembly member, 121st District Angelo Santabarbara, Assembly member, 111th District * Denotes Executive Committee Membership Claudia Tenney, Assembly member, 101st District 4 THE MOHAWK VALLEY - MAKING CONNECTIONS Since its establishment in 2011, the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Devel- opment Council has worked tirelessly to describe and implement an investment strategy that will revitalize our region. Capitalizing on our strengths and recog- nizing opportunities for improvement, the MVREDC has become a catalyst for progress in economic development. In realizing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s vision to empower New Yorkers who OUR VISION are committed to rekindling the economic spirit that created the Empire State, MVREDC has already guided the investment of more than $200 million in state The Mohawk Valley Region will create a vibrant future by funds. Through the Council’s efforts, this strategic investment in competitively promoting and sustaining a diverse, integrated, and dynam- awarded funding has created jobs and supported the foundation for a renewal of ic economy that capitalizes on technology and innovation our regional economy. to drive collaboration, inclusiveness, and efficiency in all en- Building a strong foundation, however, is just the beginning. In this Progress Re- deavors; that is regionally networked and globally connect- port, descriptions of successful projects are paired with our goals for the future. ed; that will cultivate, attract, and empower skilled workers; Each year’s measurable progress is paving the way for substantive change, as we continue to reinvigorate a region whose storied past inspires its 21st-century and that will foster an entrepreneurial spirit and the renewal rebirth. of our communities, while preserving and building upon our abundant natural, cultural, and geographical resources to We celebrate the work that has been done, acknowledging that the Mohawk Val- secure a rewarding and affordable quality of life for all. NY State Assembly Representing MV ley has already seen the benefits of regional strategic planning; and, we remain Ken Blankenbush, Assembly member, 117th District committed to putting the taxpayers’ investment to work. Anthony Brindisi, Assembly member, 119th District Marc Butler, Assembly member, 118th District Sincerely, Peter Lopez, Assembly member, 102nd District The Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council William Magee, Assembly member, 121st District Angelo Santabarbara, Assembly member, 111th District Claudia Tenney, Assembly member, 101st District 5 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The story of the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council has been one of building The MVREDC’s focus on a strategy of “Growth” has helped longstanding Mohawk Valley employ- connections – connections among strategies, among communities, among ideas for growth and ers such as Harden Furniture and Burrows Paper to modernize their manufacturing operations investment. to meet the latest consumer demands. New and fast-growing businesses such as Utica Coffee Roasting have been able to expand and add jobs. Future sites – such as the MarcyNanocenter – The Mohawk Valley’s long economic decline followed decades of high-wage, wealth-creating got much-needed investment to position it for growth. The 2015 roster of Priority Growth proj- jobs departing the region. In August 2011 Governor Cuomo tasked the Mohawk Valley Regional ects include the expansion of Par Technology Corporation, a leading maker of service solutions Economic Development Council with reversing that slide. for the hospitality industry. And, new software firm Mair Magaw promises to bring creative-class jobs to downtown Amsterdam. The MVREDC’s first five-year strategic plan has driven the creation of more than 1,400 new full- time jobs and nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars in new investment. The Region’s decline Through its “Build” strategy, the MVREDC continues to fashion a pipeline to provide training has been slowed but not fully halted. In fact, our metropolitan poverty rate has increased slightly, and opportunity for the Region’s labor force as well as ready supply of talent for Mohawk Valley and the region actually has fewer jobs now than in 2010. employers. REDC support has helped launch innovative programs that address the needs of a growing specialty brewing segment (Hartwick College Center for Craft Food and Beverage) and Then, in 2015, the MVREDC witnessed a dramatic return on one of its key strategies: Growing the Region’s lead role in the area of commercial unmanned aircraft (MVCC Aircraft & Powerplant high-wage, wealth-creating jobs at SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s QUAD C and Marcy Nanocen- program). ter. Both were early-round MVREDC priority projects that were perfectly positioned this year to attract billions of dollars of private investment as part of the Governor’s “Nano Utica” initiative. In 2015, workforce development programs will address the needs of advanced manufacturing With a commitment of 4,000 high-wage, wealth-creating jobs, the critical new private invest- and nanotechnology. Further, training and business development in agriculture and food produc- ment is now in place to propel the revitalization that the Council has been seeding since 2011. tion are at the heart of the proposed Mohawk Valley Agribusiness Incubator at SUNY Cobleskill. In the pages that follow, you will read of this and other progress being made on each of the Across the Region communities are showing signs of rebirth. In downtown Utica, the 55-year- Council’s core strategies. Although much work remains to be done, the impact of MVREDC in- old Memorial Auditorium became home to the American Hockey League Comets and received vestments from the beginning have now placed our region at a tipping point for sustainable and long-needed renovations, with critical State and REDC help. A few blocks away, a former bank prolonged economic prosperity and success. once facing the wrecking ball begins life anew this fall as a commercial-residential building with a seafood restaurant on the top floor. In Round V, the MVREDC is supporting revitalization projects The impacts of this news, of course, are not reflected in current data. But there can be no argu- in the village of Schoharie, in downtown Oneonta and in the historic Baggs’s Square section of ment that a critical new foundation now exists – as planned – that will surely change Mohawk Utica. Valley lives and communities for the better. Moreover, these developments made it even clearer that the Regional Council’s other strategies – to build an able and appropriate workforce pipeline, The story of the Mohawk Valley Regional
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