ANNUAL 2018 REPORT 1 CORELLE ANNOUNCES FACTORY OF THE FUTURE IN CORNING For many people in the Corning community, the iconic The transformation will require the retention of brand names “Corningware,” “Pyrex” and “Corelle” have 515 jobs and the creation of 25 new jobs. Due to the been synonymous with their hometown, originating as anticipated increase in automation, many of the retained part of Corning’s Consumer Products division, then as jobs will be upskilled, creating new opportunities and part of World Kitchen, and now as cornerstone brands for higher wages for existing employees. the Corelle Brands company. Steuben County IDA partnered with Empire State In August, Corelle Brands assured the community that Development and New York State Electric and Gas the company would be producing Corelle there for many to develop a comprehensive economic development years to come. Through a $50 million investment, Corelle package which included grant assistance, Excelsior Jobs Brands announced it will be creating the “Factory of Program tax credits, and property and sales tax benefits the Future”, a modernization project that will allow the through the IDA. company to bring a third tank [furnace] online, upgrade technology and expand automation capabilities to allow for the transfer of Pyrex decorating from other company locations, among other improvements. With global competition from overseas entities, the company saw a need to increase efficiencies through strategic investments. These improvements will be made over a four-year period. 1 PHASE II REDEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY AT CORNING HOSPITAL SITE Phase II of the former Corning Hospital Redevelopment The Riedman/Purcell project is part of an overall $35 Project is underway. Guthrie completed demolition million investment to redevelop the former Corning and site remediation on the former hospital site in late Hospital site, which currently is home to Corning October, paving the way for Riedman Companies/Purcell Community College’s Health Education Center, which Construction to begin construction of a market-rate opened last year. Earlier this year, First Heritage Federal apartment complex on Denison Parkway. Credit Union announced it would be constructing a new corporate headquarters building on the site in 2019. The $15.2 million project is the first of two apartment buildings expected to be built on the site. The three-story The IDA’s sister agency, Steuben Area Economic building will contain 96 units with a combination of studio, Development Corporation, administered the Empire State one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities Development grant that was awarded to the project. will include a clubroom, movie theater, an outdoor grilling and fire pit area, and a dog park. Construction is expected to take one year with leasing to begin in June of 2019. The IDA provided property, sales and mortgage tax benefits for this phase of the redevelopment, as the project supports the need for housing as determined by a housing study commissioned in 2017 for the I-86 Innovation Corridor. The drawings presented are illustrative of characture and design intent only, and are subject to change based upon final design considerations (i.e. applicable codes, structural, and MEP design requirements, unit plan / floor pan changes, etc.) Streetscape Character Study 2 176 DENISON Riedman Purcell Corning, New York WORKFORCE CHALLENGES BEING MET HEAD ON Steuben County IDA has continued to serve in a More than 40 focus groups and one-on-one interviews over leadership role for workforce development initiatives in a three-month period were held to gain first-hand knowledge the region. While in 2018 Steuben County recorded its of current workforce skills, employer needs and existing lowest unemployment rate in over a decade, employers educational/training resources. The entire process involved continued to struggle to find qualified candidates while more than 200 community leaders, educators, employers, facing worker shortages as the population continues to age economic developers, and talent development stakeholders. and outmigration of talent is on the rise. The strategy concludes that the I-86 Corridor must As the Co-Chair of the I-86 Workforce Coordinating develop the 21st century workforce needed by its growing Committee, IDA Executive Director James (Jamie) C. employers. Not only must the region produce a larger Johnson led the development of the I-86 Innovation pipeline of student graduates, it must also effectively Corridor Integrated Workforce Development Strategy, attract and retain workers from outside the region. And, the which was adopted earlier this year. The strategy skills and education of this new workforce must match the establishes goals and tactics designed to ensure that growing need for specialized, technical positions that drive workforce efforts are well-coordinated and aligned with corporate competitiveness. the regional economy. A detailed labor market analysis, an inventory of educational and training assets, and Five key strategies were identified to align talent needs feedback from public and private sectors were all integral with educational and workforce assets and build capacity components of the plan. within the region. Talent Retention & Attraction Administrative Entity: Post-Secondary K-12 Pipeline Coordinating & Driving Education Pipeline Programs & Structure Implementation Programs & Structure Career Awareness, Engagement of Students, Maximizing Labor Force Participation 3 The Coordinating Committee identified the following as the 8. Constant communication is maintained with essential ingredients to achieve the objectives of the plan. employers, funders and the community at-large. 1. Efforts are employer driven to identify education Chief among the strategies identified is the establishment and training needs by industry cluster, and priority of a workforce development position to coordinate regional job categories for talent recruitment, opportunities efforts and drive strategy implementation while advancing for apprenticeships/internships and barriers to employment. the goals of increased coordination and results. 2. Education/training (K-20) is coordinated, responsive, The position will be responsible for daily implementation results-oriented and in direct alignment with employer needs. of the strategic action plan and priorities established by the I-86 Workforce Coordinating Committee. The search process 3. Current and accessible supply/demand analysis is is underway to identify the most qualified candidate for the maintained using databases and employer input. position, and it is expected that the new director will be in 4. Annual priorities for programs, initiatives and funding place in the first quarter of 2019. requests are coordinated. 5. Regional efforts such as job and career awareness Funding for the work was partially provided by Chemung, campaign and talent recruitment effort are driven. Schuyler, and Steuben Counties and the respective Economic 6. Coordination with related initiatives takes place (i.e., Development organizations from each. That commitment I-86 Vibrant Communities and Finger Lakes Wine has remained with each allocating additional funding in 2019 Country brand promotion). to support implementation. 7. Benchmarking and tracking performance are conducted via metrics and economic indicators. HEC PROMOTES STUDENT INNOVATION SUNY Corning Community College’s new Health Education Center in the City of Corning was designed to promote collaboration among students in multiple disciplines to encourage innovation. That plan paid off in 2018 when a team of students and advisers from CCC’s Community Health and Nursing and Applied Technology programs designed a device intended to help senior adults maintain independent lifestyles GripM8 (pronounced Grip Mate) is a portable, hand- held device with several slots that can hold eating utensils and other objects to allow users with motor control deprivation better flexibility to feed themselves team from a community college to advance to the and improve independence with daily living skills. semifinal round of 24 and to the final round of five teams. While the last round of competition takes The CCC group was one of 75 teams to submit place on Nov. 29, this success is already being used to an invention for the New York State Department of develop future workforce development programming at Health’s Aging Innovation Challenge and was the only the College. 4 FINGER LAKES FAMILY DENTAL TO OPEN Maria Marzo Brown has offered dental services in the Painted Post area since she purchased an existing practice in 2001. In 2018, Dr. Marzo began construction on a new facility in Erwin to support her growing practice. In addition to general dentistry and complementary services, Dr. Marzo is a licensed prosthodontist, a doctor specializing in the treatment and maintenance of function, comfort, appearance, and health of patients missing teeth or deficient oral and maxillofacial tissues. Dr. Marzo is the only licensed prosthodontist in Steuben County but currently refers cases outside of the community due to lack of appropriate space to perform procedures. The IDA provided sales and mortgage tax exemptions and a property tax abatement to support the project and allow for these specialty services to be brought in house. To support these additional services, Dr. Marzo is in the process of building a new, 4,527 sq. ft. dental building in the Town of Erwin. The new “Finger Lakes Family Dental” will employ 22 people full-time,