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Category Archives: Economical Development

Washington County LDC Has Surpassed $18 Million In Loans To Development Projects

Posted onMarch 14, 2019March 14, 2019
Deanna Derway, Washington County LDC president and executive director.

By Susan E. Campbell
Washington County is on a trajectory for continued low unemployment and healthy economic growth in 2019. The Washington County Local Development Corp. will cross the $18 million mark in loans since the public entity began in 1985, officials said.
“Things are going well for us,” said Deanna Derway, WCLDC president and executive director. Since 2015, we’ve approved over $750,000 in loan funding each year and we continue to see an increase in loan applications presented to us annually.”

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EDC Warren County Busy Helping Groups Get Ready For State Development Grant Program

Posted onMarch 14, 2019March 14, 2019
Ed Bartholomew is the president and CEO of EDC Warren County.

By R.J. DeLuke
EDC Warren County is the key driver of economic development efforts in the Glens Falls area and as such, its staff is always busy.
Toward the top of the tasks this time of year is giving businesses and municipalities in the county assistance with application process for the annual Capital Region Economic Development Council grant awards. The state doles out millions statewide through its Consolidated Funding by New York State program. The funding helps many economic development projects in the area—for businesses and municipalities. The applications are competitive, so interested parties must submit compelling information. In the first eight rounds of the state money competition, New York has given out $6.1 billion to 10 regions. The Capital Region, that includes Warren and Washington counties, has received $588.9 million for 813 projects over the past eight years. Last year, the counties raked in about $9.8 million.

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CEG Official: Area Counties Seeing Good Economic Growth Compared To Other Areas

Posted onMarch 14, 2019March 14, 2019
Andrew Kennedy, president and CEO of the Center for Economic Growth.
Courtesy CEG

By Greg Hitchcock
Warren and Washington counties are benefiting from the economic growth in the region spearheaded by Saratoga County. The growth is continuing in 2019, according to the Center for Economic Growth.
According to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, 17 counties in New York state had employment gains from June 2017 to June 2018 with Saratoga County having the largest gain up 2.7 percent.
“All three counties have grown their private sector over the last five years with GlobalFoundries kicking off this growth,” said Andrew Kennedy, president and chief executive officer of the Center for Economic Growth, an economic and business development agency serving as a primary point of contact for businesses interested in growing in or moving to the Capital Region.

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CEG Engages Itself With Local Agencies To Promote North Country Economic Growth

Posted onMarch 15, 2018March 15, 2018
Andrew Kennedy, president and CEO of the Center for Economic Growth.

By Maureen Werther

As the economic climate in Warren and Washington counties continues to heat up, more businesses are being attracted to the area’s diverse commercial sector. The Center for Economic Growth (CEG) is one of several entities working hard to make things happen.

CEG is one of several organizations working with already established businesses to support them as they grow. They market the area to potential new companies whose technologies, services and manufacturing will be a good fit with the existing businesses.

The $10 million revitalization initiative awarded to the city of Glens Falls last year has helped to spur continued growth in the region. More people are moving to the two counties seeking an enhanced quality of life, sustainable employment and access to good education and health care.

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Washington County Local Development Corp. Loan Program Helps Businesses Start, Expand

Posted onMarch 15, 2018March 15, 2018
Deanna Derway is president and executive director of WCLDC.
Courtesy WCLDC

By Jennifer Farnsworth

Washington County Local Development Corp. (WCLDC) has been hard at work, providing support and resources for those looking to do business in the North Country.

Deanna Derway, president and executive director of WCLDC, said their programs provide a path to success, creating an environment for an economic outlook that will continue to thrive.

“We have a very successful and diverse loan portfolio that we are continually expanding,” said Derway.

For over 30 years WCLDC, a nonprofit corporation, has administered the county’s economic development programs. The goal of the organization is to create and retain employment, strengthen the economy, and increase the value of real property.

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EDC Lauds Broadband Expansion Grants As ‘Key Economic Development Initiative’

Posted onMarch 15, 2018March 15, 2018

New York state has awarded $43.6 million in New NY Broadband Program Round III grants in the region, including numerous awards in Warren and Washington counties.

The awards will drive more than $71 million of public-private broadband investment and provide 19,774 homes and other locations in the region with access to high-speed internet, state officials said.

EDC Warren County President Ed Bartholomew—who considers broadband a key economic development initiative—lauded the efforts of Gov. Andrew  Cuomo and other representatives in promoting and supporting the region’s goal in achieving access to internet download speeds of at least 100 megabits per second and 25 megabits per second in the most rural and remote areas.

“This award will significantly improve the internet speed and accessibility for businesses, residents, children’s school homework and tourism who desire to extend their vacation time and presently are unable to do so as a result of lack of connectivity,” Bartholomew said.

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Development Officials In Glens Falls Region Await State Decision On Grant Spending Plan

Posted onMarch 9, 2017November 8, 2017
Ed Bartholomew, president of EDC Warren County.Courtesy EDC Warren County

By Jill Nagy

Glens Falls planners and city officials have had the job for the last few months of deciding how to spend $10 million. The money comes in the form of a grant from the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative.

They came up with more than a dozen programs and initiatives ranging from a year-round farmers’ market to a “race for space” contest.

Plans were presented to the public at a Feb. 23 meeting. The final wish list will be reviewed by a statewide committee and then passed along to the governor, according to Ed Bartholomew, president of EDC Warren County.

Each proposed project will be reviewed. Bartholomew said the proposals total more than $10 million. If all 14 of them are approved, the city will seek other funding to make up the difference.

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Washington County Local Development Corp. Has 42 Active Loans, $1M Available To Loan

Posted onMarch 9, 2017November 8, 2017
Deanna Derway, president, Washington County Local Development Corp.

By Jill Nagy

With a $5 million loan portfolio to administer, the Washington County Local Development Corp. helps to foster a vibrant small business community in a largely rural county. Deanna Derway, president, executive director and the only employee of the corporation, “wears lots and lots of hats” keeping things going.

According to Derway, there are currently 42 active loans and she just made two more. Some $1 million is available for new loans.

The nonprofit corporation began in the 1970s with money from federal Community Development Block Grants. Aside from $80,000 a year from the county, interest, fees, and repayments of the loans made from those early grants sustain the organization.

Any business in Washington County is eligible to apply for a loan, she said. Applicants must be for-profit businesses and job creation is a criteria. (The unemployment rate in Washington County was 4.9 percent at the end of 2016, slightly above state and national averages).

The varied loan portfolio includes farms, restaurants, energy transport companies, cleaning services, delis and breweries. Typically, the corporation lends to businesses with some risk, “stuff banks may not want to lend to,” she said.

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Economic Development Officials See Progress In The Region, But Still Face Daily Challenges

Posted onMarch 9, 2016November 8, 2017

This rendition shows what the new building at 14 Hudson St. in downtown Glens Falls will look like. With retail space and apartments, it is lauded by officials as an economic development success. Courtesy Bonaccio Construction By Maureen Werther...

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SUNY Adirondack Has $2M To Help Students Complete Degrees, Make Higher Ed Attainable

Posted onMarch 9, 2016November 8, 2017

SUNY Adirondack has been awarded nearly $2 million to expand completion initiatives and to establish an Educational Opportunity Program to aid more students in completing their desired degrees and graduating on time, in addition to making higher education obtainable...

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