Ithaca Airport: New and Increased Service in 2019
|
Non-Stop Flights to Charlotte, NC
Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)
held a ribbon cutting ceremony on December 22nd to celebrate the first non-stop flight from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Ithaca. The
weekly non-stop service between Ithaca and Charlotte
, offers a flight that departs from Ithaca mid-morning and arrives in Charlotte after approximately two hours in air. The return flight to Ithaca takes off from Charlotte around 9 am, dropping passengers off in Ithaca before noon.
The
new service expands the number of one-stop travel destinations for business and leisure travelers alike, and will also provide easier and faster access to the South, South America, and the Caribbean
. Ultimately, ITH hopes to have more flights added to this route to provide more frequent service between Ithaca and Charlotte.
|
Third Daily Flight to Washington, D.C. Coming Soon
United Airlines is adding a third daily flight between Ithaca and the nation's capital, starting in April.
|
|
|
Opportunity Zones in Tompkins County
|
Opportunity Zones
are a new program in the 2017 Tax Reform package, due to be implemented later in 2019. The program will offer
tax incentives for reinvesting capital gains in eligible low-income census tracts
(
map
)
. TCAD will serve as a local broker to match investors with eligible development projects.
An Opportunity Zone workshop presented by TCAD and Sciarabba Walker & Co, LLP, targeted to real estate developers and financial consultants, was held on Thursday, January 17th. Jeff Gorsky of Sciarabba Walker provided an overview of the tax benefits. A recording of the workshop is available - please contact Margaret Frank (
margaretf@tcad.org
) for the recording.
|
|
There are two Opportunity Zones located in Tompkins County (
map
). If you have questions regarding Opportunity Zones, please contact TCAD's Martha Armstrong at
marthaa@tcad.org
or 607.273.0005.
|
|
TCAD Welcomes Chuck Schwerin
|
TCAD welcomes Chuck Schwerin as Managing Director of Business Services. Mr. Schwerin will be responsible for business retention, expansion, and attraction programming, delivering direct incentives, and developing relationships with business leaders, entrepreneurs and a variety of stakeholders.
|
|
|
Ursa Space Systems Expands and Moves to New Location
|
Ursa
, an Ithaca-based company, has flourished in the past few years, growing from 10 employees last year to 50 this year. Support from the local entrepreneurial community and access to talent at Cornell University, Ithaca College, and TC3 have helped with this phenomenal growth.
|
|
|
Tompkins County Business Energy Advisors Program
|
The
Business Energy Advisors (BEA) Program
,
developed in partnership between TCAD, Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability, and NYSERDA,
offers
free energy consulting services for new construction, major renovations, or expansion projects
. Participating businesses obtain advice on options to save energy and operational costs, and receive guidance on available incentives, financing, and application processes for energy efficient and renewable energy technologies.
|
|
|
Tompkins County Area Development | 607.273.0005 | info@tcad.org |
www.tcad.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
