October 2019 Economic Newsletter

Economic Newsletter | October 2019

TCAD's Martha Armstrong, Vice President and Director of Economic Development Planning, has announced that she will retire at the end of 2019.

Martha has been with TCAD for 22 years. Martha provides technical leadership for TCAD’s strategic planning efforts, manages the Finger Lakes Regional Prosperity Network (FLRPnet), formerly the TCAD Foundation, administers the Tompkins County Tourism Capital Grants Program, and convenes the Tompkins County Economic Development Collaborative.

Martha has been an asset to TCAD and Tompkins County for many years and will be greatly missed. TCAD's Board of Directors and staff wish Martha all the best!

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TCAD is in search of a Director of Workforce Services. The Director of Workforce Services is a new position at TCAD. We understand that workforce is the key to our future economic prosperity, and we are looking for a professional to lead our workforce development efforts.

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Canopy by Hilton Ithaca Downtown recently opened and has been welcoming guests to enjoy th e many amenities offered by the hotel.

The Canopy is a Tompkins County Industrial Development (TCIDA) supported project in the City of Ithaca.

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Congratulations to Emmy’s Organics on their move to Dryden! With the purchase of a new building, Emmy's can now stay and grow in Tompkins County, bringing back in-house production that had been shifted to a co-packer out of state.

The purchase and renovations received support from TCAD's revolving loan fund and an incentive from the Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency (TCIDA) .

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The Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) has released the State of the Region: Southern Tier 2019 Progress Report. The report details the status of past priority projects and provides a list of the 2019 priority projects three of which are from Tompkins County - Coddington Road Community Center, The YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County, and Transonic Systems. The 2019 priority list begins on page 50 of the PDF.

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FoodBIP awarded USDA Rural Business Development Grant

The Finger Lakes Regional Prosperity Network (FLRPnet) (formerly the TCAD Foundation) in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County announced the award of an $86,500 USDA Rural Business Development Grant to support the Food Business Incubation Program ( FoodBIP ).

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Hands-on Tompkins Event a Success!

Hands-on Tompkins held its first ever event at Tompkins Cortland Community College in conjunction with National Manufacturing Day on October 4th.

TCAD staff volunteered at the event that brought together high school and college students with regional manufacturers to learn about job opportunities in manufacturing.

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Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency (TCIDA) Updates

Updates from the TCIDA's October board meeting:

Public hearing approved for Visum Development's 327 W. Seneca Street affordable housing project

Public hearing approved for sales tax exemption for Hilton Garden Inn renovation

Approved 2020 draft budgets for TCIDA and Tompkins County Development Corporation (TCDC)

Presentation of draft 2020 TCAD work plan

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