Projects, Communities, + People in the News

Saint-Gobain Ceramics, through its subsidiary Saint-Gobain NorPro, recently announced its intent to build a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Wheatfield, New York. The facility will revitalize an historic industrial property as the company expands its production of catalyst carriers to serve a fast growing market. With an investment of over $40 million, the company expects to create approximately 30 new full-time jobs upon the completion of the nearly 125,000 sq. foot facility. | Read the story here.

A Michigan-based maker of decking and railing is planning a $77.2 million project to establish a manufacturing facility in Lackawanna. Deckorators Inc., a subsidiary of UFP Industries, plans to buy, renovate and renovate the existing 168,310-square-foot building and build a 19,000-square-foot addition. An 85,000-square-foot warehouse is also on the 31-acre site. according to the Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA) Agency. The company is seeking $1.8 million in tax incentives from the IDA. The project would create 50 jobs, according to the application. | Read more at Buffalo Business First.

Cloud-based design and product development company Figma will invest $14.79 million to expand its New York City operations with Excelsior Jobs Tax Credits.The expansion project will add 242 new jobs. The company is among a growing cluster of technology companies choosing to expand in New York, including OpenAI, Duolingo, and StubHub, along with significant investments from high-growth firms such as Rippling, Rokt, and Quadrature. | Business Facilities has the story.

The Genesee County Economic Development Center’s STAMP Committee accepted the agency’s staff recommendation to place a data center proposed by STREAM US Data Centers, LLC, at the STAMP Park in the Town of Alabama. The more than $7 million dollars paid annually by STREAM US in sales and property taxes — money allocated to Genesee County, the Town of Alabama and its school district — will have a critical impact on the county’s ability to undertake vital updates to our infrastructure — mainly water. | Read the story here.

Banking leaders optimistic as Long Island's regional economy outpaces metro area. Segments including construction, healthcare and some areas of technology continue to be areas of strength and upbeat assessments. | Read the story at LIBN.

The Clinton County Legislature announced that the Clinton County Business Innovation Gateway Project has been recognized as the American Public Works Association (APWA) Capital Branch Project of the Year. The award highlights the transformational impact of redeveloping the former airport site into a modern economic development hub. | Read more here.

The Port of Albany was awarded an $18.79 million grant from Empire State Development’s FAST NY program for utility infrastructure work at the expansion project (Beacon Island), including installation of a high-voltage substation, a sanitary wastewater treatment plant, and the intake lines and pump station package for the fire protection system. | Read the story here.

Hornell will build new city street for direct access to industrial park. The city’s Industrial Development Agency is the prime mover behind the project to provide direct access from Maple City Drive to Shawmut Drive and the industrial park area. | The Evening Tribune has the story.

New York farms and factories left scrambling amid uncertainty around tariffs Business leaders in upstate New York. New York state firms import almost $23 billion worth of goods from Canada each year, according to the Canadian government – and trade supports an estimated 520,000 jobs in the Empire State. | Read the story in the Gothamist