Crunch Factory in Westfield has been approved for a $400,000 loan from the County IDA Board. The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency board approved the loan at its meeting Tuesday that Crunch Factory will use to purchase and install … [Read more...]
Proposed Shovel Ready Site in Ripley Receives $5.2 Million From NYS
A proposed shovel ready site in Ripley has received $5.2 million from New York State. The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency will receive funding toward the $16 million project from Focused Attraction of Shovel-Ready Tracts (FAST) New … [Read more...]
Potential Developers of Silver Creek School Propose Demolishing Building For Senior Citizen Housing
Potential developers for the former Silver Creek school are proposing demolishing the building to build senior citizen housing. Park Grove Realty's Allen Handelman presented on the project that would be done by the Realty company and Southern Tier … [Read more...]
Cockaigne Ski Resort Up For Sale, Closed For the Season
Cockaigne Ski Resort will not open this winter and is up for sale. The resort posted on Facebook that their food and beverage operations also will not be open this winter. Cockaigne owners Adam Pirtz and Isaac Gratto had reopened the resort in … [Read more...]
Ghostfish Brewing Opens Processing, Distribution Center in Westfield
A gluten-free brewery has opened in the town of Westfield. Seattle-based Ghostfish Brewing Company, which is the largest producer of dedicated gluten-free beer in the nation by volume, has officially opened a processing and distribution center in … [Read more...]
CCIDA Approves Loan To Keep Ownership of Weber-Knapp Local
The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency Board has approved a $1 million loan to help keep ownership of Weber-Knapp local. The purchase is being made by Weber-Knapp President Rhonda Johnson and Weber-Knapp Chief Financial Officer Wayne … [Read more...]
CCIDA Hires Jason Sample as Communications & Marketing Coordinator
The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency has announced the addition of Jason Sample as the agency's new Communications & Marketing Coordinator. As Communications & Marketing Coordinator, Sample will be responsible for the … [Read more...]
Refresco Beverages Receives $500,000 State Grant, $500,000 Tax Credits For Expansion
Refresco Beverages in Dunkirk is receiving $500,000 in state tax credits and a $500,000 regional economic development council capital grant to help it expand. The company is in the process of buying the former Red Wing plant at 26 East Talcott … [Read more...]
CCIDA Working On New Policies To Comply With Findings Of State Authorities Budget Office Report
The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency is working on new policies following a report on the agency by the State Authorities Budget Office. IDA CEO Mark Geise said the ABO found a number of policies that needed to be amended or put … [Read more...]
Wells Enterprises Announces Plans to Double Production, Hire 200 New Employees
Ice cream and frozen dessert company, Wells Enterprises, has announced plans to more than double the facility's current production capacity in Dunkirk. The expansion is expected to add 200 jobs and retain 401 existing full time jobs. Almost a … [Read more...]
