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CCIDA CEO Mark Geise Named Again To Buffalo Business First’s ‘Power 250’

April 10, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency’s CEO Mark Geise has again been named to Buffalo Business First’s “Power 250” listing. The publication’s “Power 250” is an annual list of the 250 people whom the full news staff at Business First … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Business First, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth, Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation, Katie Geise, Live CHQ, Mark Geise

Mina Receives $10 Million To Construct New Wastewater Treatment System

January 3, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The town of Mina is receiving funding to construct a new wastewater treatment and sanitary sewer collection system. The $10 million from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) grant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brownfield Opportunity Areas, Buesink's Creek, Canadaway Creek, Cattaraugus Creek, Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation, Findley Lake, Fredonia, Lake Erie, Luke Fodor, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Regional Economic Development Council Initiative, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Town of Hanover, Town of Mina, Town of North Harmony, Water Quality Improvement Project

Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth Receives $1.625 Million Award

November 21, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth

The Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth has received a $1.625 million award from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation. The three-year grant will extend and enhance CCPEG’s administrative and project development capacity while … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth, Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation, Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation

CCIDA Hires Shelby Bilskie As Successor Chief Financial Officer

September 27, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency has announced the addition of Shelby Bilskie to the position of Successor Chief Financial Officer. Bilskie will work under current CFO Richard Dixon until his retirement in mid 2025. At that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Capitol Resource Corporation, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation, Richard Dixon, Shelby Bilskie

CCIDA Provided Nearly $75,000 In Net Tax Exemptions For Every Job Created in 2022

May 29, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency provided nearly $75,000 in net tax exemption for every job created in 2022. That's according to data provided by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli in his annual IDA report released in May. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth, Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation, Mark Geise, Thomas DiNapoli

Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth Provided $459,000 for 26 Projects in 2023

January 29, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth provided $459,000 for 26 projects in 2023. Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency CEO Mark Geise and Economic Development Coordinator Nate Aldrich provided an overview of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth, Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation, City of Dunkirk, Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Mark Geise, Nate Aldrich

CCIDA CEO Mark Geise Named to Buffalo Business First’s ‘Power 250’ List

January 18, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency's CEO has been named to a regional paper's "Power 250 listing." Buffalo Business First named Mark Geise to the annual list 250 people deemed the most influential and powerful people in the eight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Business First, CCIDA, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Chautauqua County Land Bank, Chautauqua County Land Bank Corporation, Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth, Chautauqua County Workforce Investment Board, Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation, Katie Geise, Mark Geise, Workforce Investment Board

Ghostfish Brewing Opens Processing, Distribution Center in Westfield

October 2, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: AL Tech Revolving Loan, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Chautauqua County Visitor's Bureau, Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation, Ghostfish Brewing Company East, Grape Discovery Center, Lake Erie Wine Country Trail, Mark Geise, New York Housing and Community Renewal

CCIDA Working On New Policies To Comply With Findings Of State Authorities Budget Office Report

August 25, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Capital Resource Corporation, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation, CleverMethod, Mark Geise, State Authorities Budget Office

City Council Approves Grant Application Requests

July 20, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council approved four state grant application requests for funding at a special meeting Monday. Council approved a request by the Jamestown Housing Authority to apply for $500,000 in Consolidated Funding Application monies to assist … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chadakoin River Central/Eastern Brownfield Opportunity Area, Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation, Consolidated Funding Application, Doug Champ, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Department of Development, Jamestown Housing Authority, Sanitary Sewer Inflow and Infiltration study, Wastewater Treatment Facility Tertiary Filters Improvement Project

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