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...]
Mina Receives $10 Million To Construct New Wastewater Treatment System
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...]
Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth Receives $1.625 Million Award
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...]
CCIDA Hires Shelby Bilskie As Successor Chief Financial Officer
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...]
CCIDA Provided Nearly $75,000 In Net Tax Exemptions For Every Job Created in 2022
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...]
Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth Provided $459,000 for 26 Projects in 2023
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...]
CCIDA CEO Mark Geise Named to Buffalo Business First’s ‘Power 250’ List
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...]
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 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...]
City Council Approves Grant Application Requests
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...]
