MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, March 16, 2017. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Chris Breen and Mary Maxwell from the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation to get more details about the 2017 Grow Jamestown Garden Fair & … [Read more...]
JRC Announces Final Participants for 2017 Renaissance Block Challenge
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation (JRC) has announced the neighborhoods invited to submit final applications for the 2017 Renaissance Block Challenge (RBC). The participating neighborhood clusters will be Weeks/Hotchkiss streets, … [Read more...]
Over $4.7 Million in Economic Development Funding Coming to Chautauqua County
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced the recipients of $700 million in economic and community development funding through Round 6 of the Regional Economic Development Council initiative. A centerpiece of the Governor's strategy to … [Read more...]
Consolidated Funding Awards for Local Projects to be Announced Thursday Afternoon
ALBANY - Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi is in Albany Thursday along with several other officials from across the state to attend the 2016 Regional Economic Development Council Awards program. The program, which will feature the awarding of grant money … [Read more...]
Gift Exchange Christmas parade and Holiday Celebration Set for Friday Night
JAMESTOWN - The annual downtown Jamestown Holiday Parade is set to take place tonight on Third Street. Jamestown Up Close and the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation is inviting the entire community to the "Gift Exchange Christmas Parade and Holiday … [Read more...]
JPD K9 Officer Mitchell Announced as Christmas Parade Grand Marshall
JAMESTOWN - The Downtown Jamestown Holiday Parade is going to the dogs! The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation and Jamestown Up Close are announcing that Jamestown Police Department’s K9 Officer Mitchell has been named the grand marshal of this … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Edwin Rodriguez and Kristy Kathman Discuss Downtown Holiday Events
Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Edwin Rodriguez and Kristy Kathman from Jamestown Up Close about the 2016 Downtown Jamestown Holiday Parade (taking place Friday, Dec. 2), the … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County IDA Takes Action on Celoron Hotel, Jamestown Brew Pub Projects
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency has approved a tax incentives for the $30.8 million Chautauqua Harbor Hotel project in Celoron. The hotel project will receive a tourism payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT), mortgage … [Read more...]
Several Projects Receive High Regional Scores for 2016 CFA Process
JAMESTOWN - Several projects in downtown Jamestown have received favorable scores in the state’s Consolidated Funding Application process for 2016. Earlier this month the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council (WNYREDC) submitted … [Read more...]
Geise Accepts Job in Monroe County
ROCHESTER - An official in local and regional economic development will be leaving for a job in Rochester. Mark Geise, who serves as Senior Planner for the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation and prior to that was the Deputy Economic Development … [Read more...]
