Chautauqua County and the City of Jamestown have been awarded a total of $500,000 to help expand housing opportunities. The funding is a Pro-Housing Communities Technical Assistance Grant through the New York State Homes & Community Renewal … [Read more...]
CCIDA, CCPEG Projects Result In Nearly $85 Million In Investments In 2025
Projects by the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency and Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth resulted in nearly $85 million in investments in 2025. The CCIDA Board received the Choose CHQ 2025 Annual Report at its meeting … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County To Be Featured In ‘Viewpoint With Dennis Quaid’ Segment
Chautauqua County will be featured in an upcoming segment of "Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid." The public television (PTV) program distributes to more than 170 PTV stations across the country. The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency … [Read more...]
County IDA Approves Tax Incentives For Maplevale Farms To Relocate To Mina
The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency Board has approved tax incentives for Maplevale Farms to relocate their operations from the town of Ellicott to Findley Lake. Maplevale Farms will be building a 150,000 square foot refrigerated … [Read more...]
Serta Mattress In Ellicott Is Closing
Serta Mattress in Ellicott is closing. Sources say employees at the Mason Industrial Park factory were informed Thursday that the facility would be closing as of October 31, 2025. Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency CEO Mark Geise … [Read more...]
Maplevale Farms To Move From Ellicott To Findley Lake
Maplevale Farms has announced their plans to move from Ellicott to Findley Lake where they plan to build a new facility. The announcement about the longtime food distribution company came at the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency … [Read more...]
CCIDA Says Goodbye To Retiring CFO Rich Dixon
The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency said goodbye to its longtime Chief Financial Officer at their board meeting on Tuesday. Rich Dixon first joined the CCIDA in 2006. Since then, he's had primary responsibility for financial … [Read more...]
Gateway Lofts Project Receives Additional Brownfield Loan Funds From CCIDA
The Gateway Lofts Project has been approved for additional loan funding to help remediate the site of the future project on Water Street. In September 2024, the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency Board had initially approved a … [Read more...]
CCIDA CEO Mark Geise Named Again To Buffalo Business First’s ‘Power 250’
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...]
CCIDA, CCPEG Celebrate $300 Million In Investments In 2024
The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency and Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth are celebrating more than $300 million in investments in 2024. CCIDA CEO Mark Geise presented on the 2024 annual report to the CCIDA Board … [Read more...]
