2013 Regional Economic Development Council Booklet Capital Region

8/13/2019 2013 Regional Economic Development Council Booklet Capital Region

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$82.8 million awarded to 100 projects

CFA # County Applicant Project Title Description Agency/

Program Award

31770

Alb., Renss.,Schen., Sarat.,

Colum., Greene,Wash., Warren

Center forEconomic

Growth

Growing theCapital Regions

Creative Economy

The study will assess the Capital Regionscreative economy and develop a strategicplan for expanding this sectors contributionto economic growth within the Region.

ESD SPFS $65,000.00

30552 Albany Albany CountyAlbany County

Rail Trail

This project will construct 5.5 miles of a

proposed 9.3 mile shared -use path alonga former rail bed. The funding will assistin the final design and construction of thepath. The expected outcomes are improvedmobility and economic opportunity for non-drivers, a better option for commuting bywalking or bicycling, reduced emissions andvehicle miles travelled, improved economicactivity along the trail corridor, and improvedhealth for trail users.

NYSERDACGC3

$1,003,478.00

30879 AlbanyAlbany County

Opportunity, Inc.

Sheridan AvenueImprovement

Project

Albany County Opportunity, Inc., dba AlbanyCommunity Action Partnership (ACAP),will use $150,000 in Urban Initiativesfunds to make accessibility and faadeimprovements at its Outreach Center onSheridan Avenue in the City of Albany'sWest Hill / Sheridan Hollow neighborhoods.

HCR UI $150,000.00

30341 AlbanyAlbany Instituteof History & Art

Spring MarketingCampaign

Albany Institute of History & Art requestsfunding for The Spring Marketing Plan forGE Presents: The Mystery of the AlbanyMummies Sept 21, 2013-June 8, 2014.Funds are requested to implement amarketing plan to reach new audiences. TheSpring Marketing Plan will market to core,area, regional and out-of-market audiencesto increase all audience segments.

ESD MNY $21,519.00

28310 Albany

Albany Institute

of History Art

ExteriorRestoration of

Rice House andRice House Annex

Built in the style of 16th century palazzos,the Albany Institute of History & Arts (AIHA)Rice House and Rice House Annex havea faade of yellow brick with unusually finemortar joints and an elaborate embellished

cornice. This restoration project will preventthe brick, cornice and flashing from allreaching a critical deteriorated state,ensuring future generations have access tothis tangible piece of Albanys history.

Parks HPA $100,000.00


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Program Award

29503 AlbanyCenter for

EmploymentOpportunities

WorkforceOpportunities

Program

The Center for Employment Opportunities(CEO) will provide a combination ofjob readiness training, job search andplacement services, on-the-job training,and job retention to men and women withrecent criminal convictions, helping them

gain the workplace skills and confidenceneeded for a successful transition to astable, productive life. Efforts are focusedon individuals on parole living in AlbanyCounty, as outlined in the Capital RegionOpportunity Agenda.

OTDA SNAP $60,000.00

28993 Albany City of AlbanyAlbany 2030

Sustainable CodeProject

The project will consist of a comprehensiveupdate to the Code of the City of Albany toallow for the incorporation of sustainabledesign and smart growth principles, withspecific emphasis on Zoning, as well asDevelopment Regulations. The projectwill also address green buildings codes,enhanced storm water managementpractices, urban agriculture, downtownand waterfront design standards, bikeinfrastructure requirements, as wellstreamlined permitting options.

NYSERDACGC2

$300,000.00

26552 Albany City of Watervliet3rd Avenue

Revitalization

The City of Watervliet will use $110,000 inNew York Main Street funds to assist theowners of mixed-use buildings to completecommercial and residential renovationprojects in Watervliet's Port Schuyler 3rdAvenue Corridor neighborhood.

HCR NYMS $110,000.00

27538 AlbanyColumbia

DevelopmentCompanies

Wellington RowRevitalization

Renovation of Albanys historic WellingtonRow, consisting of five buildings located at132-140 State Street, to create new officespace for Aeon Nexus and to establishdowntown condominiums, apartments andcommercial space.

ESD Grants $950,000.00

29761 AlbanyFirst ColumbiaDevelopment

QuackenbushSquare

Project includes 260,000 SF mixed usedevelopment with 240 car parking garage,120 room hotel, 30,000 SF office, withrestaurant & retail space in downtownAlbany.

ESD Grants $1,200,000.00

31691 AlbanyFuller Road

ManagementCorporation

Digital Data Open-Innovation Training

Center (DO-ITCenter)

Establish a Digital Data Open-InnovationTraining Center (DO-IT Center) for workforcetraining, a SMWBE Business Enterprisesbusiness center for software development,a data operations center, and a smart cityoperations training & development lab.

ESD Grants $3,500,000.00

29104 AlbanyPalace

Performing ArtsCenter, Inc.

The Palace DigitalProjector Project

Conversion to Digital Projection will increasethe cultural footprint of the theatre, helpingto revitalize downtown Albany. The Palacebrings thousands of patrons to Albany,

increases local business for restaurants,shops, parking garages, hotels, and more,providing job security for hundreds ofemployees. Conversion will enable ThePalace to accommodate live performingartists which have specific technicalneeds (previously not possible) and newopportunity for film screenings and festivals,further increasing downtown tourism.

Ar ts DFPCP $76,500.00


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Program Award

31178 AlbanyPark Playhouse,

Inc.

ProfessionalTheatrical Lighting

and SoundEquipment

The Park Playhouse produces free outdoortheater in Washington Park each summer,welcoming over 50,000 residents andvisitors from all over the Capital Region andbeyond. Lighting and sound equipment willbe purchased, reducing the organizations

annual expenditures and assuring qualityproductions.

Arts APCE $40,000.00

31231 AlbanyShaker Heritage

SocietyCity of Stories

Project

Partners for Albany Stories internshipprogram will support the City of Storiesinitiative, which draws attention to thecultural resources of Albany. The projectwill include public art/history pop upinstallations and interpretive kiosksthroughout the Capital Region. Two full timeSUNY interns will assist with developmentof the kiosks while obtaining hands-onexperience developing engaging communityprogramming.

Arts IWDP $7,560.00

17994 Albany

Tech Valley

SchoolFoundation

Tech ValleySTEMConnect

Interior fit up costs, including purchaseof capital equipment, associated with

relocation of Tech Valley High School andChildrens Museum to leased space in theZen Building at CNSE campus in Albany NY.

ESD Grants $1,500,000.00

32306 AlbanyTrinity Allianceof the Capital

Region

AdvancedTechnologyTraining andInformation

Networking Lab

Fit-up, furnish and operate a new AdvancedTechnology Training and InformationNetworking Lab to provide accessiblecomputer training space in which communitymembers can, apply for jobs, receivetraining, and attend online courses.


32306 AlbanyTrinity Allianceof the Capital

Region

AdvancedTechnology and

Computer TrainingCenter

Fit-up, furnish and operate a new AdvancedTechnology Training and InformationNetworking Lab to provide accessiblecomputer training space in which communitymembers can, apply for jobs, receivetraining, and attend online courses.

ESD OA $100,000.00

29807 AlbanyUniversity at

Albany

Campus CenterExpansion Green

Infrastructure

The University at Albany will use GIGPfunds to go above beyond their permitrequirements and install pervious pavement,rain gardens, and a green roof as part oftheir Campus Center Expansion Project.The inclusion of these green practiceswill reduce stormwater runoff, combatheat island effect, and conserve energy,ultimately helping the Campus CenterExpansion Project achieve a LEED Goldrating.

EFC GIGP $607,847.00

31325 AlbanyYincae

AdvancedMaterials, LLC

Operational SkillsTraining

Yincae Advanced Materials, LLC of Albanywill provide on-the-job training to 45newly-hired workers in chemical handling,instrument selection/reading, quality/

safety, operations, terminology, teamwork, confidentiality, experimental design,software, equipment maintenance, processcontrol, failure analysis, synthesis strategy,materials, formulation, characterization,reliability testing, product design/application,production issues/methodologies, tradeshow techniques, and customer skills.

DOL NHT $100,000.00


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Program Award

31956

Albany,Columbia,Greene,

Rensselaer,Saratoga,

Schenectady,Warren, Wash.

College ofNanoscale

Science andEngineering

Tech ValleyCertified Business

Incubator

The Tech Valley Certified Incubator will linknumerous regional assets and businessdevelopment programs into one unifiedprogram. This consortium will assiststart-up businesses in the Capital Districtby deploying best practices and providementorship

ESD HSSP $125,000.00

28077

Albany,Columbia,Greene,

Rensselaer,Saratoga,

Schenectady,Warren, Wash.

New York GolfTrail

Upstate MarketingStrategy

The New York Golf Trail is an extendedmarketing plan, encompassing six regionsof the state and 12 counties, that focuseson drawing golfers to the golf and lodgingpartners in New York State participating inthis program, thereby looking to increasingtourism in these areas.

ESD MNY $150,000.00

27778Albany,

Rensselaer

Capital DistrictRegional

PlanningCommission

RegionalCombined

Sewer Overflow

Governance andImplementation

Program

The Cities of Albany, Cohoes, Rensselaer,Troy and Watervliet, and the Town/Villageof Green Island are cooperating on theimplementation of a regional CombinedSewer Overflow (CSO) Control Plan thatwill achieve long-term cost savings andoperation efficiencies. This project willdevelop the formal governance structurefor the regional organization to help guidemanagement, siting and sizing of facilitiesin locations that will achieve maximumbenefit for minimum cost and reducedadministration.

DOS LGE $854,526.00

32584Albany,

RensselaerFruitura

BioSciences Ltd.

Construction of aIntegrated ModularBioreactor Facility

Fruitura Bio Sciences will build newintegrated modular bioreactors, producinginnovate products from cultured cells offruits and vegetables.

ESD EJP $1,200,000.00

29007

Albany,

Schenectady,Rensselaer

Albany CountyOpportunity Inc Career Readiness

The Albany Community Action Partnership(ACAP) and its partner, the SchenectadyCommunity Action Program (SCAP) willoperate a Career Readiness programfocused on issues faced by low-

income residents in the regions mostdisadvantaged, distressed locations.Program components will include: training,skills development and career readiness, aswell as job search, placement, support andretention services.

DOS CSBG $93,355.00

29007Albany,


Albany CountyOpportunity, Inc.

AlbanyCommunity Action

Partnership(ACAP) SNAPOpportunities

Program

The Albany Community Action Partnership(ACAP) and its partner, the SchenectadyCommunity Action Program (SCAP), willoperate a Career Readiness programfocused on issues faced by low-incomeresidents in the Capital District Region'smost disadvantaged, distressed locations.Program components will include trainingin-demand occupations such as healthcare,

transportation, culinary arts/hospitality andcustodial/maintenance, job search andplacement, and retention and supportiveservices.

OTDA SNAP $200,000.00

29007Albany,


Albany CountyOpportunity,Incorporateddba AlbanyCommunity

ActionPartnership

(ACAP)

Healthcare Aide,Driving and

Hospitality Training

Albany County Opportunity, Incorporateddba Albany Community Action Partnershipwill train 56 long-term unemployed workersas Home Health Aides, Certified NursingAssistants, phlebotomists, and commercialdrivers, and in culinary arts/hospitality, andcustodial maintenance.

DOL UWT $100,000.00


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Program Award

31287

Albany,Schenectady,Rensselaer,

Warren,Washington

The Altamont

Program, Inc.

The AltamontSNAP

OpportunitiesProgram

The Altamont Program will provide jobreadiness assistance, job skills training,education related to employment, workexperience and job placement in Albany,Rensselaer, Schenectady and Warrencounties targeting ex-offenders and

individuals with a history of substanceabuse. Participants will have the opportunityto access classroom instruction and hands-on training in the culinary arts, hospitalityand custodial maintenance sectors.

OTDA SNAP $200,000.00

31244

Bronx, Erie,Kings, Orange,

New York,Warren

CommunityHealth Care

Association ofNew York State

CHCANYSCommunityHealthCorpsAmeriCorps

Program

The Community Health Care Association ofNY State (CHCANYS) AmeriCorps Programwill place 27 economically disadvantaged,unemployed individuals in service asAmeriCorps members in community healthcenters in the Mid-Hudson, Capital, WesternNY, and New York City Regions. Theprogram will equip members with job skillsto prepare them for careers in communityhealth following their year of service.

Members will recruit community volunteersto provide job search readiness trainingto other economically disadvantaged andunemployed members in the communitiesthey serve.

ONCS Amer $244,412.00

30406

Clinton, Essex,Warren,

Washington,Saratoga,

Rensselaer,Albany

Lakes to LocksPassage Inc

Lakes to LocksPassage Geo

Marketing

The Lakes to Locks Passage GeotourismMarketing Initiative market the areas alongthe interconnected waterway from Albany toRouses Point to national and internationalaudiences, promoting authentic experiencesand sustainable tourism.

ESD MNY $100,000.00

26982 Columbia Casella Organics Casella Organics

Purchase of M&E to manufacture animalbedding from paper mill residuals. Theproject is in partnership with ColumbiaCounty Economic Development.

ESDEIPCAP

$180,000.00

29043 ColumbiaCatamount

Ski Resort &Adventure Park

Full ServiceFour SeasonDestination

Infrastructure for development of aColumbia County ski area into a four seasonresort. Phase I includes 60 one, two, andthree bedroom units, indoor/outdoor pool,fitness center, restaurant, meeting rooms,locker rooms, etc.

ESD Grants $1,000,000.00

29413 Columbia Columbia CountyEurial Feasibility

Study

Columbia County has attracted theinternational cheese company Eurial, whichwould like to expand. Funds will examine thepotential expansion in the region to servelocal, regional, and national markets.

ESD SPFS $35,000.00

27763 ColumbiaHarlem Valley

Rail TrailAssociation Inc

Harlem Valley RailTrail Constructionfrom Copake to

Hillsdale

The Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association isseeking funding for the construction of 1.54miles of Rail Trail in southeastern ColumbiaCounty, from Black Grocery Road in Copake

to Anthony Street in Hillsdale. Constructionof this section of the trail will link with theTown of Hillsdale to the Roeliff Jansen StatePark and Roeliff Jansen Community Library.It will bring the quiet Hamlet of Hillsdalewithin the Harlem Valley Rail Trail's sphereof economic vitality.

Parks PA $375,584.00

29074 Columbia

HousingResourcesof ColumbiaCounty, Inc.

City of HudsonState Street

RevitalizationProject

Housing Resources of Columbia CountyInc. will use $100,000 in Rural AreaRevitalization Projects funds to renovate afour-unit residential property on State Streetin the City of Hudson.

HCR RARP $100,000.00

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29637 ColumbiaHudson

DevelopmentCorporation

Hudson Day CareCenter

The Hudson Development Corporation willuse $150,000 in Rural Area RevitalizationProjects funds to assist a daycare centerbuilding in the City of Hudson.

HCR RARP $150,000.00

29043 ColumbiaRock Solid

DevelopmentLLC

Catamount Resort

Situated at the Catamount Ski Area in

the southern end of the famed BerkshiresRegion, Phase I of the project seeks toconvert Catamount Ski Resort & AdventurePark into a full service four seasondestination.

ESD MNY $200,000.00

31897 ColumbiaThe OlanaPartnership

Design and plansfor restoration ofthe Main Barn

complex at OlanaState Historic Site

The Olana Partnership (TOP) will createdesign documents for the stabilization andrestoration of the 19th Century Main Barncomplex at Olana, the home, studio, farm,and landscape designed by Hudson RiverSchool artist Frederic Edwin Church, withthe eventual goal of restoring the entire barnstructure so that it can be opened to thepublic. When completed, the restoration ofthe barn will enable TOP to expand programofferings and increase visitors.

Parks HPA $195,000.00

30713Columbia,Sullivan

Hudson ValleyAgriBusinessDevelopmentCorporation

Local FoodDistribution Hub

Network

Establish Mid-Hudson/Capital Region LTLLocal Food Distribution Hub which will allowfarmers to cost effectively get their productto market. Funds will be used to build afacility, in Sullivan Cty, Columbia Cty willretrofit 10,000 SF of space.


29344Delaware,

Greene, Sullivan,Ulster

CatskillAssociation for

Tourism Services

Catskills TourismMarketing

Catskill Association for Tourism Services(CATS), defined as Delaware, Greene,Sullivan and Ulster counties, seeks fundingfor a two-part marketing plan consisting ofa targeted advertising campaign and anadaptable Web site aims to bolster tourismgrowth, attract visitors to the Catskillsof New York State, as well as supportoverall economic growth in immediate and

surrounding regions.

ESD MNY $270,000.00

31150 GreeneCatskill MountainFoundation, Inc.

Digital ProjectionSystem

Catskill Mountain Foundation will convertthree of its four movie screens from 35mmto digital projection. In 2014 the movietheatre industry will reduce films available in35mm, moving to all digital film in the nearfuture. Movie theatres will face conversion inorder to continue operating. CMF cinemasdigital conversion will ensure jobs for 5 localresidents, stimulating tourism and circulatingthousands of people annually through thetown to attend its many film screenings,lectures and the summer music festivals.


27556 Greene

Greene CountyEconomic

Development,Tourism &Planning

Kaaterskill Clove

Greene County is pursuing funding for TheKaaterskill Clove- Americas First Vacation

Destination: Building a National AwarenessCampaign a collaborative approach tosustainable tourism development.

ESD MNY $150,000.00

32522 GreeneThomas Cole

National HistoricSite

Thomas ColeHouse

The project is to reconstruct the New Studioof the famous 19th-century artist ThomasCole, thereby creating a vital new visitordestination. With the regions natural beautyalready drawing millions of national andinternational visitors, the New Studio willprovide a key asset for New Yorks marketingstrategy.

ESD MNY $500,000.00

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Program Award

28960 GreeneTown of

Prattsvillle

CommunityRecovery

Components:Design andConstruction

The Town of Prattsville will advance a multi-component project identified in the TownsCommunity Reconstruction plan to restoreand revitalize the Route 23 (Main Street)streetscape which was devastated by theflooding from Hurricane Irene, includingPhase II of the streetscape enhancementproject; feasibility analysis and preliminarydesign for a new community center; anddesign and construction of a new waterfronttrail.

DOS LWRP $807,000.00

28559 GreeneVillage ofCoxsackie

Village ofCoxsackie Public

InfrastructureImprovements

The Village of Coxsackie proposes to use$590,000 in NYS CDBG funds for a sanitarysewer replacement program in a targetedarea in the Village. This project will benefit41 residents, 24 or 58.5% of whom are lowand moderate income.

HCRCDBGPI

$590,000.00

30287 GreeneVillage ofCoxsackie

Village ofCoxsackie

WastewaterSystem

Engineering Study

The Village of Coxsackie will complete anengineering report to evaluate sanitarysewer overflows (SSOs) issues in theVillage wastewater treatment and collectionsystem.

DEC EPGP $30,000.00

26438 Orange, Sullivan,Shop-Rite

Supermarkets,Inc.

Customer Serviceand Food Safety

Training

Shop-Rite Supermarkets, Inc. of Orange,Sullivan, Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess,Ulster and Albany Counties will train160 workers in workforce readiness, thecustomer experience, and National Registryof Food Safety Professional Management.

DOL EET $100,000.00

32235 RensselaerCapital District

CommunityGardens

Acquisition tosupport UrbanGrow Center

The Urban Grow Center is a multiphaseproject which will enable Capital DistrictCommunity Gardens (CDCG) to expand itsuse of agriculture in the Capital Region. TheCenter will include a local food supply hub,a rehabbed green building with alternatepower generation and conservation, afresh produce market, expanded year-

round programming and other featuresthat will double CDCGs ability to deliverlocal food and services to underservedneighborhoods.

Parks PA $64,956.00

28859 Rensselaer City of Troy

City of TroyLocal Waterfront

RevitalizationProgram

The City of Troy will prepare a LocalWaterfront Revitalization Program to providean actionable framework for catalyzingrobust redevelopment and waterfront accessand encourage additional investment inthe commercial properties that adjoin thewaterfront.

DOS LWRP $80,000.00

30762 RensselaerCity StationNorth, LLC

Medical,Residential, andRetail Mixed Use

Buildings in Troy

Project includes the acquisition, demolition,and renovation of property in the urbancore of Troy and 250,000 SF of medical,residential, retail including an urban grocery

in mixed use buildings.

ESD Grants $1,000,000.00

28751 Rensselaer

Commissionon EconomicOpportunity

for the GreaterCapital Region,

Inc.

Constructionof a New Job

Training Facility inDowntown Troy

The Commission on Economic Opportunityfor the Greater Capital Region, Inc. (CEO)will use $150,000 in Urban Initiatives fundsto construct a new building on a currentlyvacant lot at 2347 Fifth Avenue in the Cityof Troy. The building will house CEO's jobtraining and Weatherization programs. Theestimated total project cost exceeds $1.5million and CEO will use private financing tocomplete the project.

HCR UI $150,000.00

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27282 Rensselaer

IndependentLiving Centerof the Hudson

Valley, Inc.

FacilityRenovations

The Independent Living Center of theHudson Valley (ILC) will use $150,000 inUrban Initiatives funds to renovate the 3rdfloor of ILC's building on Third Street in theCity of Troy, creating additional accessiblespace to provide services for people withdisabilities.

HCR UI $150,000.00

32574 RensselaerMedia Alliance

Inc.NATURE Lab

Media Alliances NATURE Lab (NorthTroy Art, Technology and Urban Researchin Ecology) will launch a model projectemploying art as the seed to reclaim publicspace and build community relationships.Looking to city models that reuse anddevelop abandoned lots to reclaimingchallenged neighborhoods, it will encouragepartnerships and collaborations with diversegroups that work with high technology andresource sharing.

Arts CHPG $37,000.00

31502 RensselaerPantera

DevelopmentDockside Loft

Mixed use Downtown Troy project includesrenovation of 35-unit bldg., constructmodern walkway on Hudson, rehab parkingand infrastructure.

ESD Grants $1,000,000.00

31501 RensselaerPaper BatteryCompany Inc

Paper BatteryCompany

RD&D to formulate and test aqueous basedelectrode slurries for use in manufacturingbatteries that are produced without toxicheavy metals.

ESDEIPRDD

$103,680.00

32572 RensselaerRensselaerPolytechnic

Institute

RPI CertifiedBusinessIncubatorProposal

The RPI Certified Incubator will linknumerous regional bio-based assets andbusiness development programs into oneunified program. This consortium will assiststart-up businesses in the Capital Districtby deploying best practices and providementorshi

ESD HSSP $125,000.00

28815 RensselaerSt Peters Health

Partners

Troy Master

Facility Plan

Construction of a 550 car parking garageto support Phase I of a planned multi-

phase $67M relocation/consolidation at twohospitals in the City of Troy.

ESD Grants $1,250,000.00

32469 RensselaerTech Valley

Center of Gravity

Acquisition andRenovation ofQuackenbush

Building

Not-for-profit to purchase and renovate avacant building in the heart of DowntownTroy to establish maker space/techincubator. Projected spinoffs to result in thecreation of 25 companies and 150 jobs.


27848 Rensselaer

The Board ofCooperativeEducationalServices forRensselaer,Columbia,

Greene Countiesdba Questar III

HVAC, LPN andWelding Training

The Board of Cooperative EducationalServices for Rensselaer, Columbia,Greene Counties dba Questar III will train30 long-term unemployed workers inHeating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning andRefrigeration, Licensed Practical Nursing,and welding.

DOL UWT $99,948.00

31779 SaratogaCity of Saratoga

Springs

ComprehensivePlan

Implementation

The City of Saratoga Springs will advancean anticipated updated ComprehensivePlan by drafting revisions to related policydocuments, including Zoning Ordinance,Subdivision Regulations, and Buildingand Construction Standards and Details.Saratoga Springs is currently updating itsComprehensive Plan to further existing andstill relevant sustainability concepts. Theproposed plan will establish sustainable landuse policies, guide infrastructure investmentand promote sustainable growth.

NYSERDACGC2

$200,000.00

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Program Award

26518 Saratogae.nfrastructure

Technologies, Inc

Planning, Designand Constructionof Manufacturing

Facility

Design, construction, and fit-up of 70,000SF manufacturing/warehouse/office buildingat STEP to consolidate four separateoperations and add 75-100 jobs.


32333 SaratogaQuad/Graphics,

Inc.

InformationTechnology andManufacturingSkills Training

Quad/Graphics, Inc. of Saratoga Springs will

provide on-the-job training for 80 newly-hired workers in computer informationtechnology, continuous improvement, leanmanufacturing, industrial safety, and printingand manufacturing technical skills.

DOL NHT $89,237.00

32597 SaratogaSaratoga RowingAssociation, Inc

Regatta CenterSaratoga

Saratoga Rowing Association (SRA) aimsto position Saratoga as a destination ofchoice for elite regattas and training, byexpansion of its capital infrastructure, andimprovement of race course equipment. Abuilding for regatta planning and execution,and athlete training provided by renovatinga neglected building located in the Town ofSaratoga, NY, across Fish Creek from itsmain boathouse.

ESD MNY $42,000.00

30204 Saratoga Stewarts ShopsEnergy Efficiency

Upgrades

Reduce water consumption at thecompany's Dairy Processing andPackaging Operations facility. The projectis in partnership with Saratoga EconomicDevelopment Corp.

ESDEIPCAP

$128,500.00

29915 SaratogaTown of

Halfmoon

Erie CanalTowpath

CommunityConnector

Construction

The Town of Halfmoon will construct amulti-use trail along the the historic ErieCanal Towpath on the north shore of theMohawk River. The trail will encompassapproximately 0.75 miles from ClamsteamRoad, under the I-87 Twin Bridges and westto the town line.

DOS LWRP $200,000.00

28805 Saratoga Town of StillwaterRiverside TrailCommunity

Linkage Project

The Riverside Trail Community LinkageProject focuses on implementing criticalportions of the trail system that will connect

southern Stillwater neighborhoods ofRiverside, Stillwater Junction, and EastSaratoga Junction to the areas resources,destinations and the greater regional trailnetwork. This includes the Stillwater Townand Village Halls, Island Park, the future siteof Mullah Hill Park, the Zim Smith Trail andthe City of Mechanicvilles business district.

Canals $150,000.00

28805 Saratoga Town of StillwaterRiverside TrailCommunity

Linkage Project

The Town of Stillwater has embarked on acomprehensive effort to expand trail linkagethroughout the community, from the HistoricSaratoga Battlefield site to the waterfrontand City of Mechanicville. The 2013Riverside Trail Community Linkage Projectfocuses on implementing critical portions ofthe trail system that will connect southern

Stillwater neighborhoods to the areasresources, destinations and the greaterregional trail network.

Parks RTP $200,000.00

32344 SaratogaCity of Saratoga

Springs

City of SaratogaSprings SewagePumping Stations

Study

The City of Saratoga Springs will completean engineering report to evaluate solutionsfor the upgrade of three wastewaterpumping stations.

DEC EPGP $30,000.00


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Program Award

26966 SaratogaSaratoga Film

Forum, Inc.Digital Conversionfor Film Projection

Digital projection capacity will put the FilmForum on the map as a forward-thinkingArt House capable of screening films thatassure our regional economic viabilityand cultural relevance. An independentcinema will improve our communityscompetitive edge as an attractive arts assetand benchmark of cultural currency andliteracy for residents, visitors, and potentialhome buyers. Realtors and merchants nowinvoke the Film Forum when they promotecultural features to clients, and downtownrestaurants and retailers will benefit fromspecial collaborative promotions.


28296 SchenectadyCity of

Schenectady

City ofSchenectadyWastewater

Engineering Study

The City of Schenectady will complete anengineering report to explore upgradesfor the Citys wastewater treatment andcollection system to address sanitary seweroverflows (SSOs).

DEC EPGP $50,000.00

28699 SchenectadyFrontier SnoRiders, Inc

Frontier Sno

Riders TrailGroomingEquipmentPurchase

Frontier Sno Riders, Inc. will use grantfunds to purchase grooming equipment forsnowmobile trail maintenance. The newand larger equipment will allow the clubto efficiently maintain high traffic trails andimprove trail safety.

Parks RTP $59,200.00

28865 SchenectadyMaxon ALCOHoldings LLC

SchenectadyRiverfront

RevitalizationProject

Multi-year, multi-phase waterfront Brownfielddevelopment to include 144,000 SF retail,304 apartments, supermarket, hotel, andbanquet house.

ESD Grants $5,000,000.00

31508 SchenectadyMuseum ofScience andInnovation

ChallengerLearning Centerof the Greater

Capital Region,Inc

Renovations and equipment at the Museumof Science and Innovation to motivatestudents in STEM studies by providing aspace-themed, simulated science and mathexperience that promotes decision making,problem solving and team building skills.


29158 SchenectadyNew York

Folklore SocietyFolk Arts

Internships

New York Folklore Society will hire twointerns to enhance the organizationsvisibility through social media and marketingand provide arts education support for acommunity cultural documentation programinvolving Schenectady's urban youth. Thiswill be an opportunity for emerging artsleaders to gain practical experience in arts-related fields by leveraging the strength ofthe education system.

Arts IWDP $8,968.00

28003 Schenectady ProctorsCirque Eloize

Summer

Residency

As part of a five-year partnershipcommitment, Proctors Cirque Eloize willbring renowned circus arts innovators todowntown Schenectady each summer fora three-week residency program. Duringthis time, a new production will debut as

well as an offering of circus arts classes toyouth and adults. Cirque Eloise will have a$1 million economic impact on Schenectadyand a $9 million impact on the region,indirectly creating 150 full time jobs.

Ar ts CHPG $100,000.00

Documents

2013 Regional Economic Development Council Booklet Capital Region