2022 : Economic Dev.
Resurgence in Manufacturing Extends to Adirondack Region
As manufacturing jobs have moved back to the US, they have also moved back into and around the Adirondacks.
Influenced Scenarios
Evidence
NOVA Bus Wins 1st US Electric Bus Order
The first production units for NOVA Bus are long range units that will got to Milwaukee.
Read about the order here.
NOVA Bus Wins Chicago Order
NOVA Bus Wins NY City Order
It begins with 120 buses and can be as many as 500. Deliveries begin in May 2020
Read the news story here
Messena Aluminum Plant Becomes a Data Center
With help from the NY Power Authority, the shuttered auto factories and aluminum plants have become data centers. The big dam there produces enormous amounts of power that needed the new customers. The cool climate improves efficiency of these heat producing operations.
Read the news story here.
Ward Lumber Cooperative Wins $250k
Ward Lumber in Jay is being sold to its employees as a cooperative. This $250k grant is to help that to completion.
Read more on page 70 of the 2019 NYS REDC Grant Awards Booklet
Old Garage in Whallonsburg to Become Maker Space
The Whitcomb Garage, across from the Grange, is being renovated into a maker space.
Read the news story here.
Bombardier Plattsburgh Wins NJ Transit Contract
The first 113 cars are for $669 million and the contract could grow to $3.6 billion.
Read the news story here.
Another Transportation Company Expands in Plattsburgh
The company makes door system for subway and train cars. 52 jobs will come with the expansion.
Read the news story here.
Zinc Mine Reopens North of the Park
The old mine in Gouverneour has reopened and hired some 200 people.
Read the news story here.
Plattsburgh Seeks Moratorium on Bitcoin Operations
The bitcoin mining sites already consume more than 10% Plattsburgh's power and force the city to buy expensive open market power. Also these operations provide no jobs.
Old Market in Willsboro to Become a Maker Space
The land around the old store will be part of the Bouquet Preserve, and the store itself will use funds from the sale of the land to become a public, large, maker space equipped with all sorts of tools.
Read the news story here.
Carpe Insectae Wins $13k Grant to Increase Production
Carpe Insectae, the tiny Saranac Lake producer of all natural insect repellent will use the funds to expand production to satisfy growing demand in Canada.
See page 76 of the 2017 REDC grant awards booklet here.
Bionique Wins $300k REDC Grant for Upgrades
Bionique in Saranac Lake has won a $300k REDC grant to upgrade its testing equipment.
Read page 76 of the 2017 REDC grant awards booklet here.
General Composites Wins $93k for Upgrades
Machinery and equipment upgrades will bring hybrid molding to the General Composites plant in Willsboro.
See page 75 of the 2017 REDC Awards booklet here.
Prevost Bus Wins Largest Contract Ever
The order for new 360 new buses is for Greyhound. Prevost, and sister company Nova Bus are both owned by Volvo and located in Plattsburgh.
Read the news story here.
Personalized Prosthetics Business Grows in LP
Using advanced plastics, a specialized prosthetics business in Lake Placid is doing well producing advanced artificial limbs.
Read the news story here.
NYS Funds Titanium 3D Printing Effort in Plattsburgh
NYS and Norsk Titanium will be a production scale facility for 3D printing of titanium parts for aircraft. It will employ 400 people. Norsk brings the production technique to the project. It will be at the old air force base.
Read the news story here.
Quebec-based Delastek Manufacturer Moving to Plattsburgh
Delastek, a Quebec-based aerospace and transportation supplies manufacturer has signed a three year lease for the TDC Air Industrial Park in Plattsburgh.
Read the news story here.
Seaway Timber Wins $3.5m to Build New Sawmill
Seaway will add a sawmill, it has been a long time since a new sawmill opened in the region. Seaway runs a large logging operation.
Read more about the grant on page 87 of the 2015 REDC awards booklet
Trudeau Loses CEO and 4 Scientists
The biotech research institute in Saranac Lake is losing it's CEO and 4 scientists in a major blow to its plans.
Read the news story here.
SterRX Lands Long-term National Distribution Contract
SterRX, a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Plattsburgh expects to add 120 to 170 more jobs over the next few years and to produce up to $400 million of product per year with new business provided by the new distribution contract.
Read the news story here.
Plattsburgh and Longueuil, Quebec Agree to Cooperate
A declaration of cooperation was signed November 23rd between the city of Plattsburgh, NY and the city of Longueuil, Quebec to work towards creating a bi-national transportation manufacturing cluster in the region. The partnership will build on the capacities of the manufacturing in each region.
Read the news story here.
SUNY Adirondack Gets $50,000 for Advanced Manufacturing Initiative
Irving Consumer Products awarded SUNY Adirondack with $50,000 towards their Advanced Manufacturing Initiative. Curriculum and programs will be created to train and educate a strong workforce for the manufacturing and hi-tech industries in the region.
Read the announcement here.
Read the announcement here.
SUNY Adirondack Gets $10m for Workforce Training
The community college in Glens Falls will see $10m for a regional workforce training center.
Read the news story here.
Nova Bus to Add Showroom to Plattsburgh Facility
Nova Bus was just approved to build a 14,000 square foot showroom for their buses at the Plattsburgh manufacturing facility as well as a 22,400 square foot parking lot. In the midst of an increase in production and bus orders the showroom will allow clients to view products in a better environment.
Read the news story here.
GE Schenectady Factory Building 2 Turbines for Vietnam
As part of a new $1B deal with Asian customers, GE has announced recently that their Schenectady factory will be building two steam turbines for Vietnam to be delivered in spring of 2016.
Read the news article here .
Chicago Transit Authority Expands Order with Nova Bus
The Chicago Transit Authority announced that they will be expanding their order through Nova Bus to build 125 more transit buses, which is valued at $68.4 million. Nova Bus is a manufacturing facility in Plattsburgh.
Read the news article here.
CCC Wins Grant for Area's First Advanced Manufacturing Institute
Last fall Clinton Community College won a $12.7 million grant from the SUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program for the institute that will provide education and training in aerospace, transportation and manufacturing. The three areas focused on were identified by the North Country Regional Economic Development Council as necessary for economic growth.
Read the news story here.
Plattsburgh Developing Transportation Manufacturing Cluster
Leading companies already in the area like Bombardier and Nova Bus have taken the lead on serious development of the cluster, bring more of the supply chain to the region.
Read the updated news about this here
Read the updated news about this here
New BioTech to Operate in SLK
The company was sold some months ago and moved away. The remaining employees are starting a new manufacturing operation in the same space.
Read the news story here.
Read the news story here.
NOVA Bus Starts Up New Assembly Line
The Plattsburgh operation will build hundreds of buses (Prevost) for the NYC MTA. The first bus came off the line Dec 5.
Read the news story here.
Read the news story here.
Finch Paper Gets $1m for Modernization
Finch Paper will get $1m to retain the workforce and modernize parts of the pulp and paper mill.
See page 85 of the 2014 REDC Awards Booklet
See page 85 of the 2014 REDC Awards Booklet
Rome Drone Testing Site Gets More Funding
An additional $2m will come to this site from the 2014REDC awards. This is developing nicely.
See page 59 of the 2014 REDC awards booklet
Here is a link to the website for the Rome project
See page 59 of the 2014 REDC awards booklet
Here is a link to the website for the Rome project
Finch Plans $20m Expansion
GE Fuel Cell Operation Comes to Malta
Malta, home to Global Foundries chip fab, gets another win, attracting GE's fuel cell operation.
Read the news item here.
Read the news item here.
Corning Expands in Canton
Biotech Company Leaving Saranac Lake
Washington County Picks up Diverse Manufacturing
Washington County on the southeastern edge of the Park is picking up diverse manufacturing businesses.
Read the news story here.
Read the news story here.
FAA Approves Rome NY Drone Testing Site
The site, at the former Griffiss AF Base, is one of 6 sites in the US. A consortium of 40 institutions is involved. Operations may begin in the summer of 2014. 500 manufacturing and research jobs are expected to follow. This could boost the Southwestern Adk Park.
Global Foundries Adding 1000 Jobs in Spring 2014
The giant chip fab in Malta, near Saratoga, recently opened with 2000 jobs. An new additional operation will add 1000 jobs in spring 2014
Read the news story here.
Read the news story here.
Bombardier Plattsburgh Wins More Large Subway Car Contracts
The Plattsburgh plant has a $1.5 billion contract for 775 cars for BART in San Francisco. In addition it is building 714 cars for Chicago and 300 for NY City.
Read the news story here.
Read the news story here.
Barrel Maker Opening in Remsen
The company will serve the fast growing number of distilleries in the region.
Read the news item here.
Read the news item here.
Trudeau and Clarkson win $35 million over 3 years
NYS to add $35 million over 3 years to boost Trudeau / Clarkson biotech R&D business. It is expected to bring 100s of jobs.
Read the news here.
The State has released the first $5m, read about it here.
Read the news here.
The State has released the first $5m, read about it here.
Bionique Testing in Saranac Lake to Expand
Bionique Testing won $650k from then NCREDC to expand their facility.
Turn to page 78 of the 2013 REDC grant booklet here.
Turn to page 78 of the 2013 REDC grant booklet here.
Lyons Falls Biorefinery Scale Up Effort Wins $877k
The project, located at the former Lyons Falls pulp mill site, will design and build a demonstration facility. The end goal is a 700 ton/day project.
Read about the company and their process here.
Turn to page 80 of the 2013 REDC grant booklet here.
Read about the company and their process here.
Turn to page 80 of the 2013 REDC grant booklet here.
2013 REDC Grants Announced, Big Wins for the Region
The grant details are cited in their respective events. The big news is the North Country Region won big, the 3rd year in a row and the only region to do so.
Read the Governor's announcement here.
Read the Governor's announcement here.
SterRx Wins $800k to Set Up Pharma Pkg Plant in Plattsburgh
NOVA Bus in Plattsburgh Wins $194m Contract with NYC
414 buses for NYC mass transit will be built at their Plattsburgh operation
Read the news story here.
Read the news story here.
GE to close Ft Edward Capacitor Plant
The plant employees 200 people who will be offered jobs at other GE facilities. The operation will move to Florida. Ft Edward is the seat of Washington County and is located near the eastern edge of the Park.
Read the news here.
Read the news here.
Nano Utica Plans a $1.5b Semiconductor Fab
The new site will create over 1000 jobs and have a positive impact on the towns in the southeastern Park like Morehouse, Ohio and even Old Forge
The Governor's announcement is here
The Governor's announcement is here
CR Bard Expands in Queensbury
Medical device manufacturer CR Bard is hiring for an expansion in Queensbury.
Read the news story here.
Read the news story here.
For Resurgence in Manufacturing Extends to Adirondack Region
For Resurgence in Manufacturing Extends to Adirondack Region