economic development

The North Country Chamber of Commerce hosted joint State of the County, Town and City speeches this week. The leaders of the three municipalities offered an optimistic overview and outlook for the region.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul wants to establish a new economic development center in Albany’s Pine Hills neighborhood.

The Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development has completed a study examining the potential to create a Land Bank in the state.

A major borrowing bill, once stalled on Beacon Hill, was signed into law last month after reappearing and clearing the legislature. On Tuesday, it was the center of a ceremony touting its impact across the state, including western Massachusetts.

Staff from the Business Council of New York have been visiting manufacturing facilities across the state, including the Norsk Titanium plant in Plattsburgh.

Officials from Clinton County and the Town of Plattsburgh held a ribbon cutting this morning to formally open access to new manufacturing development acreage that is considered a significant milestone in regional economic development.

The North Country Regional Economic Development Council met recently for updates on economic development efforts across the region including DRI and New York Forward funding.

The executive director of the Berkshire Black Economic Council has been named as a co-chair for a committee in the transition team of incoming Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey.

Rarely applied tax cap law stalls deal on economic development bill

Says funding is there for housing, downtown development, environmental projects in every Massachusetts city and town