Area businesses to receive community revitalization, job creation funding
NORWICH – The Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council is announcing that 10 projects will receive $8 million in awards through the Rural Initiative Fund; the Community Revitalization Program; and the Shovel-Ready Program, as part of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Regional Council initiative.
These projects, which have the potential to create over 1,000 jobs, will help to revitalize communities, bolster the farm-based economy and generate substantial private sector investment. Of the 10 projects being funded, three are in Chenango County:
• A $200,000 low-interest loan from the Community Revitalization Program will go towards redeveloping the former Salvation Army building in downtown Norwich. The loan will leverage up to $250,000 in direct funding from Development Chenango Corporation (DCC), the economic development arm of Commerce Chenango. Plans call for DCC to purchase the property; perform functional and architectural renovations including extensive asbestos removal; and rent the ground floor and basement space to one or more commercial tenants. “Once the property demonstrates its viability as an investment, we would market it to a private developer, and return it to the tax rolls,” said Commerce Chenango President and CEO Steve Craig. “Rescuing this property will help preserve the integrity of the downtown Norwich business district.”
• The Rural Initiative Fund will supply Norwich-based Sunrise Family Farms, Inc. with a $300,000 loan to purchase pasteurization equipment for its 25,000 square foot expansion project in Greene. The added capacity will allow the company to increase specialty organic yogurt production by 250 percent, creating 14 jobs and supporting growth of regional dairy farms.
• The Rural Initiative fund is also providing Purdy & Sons Foods, Inc. of Sherburne with a $370,000 loan to help finance a 3,000 square foot expansion of the existing warehouse and the acquisition of two trucks, grounds maintenance equipment, and IT equipment for inventory. The project will allow the company to expand both the number of farmers served and its distribution service area, as well as create 15 jobs. Purdy’s products are distributed to schools, institutions, government agencies and restaurants in Central New York.
These projects, which have the potential to create over 1,000 jobs, will help to revitalize communities, bolster the farm-based economy and generate substantial private sector investment. Of the 10 projects being funded, three are in Chenango County:
• A $200,000 low-interest loan from the Community Revitalization Program will go towards redeveloping the former Salvation Army building in downtown Norwich. The loan will leverage up to $250,000 in direct funding from Development Chenango Corporation (DCC), the economic development arm of Commerce Chenango. Plans call for DCC to purchase the property; perform functional and architectural renovations including extensive asbestos removal; and rent the ground floor and basement space to one or more commercial tenants. “Once the property demonstrates its viability as an investment, we would market it to a private developer, and return it to the tax rolls,” said Commerce Chenango President and CEO Steve Craig. “Rescuing this property will help preserve the integrity of the downtown Norwich business district.”
• The Rural Initiative Fund will supply Norwich-based Sunrise Family Farms, Inc. with a $300,000 loan to purchase pasteurization equipment for its 25,000 square foot expansion project in Greene. The added capacity will allow the company to increase specialty organic yogurt production by 250 percent, creating 14 jobs and supporting growth of regional dairy farms.
• The Rural Initiative fund is also providing Purdy & Sons Foods, Inc. of Sherburne with a $370,000 loan to help finance a 3,000 square foot expansion of the existing warehouse and the acquisition of two trucks, grounds maintenance equipment, and IT equipment for inventory. The project will allow the company to expand both the number of farmers served and its distribution service area, as well as create 15 jobs. Purdy’s products are distributed to schools, institutions, government agencies and restaurants in Central New York.
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