Post on 14-Oct-2020
CONNECTIONS
MVREDC
MEETING
PROGRESS REPORT 09.10.15
AGENDA
• 2015 Progress Report & Implementation Plan
• MV500 Update
• Upstate Revitalization Discussion
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MOTION: Approve 2015 CFA Scores
• Motion: That the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council approves and adopts the proposed list of Consolidated Funding application projects and scores as presented to the Council and agreed upon in Executive Session prior to this session.
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32 PRIORITY PROJECTS (ESD Capital) $30 Million 50 “Other” Agency Priorities
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
GROW BUILD
CREATE REVIVE
MODERNIZE
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HIG
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GH
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Mohawk Valley Agribusiness Incubator (Schoharie County) Village of Mohawk Fulmer Green Plain Park North (Herkimer County) New Age Renewable Energy Johnstown Renewables (Fulton County) Mair Magaw Information Systems LLC (Montgomery County) PAR Technology Corporation Facility and Equipment Upgrade (Oneida County) Fort Schuyler Management Corporation Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Development Center (Oneida County) Hartwick College Center for Craft Food and Beverage (Otsego County)
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GROW Jobs and enhance
regional concentrations
BUILD the 21st Century
workforce
CREATE an ecosystem for
innovation & entrepreneurs
REVIVE
communities through smart
growth and sustainable
planning
MODERNIZE
Government & Civic Structures
EXPORT regional products and attract new
foreign investment
MOTION: Authorize submission of Proress Report
Motion: That the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council approves and adopts the 2015 Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council Progress Report (also known as the “Action Plan”) as presented and delegates its authority to the Council’s Executive Committee to complete the editing and submission of the plan to New York State.
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MV500 UPDATE
Targeting Drivers of
Exponential Growth
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Nearly ½ of our labor force is
parked on the
sidelines; while 40% of workers
are living at or near the
poverty line.
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Poverty is highest in our Cities
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…but so is job density
WH
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STEM jobs pay an average of 1.5-2x higher than average wages
Semiconductor & Advanced Manufacturing
Agricultural Asset Mapping
Regional Ticketing & Mobile Marketing Technology
STEM INDUSTRIES
AG & Food Systems
KEY INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
TOURISM SIG
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TIV
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MODERNIZE
STEM INDUSTRIES
VIBRANT COMMUNITIES
TOURISM
AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS
MV
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MOTION: Authorize Submission of URI Plan
MV
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Motion: That the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council adopts the MV500 investment strategies and signature initiatives as presented and delegates its authority to the Council’s Executive Committee to oversee the completion of the MV500 Upstate Revitalization Initiative Competition Plan, and subsequent submission of the plan to New York State.
INITIATIVES THAT CONNECT OUR
COMMUNITIES…
STEM INDUSTRIES
AGRICULTURE
INNOVATION
TOURISM
DOWNTOWNS
…WITH OUR STATE
TECHNOLOGY
CRAFT BREWING
& DISTILLING
STEM
EDUCATION
TOURISM
UNMANNED
AERIAL SYSTEMS
MIGHTY WATERS
NANOTECHNOLO
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MV
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Ou
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MV500 VIDEO
& URI DISCUSSION