BULLETIN Mathes Resigns At Otsego Now ONEONTA – Sandy Mathes, who as CEO of Otsego Now revolutionized economic development in Otsego County over the past three years, has resigned. He gave the 90-day notice required by his contract, the Otsego Now board learned this morning. DEVELOPING STORY; CHECK BACK FOR DETAILS…
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Chairman Leaving Otsego Now Board For Now, Hulse Succeeds Morgan ONEONTA – Devin Morgan, Otsego Now chairman during the tumult that led to the resignation of the organization’s president, Sandy Mathes, in June, has resigned. According to a letter sent to county representatives and fellow board members, his resignation is effective at the end of the year, and the current vice chair, Rick Hulse, will serve as acting chair until a decision on Morgan’s successor is made.…
CLICK HERE FOR PROFILE OF AIDA EXEC Jody Zakrevsky Hired As Otsego Now CEO By LIBBY CUDMORE • www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Jody Zakrevsky, the former executive director of the Amsterdam IDA, has joined Otsego Now as the full-time CEO. Zakrevsky, who joined the Amsterdam IDA in 2011, oversaw the development of The Edson Street Industrial Park, which includes tenants such as Losurdo Foods, Washburns Ice Cream/Refrigerated Lines, Mohawk Signs, Town & County Bridge and Rail, Bush Carpentry & Millwork and Northeast…
Hiring Of Otsego Now President Delayed As Details Worked Out ONEONTA – After a 15-minute executive session this morning, Otsego Now’s hiring committee delayed hiring a new president, pending agreement on final particulars. On coming out of executive session, board chair Devin Morgan said a special meeting may be called in the near future to act on the appointment.…
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READ RESIGNATION LETTER MATHES, WHO REVITALIZED IDA, LEAVING 3rd Resignation Creates Crisis For Otsego Now By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.allotsego.com ONEONTA – The coup is complete. Sandy Mathes, who revolutionized economic development in Otsego County in the past three years, has given the 90-day notice required by his contract, and will be departing as CEO of the Otsego Now organization he created by summer’s end. As if to punctuate the end of an era, Bob Hanft of Pierstown,…
Otsego Now Gets It, NY Experts Declare Developers Need Rail Access, Shovel-Ready Sites, Panel Says By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Otsego Now has been on the right track, a panel of top state economic-development experts reported the county IDA’s annual meeting at Northern Eagle Beverage this morning. Jeff Janiszewski, Empire State Development Corp. senior vice president/strategic business development, was asked, in light of plans to redevelop the D&H yards, how common are manufacturers who need rail…
COO Elizabeth Horvath Resigns From Otsego Now ONEONTA – Elizabeth Horvath, Otsego Now chief operating officer, announced her resignation today. She has accepted another position, and said she would announce the details at a later date. Her hiring was announced in January 2014 along with that of Sandy Mathes, Otsego Now CEO, at a press conference in IDA office in Oneonta’s old city hall. Prior to the IDA, she was a senior director at CEB, a member-based advisory firm, managing research…
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Otsego Now Committee Goal: Full-Time CEO Hanft: Provision Will Blunt Momentum By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.allotsego.com ONEONTA – The Otsego Now board of directors, at its monthly meeting Thursday, approved minutes of its new Reorganization Committee that includes among the committee’s goals: “engage in a search and hire a full-time CEO.” The 2-5 vote came over the objections of board member Bob Hanft, immediate past chairman. He said including that line in the Reorganization Committee’s 11 “duties and responsibilities”…