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Craft Food, Beverage Organizers Greet

Appalachian Commission Chair Gohl

Key players in this afternoon's announcement of an Appalachian Regional Commission grant to Hartwick College were, from left, Brewery Ommegang Quality and Compliance Manager Scott Britton, Colleen Deacon, Aide to U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, New York State Senator James L. Seward, Deputy Secretary of State Dierdre Scozzafava, ARC Federal Co-chair Earl Gohl, Hartwick College Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael Tannenbaum, Southern Tier East Regional Planning Board Member Erik Miller, and Hartwick College Professor of Economics Carli Ficano. (Chris Lott/Hartwick College)
Key players in this afternoon’s announcement of an Appalachian Regional Commission grant to Hartwick College were, from left, Brewery Ommegang Quality and Compliance Manager Scott Britton; Colleen Deacon, aide to U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand; state Sen. Jim Seward, Deputy Secretary of State Dierdre Scozzafava, ARC Federal Co-chair Earl Gohl, Hartwick College Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael Tannenbaum, Southern Tier East Regional Planning Board Member Erik Miller, and Hartwick College Professor of Economics Carli Ficano. (Gerry Raymonda/Hartwick College)

ONEONTA – Earl Gohl, federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, delivered the $123,525 check this afternoon to help launch Hartwick College’s new Center for Craft and Food Beverage, aim to assist the revival of hops growing, brewing and natural foods production in Otsego County.

The money “will enable local businesses to more effectively produce, promote and distribute their goods,” Hartwick Provost and Vice President Mike Tannenbaum told the gathering.  It “will provide professional development opportunities to small businesses, all of which will ultimately support business growth and job creation.”

The project also received a state economic development grant in the last round of CFA funding.

Friday, the itinerary is for Gohl to visit The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown at 10:30, lunch at Origins Cafe, then tour Brewery Ommegang.

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