Key Casino Developers Meet With County Tourism Leaders By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – The two leading heavy hitters in the proposed Howe Caverns Casino & Resort in Schoharie County were in Cooperstown yesterday, the first step in the possible development of a regional strategy to promote and benefit from the operation. The two were Mike Malik of NAG Development, Detroit, which has been building casinos in the U.S. and abroad since the 1990s, and Jim Dacey, vice president/development…
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Cooperstown Village Board, IDA Plan Citizen-Based Vision For Community Editor’s Note: This article is republished from this week’s Freeman’s Journal, now on newsstands. By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – The future of Cooperstown may include offices, restaurants and hotels around Railroad Avenue, a green swath leading through what is now a parking lot to historic Doubleday Field, and a vibrant waterfront, part of seven redevelopment nodes being considered by the village’s Economic Sustainability Committee and the county Industrial Development…
Chamber Doesn’t Need To DO Ec-Dev, But Can Support It Edition: June 5, 2014 Editorial As when machinery forced farm workers into the cities in the 19th century, and cars and highways shifted populations from cities to suburbs in the 20th, we are living in an age of disruption. The Internet has juggled the formula in retail, media, politics, entertainment, you name it. In effect, human transactions are being replaced by electronic transmissions. It comes as no surprise that chambers…
$11 Million Agri-Hub, Hotel, More In Works Edition of: June 6, 2014 By JIM KEVLIN City Hall’s plans for this round of state economic-development funding include a multi-phased concept to convert downtown Oneonta into an artisanal food and beverage hub, including a “very upscale” boutique hotel. The city is seeking $11 million grants over the next month to move the plans forward. “There’s an awful lot going on,” said Mayor Dick Miller. “It’s very exciting. Right now, the devil is in…
IDA Ends Broad Band Project, Puts Pony Farm On Fast Track Rebuffed By County, Board Focuses On Own Priorities ONEONTA – The Otsego County IDA has received 20 queries from small businesses with expansion plans, but will now forward them to the county after a key committee has decided not to participate in “single point of contact” economic development. “We remain open to cooperating,” said Sandy Mathes, the IDA’s CEO, at the end of an action-packed meeting. “But we are…
Rep. Schwerd Says Committee Will Seek Alternative To ‘Single Point Of Contact’ By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – The county Board of Representatives’ committee in charge of economic development has decided not to collaborate with the IDA’s “single point of contact” strategy. County Rep. Betty Ann Schwerd, R-Edmeston, who chairs the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, told the county board this morning the IGA is interviewing two consultants to take on the tasks formerly performed by the county Economic Development Office. Schwerd…