Genesee County Economic Development
Focus Group
Monitoring Report
February 5, 2016
Batavia City Centre
9:30am
Community growth, revitalization and economic sustainability all
help to create a livable and vibrant community.
Group Members
Sam
John
Scott
Jay
Mary Lou
Steve
Beth
Tony
Bev
Tom
Mark
Jason
Laurie
Julie
Reid
Shelley
Rachael
Tom
Campanella
Cima
Gage
Gsell
Hamm
Hyde
Kemp
Mancuso
Mancuso
Mancuso
Masse
Molino
Oltramari
Pacatte
Smalley
Stein
Tabelski
Turnbull
NYS Small Business Development Center (NYS SBDC)
Genesee Valley Educational Partnership
Genesee County Job Development Bureau
Genesee County Manager
Workforce Investment Board
Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC)
Genesee County Business Education Alliance Director
Mancuso Commercial Realty(MCR)
Genesee County Cornell Cooperative Ext. Director
Mancuso Business Development/ The Harvester Center
Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC)
Batavia City Manager
Batavia Business Improvement District (Batavia BID)
Batavia Development Corporation (BDC) Director
Genesee Community College (GCC) BEST Center Director
Genesee County Legislator
Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC)
Genesee County Chamber of Commerce President
Leveraging Tech Based Economic
Development (TBED)
TBED Pillars represent a “development framework” or “business
model” for a community and/or region to prepare itself for long
term economic sustainability…
Genesee County
Market Strategy in Motion
Industry
Markets
Markets
Strategic Industries
TBED
• Attraction
• Expansion/Retention
• Entrepreneur/ Startup
• Community
Development
• Manufacturing
• Advanced
Manufacturing/
Nanotechnology
• Agri-Business/ Food
Processing
• Life Sciences/Medical
Device
• Tourism
Tech Based Economic Development
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People
Infrastructure
Capital
Institutions
TBED
Monitoring Report
2015 Economic Development Results Related to Goals
2015 Goals
2015 Results
$35 million in capital investment
$54.2 Million
35 economic development projects closed
26
205 jobs created
184
Secure funding and help businesses
obtain capital (grants/infrastructure)
$6.9 Million
Tourism Results 2014
Tourism Results 2015
$14.8 M spent on lodging
$6.1 M county taxes generated
$50 million in tourism payroll
$15.3 M spent on lodging
$6.3 M county taxes generated
$5.1 M in tourism payroll
Monitoring Report
2015 Economic Development Results- related to Markets
Business Attraction
Business
Expansion
&
Retention
Genesee County Airport
Insurance Auto Auction
Nanotechnology degree
Community
Development
Batavia Opportunity Area-Ellicott
Station
Revived home show
Training high school students for skilled trades
Numerous BID events- Beertavia
Vibrant Batavia/ Centennial Celebration
Batavia Opportunity Area- Pathway to Prosperity
Zombie properties- City of Batavia
O-AT-KA Milk Products
PW Minor
Mechatronics training
Business employee recruitments
MQD displaced worker assistance
Dairy Farmers of America plant acquisition
LeRoy- 485 designations on main street
FreshLAB
Batavia Brewing Company
Entrepreneur &
Start-ups
Innovation Zone
Microenterprise program
SCORE business counseling
SBA counseling
Small business training
Tourism Visitors Center
ADK Hospitality- Downs Hotel
Ride enhancements at Darien Lake
The LeRoyan
NYS Haunted History Trail
Tourism
Development
Monitoring Report
2016 Goals and Objectives
Goals
Objectives
• $140 M in capital investment and create 360
jobs
• Develop shovel-ready sites across the
county to attract new investment, bolster
tax base and create jobs (i.e. LeRoy Food &
Tech Park, WNY STAMP, BOA, Liner Bldg.)
• Workforce development priorities
• Reaching/ informing students, parents,
and counselors to facilitate informed
career choices
• Assist businesses recruit and or train
skilled workers
• Continue to create training opportunities
aligned with the strategic industries we
are work to attract
• Forster the entrepreneurial and creative
business spirt (i.e. Harvester, FreshLAB,
Innovation Zone)
• Provide resources for businesses at all
stages of the business life cycle
• Expand tourism initiatives and increase
visitor hits and length of stay via the new
tourism center
• Enhance quality of life through walkability,
main street programs, and community
development
• Foster partnerships
• Address issues related to workforce
development
• Enhance the “downtown” experience in the
City of Batavia and other population centers
throughout the County
• Continue to promote the County as a premier
destination for business and tourism alike
• Provide useful and relevant programing for
companies
• Explore land bank and other property
enhancement opportunities
Monitoring Report
Economic Development Challenges 2016 and beyond
Overarching issues facing all economic development agencies are listed below
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New York State wage mandate
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Available skilled workers
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Funding sources for planning, and upgrading vacant industrial facilities to rehab them
and make them market ready
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Aging infrastructure (roads, bridges, utilities)
• Existing and new businesses need reliable and dependable infrastructure
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Collaboration Summit- Genesee 2025
• Focus group collaborative business/ community survey