Subminimum Wage Stays In 2020
January 22, 2020 by
Revitalizing Downtown: Proposals and projects are in, what and who will be funded?
February 13, 2018 by
AMANDA MORRISON / NNY BUSINESS
Watertown Mayor Joseph Butler looks at a slide showcasing a potential parking garage located on Franklin Street.
Orleans, Lowville, other communities to receive funds needed for water projects
August 11, 2016 by
Road salt contamination has caused extensive corrosion at Andy Greene’s home in Fishers Landing, as seen here in his basement where he sits behind a corroded pipe on a hot water heater ruined by salt, holding a kitchen faucet he replaces every few years. Photo by Justin Sorensen, Watertown Daily Times.
Several north country municipalities, including the town of Orleans, are getting millions of dollars in state funding for various water infrastructure projects. [Read more…]
July 2016 Cover Story: Family Farms
July 20, 2016 by
Investing in the family farm’s future
From left, Michael, Christopher, Andrew, and Carrie Higby at their family farm in the town of Leyden in Lewis County. The Higbys started their dairy operation nine years ago on 120 acres off Route 12D.
State’s new farmer’s grant fund supports early stage agricultural businesses in Jefferson, Lewis counties
By Norah Machia, NNY Business
Photos by AFM Photography
Nine years ago, Michael and Carrie Higby decided to quit their day jobs and start operating a dairy farm in the town of Leyden. [Read more…]
North Country Regional Economic Council discusses other options for Downtown Revitalization
June 21, 2016 by
The north country communities that are unsuccessful in the competition for $10 million in downtown revitalization funding may have other funding options available to them. [Read more…]
Community shows enthusiasm for city’s downtown revitalization application
May 27, 2016 by
Mayor Joseph M. Butler Jr. speaks at a rally for the $10 million downtown initiative competition that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is holding. Photo by Amanda Morrison, Watertown Daily Times.
Mayor Joseph M. Butler Jr. called for the crowd to make noise on Thursday at a pep rally to show support for the city’s efforts to win a $10 million award from the state. [Read more…]
City finishing up $10 million downtown application
May 20, 2016 by
City officials are putting together the final touches on an application for a $10 million award from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative program. [Read more…]
May 2016 Cover Story: Economic Development
May 13, 2016 by
Securing a stronger future for the north country
COR Development’s Mercy Health Center Redevelopment project is set to begin its first phase of construction this summer on 30,000 square feet of commercial space and 108 apartments. Overall, the project will house 168 units and a community center on the grounds of the former Mercy Hospital in Watertown. Photo by Stephen Swofford, NNY Business.
Despite workforce challenges, regional economic development continues to power positive growth across Northern New York
By Karee Magee, NNY Business
A rural and historically challenged region where economic development was often stagnant, the Great Recession dealt a significant blow to New York’s north country as its counties saw a spike in unemployment and manufacturing jobs disappear, including about 600 from Jefferson County alone. [Read more…]
Cuomo mulls giving farmers break from minimum wage proposal
March 24, 2016 by
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s office is working on a plan that would give farmers a break from his proposed $15-an-hour minimum wage proposal. [Read more…]
