The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency and Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth are celebrating more than $300 million in investments in 2024. CCIDA CEO Mark Geise presented on the 2024 annual report to the CCIDA Board … [Read more...]
Electrovaya Secures $50.8 Million Loan For Falconer Facility
Lithium-ion Battery manufacturing company Electrovaya Inc. has secured a $50.8 million loan that will support its buildout of its new facility in Falconer. The funding from the Export-Import Bank of the United States' (EXIM) Make More in America … [Read more...]
CCIDA Board Sells County Property To Company Interested in Building a Battery Storage Facility in Ellicott
The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency board has approved the sale of county property to a company that hopes to build a battery storage facility in the town of Ellicott. The IDA Board approved the sale of 12 acres for $75,000 to … [Read more...]
CCIDA Working On Making More of Mason Industrial Park Shovel Ready
The Chautauqua County IDA is working on making more of the Mason Industrial Park shovel ready. Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency Executive Director Mark Geise said the IDA intends to convert the 66 acres it owns in the park into … [Read more...]
CCIDA Approves Over $3 Million In Incentives for Electrovaya
The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency Board has approved over $3.5 million in economic development incentives for Electrovaya. Electrovaya Chief Financial Officer John Gibson said the company is going to retrofit the former … [Read more...]
Lithium-Ion Battery Producer Bringing 250 Jobs to Chautauqua County
Lithium-ion battery producer, Electrovaya, Inc.; is bringing 250 jobs over 10 years to Chautauqua County. Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Electrovaya has selected the town of Ellicott as the location for its first U.S. plant. The company will … [Read more...]
County Industrial Development Agency Approves PILOT, Abatement, and Loan Resolutions for Stannard Group
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency will be providing its help to a local business as it moves from the city of Jamestown to the Mason Industrial Park in the town of Ellicott. The Post Journal says the IDA board Tuesday … [Read more...]
Heidenhain Leaving Chautauqua County, 39 Jobs to be Lost
JAMESTOWN - Another local manufacturer is reportedly leaving town and taking 39 jobs with it. According to Buffalo Business First, the Heidenhain Corp., an Illinois-based optics and electronics business with location at 1 Precision Way in the … [Read more...]
County IDA Purchases Property in Ellicott, to be Developed into Shovel-Ready Commercial Site
ELLICOTT - The board of directors for the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) has a approved the acquisition of 66 acres of land in the town of Ellicott to be used for future business development. According to a media release … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves Local Law Aimed at Assisting Economic Development
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature met Thursday night and had a fairly light agenda, with the meeting lasting only about 20 minutes. Among the highlights of the meeting was the approval of a local law that will allow the county to … [Read more...]
