GENESEE COUNTY/GCEDC and National Grid announce 1.9 miles of transmission line relocated to support growth at STAMP site in Alabama

Line delivers 100% clean, renewable hydropower to 1,250-acre Genesee County mega-site Press release BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center and National Grid today announced that a 1.9-mile portion of a 115-kilovolt electric transmission line in Genesee County has been relocated to open more than 300 acres of …

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GENESEE COUNTY/5-MW Community Solar Project to be considered at GCEDC Board meeting on June 1st

$13 million investment proposed by GSPP Route 262 LLC Press release BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board of directors will consider a final resolution for GSPP Route 262, LLC’s 5-MW community solar project at its board meeting on Thursday, June 1, 2023. The project’s total …

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GENESEE COUNTY/GCEDC Annual Meeting 2023/Projects have generated $2 billion of capital investment, 5 million sq. ft. of new and renovated facilities and the creation of over 5,000 jobs since 2003

Press release BATAVIA, NY – Over 500 projects supported by the Genesee County Economic Development Center have generated over $2 billion of investment in Genesee County, pledged over 5,000 jobs, and the construction of over 5 million square feet of new and renovated facilities, the agency announced in its 2022 …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Empire State Development Executive to Keynote GCEDC Annual event

BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) announced today that Laura Fox O’Sullivan, Regional Director of Empire State Development’s Finger Lakes Regional Office, will be the keynote at the economic development agency’s annual event on Friday, April 28, 2023 at Batavia Downs. Fox O’Sullivan also serves as …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Town of Pembroke to receive Economic Development Partner of the Year Award at Annual GCEDC meeting

Press release/provided photo BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) has announced that the Town of Pembroke will receive the Economic Development Partner of the Year award at the GCEDC’s annual business meeting on April 28, 2023 at Batavia Downs. The town of Pembroke, located in the …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Community Solar Project to be considered at GCEDC Board Meeting

Solar project would offer discounted electricity to local customers Press release BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board of directors will consider an initial resolution for GSPP Route 262, LLC’s 5 MW community solar project at its board meeting on Thursday, March 30, 2023. The project’s …

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STAMP Projects push Genesee County to a top Northeastern Micropolitan ranking in Site Selection Magazine

Annual rankings highlight growth of semiconductor industry and Edwards investment Eight major 2022 projects, including Edwards’ $319 million semiconductor industry ‘factory of the future’, placed Genesee County 7th in the nation among the 543 micropolitan communities of 10,000 to 50,000 residents in the Site Selection’s Conway Projects Database. The Batavia-Genesee …

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GENESEE COUNTY/5th largest economic development investment in County history to be considered by GCEDC

Horizon Acres Associates, Inc. plans $142 million flex campus in Pembroke totaling 1.5 million square feet Press release PEMBROKE, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center Board of Directors (GCEDC) will consider a final resolution for a $142 million investment proposed in the town of Pembroke at a board …

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GENESEE COUNTY/GCEDC approves initial resolution for Edwards Vacuum during Board of Directors meeting/Initial resolution also approved for Horizon Acres Associates in Pembroke/Biodigester company looking to locate at Agri-Business Park

What is a semiconductor vacuum pump? (View video below) https://www.edwardsvacuum.com/en/our-markets/semiconductor-and-electronics/dry-pumps (From Previous Press Release) BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) approved an initial application for incentives from Edwards Vacuum, part of the Atlas Copco Group, for the $212 million first phase of the company’s semiconductor dry …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Edwards Vacuum submits application for $212 Million project at STAMP

Phase I of semiconductor dry pump manufacturer Edwards Vacuum’s “Factory of the Future” will enhance growth of advanced manufacturing sector and create 343 new jobs in Genesee County Press release BATAVIA, NY – The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) will consider an initial application for incentives from Edwards Vacuum, …

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