{"id":65878,"date":"2025-07-08T12:31:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=65878"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:31:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:31:47","slug":"genesee-county-gcedc-board-to-consider-hp-hood-expansion-at-ag-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/08\/genesee-county-gcedc-board-to-consider-hp-hood-expansion-at-ag-park\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/GCEDC Board to consider HP Hood expansion at Ag Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Applications received for community solar projects in Pembroke, building renovation in City of Batavia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA, NY \u2013 Four projects submitted to the Genesee County Economic Development Center would expand capacity for local dairy processing, increase the region&#8217;s accessibility to renewable energy, and renovate a long-vacant building into an architecture firm\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board of directors will consider a final resolution at its July 10, 2025, meeting for HP Hood LLC\u2019s 7,722 sq. ft. facility expansion at the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HP Hood LLC\u2019s $25 million proposal will include the construction of a two-bay, raw milk silo alcove and silo pads for four silos, Clean-in-Place (CIP) room for four CIP systems, remote truck testing lab and electrical room. The expansion will enable HP Hood to increase capacity and boost dairy product production and retain 412 jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HP Hood LLC is requesting a sales tax exemption estimated at $1,122,394 and a property tax abatement estimated at $84,097 based on the incremental increase in assessed value via a new traditional 10-year PILOT. The project is estimated to generate $6.3 million in local fiscal impacts, including payroll and tax revenues, for an estimated $10 local benefit for every $1 of requested incentives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GCEDC Board will also consider initial resolutions for three projects investing a combined $24 million in Genesee County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 SL Pembroke, LLC is proposing a $10.1 million 4-megawatt community solar project on Tesnow Road in Pembroke. The project would generate a total of $276,695 in revenues to the Town of Pembroke, Genesee County, and Akron School District over 15 years. The project will also generate $172,934 of host benefit agreement payments to the Town of Pembroke. The project is requesting a $811,128 sales tax abatement, a $101,391 mortgage tax exemption, and a $399,385 property tax abatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 SL Pembroke 2, LLC is proposing a $11.8 million 5-megawatt community solar project on Tesnow Road in Pembroke. The project would generate a total of $345,868 in revenue to the Town of Pembroke, Genesee County, and Akron School District over 15 years. The Project will also generate $216,168 of host benefit agreement payments to the Town of Pembroke over 15 years. The project is requesting a $944,786 sales tax abatement, a $118,098 mortgage tax exemption, and a $499,232 property tax abatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 smartDESIGN Architecture, PLLC is proposing a $480,000 renovation of a vacant building on Mix Place in the City of Batavia. The renovated building will serve as the headquarters for the company&#8217;s professional services and retain 12 full-time equivalent positions. The project is requesting a $25,600 sales tax abatement, a $4,000 mortgage tax exemption, and a $79,888 property tax abatement. The project would generate $112 of local revenues and payroll for every $1 of proposed incentives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GCEDC board meeting will be on Thursday, July 10 at 4 p.m. at the MedTech Center\u2019s Innovation Zone, 99 MedTech Drive, Batavia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meeting materials and links to a live stream\/on-demand recording of the meeting are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcedc.com\">www.gcedc.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applications received for community solar projects in Pembroke, building renovation in City of Batavia Press release BATAVIA, NY \u2013 Four projects submitted to the Genesee County Economic Development Center would expand capacity for local dairy processing, increase the region&#8217;s accessibility to renewable energy, and renovate a long-vacant building into an \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/08\/genesee-county-gcedc-board-to-consider-hp-hood-expansion-at-ag-park\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[5237],"class_list":["post-65878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-genesee-county","tag-hp-hood-expansion-at-ag-park"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-h8y","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65131,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/genesee-county-gcedc-board-supports-le-roy-housing-development-and-hp-hood-expansion-at-ag-park\/","url_meta":{"origin":65878,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/GCEDC Board supports Le Roy housing development and HP Hood expansion at Ag Park","author":"aka","date":"June 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Residential and food processing projects to generate $9 million in community benefits Press release BATAVIA, NY \u2013 Two projects submitted to the Genesee County Economic Development Center are projected to generate $9 million in community benefits. 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