FINGER LAKES

$120.1 million awarded to 134 projects

Upstate Revitalization Initiative Best Plan
UPSTATE REVITALIZATION INITIATIVE
CFA #

County

Applicant

Project Title

Description

Award

Purchase of new equipment in the Genesee Industrial

Agriculture Park to reduce waste entering landfills and
water treatment plants while increasing the production
of biogas renewable energy.

$750,000

53542

Genesee

Genesee Biogas, LLC

Genesee Biogas
Pretreatment

52833

Genesee

Genesee County
Economic
Development Center

LeRoy Food and

Technology Park

Acquisition of land and development of infrastructure

for the Leroy Food and Technology Park.

$420,000

54260

Genesee

Genesee Gateway
Local Development
Corporation

Genesee Valley
Agri-Business
Park Infrastructure

Extension of infrastructure in the Genesee Valley AgriBusiness Park including water lines, sewer lines and a
sewer pump station.

$500,000

51251

Genesee

Town of Alabama

STAMP Water
Infrastructure

Installation of new water lines in the Town of Alabama

to support the WNY Science and Technology Advanced
Manufacturing Park and nearby residents.

$1,500,000

56164

Monroe

Anthony J Costello
& Son (Spencer)
Development, LLC

CityGate Erie
Canal Public
Venue

Additional new construction development focused on

the Public Venue alongside the Erie Canal at CityGate.

$2,000,000

55149

Monroe

Boys & Girls Clubs of

Rochester, Inc.

Boys and Girls

Club of Rochester

Renovation of the existing facility and new construction

of an addition to accommodate expanded youth
programming.

$300,000

53882

Monroe

Cadenza Innovation,
LLC

Advanced Battery
Assembly Plant
at EBP

Purchase machinery and equipment and construct

a battery assembly dry room at their facility in the
Eastman Business Park.

$200,000

Upgrades to the Convention Center including interior

renovations, equipment/systems replacements and
ADA, signage and safety improvements.

$1,500,000

Renovation of Messinger Hall for new teaching studios,

classrooms, administrative offices and a waiting area for
parents.

$500,000

56623

Monroe

City of Rochester

Rochester
Riverside
Convention
Center
Renovation

52976

Monroe

Eastman School of
Music

Eastman
School of Music
Messinger Hall
Renovation

55079

Monroe

Foodlink, Inc.

Foodlink Food
Commercial
Kitchen Expansion

Expansion of Foodlink's kitchen facility into a regional

food production, processing and culinary workforce
development center.

$250,000

57368

Monroe

Gallina Development
Corporation
(Tower 195, LLC)

Rochester Chase
Tower Access
Improvements

Demolition and and reconstruction of entrances and

open spaces along E. Main St. at the former Chase
Tower to accommodate mixed-use renovation of the
building.

$200,000

56295

Monroe

Kingsbury

Kingsbury
Touchscreen
Sensor Quality
Lab

Purchase equipment that will allow onsite testing of

their touch screen sensors before being shipped to
touch screen module builders worldwide.

$200,000

55453

Monroe

Monroe Community
College

Modernization
of MCC Applied
Technologies
Center

Renovate space in the Applied Technologies Center

for automotive specialty and automotive generalist
certificate programs.

$57,000

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Finger Lakes
CFA #

Applicant

Project Title

Description

Award

New York Photonics

New York
Photonics
Freeform Optics
Profiler

Purchase equipment (5 axis precision profilometer) to

be located at Sydor Optics with the equipment being
made available for use by NY Photonics members other
companies/institutions.

$160,000

NOHMs Technologies

NOHMs
Technologies
Electrolyte
Manufacturing
Equipment
Purchase

Expand and renovate their facility located in the

Eastman Business Park and purchase new equipment
that will assist in lithium ion battery production and
development of related technology.

$135,000

Monroe

NY BEST

Energy Storage
Ecosystem
Resources Safety Testing
and Cylindrical
Cell Prototyping

Renovation of existing facilities in the Eastman Business

Park and purchase of equipment to perform safety
testing and certification of batteries. Purchase of
equipment for flat pack battery prototyping at RIT.

$2,000,000

51570

Monroe

Roberts Wesleyan
College

Roberts
Wesleyan Smith
Science Building
Renovation

The renovation of the Smith Science Center at the

College. The renovation will bring the Smith Science
Center up to today's standards.

$1,000,000

57285

Monroe

Rochester City School

District

Edison Career
and Technology
High School

Upgrade two computer labs at Edison Career and

Technology High School to develop the required
knowledge/skills for entry-level employment in 2-D/3-D
modeling career opportunities.

$83,000

56210

Monroe

Rochester Institute of
Technology

Additive
Manufacturing
Center at RIT

Purchase 3-D inkjet printing equipment for the new

Additive Manufacturing and Multi-Functional Printing
Center.

$100,000

54761

Monroe

Seneca Park Zoo

Society

Seneca Park
Zoo Master Plan
Improvements
Phase 1a

Undertake a new construction project to create new

habitats and facilities at the zoo.

$1,500,000

56058

Monroe

Unither US
Corporation

Unither Corp
Production
Expansion

Renovation of Unither U.S. Corp.'s manufacturing facility

in the Town of Henrietta and purchase of equipment to
accommodate new production and packaging lines.

$1,000,000

56197

Monroe

University of
Rochester

University of
Rochester
Goergen Institute
for Data Science

Construction of a 60,000 sq. ft. state-of-the art facility to

house the Goergen Institute for Data Science and newly
designated NYS Center of Excellence in Data Science
completing the Science and Engineering facility.

$1,000,000

55871

Monroe

University Preparatory
Charter School for
Young Men

University
Preparatory
School Career
and Technical
Education Center

Acquisition and renovation of a building adjacent to the

campus to create a Career and Technical Education
Center that will train students for skills in construction
technology, HVAC, electrical and pipe trades.

$150,000

56893

Monroe

Veterans Outreach
Center

Regional Veterans
Service Center

The VOC will purchase AmericaServics Unite US

proprietary software to better serve veterans through
intake, assessment and referrals and follow-up.

$150,000

55708

Monroe

WinnDevelopment

Sibley Building
Phase II

This phase of the Sibley Building redevelopment will

include a mix of market-rate residential, Class A office,
retail and parking uses.

$3,500,000

54816

Ontario

Bristol Mountain Ski

Resort

Bristol Mountain
New Ski Resort
Inn and Lodge

Construction of a new inn at the base of mountain ski

slopes to accommodate guests year-round.

$300,000

56544

Ontario

Canandaigua
Lake Pinnacle
North Waterfront
Development

Canandaigua
Lakefront
Redevelopment
Project Final
Phases

The Pinnacle North project is located on Canandaigua

Lake and involves significant site/infrastructure
investments to accommodate the new construction of
residential, commercial and open space.

$2,000,000

50732

Ontario

Cornell Agriculture
& Food Technology
Park

New
Manufacturing
Building

56121

56233

56730

County
Monroe

Monroe

Construction of a new light manufacturing building

in the Cornell Agriculture & Food Technology Park in
Geneva.

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$500,000

Finger Lakes
CFA #

County

Applicant

Project Title

Description

51646

Ontario

DiMarco Group

Fishers Ridge
Phase I
Infrastructure

52748

Orleans

Orleans County
Economic
Development Agency

Orleans County
Agriculture
Processing
Facility Business
Park

51677

Orleans

Orleans Renaissance
Group

Bents Opera
House
Restoration

54142

Seneca

Seneca County

Seneca County
Sewer 318

Extension of public sewers along NYS Route 318

Corridor from Grand Hall Road in the Town of Junius to
the intersection of NYS Route 414 in the Town of Tyre.

$1,500,000

56663

Wayne

Wayne Finger Lakes

BOCES

Advanced
Manufacturing
Education

Purchase of new equipment for the Advanced

Manufacturing Skill Secondary Education Project that
will allow participants to gain the skills needed in the
current/emerging industry job market.

$1,000,000

54227

Wyoming

Marquart Bros, LLC

New Production
Facility

The construction of a 19,600 square foot potato chip

production and packaging facility. The facility will use
locally grown New York produce to make the potato
chips.

$900,000

52041

Wyoming

Village of Arcade

Arcade Sewer

The upgrade of the sewer system that is 40 years old.

$500,000

56764

Yates

Finger Lakes
Economic
Development Center

Keuka Business
Park Building
Acquisition

Purchase of a vacant warehouse in the Horizon

Business Park for renovation of multi-tenant incubator
facility.

$150,000

55858

Yates

Greenidge Generation
Holdings, LLC

Greenidge Gas
Conversion
Project

Renovate an existing power plant in Dresden that will

allow the plant to burn 100% natural gas.

57518

Yates

Keuka College

50561

Yates

The YMCA of Greater

Rochester

YMCA Regional
Campus

Upstate Revitalization
Initiative Funds

Infrastructure improvements on Route 96, from Omnitech Pkwy. to Route 251 to support the Fishers Ridge
Project including new construction of Bass Pro Shops.

$1,000,000

Construction of pre-permitted building for a food

processing facility and infrastructure for additional
project sites in the Medina Business Park.

$600,000

Historic renovation of the Bent's Opera House in

the Village of Medina. This phase includes building
stabilization, facade improvements, asbestos
abatement and interior renovations.

Keuka College
Center For
Business
Analytics and
Health Information

Award

$70,000

$2,000,000

The Center will optimize business creation, retention and

expansion by providing analytic services to businesses in
the start-up, expansion and growth phases.

$125,000

Expansion of the existing farmhouse at the 140 East

Lake Road location.

$200,000

The Upstate Revitalization Initiative funds will be utilized

to fund projects that will assist with implementing
regional revitalization plans that are designed to make
transformative improvements in a region's economy.

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$70,000,000