Finger Lakes
Consolidated Funding Application
(CFA) Workshops
Wednesday, May 16th, 5:30-8:00pm
Memorial Art Gallery
Rochester Location Info
Click here to register for May 16th
Wednesday, May 23rd, 5:30-8:00pm
Genesee Community College
Batavia Location Info
Click here to register for May 23rd
Monday, June 18th, 5:30-8:00pm
Monroe Community College
Rochester Location Info
Click here to register for June 18th
The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council is pleased to invite you to attend our three public forums designed to provide an overview of the 2012 regional council competition and gather your input on the implementation of our five-year strategic plan.
Wednesday, May 30th in Batavia
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Genesee Community College
Conable Technology Building
College Road, Batavia
Wednesday, June 6th in Geneva
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, Jordan Hall
630 West North Street, Geneva
Thursday, June 7th in Brighton
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Monroe Community College, R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center
1000 East Henrietta Road, Brighton
Use Parking Lot M
Click Here to Register, or call 585-399-7051
Next meeting of the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council
Monday, June 11th
Time: TBD
Monroe Community College
1000 East Henrietta Rd,
Rochester, NY 14623
Named for the 11 long, narrow lakes through the southern counties, the Finger Lakes also includes the City of Rochester, the third largest city in New York State. In 2010 Forbes rated Rochester as the 3rd best place to raise a family.
Rochester is an international center of higher education, medical and technological development, with acclaimed universities such as the University of Rochester and the Rochester Institute of Technology as well as major corporations such as Xerox, Kodak and Bausch & Lomb. Outside the Rochester area, agriculture (especially dairy farming) is an important economic driver.
The Finger Lakes, besides being a popular tourist destination, is also New York's largest wine-producing region with more than 100 wineries and vineyards.
Critical Issues, and Opportunities for Economic Growth
The Finger Lakes Region at a Glance
Finger Lakes In Depth
Get more expansive regional data on the Finger Lakes below:
Strategic Planning Documents
- Natural Resources, Water, Topography, etc
- Transportation Infrastructure
- Utility/Energy Infrastructure
- Real Estate: Housing and Commercial Space
- Culture and tourism; Quality of Life
- Finger lakes State Parks Snapshot
- Economic Impact of Tourism in NY State & Regions 2009
- Economic Impact of Visitor Spending NYS Counties
- New York State Hospitals by Empire State Development Regions (.xls)
- Nursing Homes by Region and Bed Count (.xls)
- OPRHP 2010 State Council Annual Report
- OPRHP Statewide Capital Needs List
- Regions and Maps
- Globalization
- Changing Demographics
- Education System
- Workforce
- Union Stats (.xls)
- Welcome To Your Region
- NYS Green Jobs Survey Finding #1: Prevalence
- NYS Green Jobs Survey Finding #2: Green Employment
- NYS Green Jobs Survey Finding #3: Green Expectations
- NYS Green Jobs Survey Finding #4: Green Credentials Preferred by Green Employers
- NYS Green Jobs Survey Finding #5a:Common Green Occupations
- NYS Green Jobs Survey: Appendices A & B
- Industry Structure and Concentration
- Governance - Accountability, Overlapping Layers, Local Government
- Statewide Business Costs and Tax Structure
- Cost of Doing Business & Cost of Living
- Income Distribution by NYAGI of Full-Year Residents by Region (.xls)
- Property Tax Levies by ESD Region 2009 - 2010 (.xls)
- Property Tax Levies by ESD Region 2009 (.xls)
- Property Tax Levies by ESD Region 04-05 (.xls)
- Property Tax Levies by ESD Region 2004 (.xls)
- Property Tax Levies by ESD Region 99-00 (.xls)
- Property Tax Levies by ESD Region 1999 (.xls)
- Handbook of New York State and Local Taxes October 2010
- Employer's Guide toUnemployment Insurance,Wage Reporting,and Withholding Tax
- New York State Tax Guide for New Businesses
- Taxable Sales for ESD (.xls)
- State Tax Comparisons
- Summary of Utilization of Major Business-Related Property Tax Exemptions (.xls)
- Entrepreneurialism, Innovation and Risk Taking