Southern Tier

Regional Economic Development Council Strategic Plan: 2011-2016
Final Regional Strategic Plan - November 14, 20112012 Consolidated Funding Application Workshops – Register Today
On May 3, 2012, Governor Cuomo announced that a second round of $750 million will be available in competitive awards for the state’s 10 Regional Economic Development Councils. This funding will be made available to successful project applicants utilizing the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) process, which is accessible on-line at https://apps.cio.ny.gov/apps/cfa/
The Southern Tier Regional Council team will be hosting 3 CFA Workshops to provide more information on available assistance from numerous State agencies and guidance to successfully completing the application. These training workshops are open to local economic development officials, municipalities, non-profits and businesses.
2012 CFA Workshops
Corning – Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Corning Community College, Main Campus
Commons Building
Parking available in nearby student lots
If you plan to attend, click here to register
Norwich – Thursday, May 24, 2012, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Morrisville State College, Norwich Extension
Community Room, First Floor
Parking available in the Conkey Avenue lot
If you plan to attend, click here to register
Binghamton – Friday, June 8, 2012, 12:00 noon – 2:30 pm
Binghamton University, Main Campus
Old Union Hall, First Floor
Parking available in the University Visitors lots
If you plan to attend, click here to register
Regional Council Vision Statement
Building on a strong foundation of existing businesses and higher education institutions the Southern Tier region uses a collaborative approach to leverage its globally competitive advantages to attract talent and investment for the development of industry clusters. Our focus will be on increasing the size and prosperity of the region's workforce through new business creation based on high-technology discoveries and other entrepreneurship activities, while ensuring healthy communities and protecting the natural beauty and resources of the region.
About the Region
The Southern Tier lies along the Pennsylvania border, with the cities of Elmira, Ithaca, Corning and Binghamton. Binghamton is the birthplace of IBM, Endicott-Johnson, Dick's Sporting Goods and Link Simulators, and home to the fifth oldest zoo in the country.
The industry clusters of the Southern Tier include defense, distribution, insurance, agriculture and manufacturing. Corning, a Fortune-500 company, is headquartered in Steuben County; several high-tech firms have a strong presence in the region, including Lockheed Martin, IBM, BAE Systems, and Rockwell Collins.
Among the dozens of prominent universities and colleges throughout the region are the top-ranked Cornell University and SUNY Binghamton. Both are major economic drivers in the region; SUNY Binghamton also has one of New York State’s six Centers of Excellence.
Community Forums in your area!

The Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council seeks your input as it builds plan support, solicits feedback and new ideas, promotes the project pipeline, and leverages implementation assistance. Please join us at one of our upcoming Community Forums to share your ideas. The details of our Community Forums will be posted here shortly.
Southern Tier at a Glance
Southern Tier In Depth
Get more expansive regional data on the Southern Tier below:
- Regional Council Draft Strategic Plan 10/21/11
- Endorsement Standards
- Public Engagement Strategy
- Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
- Work Group Proposal Summaries 9/29/11
- Natural Resources, Water, Topography, etc
- Transportation Infrastructure
- Utility/Energy Infrastructure
- Real Estate: Housing and Commercial Space
- Culture and tourism; Quality of Life
- 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
- State Parks
- 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
- Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council Announces Community Forums And Releases Public Survey
- Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council To Reschedule September 6th Community Forum In Delhi In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Irene
- Public Schedule For Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council
- Regional Council Survey Results
- Binghamton
- Agriculture Group Ideas
- Business Development and Entrepreneurship Group Ideas
- Downtown Revitalization/Community Development Group Ideas
- Energy Group Ideas
- Healthcare Group Ideas
- Infrastructure Group Ideas
- Technology Transfer and Development Group Ideas
- Tourism Group Ideas
- A New State Government Approach to Economic Growth
- Corning
- Delhi
- Ithaca
- Norwich
- Other Public Responses
- Community Forum Power Point Presentation
- Community Forum Power Point Presentation 9/29/11


