Our Vision for the North Country
The North Country Will Lead the Economic Renaissance of New York State's Small Cities and Rural Communities
We will:
- Energize our communities by building on growth in the aerospace, transit equipment, defense, biotech, energy, and manufacturing industries
- Leverage our gateway to Canada, the nation’s largest trading partner, to lead the State in global investment
- Attract and nurture entrepreneurs through innovation to catalyze the highest per capita rate of small business start-ups and expansions in the state
- Invest in community development infrastructure that expands opportunities and capacity
- Innovate effective rural healthcare and education delivery networks
- Elevate global recognition of the region as one of the special places on the planet to visit, live, work and study
- Activate tourism as a driver to diversify our economies by creating demand to accelerate private investment
- Invest in agriculture as we help feed the region and the world
- Create the greenest energy economy in the state
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50+
Companies in the region’s Transportation Equipment Cluster.
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$1.2B
Spent by travelers during 2017
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Stephen Hunt, Regional Director