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<title>Carousel Mall, Syracuse settle legal snags</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 3, 2013) Syracuse&apos;s development agency and the developer of the Destiny USA shopping mall have reached a settlement to avoid several legal battles. This week&apos;s agreement shuts down three different threats of legal action between Destiny USA&apos;s owner - The Pyramid Companies - and the City of Syracuse and its industrial development agency, or IDA. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21740/20130403/carousel-mall-syracuse-settle-legal-snags">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>How the North Country can support artists, grow economy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 25, 2013) The North Country&apos;s Regional Economic Development Council has been one of the most successful in the state. It&apos;s received top awards twice now, for projects that range from renovating an historic building in Port Henry, to making improvements to the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, to treating wastewater in Malone. Several of the projects the state funded aim to improve the North Country&apos;s economic outlook through the arts. One of these is &quot;Invisible Factory&quot;, a project whose goal is to support regional artisans, and help them make a living from what they do. &quot;Invisible Factory&quot; is a partnership between Traditional Arts in Upstate New York, in Canton, and the Adirondack North Country Association, in Saranac Lake. Nora Flaherty stopped by TAUNY, to learn more about Invisible Factory. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21500/20130225/how-the-north-country-can-support-artists-grow-economy">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Cuomo divvies up regional economic aid</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 20, 2012) Governor Cuomo awarded over three quarters of a billion  dollars for economic development projects at a ceremony Wednesday at the State Capitol. While every region in the state got something to go towards key projects, some regions got more than others. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21114/20121220/cuomo-divvies-up-regional-economic-aid">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>North Country Region wins $90.2 million for economic development</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 19, 2012) For the second year in a row, the North Country Regional Economic Development Council is receiving one of the largest awards in the statewide competition for economic development funding. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21109/20121219/north-country-region-wins-90-2-million-for-economic-development">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Social network start-up links businesses</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 12, 2012) New York is home to a new social networking site. But it’s not like Facebook or Twitter. Tech start-up Selling Hive tries to increase sales for businesses by linking them together online. As the Innovation Trail’s Daniel Robison reports, the company’s founders say the service is one-of-a-kind. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19105/20120112/social-network-start-up-links-businesses">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Buffalo looks for details of its billion</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 6, 2012) While Governor Cuomo’s State of the State pledge to spend $1 billion dollars on Buffalo’s economic recovery got a big splash, western New Yorkers are looking for details. And some think the money is far from a sure thing. The Innovation Trail’s Daniel Robison has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19079/20120106/buffalo-looks-for-details-of-its-billion">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Loans up to $40,000 available for NC maple producers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 29, 2011) Many North Country Maple producers can now tap into a new loan fund to help them increase the amount of syrup they produce. The Development authority of the North Country, or DANC, set up the program after several studies showed most maple trees in the area aren’t being tapped. That means producers are missing out on a lot of potential revenue. Nora Flaherty has the details. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19021/20111229/loans-up-to-40-000-available-for-nc-maple-producers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Canadian company&apos;s move to Ogdensburg could bring 220 jobs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 13, 2011) It looks like the Canadian contractor General Propulsion will likely be moving its corporate headquarters to Ogdensburg. The Ottawa-based company has manufactured products for military and civilian uses. But it’s looking to work with the US Military, which places restrictions on foreign contractors. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18590/20111013/canadian-company-apos-s-move-to-ogdensburg-could-bring-220-jobs">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Details emerge as regional economic council meets</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 17, 2011) The western New York Regional Council held its first public meeting in Buffalo yesterday.  It’s one of 10 councils the Cuomo Administration has set up in a new regional approach to economic development.The North Country council is co-chaired by Clarkson University president Tony Collins, and Garry Douglas, president of the North Country Chamber of Commerce based in Plattsburgh. The meeting yesterday provided a glimpse into how this new initiative will work. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18221/20110817/details-emerge-as-regional-economic-council-meets">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Cuomo: Regional Economic Development Councils will be awarded on merit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 29, 2011) Governor Cuomo was at SUNY Potsdam Thursday afternoon, announcing the launch of the North Country’s “Regional Economic Development Council”. He’s been traveling the state all week with similar announcements; The councils are intended to help boost New York’s regional economies by setting up competition for pieces of a $200 million job-creation grant. Karen DeWitt was at the announcement earlier today in Schenectady, and she filed this report: [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18105/20110729/cuomo-regional-economic-development-councils-will-be-awarded-on-merit">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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