CCIDA Moving to Acquire Commercial Properties to Attract New Companies

Chautauqua County is running out of "shovel ready" commercial and industrial sites for new development. However, the county's Industrial Development Agency is moving to acquire new properties that will attract new companies to the area. That from CCIDA CEO Mark Geise, who says they are using more than $3 million to acquire a significant amount of land to development. Geise says $2.5 million is coming from the county's American Rescue Plan allocation...

Mark Geise: close to pulling trigger on large parcel

However, Geise says they're not quite ready to announce the new development site. As for the present, he says they only have a small amount of property left in the north and south county industrial parks...

Mark Geise: space available in industrial parks

Geise did say the new "shovel ready" site is in a "really good location," but says they are still in the process of signing land contracts and getting the infrastructure put in for the site.