Times Journal – October 14, 2020 SEEC is still accepting business applications for the Resiliency Fund program that awards local money to local businesses. Established companies may request a zero percent interest loan of $5,000, of which half may be forgiven as a grant or, as nearly two dozen businesses have elected, apply for a …
By Patsy Nicosia Times Journal, September 16, 2020 Nine years ago, Schoharie County’s jail became a casualty of Hurricane Irene. Now, it could become a catalyst for the future. SEEC, Village of Schoharie Mayor Larry Caza and Trustee Peter Johnson, planner Nan Stolzenburg and Broome Supervisor Steve Weinhofer, who chairs the county’s Buildings and Purchases …
Since its launch in May, SEEC’s Resiliency Fund has awarded $54,000 in loans or grants to 18 Schoharie County businesses impacted by COVID19. Awards have been earmarked to implement unique business improvements or adaptations that will help sustain enterprises through the seasons ahead. A variety of small businesses and organizations have been awarded from cider-making …
By Patsy Nicosia Times Journal, September 16, 2020 2020 was the year SEEC learned to pivot, not so much reinventing itself, but finding ways and partnerships to help keep the economy going and even growing. It’s a tall order during COVID, admits Executive Director, Julie Pacatte and Steve Harris and Peter Johnson, two of the …
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A video recording of the August 24th Roundtable discussion is available for viewing – please click HERE and enter Passcode wWf5+9C& On Monday, August 24, 2020 members of the SchoCo Forward Business Reopening & Recovery Task Force hosted their first in a series of COVID-19 related Recovery Roundtable discussions. Entitled Enforcement of New Public Health …
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By Patsy Nicosia Times Journal, August 19, 2020 Schoharie County, SEEC,and the Village of Schoharie are all working to reimagine the jail. A Courtyard Marriott maybe? Peter Johnson, who’s secretary for the Schoharie Economic Enterprise Corporation, said Executive Director Julie Pacatte has been working on possible uses for the old county jail, a valuable piece …
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Story and photos By Patsy Nicosia Times Journal, August 19, 2020 Times Journal, August 19, 2020 Panther Creek Arts will use its $2,500 SEEC award to erect a sign at the West Fulton crossroads pointing in the direction— with mileage—of local businesses, using the type of signs seen in most villages in England, Scotland, and …
Story and photos By Patsy Nicosia Times Journal, August 19, 2020 Times Journal, August 19, 2020 Middle Brook Mill was one of Friday’s SEEC Resiliency Fund grant-loan recipients; Carol Greenman, Donna Potak, Sarah Henry, and Dee Glas, here with SEEC’s Jim Becker, plan to use their $5,000 award as working capital to both purchase ingredients—including …
HONEY & BREWS: SEEC GRANTS GO TO WAYWARD LANE AND FRIENDS Story and photos By Patsy Nicosia Times Journal, August 19, 2020 Andrew Rowles had the place; three friends from college had the idea. Together the four are now Hop House Farm and Wayward Lane Brewing, two new Town of Schoharie businesses and two of …
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SCHOCO PROMISE: SAFETY 1ST By: Patsy Nicosia Times Journal, July 8, 2020 SEEC and its partners, including the Economic Alliance & Reopening Task Force, want to make sure Schoharie County stays open safely as New York State reopens. To do that, today they’re launching the SchoCo Promise, an effort with two pieces linked through Survey …
