[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Two organizations providing services to those especially vulnerable during COVID-19 have been awarded SEEC Resiliency Fund grants: Literacy NY and Jay’s Day Care. SEEC Resiliency Funds, along with other recent donations, have helped restore Literacy NY’s Schoharie County-wide program. In recognition of its workforce development impacts, SEEC’s Enterprise Investment Committee recommended the SEEC Board Directors …
by Patsy Nicosia November 4, 2020 SEEC and its partners are hoping an online Business Recovery Roundtable next Thursday will give businesses, nonfor-profits, and even local government the resources and inspiration they need to push ahead into COVID 2021. Registration for the free Zoom event, set for Thursday, November 12, at 8am, is now open …
SEEC will be going back to its roots with a Recovery Roundtable over Zoom on Thursday, November 12, at 8am. The line-up of panelists will speak to small businesses, not-for-profits, and local government leaders looking for resources to help them negotiate the next budget season. Registration will be through the Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce …
The Schoharie County Eagle Trail took flight on Saturday, at the Franklinton Vlaie, where Town of Broome Supervisor Steve Weinhofer was on hand to welcome birding visitors and guests. The Eagle Trail project was introduced by SEEC founding member Steve Harris, Sterling Insurance, and SEEC student associate Jason Brizzee, a junior at SUNY Binghamton, above …
By Patsy Nicosia October 14, 2020 When SEEC inaugurates the Schoharie County Eagle Trail Saturday, it will be a chance not only for lovers of the national symbols to get first-hand advice on where and how to spot them, but maybe help grow the local economy a little as well. At 2pm Saturday at the …
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 …
SEEC and local wildlife photographer and Eagle expert Bill Combs Jr. will guide wildlife and eagle viewing as he introduces the Schoharie County Eagle Trail concept at the Franklinton Vlaie, Town of Broome, Schoharie County, NY. The event is intended for beginner to avid birders or photographers, wildlife enthusiasts and others interested in the developing …
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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