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Southwestern New York State 
Economic Plan

Charting A Course for Regional Prosperity 2023-2028

Strategic Priorities


Natural Environment
  • ​​Provide increased environmental planning and grant writing assistance to communities to develop best practices
  • Convene stakeholders regularly to use a regional approach for land mapping, land use and strategic planning
  • Prioritize source water protection and water management including flood water planning and weather resilience measures
  • Promote regional collaborative approach to developing practices for invasive plant management
  • Support development of low-impact ecotourism and outdoor recreation economies​​
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ACTION PLAN
Business & ​Industry
  • Create regional data collection and communication between business, higher education, and economic development stakeholders
  • Prioritize brownfields mapping and reuse planning across the region and support the development of shovel-ready sites
  • Support businesses in becoming employers of choice that can provide what workers in 2023 are seeking
  • Develop an entrepreneurial ecosystem that supports small business creation with skill building workshops, mentorship, coworking spaces, makers spaces and business incubators
  • Prioritize business succession planning across the region
  • Capitalize on potential of visitor industry with investments in infrastructure, regional marketing strategies, and maximizing waterways and trails​​
action plan
Action plan destinations & tourism
Built Environment
  • Invest in public and private infrastructure, including water management, roadways, grid upgrades, and downtown revitalization projects
  • Prioritize infrastructure for public transit and for efficient low-emissions individual transportation including EV charging stations
  • Develop the region's infrastructure workforce to meet increasing need
  • Develop a regional plan to make improvements to housing stock quality and reduce blight
  • Continue to expand broadband access as a fundamental support for equitable economic development
Action Plan
Human ​Capital
  • Attract new talent to the region with emphasis on possibility of remote work, low cost of living, outdoor opportunities
  • Form partnerships to develop and retain talent within the region's high schools, creating more job shadowing, certifications, internships and credit-bearing opportunities for youth
  • Increase workforce development overall and especially in areas of high need, including caregiving of the elderly, health care, small business development, manufacturing and agriculture
  • Prioritize child care and elder care access as critical supports for supporting the workforce
  • Prioritize public transit options as critical supports for the region's workforce
  • Prioritize health and prevent chronic disease for healthy workforce
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Action Plan Employee Health
Vibrant ​Communities
  • ​​Invigorate local food systems, increase supports for farm businesses and farmland protection​
  • Prepare for the needs of the increasing aging population, develop capacity for aging in place
  • Support arts, history and cultural opportunities as necessities that attract and retain population
  • Prioritize need for EMS services, hospitals and health care access for a stable workforce
  • Prioritize the needs of youth, families, and young workers to attract and retain population, with emphasis on planning including NYS Complete Streets, Downtown Revitalization Initiative, New York Forward and other plans for walkable, bikeable communities and rejuvenated downtowns
action plan AGRICULTURE
Action Plan Aging
Action Plan Health, Medical, EMS
Action Plan Arts, History, Culture
Action Plan Downtown Revitalization




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Priority Projects 2023


Priority IIJA Projects

Chautauqua County
Ripley Interstate Shovel-Ready
Development Project
$1,000,000
Allegany County
​Gateway to the Western New York
Wilds Project
$740,000
Southern Tier West
​Conserving Farmland Assets and
Transitioning Farms to the Next
Generation
$200,000
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Priority ARC Projects

Alfred State College
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Electric Vehicle Laboratory Project
$191,678
Allegany County
Comprehensive County-Wide Trails Master Plan
$100,000
YMCA Camp Onyahsa
Youth Leadership and Future Workforce Development Center
$436,500
Olean General Hospital
​New Care for Orthopedics & PTs
$500,000
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SOUTHERN TIER WEST
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4039 Route 219, Suite 200
Salamanca, NY 14779

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  • Home
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