Southwestern New York State 
Economic Plan

Charting A Course for Regional Prosperity 2023-2028

Conclusion & Acknowledgments

The Role of Southern Tier West Moving This Plan Forward
STW's role within the region is to collect and analyze data, to provide planning and technical assistance, and to convene stakeholders together to work for progress in the region. Given that role, STW is aligned to spearhead the following priority projects from the 2023 CEDS:
​The role of local governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and everyday citizens in this plan is critical to the region's progress, and collaborative efforts will make this plan's goals possible. This document is provided to set the vision and the course, to lay the foundation for local projects to be successful with the work of many stakeholders. Community members are urged to use the CEDS document for grant writing and strategic planning purposes and to contact Southern Tier West if its office can assist with data compilation or other support.
  1. Brownfield mapping support with a goal for a complete regional inventory by 2028 and assistance on the local level to support communities to develop site reuse plans
  2. Public transit support creating plans, studies, and pilot projects to encourage complete regional transit coverage, equitable access, and reduced emissions with climate resilience
  3. Regional land and water conservation planning assistance using STW drones and GIS capabilities, source water protection planning, stakeholder convenings
  4. Regional marketing strategy stakeholder meetings for talent attraction campaigns and for promotion of arts, history, culture, and tourism
  5. Food system development projects including supporting equitable access to land and financing, creation of value-added processing facilities, and farmland protection strategies
  6. ​Regional business data collection and stakeholder convenings for the business and higher education sectors
  7. Child care as fundamental to economic development, including mapping of need, business support, new opportunities in funding, creative solutions, bringing in business and higher education stakeholders
  8. Workforce development and manager leadership development, seeking new opportunities for funding for sectors of increased interest and increased need
  9. Regional business retention and expansion effort with extra effort toward business succession planning
  10. Health care and EMS regional stakeholder meetings and developing a regional approach to EMS funding, raining, and advocacy
  11. Aging population advocacy including advocacy for support systems that allow aging in place, caregiving workforce development, formation of senior issues advisory councils
  12. Housing and infrastructure improvement with stakeholder convenings, planning assistance for CDBG and other grants at the county and community level
SOUTHERN TIER WEST
​Center for Regional Excellence
4039 Route 219, Suite 200
Salamanca, NY 14779

716-945-5301  
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STW"s mission is to help coordinate and enhance planning and development activities in Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua Counties so as to promote social, physical, and economic development in these counties. Southern Tier West seeks to improve the quality of life for the region's people and assure that the "people of the Southern Tier West region have access to adequate occupational, educational, and recreational opportunities; environment; health care services; housing; public safety; and transportation.
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