SILVER CREEK, NY -- Thursday, March 22 the Wolf Pack portion of the the Silver Creek - Forestville Cub Scout Pack 252 were treated to a fantastic and interesting tour of a local business here in Silver Creek. S. Howes, on 25 Howard Street hosted an afternoon tour of their facility. Mr. Paul Allen led the tour showing the boys and their parents how ... Read More

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NY -- Manufacturing Gets the Notice it Deserves (Part I) In the late eighties as Generation X, my generation, prepared to leave high school, economists, the media and our educators told us that we were making the great transition to a “service economy” and that manufacturing “held no future.” We were told that ... Read More

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NY — Western New York Scores Big in Regional Council Bid. The Western New York Regional Economic Development council focused on workforce development in its plan, “A Strategy for Prosperity in Western New York.” That focus led to Western New York being named the Best Plan Awardee through the New York State Regional ... Read More

JAMESTOWN, NY — The Resource Center and Zurn Industries are nearing completion on a project that is seeing employees with disabilities at TRC’s Jamestown Work Center assemble 67,000 fixtures used in faucets and drinking fountains. The project had its beginnings more than a year ago. Officials from Zurn’s Falconer plant met with ... Read More

MAYVILLE, NY — Excelco / Newbrook Inc. Expands in Silver Creek. On Wednesday, October 19, 2011, I joined officials from Chautauqua County, Remtronics Inc., Excelco/Newbrook Inc., the Village of Silver Creek, and the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) to announce Excelco/Newbrook Inc.'s move into the old Remtronics facility ... Read More

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NY — Report Calls for Rebuilding Manufacturing in NYS. A new report by the Public Policy Institute shows the gap is widening between New York State’s manufacturing industry and that of other states. The study looks at how New York has experienced a reduction in manufacturing employment at a steeper rate than that of other ... Read More

MAYVILLE, NY — TitanX Expands in Chautauqua County. On Thursday, June 30, 2011 Empire State Development and TitanX Engine Cooling Inc., based in Gothenburg, Sweden, announced the expansion of TitanX's Jamestown facility. Over the past 18 months, the County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) has been competing with sites around ... Read More

Bill Gives US Companies, Students a Competitive Edge in New Economy Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) announced congressional approval of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act (H.R. 5116), a bill designed to strengthen U.S. innovation in today’s economy. “Long term job creation and economic growth is dependent on our ability to be ... Read More

The hum of sewing machines provided the appropriate background sound as The Resource Center held an open house December 10 to showcase its Buffalo manufacturing operation, a collaboration with Heritage Centers that is providing employment to 60 individuals with disabilities and other socioeconomic ... Read More

A family owned business, Jamestown Mattress is continuing the tradition of manufacturing the finest quality mattresses and box springs. The business was first started by the W.I. Blystone Company in 1886.The Pullan family purchased the business in 1981. Family members oversee every phase of the manufacturing operation, taking great pride in the ... Read More