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What's important to you?

IDA's have a wide range of influences in your local community. Which focus area is most important to you?

Creating/saving local jobs for local workers

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Investing in our local communities

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Growing the local tax base

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Helping local businesses grow

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Supporting the next generation of workers

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Finger Lakes Economic Development Center Staff and Board Members

Steve Griffin, CEO
Mr. Griffin is responsible for the overall operations of the FLEDC. Prior to joining FLEDC, he lived in the Washington D.C. area and worked in the technology sector. There, he led the sales and marketing divisions of several successful start-up internet service and network security providers though their initial public offerings and acquisition from larger providers.

BOARD MEMBERS

Kevin Bailey, Chairman
Mr. Bailey is President of Keuka Appraisal Services, Inc., providing commercial and residential real estate appraisal services throughout Upstate New York. 

H. Taylor Fitch, Vice Chair
Mr. Fitch is a director for Bank of the Finger Lakes and is the former owner of F&W Parts, an automotive supply business that he operated from 1973-1999. Mr. Fitch serves as a member of the Yates County Legislature. He is also former chairman of Finger Lakes Health and was a former chairman of Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital. He currently is on the board of Healthcare Trustees of New York State.

Jerry Hiller, Treasurer
Mr. Hiller serves as VP of Finance and Administration at Keuka College. Prior to his role at Keuka College, Mr. Hiller was the City Manager for the City of Watertown, NY.

Craig Densmore, Secretary   
Mr. Densmore recently retired from Birds Eye Foods where he was the Senior Director of Packaging Innovation. He currently serves as an adjunct professor at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Department of Packaging Science masters’ degree program.

Bob Corcoran
Mr. Corcoran spent more than 31 years with Chemical Bank and its successor organization, JP Morgan Chase, both in New York City and overseas. He is currently President of the Keuka Lake Association and Treasurer of Lakeside Country Club.

Jim Long
Mr. Long owns Long’s Cards & Books in Penn Yan. He has served, or is serving, on the following community boards: Yates County Chamber of Commerce, Penn Yan Public Library, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, and Yates County Community and Cultural Resources Board.

Rod Williams
Now retired, Mr. Williams has a vast background in public sector service in Yates County, including serving as Town of Benton Supervisor and as a Yates County Legislator. 

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What's your IDA doing?

Since 2004, FLEDC has:

  • Spurred $52 million in project investments
  • Created 187 new jobs
  • Retained more than 160 jobs
  • Assisted Keuka College with $11 million in new investments
  • Helped Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital with $15 million in new investments