August 2012 - Empire State Development - New York State
August 2012 - Empire State Development - New York State
August 2012 - Empire State Development - New York State
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DRAFT – SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND REVISION<br />
RESOLVED, that the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or his designee(s)<br />
be, and each of them hereby is, authorized in the name and on behalf of the Corporation to<br />
execute and deliver any and all documents and to take all actions as he or she may in his or her<br />
sole discretion consider to be necessary or proper to effectuate the foregoing resolutions.<br />
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Mr. Lee then presented the July Discretionary Project Consent Calendar for the<br />
Directors’ consideration.<br />
Mr. Lee explained that there were four projects for consideration and he provided a<br />
brief synopsis of each of those projects.<br />
Mr. Lee explained that the first project involves a $100,000 grant to ASB Greenworld<br />
Capital, a worldwide producer of organic gardening and plant materials.<br />
Mr. Lee further noted that to meet the increased demand for its product in the <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>York</strong>/<strong>New</strong> England area, the Company has purchased a 54 acre site in Sullivan County and has<br />
built a new 20,000 square foot manufacturing facility. Mr. Lee added that the $3.2 million<br />
project was completed in June <strong>2012</strong> and is expected to create 17 jobs, six of which are already<br />
in place.<br />
Mr. Lee then noted that the second project involves an $82,000 grant to Upstate Door,<br />
Inc., a manufacturer of custom-made hardwood doors.<br />
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