End Notes1 Accessed at http://www.chobani.com andhttp://www.fageusa.com2 Personal communication with Kelly LaCorte,Chobani, September 25, 20123 Accessed at http://www.fageusa.com/ourgreek-heritage/<strong>the</strong>-fage-story4 Accessed at http://www.fageusa.com/our-newlocation-fage-to-open-state-<strong>of</strong>-<strong>the</strong>-art-us-plant/5 Accessed at http://chobani.com/who-we-are/6 Accessed at http://en.wikipedia.<strong>org</strong>/widi/Stra<strong>in</strong>ed_yoghurt7 Accessed at http://www.fageusa.com/ourgreek-heritage/<strong>the</strong>-fage-story8 Accessed at http://chobani.com/who-we-are9 “<strong>The</strong> <strong>Rise</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Greek</strong> <strong>Yogurt</strong>,” UBS InvestmentResearch, March 22, 201110 “<strong>Greek</strong> <strong>Yogurt</strong> Causes a Stir with Triple DigitGa<strong>in</strong>s,” Chicago Tribune, March 16, 201211 “Who’s W<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>Greek</strong>-<strong>Yogurt</strong> ‘Revolution’?,”Ad Age, June 6, 201212 Ibid.13 “Proudly With You,” Chobani Olympic TVcommercial, published by Chobani <strong>Yogurt</strong>, July26, 2012, accessed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeKNvaU3W6814 Accessed at http://chobanichampions.com15 Accessed at http://www.addthis.com/<strong>in</strong>sights/olympics#.UCwAp6OotLM16 “<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> State Dairy Summary,” <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>State Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture and Markets,201017 “2010 Milk Production,” U.S. Department <strong>of</strong>Agriculture (USDA) Market<strong>in</strong>g Service Bullet<strong>in</strong>18 “Dairy Farms Toast Prices,” timesunion.com,May 2, 201219 “<strong>Yogurt</strong> Boom Leaves Dairy Farmers Beh<strong>in</strong>d,”Wall Street Journal, June 26, 201220 “Governor Cuomo Announces that PepsiCoand <strong>The</strong>o Muller Choose NYS to Launch <strong>The</strong>irJo<strong>in</strong>t Venture <strong>in</strong>to <strong>Yogurt</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess,” media release,Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Governor, Feb. 24, 201221 Ibid.22 Personal communication with LaCorte;“<strong>Greek</strong> <strong>Yogurt</strong> Gives Boost to Flagg<strong>in</strong>g Dairy<strong>Industry</strong>,” Buffalonews.com, July 9, 201218<strong>the</strong> United States/AIB-761, ERS, USDA25 Accessed at http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/animal-products/dairy/def<strong>in</strong>itions.aspx26 “U.S. Dairy <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>in</strong> Brief ”27 Personal communication with Jennifer Huson,Dairylea Inc. and Dairy Farmers <strong>of</strong> America,September 7, 201228 Personal communication with Dan Guido,Dairy Farmers <strong>of</strong> America, May 4, 201229 Andrew M. Novakovic, “<strong>The</strong> Chobani Paradox,”Cornell University, March 201230 “<strong>Yogurt</strong> Boom Leaves Dairy Farmers Beh<strong>in</strong>d,”Wall Street Journal, June 26, 201231 “Governor Cuomo Hosts First <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>State <strong>Yogurt</strong> Summit,” media release, Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Governor, August 15, 201232 Accessed at http://www.fageusa.com/ourgreek-heritage/<strong>the</strong>-fage-story33 Personal communication with Mike Reese,president, Fulton County Economic DevelopmentCorporation, April 11, 201234 Personal communication with Ge<strong>org</strong>e Bev<strong>in</strong>gton,general manager, Gloversville-JohnstownJo<strong>in</strong>t Wastewater Treatment Plant, April 10, 201235 Personal communication with Greg Eisenhut,chief operat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong>ficer, Mohawk Valley EconomicDevelopment District, April 13, 201236 Personal communication with Reese andEisenhut37 Annual Reports, Gloversville-Johnstown Jo<strong>in</strong>tWastewater Treatment Facility, 2008 – 201138 Personal communication with Casey McCue,Office <strong>of</strong> Milk Control, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> State Department<strong>of</strong> Agriculture and Markets, May 30, 201239 “Governor Cuomo Announces Launch <strong>of</strong>Statewide Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Ad Campaign,” media release,Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Governor, June 21, 201240 Accessed at http://chobani.com/who-we-are41 Commerce Chenango42 “Old Factory, Snap Decision Spawn <strong>Greek</strong>-<strong>Yogurt</strong> Craze,” Wall Street Journal, June 20, 201243 Accessed at http://www.sba.gov/about-<strong>of</strong>ficescontent/2/3136/success-stories/14439144 Gourmet <strong>New</strong>s, June 22, 2012; “Hidden ChobaniBillionaire Emerges as <strong>Greek</strong> <strong>Yogurt</strong> Soars,”Bloomberg, accessed at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-14/hidden-chobani-billionaire-emerges-as-greek-yogurt-soars.html46 Chenango County Economic DevelopmentStrategic Plan, 2006, page 2047 Personal communication with Jennifer Tavares,Commerce Chenango, April 2, 201248 Personal communication with Tavares, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>gChobani Economic Impacts, and Chobani,Inc.: Total Benefits/Assistance to Date, April 2,2012, April 30, August 28, 201249 Accessed at http://chobani.com/who-we-are50 Personal communication with Tavares,LaCorte51 Author’s calculation, based on data fromCommerce Chenango52 “Governor Cuomo Announces PepsiCo and<strong>The</strong>o Muller Choose NYS”53 Personal communication with Steve Hyde,president <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Genesee County Economic DevelopmentCenter54 Accessed at http://www.gcedc.com/<strong>in</strong>dex.php/sites/genesee-valley-agri-bus<strong>in</strong>ess-park55 “Nor<strong>the</strong>ast CanAm Connections: Intergrat<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong> Economy and Transportation,” presentation to<strong>the</strong> Conference <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> England Governors andEastern Canadian premiers, September 16, 200856 Accessed at http://www.dot.ny.gov/mohawkerie-study57 Personal communication with David Rosenberg,<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> State Department <strong>of</strong> Transportation(NYSDOT), April 19, 201258 Personal communication with Ray Hess<strong>in</strong>ger,NYSDOT, June 24, 201259 Personal communication with Fellicia Thompson,account manager, RailEx, July 15, 201260 Accessed at http://www.railexusa.com/site61 Personal communication with McCormick,June 201262 “Old Factory, Snap Decision”63 “Area residents seek to fix Chobani issues,”<strong>the</strong>dailystar.com, March 29, 201264 Personal communication with Jack Williams,regional director, Region 9, NYSDOT, April 30,201265 “In Albany, Hopes <strong>of</strong> Mak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> State a<strong>Yogurt</strong> Empire,” <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Times, August 15, 201223 “How <strong>the</strong> Milk Pric<strong>in</strong>g System Evolved,” MilkPric<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States/AIB-761, EconomicResearch Service (ERS), USDA24 “U.S. Dairy <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>in</strong> Brief,” Milk Pric<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>45 Personal communication with Dick McCormick,Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Tier East Regional Plann<strong>in</strong>g andDevelopment Board, June 2012Flickr user: messycupcakes
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