UPDATE: Minnehans Employee Charged with Felony $1K Theft LIVONIA – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office arrested a Mount Morris woman on Aug. 31 on felony charges for allegedly stealing from a Livonia business. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Bonnie Peri-Osborne, 69, was arrested for felony Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office said that they were contacted by a business … [Read more...]
Livingston County Development Calls All Entrepreneurs to Business Workshop
LIVINGSTON COUNTY— Livingston County Development will host a one-day, $100 business workshop to help entrepreneurs 'brainstorm, research and validate business ideas.' According to a press release from Livingston County Development, the workshop will be held at the County Government Center on Court Street in Geneseo in Room 106 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 4. Business Coach and serial entrepreneur Tom Sylvester will host the … [Read more...]
Livingston County Development Corporation to Use $100,000 for Main Street Businesses
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Development Corporation will receive $100,000 in state funding to expand local downtown districts. According to a press release from Senator Patrick Gallivan, the Regional Economic Gardening Program will use $250,000 to support existing companies in Livingston, Wyoming and Monroe counties, specifically those that typically have 10 to 99 employees and generate $1 million to $50 million in annual … [Read more...]
Coast Professionals Inc. the Largest Recipient of County Business Loans
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The Livingston County Economic Development Agency (EDA) has disclosed an update to their business loan program which says that Coast Professional Inc. is receiving 30 percent of the EDA's total loans. According to Julie Marshall, Economic Development Agency Director, as of Oct. 1, 2015 the program has issued 26 loans totaling over $1.5 million. Of those, 13 loans have been paid in full, 10 are in good standing and only … [Read more...]
Geneseo Mavis Discount Tire Project Breaks Ground
GENESEO – Ground has finally been broken for the construction project for Mavis Discount Tire on 20A across from Kwik Fill. As can be seen in our video, which was broadcast live on our Sun TV Live Stream page here and embedded down below, trucks, workers and equipment have mobilized to the site. According to officials, the new business hopes to bring at least five new jobs to the community. Mavis Discount Tire is a national chain with … [Read more...]
Geneseo Shops Plow Forward in Main Street’s Rough Patch
GENESEO – Main Street's businesses continue as always to serve their customers and their community during this year's downtown transitions and projects. Businesses impacted by the Kelly's fire are quickly recovering, with Cyclepath bike shop maintaining normal hours and Touch of Grayce finishing paint and interior updates with plans to reopen soon. Those shops that anticipate the effects of the Main Street water and sewer project plan to enter … [Read more...]
Neighbors on the Fence about Proposed Concrete Plant
AVON – At the second of two back-to-back public hearings on May 4 and 5, local residents and community members came out to the Town Hall at 23 Genesee Street to have their voices heard about the CM&M concrete recycling business that is moving towards possible approval by the Avon Zoning Board and by the Planning Board. The facility, CM&M Industries, proposed by Michael Valle, will move into the Avon Tech Center and recycle many … [Read more...]
County Development Offers Free Training to Grow County Businessess
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Development Agency is offering a series of free seminars to give local business owners an additional edge, including access to training at the hands of experts in the fickle business of doing business. According to Livingston County Development, the seminars give local business owners access to training … [Read more...]
Industrial Development Office Flourishes 2014 Business
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Business in the valley is looking healthier and more vibrant than ever, according to new official stats from the county Economic Development Office. The Industrial Development Agency, (IDA) which operates under the Economic Development Office, held a 'Year in Review' celebration on Friday at the Riviera Theater on Center Street, which was itself renovated over the past two years and reopened with the help of Economic … [Read more...]