Welcome to the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency

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The St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency (“SLCIDA”) is a public benefit corporation created under New York State General Municipal Law, Title 2, Section 914.
Its mission is to promote, encourage, attract and develop job opportunities and economically sound commerce and industry in St. Lawrence County. To accomplish its mission, SLCIDA constructs and owns industrial sites and buildings, administers loan packaging and industrial revenue bond financing and provides a variety of tax-reduction incentives.


Featured Projects:

 

Curran Renewable Energy


The St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency continues to assist Curran Renewable Energy as they work to bring their wood pellet mill online in Massena.  In addition to providing an $8,000,000 bond issue in December of 2007, the Agency put together a financial incentive package for the project that included participation from the IDA Local Development Corporation, the Greater Massena Economic Development Fund, the Seaway Private Equity Corporation, Empire State Development, and the Ogdensburg Empire Zone. 

Over the past year, the Agency has been working with the Business Development Corporation for a Greater Massena and the Massena Electric Department to assist... Read More

 

 

Newton Falls Fine Paper

On September 7, 2007 at Newton falls Fine Paper Company, in Mr. Andy Leroux’s words, “We put pulp in the pulper for the first time in almost eight years. Two hours and twenty minutes later, we had paper on the reel. There were tears in a lot of people’s eyes that morning.” The Newton Falls Fine Paper Company was alive after many years thanks to the hard work of an initial group of founders and the cooperative efforts of the St. Lawrence County IDA, New York State Empire State Development Corporation, Clifton Fine Economic Development Corporation, and the local citizens.

During 2008 this Adirondack hamlet has reawakened to a new era of local pride, growth, prosperity, and the continuance of the area’s rich history of papermaking. The mill is... Read More

 

 

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News


Public Hearing Notice

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Article 18-A of the New York General Municipal Law that public hearings in connection with the Project described below will be held by the St.

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Meeting Notice

The St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 2:00 PM in the Rushton Room of the University Inn / Best Western, Canton.

Meetings of the IDA's Local Development Corporation and the IDA's Civic Development Corporation will follow.

The meetings are open to the public.


Special Meeting

The St. Lawrence County Civic Development Corporation will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 6:45 PM at the Massena Town Hall (Room 27) to discuss amending and restating a bond resolution related to Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

The public is invited to attend.

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Testimonials...

 

NEWTON FALLS FINE PAPER, INC.
The Newton Falls Fine Paper Company is alive after many years thanks to the hard work and cooperative efforts of the St. Lawrence County IDA and others.

- Dennis Bunnell