Target has discontinued its property assessment grievance against the town of Ellicott. The company had been asking state Supreme Court Justice Grace Hanlon to cut the tax assessment on Target’s 975 Fairmount Ave., property from $3.4 million to $1.7 million while asking the court to ...
There is a new entrepreneurial program at Jamestown Community College. The Board of Trustees approved a resolution Tuesday which updates a policy for the naming of facilities, spaces, and programs, and reflects the naming of the James E. and Carol A. Stitt Center for Entrepreneurship. The policy stated that its goal is to enhance the ability of JCC to promote and pursue contributions that support organizational goals, and to ensure college-wide uniformity and clarity to the process of naming college facilities and programs. Since 2018, the Cutco and Stitt Foundations have provided ...
A Falconer food distribution company is looking to start construction of its new multi-million facility in Findley Lake area next month. On Thursday, the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency’s Board of Directors approved tax breaks for Maplevale Farms to construct a new 150,000 ...
Since 2000, Serta Simmons Bedding has been located at the Mason Industrial Park, in Falconer. Now, the plant is closing its doors. “We have communicated with their communications director, and they are looking at their entire system of plants and manufacturing operations, and optimizing the areas where they are expanding, and in some cases they are contracting,” said Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency CEO Mark Geise. “Unfortunately, this plant is one of the ones that they (Serta) are closing. Falconer is basically a result of restructuring company-wide.” Geise ...
The collapse of some retail outlets is helping fuel Ollie’s continued expansion. As mall-based retailers and some big box retailers - including Big Lots, which closed its Jamestown location in 2024- go bankrupt, Ollie’s is reaping the financial benefits. The company, which has ...
The Chautauqua County Legislature will be voting on three union contracts connected to the Sheriff’s Office. The first union contract is with the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Chautauqua County. Union members include those who are crime scene analysts, investigators, and sergeants. The contract would run from Jan. 1, 2026-Dec. 31, 2029. It calls for wage increases of 4% each year through the life of the contract. During the legislature’s Administrative Services Committee meeting, Human Resources Director Deborah Makowski said this union has 67 members and 37 of them ...
