Winter 2013 Business Edge - Sullivan County Partnership for

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Three New
Projects,
Thousands
of Jobs
By Jennifer Brylinski
Executive Director
Sullivan County IDA
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ver the last year, the County of Sullivan Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has been actively involved with assisting
three major tourism and development projects within Sullivan
County, New York. These projects are the EPT Concord II project
located in the Town of Thompson, the Veria Lifestyle project also
located in the Town of Thompson, and the Vodas project located in
the Town of Fallsburg.
These three proposed projects have the potential to have a transformational impact on established patterns of employment, development, and investment in Sullivan County. Because of their size
and scope, they will have the ability to act as a catalyst for the area
by providing market-driven, modern day resort destinations while
revitalizing the local economy. The impact will be substantial. The
projects will attract residents and visitors to the area, which will
New York State Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther and New York
State Senator John Bonacic are congratulated by New York State
Governor Andrew Cuomo at a press conference held at Bethel
Woods Center for the Arts following the passage of the Casino bill.
This aerial view of Kutsher’s Hotel shows where Veria Lifestyle
plans on building an upscale holistic health and wellness center
which will employ upwards of 330 people.
translate into economic benefit not only from dollars spent, and
property, hotel, gaming and sales tax revenue, but also by creating
jobs. The three together propose well over 3,000 new full time
equivalent jobs, not including construction, indirect, and induced
jobs.
An application was received by the IDA from EPT Concord II
in February of 2013. EPT Concord proposes to develop a
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world-class, four-season master planned destination resort community on approximately 1,583 acres of land located on portions of the
site of the former Concord Hotel just north of Monticello. When
complete, the project will include an 18-hole golf course, Casino
Resort, harness horse racetrack, grandstand/showroom, simulcast
facility, hotels, an RV Park, and an entertainment village with a mix
of residential unit types and a civic center. Proposed to be developed over 10 years, Phase I is expected to generate an estimated
1,143 full time equivalent jobs, and at full build-out EPT Concord
Resort estimates that it will create in excess of 2,600 full time equivalent jobs.
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Veria Lifestyle submitted an application to the IDA in October
of 2013. Veria Lifestyle is proposing to build an upscale holistic health and wellness center based on Eastern natural medicine
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President’s Message
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Sullivan Regency is
county’s newest project
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Sportsman Expo
planned for March 22
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Roscoe Beer continues
to expand
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Catskill Distillery earns
NYC honors
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Proposition 1 passed .......What next?
To the People:
Just in case you were living on a
deserted Island the last few months,
yes proposition 1 passed… but
what comes next? Before touching
upon that I think, we can never
thank those enough who worked
so hard locally to help get the vote
passed. Though some may disagree,
this was not a foregone conclusion.
The work that Citizens for NYS
Gaming did for the three months
leading up to the vote was extraordinary.
Arguably, without it the proposition would not have passed. From
the rally in August, to the information session, many debates, presentations, website, designs, billboards
and so much more, all were completed on a slim budget and with
countless hours of volunteer help.
The Governor’s press conference
was held in Sullivan County. That
speaks volumes to me.
And what do we do now? Well
the Partnership is not resting on the
success of the effort. We have contacted the Governor’s office and are
working to make it very clear that
Sullivan County is the optimal place
to develop these resort destination
projects. Yes there is a process, and
a commission, and a timeline and
probably some unforeseen challenges along the way. But our work
is to clearly demonstrate why our
sites should be prioritized. To date
we know of up to five potential
sites that have been identified as
probable locations. Whether one or
all stay in the mix as the process
moves forward, remains
to be seen.
We will
work to comparatively
show why
CEO/President Marc Baez
our sites are
the best and hopefully be in a position to land one and potentially two
projects here in Sullivan County.
For the same reason Home Depot
locates near Lowes, Burger King
near McDonalds or a Hilton near a
Ritz Carlton, clustering provides
more options for the consumer and
drives more patrons to a general
location. Our ability to be successful
in this attempt will enhance the creation of a true tourist destination
location, and will open the door to
DECEMBER, 2013
a myriad of countywide offerings
not necessarily known to those who
would visit the proposed venues.
For those concerned with competition and local impacts, the legislation is full of requirements and language specific to how projects will
work with local businesses, cultural
centers and how they will address
any anticipated impacts to local
municipalities. In addition, the
licensing requirements are extraordinary both from a financial and
from a performance perspective.
This ensures those who can compete will have the resources to
develop projects that best positions
New York State and the chosen
locations for success moving forward.
The County has also been busy
taking a look at stakeholders from a
broad array of disciplines to help
prepare them for anticipated development.
Issues like security, education,
infrastructure, energy, transportation
and others are being analyzed to
better prepare us not only the for
projects themselves, but also for
anticipated ancillary development.
Finally, with the announcement
that the first location may be decided by the end of next summer, the
timeline is closer from a development perspective than it actually
feels. While no activity seems to be
occurring now there is much going
on behind the scenes. We will
remain proactive in our approach in
hopes to maximize our ability to
succeed and to prepare for a positive economic development period
soon to come.
Sincerely,
Marc Baez
President, Sullivan County Partnership for
Economic Development
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philosophies featuring a 265 room resort,
with indoor and outdoor sports, a spa,
restaurant, and yoga and traditional Indian
subcontinent medicine therapy services.
The project will be located west of South
Fallsburg on the former Kutsher’s resort and
Camp Anawana properties totaling 1,310
acres. It is estimated that the center will
employ approximately 330 permanent jobs
in the first phase of its development project.
Demolition of much of the existing structures is expected to take place this year,
with an opening of the new facility proposed for next spring. Total project cost is
estimated to be $90 million.
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In November of 2013, the IDA
received an application from Vodas
LLC. Vodas proposes to develop a traditional Chinese medicine and holistic health center destination resort on approximately 1000
acres of land that was formerly the Big
Vanilla resort in the Davos community near
Woodridge. When complete, the Vodas
project will include an 18-hole golf course,
a 200 room resort hotel, over 20 miles of
nature walking trails, and an organic green
house. In addition, there will be a residential community with a mix of unit types and
supporting retail. The resort will be marketed as a destination for people interested in
healthy living. Construction of the infrastructure phase is expected to begin spring
of 2014. The initial phase of the Hotel portion of the project is anticipated to begin the
fall of 2014, and will include a resort hotel
and golf course. Both of these phases of
the project are expected to create approximately 173 jobs total. Later phases may be
proposed in the future with additional jobs
added. Total project cost has been estimated at $120 million.
Development in Sullivan County has
appeared to stagnate in recent years. The
lack of job creation has added to the
decline in the local market, and tourism has
waned with the compounding effect of discouraging further growth. These three projects will reclaim significant tourism properties and, as IDA Chairman Ira Steingart stated, “It will be an impressive boost towards
helping reverse the area’s economic woes.”
Tourism has been a strength of Sullivan
County. The proposed new development
will surely encourage entertainment and
recreational use while creating centers of
activity that will benefit the County for years
to come.
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Economic Development and Education Go Hand in Hand
ith all of the talk about resort
destination casinos, lifestyle management centers, the new Start Up NY
programs and small business efforts, the
focus tends to highlight investment, jobs,
and impacts.
What often gets lost in the discussion
are workforce issues, particularly the
skill sets which are needed to accomplish anticipated job functions relative to
new projects. Too often we take a reactive approach to what skill sets will be
needed and not a proactive one.
As an economic development asset
we should be preparing our students,
and working adults, for the changes
forthcoming as a result of technological,
financial, social, and political influences.
Our education centers become much
more critical in providing the tools needed to prepare our future and current
workforce for the demands of the market place going forward. On December
19th the Partnership for Economic
Development along with the Sullivan
County Center Workforce sponsored a
presentation “ Preparing Students for
Future Workforce Demands” as a way to
begin focusing much more attention on
education from an economic development perspective.
The keynote speaker,
and other necessary
As an economic
Dr. Bill Dagget, highlighted
skills, those who have
development asset we
some of the basic demands
not acquired these now
should be preparing our
of the current marketplace
basic skills will fall
relative to our educational
behind, specifically in an
students, and working
efforts and touched upon
age where new technoadults, for the changes… logical advancements are
areas of focus needed to
better prepare our future
perpetual.
workforce.
The business of economic developAreas of high demand involve the
ment requires that we identify what
manufacturing sector, blue collar profesworkforce assets and their corresponding
sionals, and other service oriented skill
skill sets we can market to attract potensets that make up the very fabric of what tial prospects.
our communities are made of.
As one of several key attraction tools
“Not everyone will become a Doctor,
in our external marketing efforts, it is
Lawyer, or CEO” said Marc Baez,
imperative that we can compete from
President of the Sullivan County
the standpoint of having a current and
Partnership. “There is room for employfuture workforce trained at the desired
ment in a broad sector of professional
skill set demands of the marketplace.
blue collar positions, requiring specific
After all, it’s the employees that are the
skill sets that offer a respectable living
core of any success the prospective busifor those trained in demanded areas.”
nesses will have. Communities that have
He went on to underscore the role
attained a healthy grasp of this element
technology now plays in professions
have made this a priority and have
considered basic not long ago.
invested heavily in that area. The Capital
Construction, auto tech, plumbing, elecDistrict, for example, with investments in
trical, manufacturing, and others now
the College of Nanoscale Science and
require the ability to read and interpret
Engineering and other investments, are
manuals and instructions to carry out
training the current and future workforce
basic functions. Without the ability to
in this industry.
understand computer basics, diagnostics
SUNY Sullivan is now aggressively
engaging in a similar effort relative to
building the Healthy World Studies and
Tech Transfer Institute (Healthy World
Institute).
The ability to train students in this particular sector will provide one of the key
tools to go out and aggressively attract
industries that demand related skill sets.
Finally, educators are our neighbors,
friends and colleagues. They own
homes, pay taxes and invest in our communities. Moreover, when we are successful in attracting new investment to
our communities, school districts stand
to benefit the most as the bulk of our
real property taxes go toward education.
So too does the responsibility to educate kids from the new workforce associated with new attractions or expansions, land on our local schools.
Thus bringing education closer to the
economic development strategic process,
getting input and support for targeted
economic development projects must be
a priority for us to ensure future success,
specifically as new developments begin
to attract ancillary business activities.
An educated workforce has never been
more critical as we continue our aggressive economic development effort in the
years to come.
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Sullivan Regency: Offering luxury and affordability
By Fred Stabbert III
B
uilding off the success of a similar
project in Long Island, a seven-story
full-service luxury building is planned to start
showing condominiums early next year in the
Village of Monticello.
Sullivan Regency’s Managing Partner and
General Manager Charlie Brodsky said the
finishing touches are being put on the 92-unit
complex, which will feature one, two and
three-bedroom units.
“The rich history of Sullivan County, the
proximity to New York City, and the emerging growth in the area inspired our interest in
the new project,” Brodsky said. “We are
happy to provide employment opportunities,
both during construction and after the
Sullivan Regency opens for occupancy.”
The Sullivan Regency will feature 24-hour
security, a 24-hour doorman and an indoor
pool, among other amenities.
“It’s a full-service luxury complex which
will appeal to New York City second homeowners, people within 100 miles of Sullivan
County and snowbirds,” Brodsky said. “These
“I’m a hometown boy,”
Charles Brodsky said, referring to his childhood days in
Monticello.
“I grew up remembering the
pins and billboards which
read, ‘Casinos means jobs’,”
he said. “I didn’t know what it
meant, but now I do.”
A graduate of Monticello
High, Brodsky remembers a
bustling Broadway and a
county filled with visitors from
around the world.
On Sullivan Regency’s
effect on the community
I really feel we are going to spread the love when
these families come in and need to shop, eat and
have fun.
Our project is also taxable and will continue to
bring life to the community.
Sullivan Regency’s
Managing Partner and
General Manager
Charles Brodsky looks
over plans for the 92unit complex.
On Casino projects
“We weren’t banking on the casinos
but we were super happy the proposal
passed,” Brodsky said. “I believe a casino project will unleash the entrepreneurial spirit in a lot of people and
Sullivan County is going to have businesses popping up all over.
“It’s exciting, now we need a
Broadway, Monticello program,” he said.
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The seven-story
Sullivan Regency will
offer 92 units, each
with an outdoor patio.
units are beautiful, and the building was definitely
well-constructed.
“We turned that into our advantage by featuring
the high ceilings and big bedrooms into our
design,” he said.
Located at 685 West Broadway, the condominiums will start at Collaborators Brodsky and
Dunbar Equity Partners, LLC are recognized for
their commitment to the local communities in
which they participate in development projects.
For more information on Sullivan
Regency, call Brodsky at
914-490-3433
or email [email protected].
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On Local Support
The Partnership for Economic
Development was a tremendous help moving the $20,000,000, 172,000 square-foot
project along, Brodsky said.
“[Former Partnership CEO] Allan Scott
was a great help,” he said. “Steve Dubrovsky
and Howard Braunstein have also been a
huge help to us.”
On Sullivan
County’s comeback
People have come here and
invested real money. We are happy
our project, which is a substantial
investment, will attract families who
want to spend money here.
We are excited about the
Kutsher’s project, and the
Monticello Motor Club’s Bill
McMichael and Ari Strauss could
not be more supportive.
And Sullivan Renaissance, that
program is great! It has given people pride in their communities and
made a real difference in how our
communities feel about themselves.
And Kauneonga Lake… they are
an example of how one community
made a stance… restaurants have
made it a destination and people
want local.
January launch
With an open house set for January 2014, the
Sullivan Regency project hopes to show off the hard
work which they have done the past six months. A
new website, www.SullivanRegency.com details the
amenities, floor plans and great offers of this new
luxury condominium project. Also follow Sullivan
Regency on its social media pages.
The author, Fred Stabbert III, is publisher of the
Sullivan County Democrat and Chairman of the
Board of the Sullivan County Partnership for
Economic Development. He has been a board
member for 12 years of that organization.
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There will be food available, all day raffles, kids entertainment, and demos all day.
“This is an exciting time for Sullivan County and we are looking forward to promoting
the great outdoors,” Roberta Byron-Lockwood, President and CEO of the SCVA, said.
“Outdoor recreation is a significant contributor to our tourism industry and attracts
hundreds of thousands of people to the
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SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT
DECEMBER, 2013
Roscoe Beer Co. gets its
brewing permit
A
fter a long wait, Roscoe Beer Co.
announced the approval of a brewer’s permit, along with its plan for the continued forward motion of the beer company. Roscoe Beer Co. can now begin its
plan to build a largery brewery either at
their 145 Rockland Road location or another location in Roscoe, as well as brew new
concoctions, spurred by members of its
homebrewers club.
The federal approval for the brewing
license was granted to the budding craft
beer company in September, and it just
received their New York State Liquor
Authority (NYSLA) license.
With that, Roscoe Beer Co. can now
brew up to 60,000 barrels a year, as well
as sell the beer in its retail location.
Additionally, the company also approved
as a farm brewer, which allows them to
sell their product at farmers markets, providing their products are sourced from
New York.
“We are more than ready to get off the
ground running,” said Tera Luty, Roscoe
Beer Co.’s Beer Manager. “Unlike many
other micro brewers that are starting up,
the Roscoe group is taking it a step further; by really going small. Initial brews
will be developed in a SABCO Brew
Magic system that produces batches in
one barrel quantities, which is approximately 31 gallons. This system, and
approach, will give our team the accessibility to fine tune our crafts on a
smaller level, as well give us the
ability to brew recipes by members
of our homebrew club.”
The brewed beer will only be
available by limited release in and
around Roscoe. The products will
be available on tap at the Rockland
House and the Courtyard Bar.
Growlers can be filled at Roscoe
Beer Co.’s retail location.
The local production of beer will
be conctions of the folks in Roscoe
Beer Co.’s Home Brew Club. They
will have the opportunity to work
along side Roscoe Beer Co.’s
Technical Advisor, William Vernold
and the rest of the staff, creating
small batches of home recipes on
the Brew-Magic V350MS System,
which is designed as a prolevel pilot system for recipe
development; Roscoe Beer
Co.’s goals. It will allow
members of the Roscoe
Beer Co. Home Brew Club
to focus on recipes and
habits, working on one
product at a time, and
once a brew has
gained an audience
and a reputation,
Roscoe Beer Co. may
begin to brew it on a
larger scale with their
Brew Master John
Carr at the
Adirondack Brewery.
“We are really
stoked by this – as
are the homebrewers,” said Phil
Vallone, one of the
principals of Roscoe
Beer Co. “There is a
real coolness in the
smallness and by
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brewing small batches in-house, it really
gives us an opportunity to serve the
desires of the community, real-time. The
best part about it, is that we have a whole
lot of fun while doing it.”
Created by a small group of folks with a
passion for craft beer and a deep-rooted
love for their hometown of Roscoe, Roscoe
Beer Co. launched its flagship brew, Trout
Town American Amber Ale in April 2013.
True to its name, the ale pours a deep
amber color, with a clean nose, balanced
hops and malt, and ends with a light citrus
finish. As a nod to tradition, this style of
beer was typically brewed around New
York State during the early 1900’s. Roscoe
Beer Co.’s initiative is to remain true to
American beer-making traditions, which
have evolved from their early European
ancestors.
Recently, the sprouting craft beer company launched an online store for their merchandise
(www.roscoebeercompany.com/store.html)
, and has expanded their distribution
throughout New York State due to the successful launch of their first brew.
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BUSINESS EDGE
SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT
DECEMBER, 2013
Catskill Distillery named
T
he Village Voice has named
Catskill Distilling Company
the number two distillery in its list
of “Top 10 Distilleries in NYC(-ish).”
The “ish” refers to the fact that a
few of the distilleries named, like
Bethel’s Catskill Distilling, are not
within the New York metropolitan
area.
In fact, from the range of distilleries included, it’s clear that the Village Voice was evaluating distilleries
in the entire southeast area of New
York State.
On its blog
(http://tinyurl.com/lnooqgu), the
Village Voice writes, “Catskill Distilling Company just keeps raking in
awards for its Most Righteous bourbon, Peace vodka, Curious gin,
grappa, and buckwheat spirit. A
farm distillery located in Sullivan
County – a stone's throw away from
the grounds of the Woodstock
Music Festival – owner and distiller
Dr. Monte Sachs continues to put
his heart and soul into making these
fine New York spirits, an art he
among top in the
NYC area
learned in Italy. The distillery is
open for tours and you can chill at
the bar next door, Dancing Cat
Saloon, for more tastes and local
brews.”
The Village Voice held a Holiday
Spirits event on Thursday, December
5 at Studio Square, 35-44 37th St.,
Long Island City. Catskill Distilling
Company was a participant at the
event, which will feature an array of
alcoholic spirit samplings, themed
for the winter season.
Visit www.catskilldistilling.com or
call 583-8569.
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Defiant Rye, the most recent addition
to the Catskill Distilling Company’s line,
is the latest to win a prestigious
award: a gold medal in the Fifty Best
2013 tastings.
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Monticello
186 Canal St.
Ellenville
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DECEMBER, 2013
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