Our mission is to create a viable business atmosphere that will attract compatible and diverse sustainable economic development opportunities while focusing on major assets, retention/expansion projects, quality of life and job creation.
We are here to help
- Finding the right location
- Workforce recruiting and training
- Financing and incentives
- Personal introductions to supportive, local business leaders
- Connections to residential realtors for relocation assistance
- Introducing you to utility providers for your site
- Navigating local, regional, federal or New York State permits
How to Apply
Ready to act? Our loan programs leverage several funding sources allowing business access to an assortment of financing programs. This cooperative approach to financing offers you, the prospective borrower, a single point of contact through which several financing sources may be accessed. We also offer technical assistance. Please contact our office for more information.
GROW NEW YORK PROGRAM
Grow-NY is a business competition focused on growing an enduring food and agriculture innovation cluster in the Grow-NY region. The competition attracts innovative, high-growth food and agriculture startups from across the globe and engages them in the region’s rapidly-growing startup ecosystem.
Application opens March 1, 2025 with deadline May 15, 2025.
Grow-NY is also hosting virtual information sessions on: March 19, March 31, April 16, April 28 and May 14 to learn more about program.
State Trade Expansion Program
Empire State Development (ESD) is working in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to increase the number of small businesses that begin to export; increase the value of exports for small businesses that currently export; and increase the number of small businesses exploring significant new trade opportunities.
Eligible Companies:
- A for-profit business headquartered and registered to do business in New York State with the New York State Department of State.
- Manufacture, assemble and/or distribute a product or provide an exportable service. If you are not the manufacturer of the product you must have the rights to export as an authorized distributor.
- The product(s) or service(s) must be export ready and already selling in the U.S. market and/or internationally.
- In business for at least one year ending on the date on which assistance is provided.
- Qualify as an “eligible small business concern” and meet SBA size standards.
- Have access to sufficient resources to bear the costs associated with trade.
- Have a product or service for export that contains at least 51% United States content (see calculation table within guidelines document).
- Not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for disbarment, declared ineligible and/or voluntarily excluded from participation by any federal department or agency.
- In good standing with all New York State government agencies.
- Site visits and/or telephone interviews may be conducted to further determine a company’s eligibility.
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ECIDA
The Essex County Industrial Development Agency is committed to developing partnerships with companies starting, expanding or relocating to Essex County New York. The ECIDA can be a single resource for companies wanting to see the best the Adirondack’s, Lake Champlain and the Olympic region can offer. We engage in the following activities: promoting community and economic development, issuing loans and bonds, and undertaking projects within the county for the purpose of promoting business and job opportunities.
Next Board Meeting
The next Essex County IDA Board Meeting to be held on March 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM at 7566 Court Street, Elizabethtown, NY
Annual Agenda NYS Comptroller’s Annual Report IDA Annual Report Mission Statement & Performance Measurement Report Personnel Manual Property Disposal Policy By-Laws Audit & Payment Procedures Travel & Expense Policy Purchasing Policy Code of Conduct Compensation Policy Investment Policy Investment Report Whistleblower Policy Revolving Loan Program Guidelines MWBE Policy Videoconferencing Policy Uniform Project Evaluation Policy Bond Application Independent Board Member Checklist Acknowledgment of Fiduciary Duty Form Audit Committee Charter Finance Committee Charter Governance Committee Charter
Regular Agenda January 16, 2025 Meeting Minutes February 12, 2025 Meeting Minutes Trail Head Restaurant Group Hotel Westport Marketing Update Financial Reports Authorities Budge Office Policy Guidelines
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ECCRC
The Essex County Capital Resource Corporation is an arm of ECIDA and is formed and operated exclusively for charitable purposes by engaging in the following activities: promoting community and economic development, issuing bonds and undertaking projects within the county for the purpose of promoting job opportunities.
Next Board Meeting
The next Essex County CRC Board Meeting will be held on March 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM at 7566 Court Street, Elizabethtown, NY
Agenda March 26, 2024 Meeting Minutes NYS Comptroller’s Annual Report Mission Statement & Performance Measurement Report Property Disposal Policy By-Laws Code of Conduct Audit & Payment Procedures Investment Policy Procurement Policy Videoconferencing Policy
Welcome to Essex County
Essex County
Essex County is located in the heart of New York State’s Adirondack Park—south of Montreal and north of New York City. New York State’s Interstate 87, the major highway between Albany and Canada runs right through the county. Amtrak’s Manhattan to Montreal “Adirondack” also makes a number of stops within the county.
Major Highways
I-87 (North / South); I-90 (East / West)
Exchange in Albany
Auto Route 1 (North / South route to Montreal, Quebec)
Major Alternative routes: US Routes: 3, 9 and 11
Rail
Canadian Pacific (freight)
Amtrak (passenger)
Airports
30 minutes to Plattsburgh Int’l Airport
1 hour to Burlington Int’l Airport
1.5 hours to Albany Int’l Airport
Other: Maribel, and Dorval, Qc
Deepwater ports
Port of Montreal, Quebec: 100 miles
Port of Albany, New York: 100 miles
NY Border Crossings
Service Port – Champlain, NY/LaColle, Quebec – 75 miles north of Essex County
Alternate crossings: Cannon Corners, NY; Moores, NY; Overton Corners, NY; and Rouses Point NY
The Adirondacks
The Adirondack Park is a six-million acre park comprised of both public and private lands. It comprises one of the largest protected areas in the continental United States and it is ecologically significant in that it contains one of the least fragmented temperate forest landscapes anywhere in the world. It is home to 130,000 full-time residents, is visited annually by 8 million people, and it is also significant for its historic resources, including charming hamlets and villages, a rich cultural history and access to recreational resources.
The people of New York State value the Adirondacks as a cherished resource with the Constitutional protections of the public lands of the Forest Preserve and the Adirondack Park Agency which regulates land use planning for private lands. Local communities are also stewards of this unique Park and believe that their communities must also prosper to continue to provide the environmental benefits that are shared by New York residents.
Boasting 1,907 square miles of land, Essex is the largest county in the park. Its terrain varies, ranging from 95 feet above sea level at Lake Champlain to 5,344 feet at Mount Marcy – the highest point in New York State. Lakes, rivers, streams, along with hundreds of miles of wilderness cover the landscape.
Essex County is in the northeastern part of New York State, just west of Vermont along the eastern boundary of the State. The eastern boundary of Essex County is Lake Champlain, which serves as the New York-Vermont border.
Convenient Location – Easy Access
Ideally located in the north country of New York State, close proximity to world markets through easy access of rail, air, sea and interstate. Leave the big city hassle behind for the quality of life you and your employees desire – without losing your market advantage.
All the Qualities of Living – and more!
Already the home to several high-tech, bio-medical and light industrial companies, Essex County offers more than a workforce, but a quality of life not found anywhere else – four seasons of the year. Enjoy the culture and recreation while keeping your business in the forefront.
Contact Us
Submit your request
Send Postal Mail
ECIDA / ECCRCP.O. Box 217 – 7566 Court Street
Elizabethtown, NY 12932
Call or Email
Email: info@essexcountyida.com
Tel: (518) 873-9114
Fax: (518) 873-2011