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Top Stories, July 9, 2022

Steuben County IDA Director Updates WVIN On Amazon, Phillips Lighting And LP Building Solutions 

Steuben County Industrial Development Agency Director Jamie Johnson says the former Phillips building is in the process of being demolished.  Johnson also says about half of the building has been knocked down, and the remainder of the building will be down in the next few weeks.  Afterwards, there will be environmental cleanup.  As for Amazon coming to Bath, that project  is under construction, they are currently working on prep on the exterior of the property and preparing to do work on the parking lot and the trucking access points.  Work is also going on inside the new Amazon building.  It's all expected to be finished in November.  On the topic of the LP Building Solutions, their ground breaking will be held on Tuesday in Bath at 11:30am.  

 

There Are Many Veterans In Steuben County

Steuben County Manager Jack Wheeler says that there is a new study out from Stacker, that shows that Steuben County is the number two in the state, in terms of percent of it's veterans population.  "It really is remarkable and we thank our veterans every day," says Wheeler.  From Stacker.com: 

- Percent of Steuben County residents that are veterans: 10.0% (7,522 veterans)
- Veterans by war:
--- World War II: 159
--- Korean War: 548
--- Vietnam War: 2,597
--- Gulf War (08/1990 to 08/2001): 1,353
--- Gulf War (09/2002 or later): 1,168

 

Job Opening With The County Public Works Department

The Steuben County Department of Public Works is looking to hire a new engineer, if you’re interested, contact the Steuben County Department of Public Works by August 5th.

 

Corning Inc Is Going To Have Facilities In Monroe County

Governor Kathy Hochul says that Corning Incorporated is going to grow its operations, to help out the semiconductor market and as a result, help the country's supply chain situation.   Hochul says that Corning's expansion efforts will create over 270 new jobs at its Village of Fairport location, which is scheduled to be completed in 2024.  Additionally, the company will equip a new Laser Optics production facility at Jetview Drive in the Town of Gates, which is targeted for completion in 2023.  

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