Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc.

Batavia, New York

The project involved the investment by Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. in plant improvements, machinery and equipment purchases, IT upgrades, inventory, and employee training in connection with its reactivation of a shuttered yogurt production facility in the Town of Batavia.  Total investment exceeded $4,000,000, including $734,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds awarded to the Town of Batavia by the New York State Office of Community Renewal.  The project resulted in the creation of 63 new jobs.