The message from the Greater Binghamton Association of Realtors at our Chamber of Commerce Economic Forecast event last week was simple: We need more housing — now. The Greater Binghamton housing market is increasingly tightening. According to GBAR’s data, there was on average 1,600 homes for sale at any given point ten years ago. Today, less than 300 are on the market. New York’s housing crisis is no longer just a quality-of-life issue. It is an economic competitiveness issue. Across the state, communities are struggling to retain workers, attract new employers, and stabilize neighborhoods because the supply of housing simply [...]

New York’s economic future is being written in research labs, engineering centers and advanced manufacturing facilities across the state. From semiconductors and clean energy to biotechnology and life sciences, innovation is driving growth in industries that will define the next generation of jobs and investment. But innovation does not happen in isolation. It thrives where strong universities, skilled workers and shovel-ready infrastructure come together. If New York wants to remain competitive in a global economy that is moving faster than ever, it must continue investing in the regions that connect research to real-world production — including the Southern Tier. Across [...]

Technology parks (also called science parks or technopoles) are open spaces that serve as business incubators for startups that are affiliated with a university. Ever since the first technology park was created near Stanford University in the 1950s, these spaces have launched countless tech startups all over the world. Technology parks have become the next frontier in the field of IT, and for the right reasons. If you’re planning to launch a tech-based startup soon, here are eight reasons to choose a technology park as your initial base of operations. 1.     Boost Economy Governments all over the world often invest in technology [...]

Stacey Duncan, CEO, Leadershp Alliance With Micron’s recent groundbreaking outside Syracuse, the headlines understandably focus on the size of the project: billions of dollars, tens of thousands of jobs and a global company putting centering itself on Upstate New York. But for me and for many others down the road in Broome County, the question these headlines leave unanswered is what can this moment mean for us?   For decades, our region has worked hard to develop deep manufacturing experience, strong educational institutions and a workforce that leads. Yet too many families still lack sustainable jobs, and too many young people grow up believing that success means having to leave home — issues the Micron project promises to address to our north. Micron and U.S. government officials broke ground at White Pine Commerce Park in [...]

Broome County continued its economic momentum in 2025, with more than $85 million in new private investment supported by The Agency (Broome County Industrial Development Agency) driving the creation of nearly 500 jobs that support long-term community growth, according to the organization’s 2025 Annual Report released today. Through a mix of incentives designed to attract investment while delivering critical revenue for local services and supports, Agency support drove not only the expansion of businesses that are creating new opportunities for local residents, but it also is spurring the creation of nearly 150 new housing units at a time when the [...]

On December 16, the Town of Maine Board requested that the IDA provide an update on the status of the proposed Broome Tech Park. Unfortunately, this was the only Board meeting not recorded by the Town. We have posted our video, including an extensive Q&A, below. https://youtu.be/j12_UAqUuKQ

As New York State charts an ambitious path toward a cleaner, more resilient, and more innovative energy future, Broome Tech Park is positioned to support that transformation. The newly adopted 2025 State Energy Plan outlines a statewide strategy focused on delivering abundant, reliable, affordable, and clean energy while supporting economic development and equity. These goals align with the vision behind Broome Tech Park: a development‑ready site designed to attract forward‑thinking companies and strengthen the region’s economic competitiveness. Delivering Abundant, Reliable, and Clean Energy The State Energy Plan emphasizes the need for an energy system that is resilient, reliable, and clean. [...]

We are writing to update you on a troubling new development that occurred just before the holidays last month in which the Town of Maine took legal action in an effort to block the comprehensive and ongoing planning for potential development of the tech park. Just before Christmas 2025, the town quietly filed an Article 78 proceeding challenging the Broome County IDA’s authority to purchase property. The town sought a restraining order to prevent the IDA from having any meaningful conversations with property owners about potentially buying their land. The court initially granted the town’s request, and the IDA was temporarily no longer able [...]

Just ahead of the Christmas holiday, the Town of Maine took legal action to try to prevent the Broome County IDA from communicating with landowners who are participating in — or even merely interested in learning more about — our preliminary work to explore the possibility of developing the Broome Technology Park in the towns of Maine and Union. It is one thing to file a lawsuit seeking to block individuals from exercising their ability to control their own property — a fundamental right that dates to this country’s founding. It is another to, as was done in this case, [...]

Good evening and thank you to Supervisor Napierala and the members of the town board for giving me a few minutes to speak tonight.   My intention for this evening is to give you a brief update on where we are in the process of exploring the conceptual development of the Broome Technology Park. And please keep in mind, this is a very lengthy process. If you take one thing away from my remarks this evening, I hope it is this:   A great deal of time, effort, analysis, and care is going into our process to ensure that this [...]