Downtown Revitalization Initiative

The completion of another state-funded development project is bringing a suite of new apartments to downtown Gloversville and county leaders are also praising the growth of housing options outside the city.

A new event and market center is open for business in downtown Glens Falls — and locals hope it’s the beginning of a new chapter for the city.

The first Downtown Revitalization Initiative project is complete in Amsterdam, after years of delays.

Town of Plattsburgh officials have been working since the spring on an application for a $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant from New York state. As the deadline to submit the application nears, the public was invited to learn and ask questions about the proposed projects Tuesday evening.

The North Country Regional Economic Development Council met recently for updates on economic development efforts across the region including DRI and New York Forward funding.

Between this weekend’s annual motorcycle bonanza Americade and a warm start to the recreational season, it’s a busy time for the village of Lake George — which is undergoing its annual summertime population boom. Overseeing it all is the village’s first new mayor in more than half a century.

A new committee in Cohoes is working on a plan to spend a $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative award.

The Town of Ticonderoga is the latest northern New York municipality to receive Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding.

The Adirondack village of Tupper Lake has been awarded a $10 million Downtown Revitalization, or DRI, grant as part of the state’s fifth round of the economic development initiative.

Plattsburgh Mayor Colin Read is now holding weekly press conferences and on Thursday planned to update city residents on downtown redevelopment progress.…