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April 2007 News
E Newsletter April 2007
Finger Lakes Wired Awards $1.35 Million in Scholarships to 72 Businesses
Finger Lakes Wired has awarded scholarships to 72 businesses to train workers in Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, and Wayne counties. They received $1,358,248 to provide training to 1,988 employees.
Please note, all funds have been allocated and no more applications can be accepted. For other grant opportunities please see information on the NY State
ADVANCE-NY grant.
RFP and application information
- Advanced Interconnect Manufacturing, Inc. - $50,000.00
- Amdex Computer - $12,905.00
- ARKEMA Inc. - $1,120.00
- Badge Machine Products - $6,058.91
- Bank of Castile - $6,215.00
- Barilla America - $22,900.00
- BioWorks, Inc - $24,226.50
- Brand Cool Marketing - $5,989.00
- Business Protection Specialists - $1,670.00
- CB Richard Ellis - $8,900.00
- Childrens Institute - $46,824.00
- Complemar - $29,741.58
- Crosman Corporation - $5,310.03
- CTC Online - $1,600.00
- David Cooper Associates Ltd. - $3,520.00
- Delphi Corporation - $4,000.00
- Diamond Packaging - $32,990.00
- Erdman Anthony Associates - $14,955.00
- Finger Lakes Visiting Nurse Service - $9,750.00
- Galvin Design Studio - $9,100.00
- Genesee Group - $4,648.51
- Gillespie Associates - $13,211.00
- Gleason Works - $24,400.00
- Griffith Energy - $28,475.00
- Hurricane Technologies - $6,189.00
- IEC Electronics - $3,610.00
- Info Directions - $13,108.00
- Infotonics Technology Ctr. - $4,058.20
- Innovative Data Solutions - $38,697.42
- JC Plastics - $37,561.08
- Kroner, Gamble & Company LLC - $1,622.00
- Label World - $2,400.00
- Lake Immunogenics, Inc. - $1,534.00
- Lapp Insulators - $50,000.00
- Larsen Engineers - $17,188.76
- Magnus Education LLC - $13,910.00
- Mastro Graphic Arts, Inc. - $46,445.00
- Media Methods - $16,320.00
- Micro Instruments Corp - $9,378.00
- Newtex Industries, Inc. - $35,662.00
- Optimax Systems, Inc. - $50,000.00
- Orcon Industries - $50,000.00
- Oser Press - $11,880.00
- PAETEC - $5,677.00
- Parlec, Inc. - $25,000.00
- Pharos Systems International - $50,000.00
- Pro - Value Services - $39,744.46
- Ravi Engineering - $7,416.14
- Reflexite - $4,900.00
- Rel Comm - $11,311.00
- RF Communications - $25,750.00
- Riverside Automation - $12,000.00
- Riverside Group - $29,594.62
- Rochester Area HMO dba Preferred Care - $37,500.00
- Rochester Precision optics, LLC - $4,000.00
- Rogers Associates Machine and Tool - $3,975.00
- ROMOLD, Inc. - $4,355.00
- SenDec - $18,000.00
- Southco, Inc. - $23,933.46
- Steel & O'Brien - $38,215.00
- Success Builders - $1,975.00
- Surmotech, Inc. - $6,215.00
- Tabtronics - $49,315.00
- Tariff Affiliates - $14,286.00
- Trident Precision Man. - $14,150.00
- UltraFab - $30,358.70
- VanDamme Associates - $10,384.30
- Victor Insulators, Inc. - $24,282.25
- Vincent Associates - $20,608.40
- Wadhams Enterprises - $49,179.87
- Windsor Media Enterprise - $14,915.01
- Xerox - $3,134.68
Total - $1,358,248.88
Wired for Growth - Finger Lakes Wired 2006 Success Report Summarizes Activity
 See the projects approved by the Governing Board and supported by USDOL Wired funds as well as resources from other sources. These projects support the Strategic Plan also adopted by the Board in 2006. Additional Wired funded projects are under consideration by Finger Lakes Wired and are expected to move forward in 2007. See Report
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Strategic Outcomes
To be supported by Finger Lakes Wired initiatives
- Increase retention of 20-34 age workers
- Increase job growth relative to national average
- Increase average wages relative to national average
- Adoption of a regional identity resulting in collaborative networking and communication in support of regional economic strategies
Apply Now for Business Scholarships
The Application Process is Easy and Fast!
“We received the approval notice for our application in just a few days. We estimate an return on investment in excess of 200 percent in the first twelve months. The scholarship is helping cut our costs for this important training and we're looking forward to the positive impact completion of the training will have on our business.” --Deborah C. Kurvach, HR Manager, Tariff Affiliates |
