Tompkins Weekly‘s article, Communities Share Small Business Appreciation, highlights how Tompkins County values small businesses and the importance of these businesses to our economy and community. Starting and succeeding as a small business isn’t easy, but there is a lot of support in the county for small businesses from organizations such as TCAD, the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce, Cornell University, and others.
ITHACA, N.Y., July 10, 2024 – Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) is accepting registrations for the Pathways to Manufacturing program starting July 29th at the TC3- Ithaca Extension Center, 118 N. Tioga Street in Ithaca. Classes run Monday–Friday from...
ITHACA, N.Y., May 16, 2024 – Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) held its annual meeting and presented a report to the community at Ithaca Marriott Downtown on the Commons on May 15th. Nearly 100 area business leaders, community partners, and elected...
Pictured: Mary Holland-Bavis, IAED’s Workforce Program Manager. ITHACA, N.Y., February 13, 2024 – Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) announced it hired Mary Holland-Bavis as Workforce Program Manager. In this novel role, Holland-Bavis is responsible for...