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Nine Businesses Fined For Water Violations

MAYVILLE – There were nine businesses that were recently fined for violating various water regulations. During the Chautauqua County Board of Health meeting, it was announced there were four businesses who wanted to go before the hearing officer. The remaining five agreed to settle. Basil & Bones requested to go before the hearing officer but no one showed up for the hearing. They missed filing a water sample in January. They were fined $450 total – $200 for the missed sample plus $250 for appearing before the hearing officer. The Board of Health generally fines businesses ...

Dairy Market Pushes Forward Despite Challenges

In the wake of Refresco canceling its local contracts with grape growers, other agricultural markets such as dairy are continuing on, even while facing some challenges, including some similar to grape growers. Kate McDonald Polakiewicz, farm business management specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension, said dairy farming continues to be the backbone of New York state’s agriculture and accounts for around two-thirds of total farm revenue in the state. Investment in the sector remains high with roughly $3 billion in current or planned investment in dairy processing. Even with ...

IDA CEO Shares State’s New Goals For ImmunityBio

Back in 2016, hundreds of jobs were expected for a drug manufacturing plant in the town of Dunkirk. The plant was built but it never opened and those jobs never came. A decade later, there’s talk about getting that plant up and running in the next two and a half years with additional hirings for the following four years after that. During the recent Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting, Chief Executive Officer Mark Geise discussed plans for ImmunityBio in Dunkirk. ImmunityBio is now leasing the plant at 3805 Lake Shore Drive East, which was originally for ...

Setting Sail: Preservation Efforts Continue To Former Chautauqua Lake Ship

CHAUTAUQUA – Now that the Chautauqua Belle is gearing up to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the ship’s first voyage around the lake, many are reminded of the Sea Lion that once sailed around the lake along with the Belle. Though the Sea Lion has long been gone from the area, and ...