Senator Elaine Phillips Announces Area Projects Among Winners Of Regional Economic Development Council Awards

December 14, 2017

Senator Elaine Phillips today announced that 10 job creation and community development projects in the 7th Senate District will receive critically important state funding through the seventh round of Regional Economic Development Council awards.

“Funding for these crucial projects will strengthen our local economy, create jobs and expand innovative cultural programs in our communities,” Senator Elaine Phillips said. “It has been a pleasure to collaborate with groups throughout Nassau County, including leaders in business, education, local governments, economic development and planning, to develop a list of job creation projects that achieve our goals of generating jobs and building a strong foundation for future growth.”

A total of $755 million was awarded statewide, with Long Island receiving $84.3 million for 98 projects.

The following projects in the 7th Senate District will receive more than $3 million in funding from the second round of the Regional Economic Development Council program:

County	Project	Project Title	Amount
Nassau	Incorporated Village of Manorhaven	Sewer Infrastructure Upgrades Project	$30,000
Nassau	NYU Winthrop Hospital	Certified Professional Coder Training	$100,000
Nassau	Oerlikon Metco, Co, Inc.	Oerlikon Metco, Co, Inc.	$100,000
Nassau	Old Westbury Gardens Inc.	Westbury House Roof Restoration	$500,000
Nassau	Spectronics Corporation	Electrical Equipment and Appliance manufacturing Skills Training	$39,623
Nassau	The Feinstein Institute at Northwell Health	Computational Genomics Center at Feinstein Institute for Medical Research	$1,600,000
Nassau	Town of Hempstead Department of Occupational Resources	Hempstead Works Career Pathways 7.0	$99,988
Nassau	Town of North Hempstead	Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Trail	$450,000
Nassau	Town of Oyster Bay	The Workforce Partnership Medical Training Program	$100,000
Nassau/Suffolk	Long Island Traditions	Connected Waters Heroes of the Harbors	$51,000