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The picture came a bit clearer today at the annual Genesee County Economic Development Center luncheon on how the agency landed a $206 million joint-venture Greek yogurt plant for Batavia.
Mark Koenig, director of engineering and technology at the PepsiCo Global Nutrition Group, said while there were a few reasons
Paul Dibble, above, with Chief Randy McIntire, was named Firefighter of the Year for the Town of Batavia at the department's annual awards and installation dinner tonight.
Robert Mullen, top picture below, was honored for 233 calls in 2011, the most of any member of the department.
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Executives from PepsiCo and the Muller Group will be keynote speakers March 23 at the Genesee County Economic Development Center's annual meeting at the college.
The two companies are behind Project Wave, the $206 million yogurt plant being built at Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park.
Mark Koenig, director of engineering and
PepsiCo and the Theo Muller Group -- partnering on Project Wave in Batavia -- will receive more than $11 million in tax relief for the planned yogurt plant in the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park.
The incentive package was approved by the Genesee County Economic Development Center Board on Monday.
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Avoca/Oakfield - William D. Phelps, 70, of Avoca, formerly of Oakfield, passed away suddenly Wednesday, (September 19, 2018) at his home, in Avoca.
Mr. Phelps was born July 31, 1948 in Batavia, a son of the late Virgil E. and Louise E. (Mullen) Phelps.
He attended Oakfield-Alabama school as graduated as valedictorian of his class in 1966. He went on to graduate from Cornell University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Engineering in 1970. He was a member of the AGR fraternity and a 40 year member of the Free & Accepted Masons.
He felt bonded to the land, and spent his entire career on Virgil E. Phelps & Sons Farms first at Judge Road in Oakfield and later in Avoca. He served as the bookkeeper in both locations.
Surviving is his sister, Judy (Walt) Stevenson of Madison, WI, and brothers, Donald Phelps of Riviera, FL, and Neil (Teresa) Phelps of Caledonia. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
There will be no visitation. Family and Friends are invited to attend Bill’s Memorial Service at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday (September 26, 2018) at the Indian Falls United Methodist Church, 7908 Allegany Road, Corfu. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church. Bill will be laid to rest beside his parents in Reed Cemetery, Oakfield.
Arrangements were entrusted to the Burdett & Sanford Funeral Home, 11 Maple Ave., Oakfield. Please leave a condolence, share a story or light a candle at www.burdettandsanford.com.
Shawn Michael Walburn, 45, of East Main Street Road, Le Roy, is charged with: DWI; driving while ability impaired with alcohol; driving without a vehicle inspection; and speeding. Walburn was stopped at 3:07 a.m. Sunday on Main Road, Stafford, by Deputy Andrew Mullen.
Ryan Brent Callison, 41, of 14th Street, Zimmerman
In a very short time, Genesee County has become a big player in the global agricultural community, Jim Vincent told the Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday. He's vice chairman of the Genesee County Economic Development Center Board of Directors.
Vincent commented little during the half-hour meeting in which CEO
Todd A. Gailie Jr., 27, of Myrtle Street, Le Roy was arrested on Sept. 7th by the Le Roy Police Department for petit larceny and obstructing governmental administration in the second degree, Class A misdemeanors. Le Roy Police Department responded to a business on Lake Street in the Village after receiving
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