March 2011 Despite these troubled economic times, Plattsburgh, NY continues to maintain positive economic development momentum and has received national recognition as a successful community. Site Selection Magazine has released the 2010 Governor's Cup Award for the Top 100 Micropolitans, cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people which cover at least one county, and Plattsburgh, NY ranks 25th in the nation based on significant 2010 investments in new industrial facilities. From a geographic perspective Plattsburgh is clearly a community of choice in the northeast. The vast majority of the micropolitans to rank in the top 25 are clustered in more southern regions of the U.S. "We saw a number of regions fall off the list completely this year because of the challenging economy over the last few years - so to make the top of the list of 100 out of thousands of micros that are submitting data for this nationwide is tremendous," said Mike Glennon of Site Selection Magazine. "Plattsburgh should really be proud." According to Adoré Flynn Kurtz, President of The Development Corporation, this type of recognition helps to get our region on site selectors’ radar. "Being ranked in the top 25 micropolitan sites in the U.S. puts Plattsburgh in the 'consideration phase' much earlier in the site selection process, and is compelling proof to existing local companies and new business prospects that Plattsburgh is a good place to do business.” Site Selection's Governor's Cup Awards recognize the top state in the nation as well as top metropolitans and micropolitans based on new or expanded facilities over the past 12 months. According to Site Selection Magazine, the awards are the most prestigious awards in economic development and are great honors for those states and communities recognized.
