Uhulumeni waseNew York u-Andrew M. Cuomo umemezele Nov. 23 ukuthi inkampani yesayensi yezilwane i-Soos Technology yase-Kidron, kwa-Israel iqokwe njengowine umklomelo omkhulu ka-$1 million we-Round Two of Grow-NY, umncintiswano webhizinisi lokudla nezolimo emhlabeni wonke.
Lo mncintiswano - ogxile ekuqiniseni iqoqo lokusungula ukudla nezolimo phakathi kwe-Central New York, iFinger Lakes kanye nezifunda ze-Southern Tier eNew York - uhehe abantu abafake izicelo abangaphezu kuka-260 emhlabeni wonke kulo nyaka kanti abaphume phambili abangu-20 baqhudelana emqhudelwaneni we-virtual pitch.
"Ngifuna ukuhalalisela zonke izinkampani ezenzeke emzuliswaneni wesibili we-Grow-NY Competition yethu," kusho uCuomo. “Izinto ezintsha lezi zinkampani ezisizile ekuqhubekiseni phambili zidala umthelela wezomnotho ohlala njalo ebhizinisini lezolimo laseNew York njengoba siqhubeka nomsebenzi wethu wokubuyisela umnotho wethu kangcono. Ukutshalwa kwezimali okuhlosiwe kwe-Grow-NY ngeke kusize nje lezi zinkampani ukuthi ziqhubeke nokusungula izinto ezintsha, kodwa kuzophinde kusekele umnotho wesifunda saseNew York ngokudonsela ukunaka komhlaba wonke embonini yethu edume umhlaba wonke yokudla nezolimo.”
"Umnotho wezolimo eNew York uyaqhubeka nokukhula ngokukhula kokutshalwa kwezimali emapulazini ethu, ekulimeni nasekusunguleni ubuchwepheshe bokucubungula ukudla, kanye nasemikhiqizweni yasendaweni," kusho uLieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul. impumelelo, futhi sijabulile mayelana namandla labo somabhizinisi ukuqhubeka nokwenza imboni iqine nakakhulu. Lezi zinkampani zakha imibono nezinhlelo zokuguqula imboni ngokuguqula ukusimama kanye nokwenza ngcono impilo nokuphila kahle kwabantu baseNew Yorkers. Sihalalisela abaphumelele kulo nyaka kanye nabo bonke abangene kowamanqamu, futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukusiza lezi zinkampani eziqanjwe kabusha zikhule futhi zithuthuke eNew York.”
Uxhaso lwezimali lomncintiswano we-Grow-NY luhlinzekwa nge-Governor's Upstate Revitalization Initiative. Ulawulwa yiNyuvesi yase-Cornell, lo mncintiswano udinga ukuthi abawinile bazibophezele ekusebenzeni endaweni Emaphakathi ye-New York, eFinger Lakes noma esifundeni se-Southern Tier okungenani unyaka owodwa, bazibophezele ekukhuliseni imikhiqizo yabo emisha nokudala imisebenzi eNew York State. I-Grow-NY wutshalomali oluzinikele embonini yezwe yezokudla nezolimo, okugxilwe kakhulu kuzo zontathu izinhlelo zesifunda ze-URI eziwinayo. Impumelelo yalo mncintiswano, osekusonyakeni wesibili kuphela, ikhokha njengoba kufakazelwa ukuthi iSoos Technology, nokuqala kwamazwe ngamazwe, izibophezele ekuthuthukiseni nasekukhuliseni ibhizinisi layo lapha.
Kulo nyaka, zingu-264 izinkampani ezifake izicelo kulo mqhudelwano okuhlanganisa nabaqalayo abavela emazweni angama-27. E-US, izifunda ezingama-25 zazimelwe. Amaphesenti angu-29 abafake izicelo ahlanganisa umsunguli wesifazane futhi amaphesenti angu-32 ahlanganisa umsunguli ovela eqenjini elincane elingamelwe. Ekuqaleni kukaSepthemba, abafake izicelo bancishiswa futhi kwakhethwa abaqalayo abangu-20 ukuba baqhubekele emqhudelwaneni wenkundla. Umuntu ngamunye owafinyelela kowamanqamu uthole ukwelulekwa okuzinikele okuvela kumeluleki webhizinisi wesifunda okhethwe ngesandla oholela enkundleni.
I-Soos Technology isungule isofthiwe eqhutshwa yi-AI elawula amangqamuzana e-incubation enziwe ngokwezifiso athinta inqubo yokuthuthukiswa kocansi emibungu yenkukhu okuholela ekusebenzeni kwezinkukhu zesifazane ezibekela amaqanda. Ubuchwepheshe obunelungelo lobunikazi bunciphisa umkhuba oyimpikiswano wokuqunjelwa kwamatshwele eduna ngokuguqula izinkukhu zesilisa zibe ezezinsikazi ezizalela amaqanda kusetshenziswa amaza omsindo obuchwepheshe obuphezulu kanye nokudlidliza - isixazululo esingavamisile nesingenamakhemikhali.
Isikhulu seSoosTechnology uYael Alter uthe, “Ngemali yethu yomklomelo we-Grow-NY, sihlela ukudala imisebenzi engaphezu kwamashumi amabili ekhokha kakhulu yocwaningo nobunjiniyela eminyakeni emibili ezayo, ngokwakha i-NY Poultry Research Hub, ezoxhumanisa ucwaningo lwezemfundo neziqalo zezinkukhu kanye nezinkampani, ukuze kwenziwe ukuhweba okuqinisekisiwe. ucwaningo. Sijabule kakhulu ngokubeka phansi izimpande esifundeni sase-Grow-NY. ”
Ubuchwepheshe be-Grow-NY obuhamba phambili buthole amandla okuhlanganisa abaphumelele kwiNgqungquthela ebonakalayo yangoNovemba 17 no-18 lapho abantu abangaphezu kuka-1500 babhalisele khona. Abaphumelele emqhudelwaneni bakwazi ukwabelana ngezinhlelo zabo zebhizinisi futhi baphendule imibuzo evela kuphaneli yamajaji phambi kwezithameli eziku-inthanethi; ngamunye uthole imizuzu eyi-10 yokwabelana ngephimbo lakhe kanye nemizuzu eyi-10 yemibuzo. Ngaphandle komklomelo omkhulu we-$1 million, kuklonyeliswe imiklomelo emibili ye-$500,000 kanye nemiklomelo emine ye-$250,000 emcimbini wanamuhla.
Amanye amaqembu aklonyelisiwe ahlanganisa:
$500,000 Owinile: SoFresh, I-Pleasant Prairie, e-Wisconsin, ikhiqiza impahla yokupakisha eyingqayizivele ngomhwamuko wemvelo ukuze inwebe isikhathi seshelufu sokudla okusha njengesinkwa, amajikijolo noshizi.
$500,000 Owinile: Zetifi, I-New South Wales, e-Australia ithuthukise ubuchwepheshe obuvumela abalimi ukuthi bafinyelele ukuxhumana okusheshayo nokuthembekile kuyo yonke indawo yabo ngokuklama nokukhiqizwa kwemishini yenethiwekhi engenantambo exazulule izinkinga zokuxhuma ezindaweni zasemakhaya nezikude.
$250,000 Owinile: Candidus, Hull, Georgia, ithuthukisa amasu okukhanyisa okungeziwe angabizi kanye nezinhlelo zokulawula imisebenzi yezentengiselwano ye-greenhouse.
$250,000 Owinile: Halomine, I-Ithaca, eNew York, isungule imikhiqizo elwa namagciwane ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuphepha kokutholakala kwethu kokudla.
$250,000 Owinile: Leep Foods, I-Rochester, NY, itshala amakhowe e-organic premium kusetshenziswa izindlela zenhlabathi ezivuselelayo ezingodweni eziqinile zaseMelika ezinomsoco kubathengi nezindawo zokudlela.
$250,000 Owinile: PureSpace, I-Busan, eNingizimu Korea, ikhiqiza idivayisi ye-nanotechnology enweba ukuphila kweshalofu futhi ithuthukise ukuphepha kokudla ngokubola igesi ye-ethylene, isikhunta esisemoyeni, namagciwane ngempumelelo nangempumelelo.
Amajaji asekelwe ezinqumweni zomklomelo kulezi zindlela ezinhlanu ezilandelayo:
- Ukusebenza Kwezohwebo kanye Nemodeli Yebhizinisi – amandla okuthi ongenayo enze imali futhi agcine isakhiwo sezindleko esivumela ibhizinisi eliqhudelanayo nesimeme, sibonise ukulungela kwezobuchwepheshe, noma ukusungula izinto ezintsha ukuze kufezeke isiphakamiso senani;
- Inani Lekhasimende - izinga lowo ongenele ahlinzeke ngalo okuthile amakhasimende azimisele ukukukhokhela, kanye nokubhekana nemakethe enkulu;
- Ukudla kanye Nezolimo Innovation - izinga lowo ongenele aphushela ngalo lokho okubhekwa njengokusezingeni eliphezulu ezimbonini zokudla nezolimo, kanye neqhaza esimeni se-Upstate NY njengomholi womhlaba wonke ekusungulweni kwezinto ezintsha kulezi zimakethe;
- Ukwakhiwa Kwemisebenzi Yesifunda - amandla okudala imisebenzi yezinga eliphezulu ku-Grow-NY footprint; futhi
- Team - izinga nokuphelela kweqembu kanye nokulungela kwalo ukuletha.
Okusha kulo nyaka, lo mncintiswano uphinde waveza umklomelo othi “Audience Choice” wokuqalisa okuvotelwe umphakathi ukuthi kube nephimbo elisungula izinto eziningi nelithembisayo. U-Re-Nuble, waseNew York, NY, uthole imali engu-$10,000 kanye no-$5,000 wezinkonzo zokumaketha ku-The Martin Group. Umklomelo wokuqala we-Audience Choice uxhaswe ngabakwa-Wegmans.
“Sibe neqembu losomabhizinisi abahlukene abaqhamuka emhlabeni wonke kulo nyaka kanti umqhudelwano ubushubile. Izinhlelo zebhizinisi esizizwe ngesonto eledlule zimele imibono engamashumi amabili, noma iyiphi yazo engaguqula imboni yokudla, iziphuzo kanye nezolimo, futhi idale ithuba e-Upstate New York, " kusho uJenn Smith, uMqondisi Wohlelo lwe-Grow-NY. “Sihalalisela bonke esiqhudelana nabo ngokuqhubekisela phambili izinhlelo zabo kanye nokuxhumana endaweni yase-Grow-NY, ikakhulukazi kwabaphumelele kulo nyaka.”
Ibamba likaKhomishana we-Empire State Development kanye no-CEO kanye nokhomishana oqokwe u-Eric Gertler uthe, “Sihalalisela i-Soos Technology, kanye nabo bonke abaphumelele iqophelo eliphezulu nabaqalayo ababambe iqhaza kuMzuliswano Wesibili womncintiswano wokudla nezolimo we-Grow-NY. Ngenxa yalolu hlelo lokuqondisa, amabhizinisi acabanga phambili ayaqhubeka nokujoyina, futhi akhe, i-Upstate ecosystem of innovation. Lezi zinkampani ziqinisekisa ukuthi iNew York ingumholi kulo mkhakha obalulekile futhi ikhuthaza umthelela omuhle kwezomnotho kuzo zonke izifunda ze-Grow-NY nangale kwayo.”
UKhomishana Wezolimo Wombuso uRichard A. Ball uthe, “Sihalalisela bonke abaphumelele kulo mzuliswano wesibili we-Grow NY. Ezolimo ziwumkhakha obalulekile emnothweni weSifundazwe saseNew York, futhi kulo nyaka ngokuqinisekile usibonise ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani uchungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kokudla oluqinile emiphakathini yethu. Ngosizo oluvela ku-Grow NY, lawa mabhizinisi amasha manje azodala ubuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu khona lapha eNew York obuzosekela abalimi bethu nabakhiqizi bokudla, futhi akhulise imboni yezolimo. "
USihlalo WoMkhandlu Wokuthuthukiswa Komnotho Wesifunda SaseNew York kanye noMongameli kanye no-CEO we-Manufacturers Association of Central New York u-Randy Wolken no-Deborah Stanley, uMongameli we-State University yaseNew York e-Oswego, "Sijabule kakhulu ukuhalalisela bonke abaphumelele namuhla kanye nabo bonke abebeyingxenye yoMzuliswano Wesibili womncintiswano we-Grow-NY. Isifunda saseNew York sisaqhubeka nokukhula ngendlela engakaze ibonwe ezimbonini zezolimo nezokudla. Umncintiswano we-Governor's Grow-NY umele okunye ukutshalwa kwezimali okujabulisayo emphakathini wethu okuzothuthukisa ukukhula kwemisebenzi yesifunda futhi kuqhubeke nokusekela isizinda sethu sezolimo kulo lonke elase-Central New York siqinisekisa ukuthi isifunda siyaqhubeka nokukhuphuka.”
I-Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Co-Chairs uBob Duffy, uMongameli kanye ne-CEO, i-Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce kanye noDkt. Denise Battles, uMongameli we-SUNY Geneseo uthe, “Siziqhenya ngendlela emangalisayo ngabo bonke ababambe iqhaza kuMzuliswano Wesibili walo mqhudelwano oqanjwe kabusha. Umkhandlu wesifunda ugxile ekukhuliseni izimboni zezolimo nezokudla kuhulumeni. Ukutshalwa kwezimali emqhudelwaneni ka-Governor Cuomo's Grow-NY kusebenzela ukuxhuma ozakwethu bemboni yasendaweni nemibono ephambili yalabo somabhizinisi, kuqhubeke nokweseka imikhakha yethu eminingi yokwakha umnotho wesifunda ophumelelayo.
Osihlalo Bomkhandlu Wokuthuthukiswa Komnotho Wesifunda SaseNingizimu uJudy McKinney Cherry, uMqondisi Omkhulu, iSchuyler County Partnership for Economic Development kanye noDkt. Kevin Drumm, uMongameli weSUNY Broome Community College uthe, “Sithanda ukuhalalisela amaqembu awinile kanye nabo bonke abaqhudelana nabo ku-Round Two Grow-NY. Ukuqamba izinto ezintsha kanye namabhizinisi kuwukhiye wekusasa lethu lezomnotho. Imboni yezolimo yaseNew York ingenye yezinhlobonhlobo nezihlonishwa kakhulu emhlabeni, futhi lesi sinyathelo sihlukanisa iNew York kwezinye izifundazwe, ngokungangabazeki sinezela ezifundeni zethu ukuqhubeka nempumelelo kwezomnotho.”
Izicelo zomzuliswano olandelayo womncintiswano zizovulwa ngoMashi 31, 2021 kanti i-Grow-NY Summit ihlelelwe ukuthi ibanjwe ngoNovemba ozayo eSyracuse, NY. Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nokuvakasha komncintiswano https://www.grow-ny.com.
Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana ne-Cornell Centre for Regional Economic Advancement, vakashela https://crea.cornell.edu.