The area has received a stream of good news and major investments in recent months, including the launch of Norsk Titanium, a manufacturing facility expected to generate 250 new jobs by the end of this year, a $ 38 million state grant designed to
boost enplanements at Plattsburgh International Airport, the opening of Clinton Community College's Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and the city's $ 10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant from the state.