TCAD’s Real People. Real Jobs. program is a monthly podcast on the first Wednesday of every month at 8:40 on WHCU 870AM/ 95.9FM. Martha Armstrong, Vice President of Economic Development, interviews various employers in Tompkins County on economic development, new initiatives and doing business. You can listen to previous years podcasts on WHCU’s website.

The primary mission of the Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency (TCIDA) is to offer economic incentives to Tompkins County businesses selling product outside of the region, in order to create and retain quality employment opportunities and strengthen the local tax base. The TCIDA has the authority to abate a variety of local and State taxes and […]

Revolving Loan Funds are a popular economic development tool, delivering high risk capital to projects that cannot be financed by conventional sources. Loans are generally used as gap financing where the existing bank financing and equity available are not sufficient to meet project costs. The TCAD Loan Fund Program is targeted to businesses selling a product […]