E-mail this pageEconomic Development and Applied Research for Northern New York
TAC is the economic development outreach service of SUNY Plattsburgh.
TAC helps businesses, industries, and communities in northern
TAC staff includes individuals with expertise and certification in economic and community development and planning, project management, demographic research, economic impact analysis, and information technology and telecommunications. TAC works closely with faculty subject matter experts, and specializes in the economic development process and capacity building at the local level.
The TAC director serves on the New York State Council for Universal Broadband and the New York State Tourism Advisory Council.
Shared Municipal Services
TAC is an affiliate of the Shared Municipal Services Incentive Program, which is funded through the Department of State and managed by the Government Law Center of Albany Law School. As such, TAC researches and writes case studies of municipal efforts to share services, conducts workshops and conferences, and offers technical assistance to municipalities.
Tourism Applied Research
TAC partners with faculty in the Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management department and the Communications department to conduct applied research for regional tourism organizations that helps improve the effectiveness of their planning, communication, and marketing efforts. TAC's recent clients include Americade, the Westchester County Office of Tourism, teh Lake-Placid-Essex County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Olympic Regional Development Authority.
Broadband Infrastructure and Digital Literacy
TAC manages the CBN Connect project, which will build and operate a Telemedicine Broadband Network connecting most hospitals, clinics, and public colleges in Clinton, Essex, and Franklin counties. Construction starts in 2009, and the fiber optic system will be a foundation for improved regional wired and wireless braodband services.
Please contact Howard Lowe, Director of Economic Development, to discuss how TAC may be of service to your organization. howard.lowe@plattsburgh.edu
Contact Information
For more information about the Technical Assistance Center at SUNY Plattsburgh, please contact:
E-mail: tac@plattsburgh.edu
Phone: (518) 564-2214
194 US Oval
Plattsburgh, NY 12903