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Castelli America Cheese Company Closes Just Three Years After Opening

December 10, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ASHVILLE - An international cheese company that first opened a local operation in Chautauqua County three years ago is now closing its doors. On Monday afternoon Chautauqua County officials announced they had received news that Castelli America … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Castelli America, Castelli Cheese, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Community Development Block Grant, Empire Specialty Cheese Co, Lactalis, Mark Geise, Nuova Castelli, Steve Abdella

[LISTEN] Castelli Takes Over Cheese Manufacturing Plant in Ashville

September 21, 2016 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ASHVILLE - A new company has taken over the cheese manufacturing plant in Ashville. As part of an economic development deal with the state and county, Castelli America is now operating the former Empire Specialty Cheese plant on Fairbanks … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Local News Tagged With: Castelli Cheese, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Empire Specialty Cheese Co, Empire State Development, Howard Zemsky, Nuova Castelli, Paul Bensabat

Empire Specialty Cheese Out of Funding, Expected to Change Ownership

August 29, 2016 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ASHVILLE - A cheese company that only recently moved into its new location in Blockville is in the process of changing ownership due to financial challenges. The Post-Journal is reporting that Empire Specialty Cheese Co. (5151 Fairbanks Road, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: AFA Foods, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Empire Specialty Cheese Co, Kevin Sanvidge

County Development Officials Announce Deal with Empire Specialty Cheese Co.

October 31, 2013 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ASHVILLE - Outgoing Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards only has a few more weeks on the job, but that’s not slowing down his effort of finding new businesses to come into the county. On Wednesday morning, Edwards, along with several members … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: AFA Foods, Chautauqua County Executive Race, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Chautauqua County Legislature, Chautauuqa County Executive, Empire Specialty Cheese Co, Greg Edwards, Ron Johnson, Tony Carparco

Cheese Maker Could be Moving in to Former Fairbank Farms Facility in Ashville

October 25, 2013 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ASHVILLE - A major cheese manufacturing operation could soon be coming to Ashville. The Chautauqua County Legislature learned on Wednesday that the Empire Specialty Cheese Co. wants to open a production operation in the town of Harmony at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Legislature, Empire Specialty Cheese Co, New York State Office of Community Renewal

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