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Howard
Gender: Male
Location: United States, New York, Plattsburgh
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Professional Area: Consulting
Educational Level: Graduate Degree
Job Title: Director of Economic Development
Company: SUNY Plattsburgh
Company Website: tac.plattsburgh.edu
Areas of Expertise: Technical Assistance and Research for the tourism industry; development of publicly owned broadband systems.
Current Status: Employed, full-time
My Blog, Websites, or Webpages: tac.plattsburgh.edu, cbnconnect.com
Overview
Howard Lowe is the Director of Economic Development at SUNY Plattsburgh, where he has headed the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) since June, 2002.  Mr. Lowe was appointed in 2007-08 by the governor to serve on the State’s Universal Broadband Council and the Tourism Advisory Council.

TAC has operated as SUNY Plattsburgh's economic development outreach office for 38 years, and provides a variety of expertise and services. 
  • The staff and its faculty partners conduct research for the tourism industry in Upstate New York, including recent studies for Essex and Westchester counties, the Olympic Regional Development Authority, the Adirondack Museum, Ski Areas of New York, and Americade.
  • TAC is developing the CBN Connect broadband infrastructure project for Clinton, Essex, and Franklin counties.  $8.6 million has been raised for Phase I, a telemedicine network, and construction is planned to begin in 2009.
  • The office is an affiliate of the NYS Shared Municipal Services Initiative and NYS Data Center, and works with local government on economic revitalization and planning projects.
  • Staff includes an accredited economic developer and certified planner; and an expert in Information Technology
  • Extensive data research and analysis resources; IMPLAN software
  • Faculty partners with expertise in Tourism Management, Management Information Systems, Communications, GIS, Statistical Analysis
  • For more information: 518.564.2214; tac@plattsburgh.edu





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Description: As Director of Economic Development at SUNY Plattsburgh, Lowe is helping develop new regional wired and wireless communications networks. Much of his career has focused on using communications technol...

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Economic Development and Applied Research for Upstate New York

TAC is the economic development outreach service of SUNY Plattsburgh. TAC helps businesses, indust...
 
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Description: Plattsburgh Int. Airport, Associated Flightline Industries, Global Distribution, Crossing the Border......
 
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Description: Growth & Development in the North Country, Jobs on the Grow, Jobs on the Go, Doing Business Inside the Blue Line...
 
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Profile Brief
Member since: Friday, March 21, 2008
Profile last updated: Friday, April 11, 2008
Current Status: Offline
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