Fortitech provides another major economic development win for Schenectady County

On Tuesday, Fortitech, a local nutrient company, expanded into Glenville with a new facility that will showcase both its product and Schenectady County to representatives from world-wide corporations. This expansion was only possible due to the hard work of Democrats on the Schenectady County Legislature who developed the innovative reuse of County airport land and created a new plan for the Schenectady Couny airport that has brought major savings for taxpayers and expanded the tax base. This two part plan, which began with the sale of County airport land to Fortitech (which was opposed by Republican Legislator Robert Farley), was moved forward with a restructuring of County airport staff (also opposed by Republican Robert Farley).


“Fortitech has called Schenectady County home for over 20 years and it has been a pleasure to watch the company grow. Their willingness to invest in our community by expanding their operations is further evidence of the success of Schenectady County’s unified economic development efforts. This is a great beginning for our new Airport Business Park and we are proud to have a global business leader like Fortitech as the anchor tenant,” stated Susan E. Savage, Chair of the Schenectady County Legislature.

Watch the ribbon cutting below.