We also have a lot of industry coming in to the area (Google Rome NY, Cree, microchip plant, or new Utica hospital to get a feel).

Intel has announced a giant plant coming online about 30 mins from downtown as someone else here noted.

We did a walk through this past Sunday to make sure all of the plants are out of the house.  

You never want to give away equity, but if it's the only option on the table and you are desperate for capital, you may wish to bite the bullet and plant the seeds of a new professional relationship by trading equity. 

Michael Plante although the appreciation is next to nothing in certain parts of upstate NY, the cash flow makes up the difference.

BMW coming in with a mfg plant, a good airstrip and old air force base ripe for re-development.  

Some assets are more liquid (cash, cash equivalents), some assets are illiquid (property, plant and equipment), some produce cash flow (a house), and some decline in value over time (your car).

You can always plant more if you don’t like it ;)

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs. https://www.dispatch.com/story...

Authorize just one new oil refinery or nuclear plant.