SYRACUSE New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday night announced plans for a facility in DeWitt that will serve as a hub for emerging nano industries in Onondaga County and its first tenant.

Cuomo made the announcement during his visit for Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoneys State of the County address at the Carnegie Library in downtown Syracuse.

The DeWitt facility will specialize in providing advanced visual-production research and education to support upstate New Yorks rapidly growing film and television industry, the governors office said in a news release.

The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) will lead the operation. It will focus on the use of nanotechnology to drive innovations in the computer-generation imagery, animation, and motion-capture technology used in film and television production, Cuomos office said.

Cuomo also announced that The Film House, a Los Angelesbased film and television company, will be the facilitys first tenant. Itll move its headquarters, production, post-production, and distribution operations to DeWitt.

The project will create at least 350 new high-tech jobs and 150 construction jobs, according to the governors office.

The film industry and nanotech sectors are emerging industries, and New York is going to reap the rewards of innovation and high-tech jobs, Cuomo said in the news release.

Were bringing the industries of the future to New York, and Upstate is going to lead the way. The new innovation hub in Onondaga County will be a hotspot for research and education, bringing hundreds of new jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars of investment to Central New York, Cuomo said.

The project is based on a seven-year growth plan that includes a minimum private investment of over $150 million over the seven years, with an initial 125 jobs that will eventually grow to at least 350.

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Cuomo: DeWitt hub for nano industries will create at least 350 high-tech jobs