Feb. 13, 2004: “Spotlight
on Our Economy” Monthly Column for The
Palladium-Times
By L. Michael Treadwell, CEcD, Executive Director of Operation
Oswego County
Local Businesses, Utilities Partner
with OOC to Promote County’s Economic Assets
Operation Oswego County’s economic
development successes over the last four years alone have resulted
in over 250 businesses assisted or financed in Oswego County, a
capital investment of over $270 million, and 2,550 new/retained
jobs. This success would not have been possible without the partnership
of the business sector through our annual fund drive campaign.
Each year, OOC asks local business to invest
in the future of Oswego County and help us continue to provide critical
economic development services to our community by contributing to
the fund drive. The annual appeal to business and industry supporters
and others throughout the county for financial support has provided
OOC with supplemental promotional funding in recent years.
I applaud the efforts of the annual fund
drive’s co-chairs, Michael J. Pollock, president and CEO of
Fulton Savings Bank, and George Joyce, president of Laser Transit
of Lacona. They serve as chair and vice chair respectively of OOC’s
Marketing and Development Committee.
I would like to sincerely thank the following
businesses and individuals, as their contributions to the 2003 fund
drive will directly impact economic growth in Oswego County this
year: Alcan Aluminum Corp., Alcan Employees F.C.U., Joseph and Muriel
Allerton, Jack Alter, Thomas Arctander Architects, Ascent Technologies,
Associated Dental Arts of Oswego, Barton and Loguidice P.C., Biospherix
Ltd., Black Clawson, C&C Metal Fabrications Inc., C&S Engineers
Inc., Carpenter’s Local 747, Caswell and Associates CPAs,
P.C., Century 21 Galloway Realty, Clough, Harbour and Associates
LLP, Community Bank N.A., Companies of G.A. Broadwell, Hosmer Culkin,
Eastern Shore Associates, Entergy Nuclear Northeast, Richard Fiese,
DMD, Fulton Thermal Corp., Fulton Savings Bank, Fulton Screen Printing,
Fulton Tool Co. Inc., Fulton Typewriter Store Inc., Geo Hotel Co.
Inc., Giovanni Food Co. Inc., Grant Avenue Development Inc., HSBC,
David Hawthorne, Dee Heckethorn, Hiscock and Barclay, Huhtamaki,
Arthur E. Jones, LADDCO-GC Inc., Laser Transit Ltd., Majestic Mold
and Tool, Mirabito Development Inc., Morabito Auto Parts, Niagara
Mohawk, Doren Norfleet, Norstar Development USA, NRG Energy Inc.
and Oley’s Express.
Also, Oneida Lake Petroleum Corp., Oswego
County Business Magazine, Oswego County National Bank, Oswego Medical
Consultants P.C., Oswego Valley Insurance Agencies, Paul A. Castaldo
Inc., Shirley Pasco, Pathfinder Bank, Pediatric Associates of Fulton,
Peppercorns Inc., Lou Pettinelli, The Phoenix Press, Port of Oswego
Authority, QMP Enterprises Inc., Reliant Energy, Charles Rock Associates,
Carol Rutledge, Eugene Saloga, Paul W. Schneible CPA, Seiter, Caraccioli
and Associates, Sithe Energies Inc., Corte Spencer, Millard Sullivan,
Samuel J. Sugar Esq., The Ultimate Edge, Edward Vayner and Associates,
Leon Vickery Inc., Central Square Wal-Mart, Wiltsie Construction
Co. Inc. and Winter Harbor Marina.
Utilities Niagara Mohawk and Entergy Nuclear
Northeast are also longstanding economic development allies in Oswego
County.
OOC recently received a $10,000 grant from
Niagara Mohawk’s Cooperative Business Recruitment Economic
Development Program for assistance toward marketing Oswego County’s
industrial parks’ assets and economic development incentives
and a $5,000 grant from Entergy’s Charitable Foundation for
assistance toward marketing the agency’s business incubator
facilities located in the town of Schroeppel and the city of Oswego.
The funding from Niagara Mohawk and Entergy
will help market Oswego County in order to provide new and increased
job opportunities and add to the variety of products and services
available to county residents.
Recent economic development projects around
Oswego County include:
- Winter Harbor LLC,
a heated boat storage facility in Central Square, will build a
40,000 square foot building to be used for boat storage, painting
and repairs. The project will receive financial assistance from
the County of Oswego Industrial Development Agency (IDA), a Small
Business Administration (SBA) 504 loan through OOC and Solvay
Bank. The expansion will create 28 jobs;
- Birth Journeys in Central
Square is a woman-owned business that specializes in hypnotherapy,
hypnobirthing, doula services and essential oil consultations.
The owner is a graduate of the Micro-Enterprise Training Program
and will receive funding assistance from the IDA; and
- Buzzy Bee Day Care will
expand its child care service in the town of Palermo. The owner
is a graduate of the Micro-Enterprise Training Program and will
receive funding assistance from the IDA.
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