June 21, 2004: “Spotlight on Our
Economy” Monthly Column for The
Palladium-Times
By L. Michael Treadwell, CEcD, Executive Director of Operation
Oswego County
Affordable Rental Space Available
at Business Incubators
Operation Oswego County manages two incubator
buildings with affordable rental space for non-retail, industrial
and service businesses. The Start-up Facility (SUF) in the Oswego
County Industrial Park in the town of Schroeppel, and the Oswego
County Business Expansion Center (BEC) in the city of Oswego are
designed to help businesses achieve significant growth and development
during the first few years of business with the intention of eventually
moving out of the building and into private commercial space.
The SUF currently has approximately 5,000
square feet of available industrial and office space including two
overhead doors, and is located immediately off state Route 481,
exit 14. My Pet Enterprises, provider of My Doggy™ and My
Kitty™ products for pets, expanded its pet treat manufacturing
and pet product distribution operations last year and relocated
to the SUF and currently utilizes about 5,000 square feet. The company
produces its signature product, the My Doggy™ Bite, an all
natural, gourmet cookie for dogs, at the SUF.
The BEC, located on East Seneca Street in
Oswego, is ideal for hi-tech and IT businesses as it is wired for
computer and telephone network capabilities including 16 offices
and three manufacturing spaces. The wiring installation is designed
to support 1,000 MBPS (gigabit) in the future if needed. The building
consists of about 10,000 square feet of office space and 9,000 square
feet of factory space and a receiving dock. There is currently approximately
6,500 square feet of space available. Current BEC tenants include
MyDigitalDiscount.com, Oswego County Business Magazine, and LyBon
Tool. North Coast Software also leases space in the facility for
software training purposes.
The BEC was established by OOC as an integral
part of the Oswego Empire Zone program and potential tenants may
benefit from various EZ incentives if eligible.
If you’re thinking of starting or expanding
your own small business in Oswego County and you’re interested
in leasing space in the SUF or the BEC, call my office at 343-1545.
Information about our incubator facilities is also available at
www.oswegocounty.org/incubators.html.
In other economic development news, Stone’s
Quality Cleaning Service in the town of Granby is a new company
that will provide complete janitorial service, floor stripping,
waxing, buffing and refinishing of hardwood floors, as well as office
cleaning and carpet shampooing. The owners are Micro-Enterprise
Program graduates.
Advantage Carpets of Oswego Inc. and WiseBuys
Stores Inc. were recent recipients of the Small Business Administration’s
(SBA) annual Small Business Excellence Awards. Funding assistance
for WiseBuys was provided by the County of Oswego Industrial Development
Agency and Advantage Carpets received financing from the IDA and
a SBA 504 loan through OOC.
The New York State Economic Development Council
recently honored Operation Oswego County’s redesigned website
with its prestigious “Best in Class” award. The recognitions
are awarded each year to economic development organizations throughout
New York who produce printed materials and Internet media to promote
economic development in their areas. Entries are determined based
on design and layout, clarity of message, quality, functionality
and overall creativity and impact.
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