| March 23, 2007:
“Spotlight on Our Economy” Monthly
Column for The
Palladium-Times
By L. Michael Treadwell, CEcD, Executive Director of Operation
Oswego County
Local Businesses, Community Members Support Economic Development
During 2006, Operation Oswego County (OOC) helped to provide financial
assistance for projects that will invest over $336 million in Oswego
County, and will create and/or retain over 1,000 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 commend the efforts of OOC’s Marketing and Development
Committee members who plan and implement the fund drive each year.
Those members include Chairman Michael Pollock, Fulton Savings Bank;
Vice Chairman Bonnie Bostian, Entergy Nuclear Northeast; Ron Darrow;
Kerry Dorsey, SUNY Oswego; Joseph Russo, National Grid; Joseph Solazzo,
Laborer’s International Union, Local 214; Corte Spencer; Steven
Thomas, Thomas-Gatas, Inc.; Gary Toth, Carpenter's Local 747; and
David Turner, Oswego County Department of Community Development,
Tourism and Planning.
I would like to sincerely thank the following businesses and individuals,
as their contributions to the 2006 fund drive will directly impact
economic growth in Oswego County this year.
Once again, Novelis provided the top economic development “booster”
for the fund drive, with a contribution of $10,000.
Topping the next category of Corporate Boosters were: Alliance
Bank, Caraccioli and Associates, Eastern Shore Associates, Entergy
Nuclear Northeast, Fulton Savings Bank, Hiscock and Barclay, National
Grid, NRG Energy, Pathfinder Bank and Precision Wood Flooring Products,
each contributing from $1,000 to $3,000.
Other supporters of the annual fund drive include:
Business Boosters: contributing between $500 and $999 were Broadwell
Development, Biospherix, Paul A. Castaldo Inc., Community Bank,
N.A., The Fulton Companies, International Wire, Matangi Motels,
Oswego Wire, Sithe Energies and Wiltsie Construction.
Associate Boosters: contributing between $100 and $499 included
Thomas Arctander Architects, Jack B. Alter, Bonnie Bostian, C&C
Metal Fabrications, C&S Engineers, Caswell and Associates CPAs,
Century 21 Galloway Realty, Steve Chirello Advertising, DeWald Roofing,
DKR Investments, Fulton Tool Company, Giovanni Foods, Majestic Mold
& Tool, Mirabito Development, Doren Norfleet, Oswego County
Business Magazine, Oswego Valley Insurance Agencies, Charles Rock
Associates, Paul W. Schneible, Janice Snyder Realty, Corte Spencer,
Millard Sullivan, Sure-Lock Industries, Thomas-Gatas, Inc., The
Ultimate Edge, Vickery Insurance and VIP Development Associates.
Additional contributors included: The Phoenix Press, Associated
Dental Arts of Oswego, Dr. Marc Grosack, David Hawthorne, Arthur
E. Jones, Lou Pettinelli, Plumbers & Steamfitters (Local 73),
Samuel J. Sugar and David Turner.
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