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Operation Oswego County, NY - GUIDE Network Survey

Bruce Donnelly   bruce@gdi-solutions.com    (Biography)

Contact : 

L. Michael Treadwell, CEcD*

Executive Director

Operation Oswego County

44 West Bridge St.

Oswego, NY 13126

Phone:  315-343-1545

Fax:  315-343-1546

Email:  ooc@oswegocounty.org

*CEcD is an economic development professional certification program of IEDC

Oswego County borders Lake Ontario with a deep water port and rail services in upstate New York.  It is just north of Syracuse NY (Onondaga County) and the I-90 highway that stretches from Boston across Massachusetts and New York from Albany and Schenectady to Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo en route to Toronto or west to Cleveland and Chicago.  It is along the I-81 highway north to Watertown NY and Ontario, Canada.  The I-81 highway extends south beyond Syracuse to Binghamton and Scranton PA, where it connects with other routes into New York City, New Jersey, Philadelphia and other cities in the region.

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• Novelis Corp. (Alcan) invested more than $18 million for a tension leveler project and casting center expansion. The projects were assisted by Empire State Development grant funding of $700,000 facilitated by OOC;
• Northeast Biofuels, LLC initiated the acquisition of a 90-acre subdivision of Riverview Business Park in Volney for a 100-million-gallon-per-year ethanol production facility. The multi-million dollar project will include retrofitting approximately 300,000 square feet of the existing building and the construction of two grain silos and one cooling tower. The project is expected to create 60 jobs;
• Lowe’s home improvement store opened a 133,600-squarefoot facility in Oswego creating 170 jobs. Lowe’s is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world with more than 1,025 stores in 45 states;
• An initiative of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a new border patrol station has been constructed in the city of Oswego. The facility represents an investment of $2 million in the community and is expected to be completed by the end of 2005;
• As a result of being awarded Ben and Jerry’s packaging business in 2004, Huhtamaki Consumer Packaging expanded its operations and hired an additional 60 employees. The transition of the business to Fulton included a $1.1million project to provide production tooling and equipment necessary to manufacture the product;
• New York Chocolate & Confections Company: a consortium of cocoa suppliers from Africa, invested $25 million to reutilize the former Nestle facility in the city of Fulton. Total employment of the company is anticipated to be over 500 within the first three years in business.

For more information:  http://www.oswegocounty.org/news%20archives/05/070505-1.htm

Empire State Development: 

http://www.nylovesbiz.com/Tax_and_Financial_Incentives/Empire_Zones/default.asp#

Fulton Community Development Agency :

http://www.fultoncda.com/

Oswego Community Development Office: 

http://www.oswegony.org/DEPT_development.html

NYS Department of Labor: 

http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workforceindustrydata/index.asp?reg=cny

• Site Selection Assistance: An inventory of industrial sites and available buildings enables us to find homes for new businesses quickly.
• Planning and Coordination: We can help firms in permitting, zoning and coordinating activities with state and local agencies.
• Assistance in Accessing Special Incentive Programs: We can help eligible businesses receive real property tax abatements, sales tax exemptions, job training, Empire Zone (EZ) benefits, low interest financing, utility discounts and more.
• Specialized Research and Technical Assistance: We will provide businesses with information and data to assist in decision making.
• Financial Packaging: We help firms access appropriate financing from the federal, state and local funding sources. Of course, we also help firms secure bank financing which is always the primary source of funds for any project.
• Industry/Government Liaison: OOC serves as a liaison between firms and governmental agencies.
• Retention/Expansion Programs: OOC maintains close contact with local business to assist with problems and to provide help with expansion plans.
• Industrial Development Agency: provides financing and incentive benefits and administers revolving loan programs.

See link: http://www.oswegocounty.org/financialincentives.html or http://www.oswegocounty.org/ourservices.htm  for more information.

•  Transportation: 2,000 miles of highway; CSX Rail System; fully-equipped county airport and 45 minutes from Hancock International Airport in Syracuse; modern, deep water Port of Oswego.
•  Power: Three nuclear power plants, 10 hydroelectric plants, four natural gas and fossil fuel power plants, all with an installed capacity of over 5.5 megawatts output.
•  Special incentive programs: we can help eligible businesses receive real property tax abatements, sales tax exemptions, job training, Empire Zone (EZ) benefits, low interest financing and utility discounts, plus other targeted business incentives.  Also, Entergy Nuclear Northeast will provide low-cost electrical energy to new and expanding businesses in Oswego County--up to 10 megawatts of electricity a year, at $32 per megawatt-hour, between 2005 and 2010. Current day-ahead prices range between $45 and $50 per megawatt-hour.
•  Workforce:  Our 59,000-strong workforce is one of the most abundant labor forces in the nation. County and state agencies provide employers with custom training services as needed, plus other services such as on-the-job training opportunities, skills assessment, and apprenticeship development, as well as information on tax credits, labor laws, and workplace safety.

For more information about county resources, visit: 

http://www.oswegocounty.org/resources.html

•  County of Oswego Industrial Development Agency (IDA)
  OOC provides the support staff for administering the IDA. The IDA provides financing and incentives for eligible projects.
•  Fulton Community Development Agency and Oswego Community Development Office
  OOC co-administers the Empire Zone programs with both cities of Fulton and Oswego. Through this program, financing and incentives are available for eligible projects.
•  Port of Oswego Authority
  The Port of Oswego Authority works as a partner in economic development in an effort to support the transportation needs of business and industry throughout the region.
•  Oswego County Department of Public Works
  The County’s DPW regularly assists OOC in developing and maintaining infrastructure, as well as preparing project sites for future development.
•  Utilities (Entergy / Constellation / Niagara Mohawk / Dynegy / NRG / Brascan)
  Energy suppliers have proven to be a great resource for prospects, project incentives and development of utility services.
•  Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES)
  Oswego County BOCES works to develop and maintain vocational training as a support service to local business and industry.
•  Oswego County Workforce Development Board (OCWDB)
  As a member of the County’s Workforce Development Board, OOC assists in the planning which will complement the training needs of local business and industry.
•  Oswego County Department of Planning and Community Development
  OOC acts as the lead agency for the economic development component of the County’s Comprehensive Plan, and enjoys ongoing collaboration with this department in addressing issues related to zoning, environmental, infrastructure and development.
•  Chambers of Commerce
  The County’s Chambers of Commerce often acts as a resource for business referrals, as well as providing a forum for the exchange of business issues and ideas.
•  State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY)
  OOC works closely with SUNY Oswego to develop business training and consulting through its Small Business Development Center and Micro Enterprise Program, as well as providing a forum for discussion of key topics, which affect our local economy.

•  Cornell Cooperative Extension
  OOC receives a number of project referrals from Cooperative Extension through their small business training program. Cooperative Extension also acts as a valuable resource for agriculture-related information and technical support.
•  U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
  OOC is a “Certified Development Company” with the SBA, and works with its Syracuse District Office to secure financing through SBA’s 504 and 7(a) loan programs.
•  Metropolitan Development Association (MDA)
  OOC and the MDA reciprocate technical support activities and have collaborated in bringing project and prospect referrals to Oswego County.
•  NYS Empire State Development (ESD)
  As lead agency in Oswego County, OOC works closely with the regional ESD office in handling prospect referrals, packaging financing, and administering equipment and training grants.
•  U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)
  This agency which is funded by Congress, provides funding for planning, infrastructure and revolving loans which may be accessed by OOC, as lead agency in Oswego County.
•  COMCO (Cayuga-Onondaga-Madison-Cortland-Oswego)
  OOC is a corporate member of this agency representing five counties in upstate New York provides project lending through revolving loan funds for working capital.
•  Central New York Regional Planning & Development Board (CNYRPDB)
  This board administers COMCO, CNYEDC and EDA programs for the central New York region. OOC also works closely with the RPDB in reciprocating technical support.
•  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  OOC assists the County of Oswego in making application to HUD for projects related to infrastructure and demolition through its Small Cities and Section 108 programs. The County of Oswego IDA administers all HUD RLF programs.
•  NYS Departments of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Conservation (DEC), Labor (DOL), Taxation and Finance, and Public Service Commission (PSC)
  OOC works closely with a number of New York State departments and officials who provide assistance to Oswego County’s economic development efforts. Such departments are often called up to bring large projects to fruition.

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