Supporting Small Business For 25 Years

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1 Operatio Oswego Couty, Ic A N N U A L R E P O R T Supportig Small Busiess For 25 Years Sice 1983, Operatio Oswego Couty ad the Small Busiess Admiistratio have helped etrepreeurs start ad expad their small busiesses through the SBA 504 loa program, creatig or retaiig more tha 650 jobs throughout Oswego Couty.

2 Small busiess plays a critical role i creatig ad growig a healthy ecoomy. For more tha 25 years, Operatio Oswego Couty has bee helpig establish ad grow small busiesses with more tha $11 millio i SBA 504 loas from Mom ad Pop stores, to restaurats, to professioal services, ad everythig i betwee. Amog our most recet SBA 504 fuded projects are: Bosco & Geers Food Market, Oswego Haze s Athletic Ceter, Hastigs Barett Forest Products, Scriba Alliso Dugga, M.D., Oswego Great Lakes Recyclig, Tow of Oswego D&D Loggig, Palermo Mitchell Pritig ad Mailig, Oswego RiverHouse Restaurat, Pulaski Oley s East, Scriba Small busiesses like these have created 93.5% of all et ew jobs ad small busiess comprises 99.7% of all U.S. private employers sice They also pay early 45% of total U.S. private payroll ad create more tha half of the o-farm private gross domestic product. You probably kow at least oe perso who ows a small busiess. I fact, more tha oe i two people i the U.S. private workforce work for or ru a small busiess.* We at Operatio Oswego Couty are committed to beig a catalyst for small busiess developmet for may years to come, ad we re proud to dedicate this aual report to them. O the Cover Backgroud photo: Barett Forest Products, Scriba Bottom photos, L to R: RiverHouse Restaurat, Pulaski; Mitchell Pritig & Mailig, Oswego; ad Bosco & Geers Food Market, Oswego We believe i them, urture them, promote them, ad patroize them. It's just good busiess. Nacy J. Bellow Presidet * U.S. Small Busiess Admiistratio Ecoomic Developmet Services ad Programs Provided Site Selectio Assistace Fiacial Packagig Plaig ad Coordiatio Idustry/Govermet Liaiso Assistace i Accessig Special Icetive Programs Retetio/Expasio Outreach Programs Specialized Research ad Techical Assistace Idustrial Parks Busiess Icubators Empire Zoes Miority ad Wome-Owed Busiess Eterprise Program SBA Certified Developmet Compay IDA Admiistratio Micro-Eterprise Program Domestic ad Iteratioal Marketig Program SBA 7(a) Bakig Assistace Service Speculative Buildig Program

3 2008 Ecoomic Developmet Impact Summary Ecoomic Developmet Impact Summary New/Expaded/ Retaied Facilities 71 Capital Ivestmet $122,759,500 New/Retaied Jobs 761 Estimated New Aual Payroll $13,883,100 Ivestmet/Job $209,487 Average Pay/New Job $23,691 Capital Ivestmet $3,068,160,400 New/Retaied Jobs 18, Ecoomic Developmet Marketig Iitiatives Operatio Oswego Couty was recogized with two awards each from the Northeaster Ecoomic Developers Associatio ad the New York State Ecoomic Developmet Coucil for its e-ewsletter ad 2007 Aual Report; A video was created to highlight quality of life as a itegral compoet of ecoomic developmet i Oswego Couty. I additio to ehacig the OOC website, the video will also be used with prospects ad proposals as well as for televisio advertisig, tradeshows, speakig egagemets ad other public evets; New regioal prit ad, Hit the Gree Ruig, developed to highlight ad promote reewable ad iovative techology at the Riverview Busiess Park; $32,000 secured from the 2008 Fud Drive for marketig iitiatives; Partered with SUNY Oswego s Small Busiess Developmet Ceter to host the first The Next Great Idea: Oswego Couty Busiess Pla Competitio; Marketig assistace provided to Coectios Wome s Etrepreeurial Symposium ad Wome s Network for Etrepreeurial Traiig; ad Developed Teat E-ews to promote available commercial property to teats i OOC s busiess icubator facilities. 3

4 Tim Hortos, Oswego Top: Big Orage Radiator, Hastigs Bottom: Hart & Stoe Geeral Store, Mexico Stability Fitess, Oswego 2008 Ecoomic Developmet Highlights I 2008, Operatio Oswego Couty helped to provide busiess ad fiacial assistace for projects that whe fully implemeted, will ivest over $122 millio i Oswego Couty, ad will create ad/or retai more tha 760 jobs. Big Orage Radiator is a ew wholesaler ad retailer of automotive radiators, codesers ad fa assemblies located i Rich Idustrial Park i the tow of Hastigs. The project was assisted by the Couty of Oswego IDA ad will create five jobs; Alliso Dugga, M.D. acquired ad reovated a 2,874 square foot buildig i the city of Oswego i order to expad her geeral surgery practice. The $314,000 project was fuded by the Couty of Oswego IDA, a SBA 504 loa through OOC, ad Pathfider Bak; Barett Forest Products i the tow of Scriba is a ew loggig busiess that buys logs from private lad owers, harvests them, ad sells to lumber compaies. The $355,000 project was fuded by a SBA 504 loa through OOC, ad Fulto Savigs Bak; Cayuga Street Codomiiums is the result of a $2 millio, 30,000 square foot coversio of the former Goldberg s Furiture store i the city of Fulto to eight upscale codomiiums, three commercial spaces ad a private parkig garage. The project was fuded by the Couty of Oswego IDA ad Fulto Savigs Bak; Great Lakes Recyclig is a ew busiess that recycles used beverage cotaiers. The project, which created six jobs, reused a former vacat oio storage facility located i the tow of Oswego. The project received fudig assistace from the Couty of Oswego IDA, a SBA 504 loa through OOC, ad Pathfider Bak; Hart & Stoe is a ew 3,800-square foot geeral store located i the heart of the village of Mexico s busiess district which features geeral products ad hardware, cosiged items from local artisas ad a i-store café. The store owers reovated a historic buildig ad restored it to its origial form whe it was built i the mid 1880s. The project created seve jobs; McGillicuddy Eterprises acquired ad reovated a vacat bowlig ceter i the tow of Mexico which will operate as a bowlig ceter ad restaurat. The $163,000 project was assisted by the Couty of Oswego IDA ad Fulto Savigs Bak ad will create seve jobs. The ower is a graduate of the Oswego Couty Micro-Eterprise Traiig Program; Mitchell Pritig & Mailig is a full service, full color pritig ad mailig service compay that acquired ad relocated to the former Speedway Press i the city of Oswego. The $684,000 project received fudig assistace from a SBA 504 loa through OOC, Pathfider Bak ad the City of Oswego CDO; 4

5 Cayuga Street Codomiiums, Fulto Top: Wal-Mart Superceter, Graby Bottom: Stewart s Shops, Mietto Uiforms, Etc., Fulto New York Bold, i the tow of Voley, acquired ew packagig, label pritig ad computerized weighig equipmet for their oio busiess. The project was assisted by the Couty of Oswego IDA ad retaied 11 jobs; The historic Oswego Library recetly opeed its doors i the city of Oswego after a 10,000 square foot additio was built to the west of the existig buildig. The Couty of Oswego IDA provided Civic Facility Reveue Bods to assist the reovatio ad expasio; Oswego YMCA expaded its fitess ceter by relocatig it to the former Armory buildig ad also acquired ew equipmet. The buildig will udergo reovatios, boiler improvemets ad lightig improvemets. The project received fudig assistace from the Couty of Oswego IDA; Pathfider Idustries, maufacturer of precisio sheet metal ad machied parts i Fulto, acquired a ew machiig ceter ad equipmet eeded to address icreased customer demad. The project will create seve jobs ad received fudig from the Couty of Oswego IDA; Stability Fitess is a 7,000 square foot state-of-the art health club ad fitess ceter located i the city of Oswego i a historic buildig. The project created five jobs ad was fuded by the Couty of Oswego IDA ad the City of Oswego Commuity Developmet Office; Stewart s Shops opeed i Mietto o the site of the former DuBois I. The store is the third to be located i Oswego Couty; Tim Hortos i the city of Oswego is the first i Oswego Couty ad is located o a former Browfield site. The $1.5 millio project was assisted by the Couty of Oswego IDA ad created 32 jobs; Wiltsie Costructio expaded ad added a sadblastig facility to their full service mechaical cotractig busiess i Oswego that maufactures ad istalls steel fabricated products. The project was assisted by the Couty of Oswego IDA ad retaied 44 jobs; Uiforms Etc. purchased a 3,500- square foot space i the Caster s Properties buildig (formerly Goldberg s Furiture Store) i the city of Fulto. The compay specializes i uiforms ad accessories for urses, physicias, law eforcemet, firefighters ad emergecy medical professioals; ad A ew 186,296 square foot Wal-Mart Superceter opeed i the tow of Graby. The store is ope 24 hours a day, seve-daysa-week ad features a full lie of groceries as well as seafood, a froze food sectio ad meat, dairy, bakery ad fresh produce sectios. The store employs

6 Recogizig Ecoomic Developmet Achievemet Ally Award The Ally Award for 2008 was preseted to the Port of Oswego Authority, recogizig it as a ally orgaizatio i the ecoomic developmet process i Oswego Couty. The Port was recogized for movig more tha oe millio tos of cargo through its termials from April 2007 through March 2008, for the completio of several expasio projects icludig a $1.1 millio recostructio of a bulk storage buildig ad a $175,000 rehabilitatio of the west wharf for salt storage, ad for iitiatig the rehabilitatio of the port s rail ifrastructure ad the developmet of a ew maiteace facility. Pictured above, from left, are Thomas Scheider, Port of Oswego Authority Board of Directors, Joatha Daiels, Port of Oswego Authority executive director; ad George Joyce, presidet, OOC Board of Directors. Busiess Excellece Award The Busiess Excellece Award for 2008 was preseted to Novelis for demostratig adaptatio ad growth i a competitive busiess eviromet, providig quality service ad products, ad for makig a positive differece i the commuity through its support of local evets ad oprofits. Pictured above, from left, are Sil Colalacia, Ady Qui, Wade Mears ad Lloyd (Buddy) Stemple of Novelis ad Joyce. Marti Rose Ecoomic Developer Merit Award Thomas Weatherup was hoored with the 2008 Marti Rose Ecoomic Developer Merit Award for playig a critical role i buildig the ecoomy ad quality of life i Cetral Square for the last 50 years by developig commercial property to attract may promiet busiesses to the area, for helpig to brig medical services to the commuity by developig ad doatig property to the Cetral Square Health Ceter ad the Souther Oswego Couty Ambulace Service, for developig high-quality residetial housig commuities, ad for servig his commuity as tow of Hastigs supervisor ad assessor, ad as a member of several voluteer orgaizatios. Pictured above, from left, are Joyce, Thomas Weatherup, Susa Farrel, James Weatherup ad Adrew Weatherup. Jobs Award The 2008 Jobs Award, recogizig sigificat capital ivestmet as well as job creatio ad retetio, was preseted to Kiey Drugs, Ic. for its cotiued commitmet to locate its pharmacy ad retail stores throughout Oswego Couty ad for employig more tha 200 employees. Pictured above, from left, are Jim Phillips, Kiey store maager (Fulto) ad Joyce. Dee Heckethor Etrepreeur Award Pat Joes was the recipiet of OOC s Dee Heckethor Etrepreeur Award. Joes was recogized for his exceptioal efforts, risks ad iitiatives he has take to help foster ecoomic activity to Oswego Couty through his role i the developmet of the Sithe Idepedece Statio power geeratio facility i the tow of Scriba i 1994, the expasio of log ad lumberig maufacturer Great Lakes Veeer i Oswego, for his ivolvemet i locatig Sure-Lock Idustries to Oswego i 2004, ad for opeig Patz o the River i the Oswego harbor. Pictured above, Joyce (right) cogratulates Pat Joes for receivig the 2008 Dee Heckethor Etrepreeur Award. 6

7 2008 Networkig/ Coordiatio Highlights Provided the admiistratio ad staffig for the Couty of Oswego IDA; Marketed SBA 504 loas as a Certified Developmet Compay of the SBA; Participated with the Workforce Developmet Board of Oswego Couty to oversee job traiig i the couty; Served as member of the 12-couty Cetral Upstate Regioal Alliace, a regioal strategy to accelerate the trasformatio of Cetral New York to a techology-drive ecoomy; Provided admiistratio ad marketig of the Oswego EZ i cooperatio with the Oswego CDO ad marketed the Fulto EZ i cooperatio with the Fulto CDA; Participated o umerous boards icludig CNY Regioal Plaig ad Developmet Board, NYS Ecoomic Developmet Coucil, Northeast Ecoomic Developers Associatio, Iteratioal Ecoomic Developmet Coucil; ad Admiistered a couty-wide Micro-Eterprise Traiig Program. Operatio Oswego Couty Supporters ad Allies: Each year, OOC asks local busiess to ivest i the future of Oswego Couty ad help us cotiue to provide critical ecoomic developmet services to our commuity by cotributig to the fud drive. The aual appeal to busiess ad idustry supporters ad others throughout the couty for fiacial support has provided OOC with supplemetal promotioal fudig i recet years. Top Ecoomic Developmet Booster ($10,000): Novelis Corporate Boosters ($1,000-$3,000): Alliace Bak BioSpherix Ltd. Caraccioli & Nelso PLLC Easter Shore Associates Etergy Nuclear Northeast Fulto Savigs Bak Hiscock & Barclay, LLP NRG Eergy, Ic. Pathfider Bak Wiltsie Costructio Co., Ic. Busiess Boosters ($500- $999) Broadwell Developmet C&S Egieers Ic. Paul A. Castaldo, Ic. Commuity Bak, N.A. Dyegy Felix Schoeller Techical Papers The Fulto Compaies Fulto Tool Co. Ic. Huhtamaki Packagig Idustrial Precisio Products, Ic. Oswego Couty Federal Credit Uio Riccelli Eterprises, Ic. Syracuse Supply/2SQ West Seeca, LLC Associate Boosters ($100-$499): Jack B. Alter, CPA Nacy Bellow C&C Metal Fabricatios Ic. Steve Chirello Advertisig Costructio & Geeral Laborers, Local 633 DeWald Roofig Co., Ic. DKR Ivestmets Kerry Dorsey A Gilpi Haibal Village Market, Ic. IBEW Local Uio 43 Majestic Mold & Tool, Ic. Mirabito Developmet, Ic. Morabito Auto Parts, Ic. Dore P. Norfleet, Esq. Oswego Couty Busiess Magazie Oswego Valley Isurace Agecies Charles Rock Associates Millard S. Sulliva Leo Vickery, Ic. Isurace Witer Harbor Maria Frieds of OOC ($10-$99): Joseph ad Muriel Allerto Compass Federal Credit Uio Richard Fiese DMD Arthur E. Joes Paul Kurtzma Lou Pettielli Corte Specer 7

8 2008 Orgaizatio Iformatio Board of Directors Presidet: Nacy Bellow Vice Presidet: Steve Thomas Treasurer: Michael Pollock Secretary: Ala Hora Barbara Batema Peter Cullia Joatha Daiels Roald Darrow Kerry Dorsey William Galloway A Gilpi Edward Gilso Thomas Greco George Joyce Paul. Kurtzma Vicet Lobdell Edward Mervie, Esq. Thomas Meucci Daiel Murphy Louis Pettielli Bruce Phelps Michael Queville Carol Rutledge Ke Sherma Joseph Solazzo Lloyd Buddy Stemple Millard Sulliva Gary Toth David Turer David Vickery Ex-Officio Members Caroly Rush Chair, Couty of Oswego IDA Shaw Doyle Chair, Oswego Couty Ecoomic Developmet ad Plaig Committee Barry Leema Chairma, Oswego Couty Legislature Philip Church Oswego Couty Admiistrator Deborah Staley Presidet, SUNY Oswego Cousel Dore Norfleet, Esq. Staff L. Michael Treadwell, CEcD Executive Director David Dao Busiess Fiace Director Shao Mataro Marketig & Operatios Director Austi Wheelock Ecoomic Developmet Specialist Teresa Woolso Admiistrative Coordiator Kare Perwitz Admiistrative Secretary Missio Statemet Operatio Oswego Couty s missio is to establish ad implemet soud ecoomic developmet strategies i order to ehace the ecoomic vitality of Oswego Couty s busiesses, idustries, ad citizes, leadig to a overall better quality of life. Key to our missio is the creatio ad retetio of job opportuities, diversificatio ad stregtheig of our ecoomic base, ad developig the local ecoomy i a plaed, orgaized ad evirometally friedly atmosphere. 44 West Bridge Street Oswego, NY Phoe: Fax: ooc@oswegocouty.org This is a publicatio of Operatio Oswego Couty Foudatio, Ic. Prited o Mohawk Via recycled paper with soy based iks