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ecause of the many economic development assets associated with our industrial parks, Operation Oswego County (OOC) is able to be competitive when attracting prospective businesses to Oswego County, New York. Some of those assets include strategic locations near major highways, railroads and airports, existing infrastructure, economic benefits and incentives,

Riverview Business Park, Oswego County, N.Y.

and diverse parcels and buildings for office, research and development, light industrial, distribution and manufacturing space.
   OOC is a private, non-profit organization that works to enhance and protect the business and industrial climate of Oswego County. To achieve that goal, we provide comprehensive assistance to existing businesses and those seeking to locate here including:
   • Site selection assistance;
   • Financial packaging;
   • Planning and coordination;
   • Industry/government liaison;
   • Retention/expansion outreach programs; and
   • Specialized research and technical assistance.

   OOC operates three industrial parks including the 182-acre Oswego County Industrial Park off of NYS Route 481 in the town of Schroeppel, the 57-acre Lake Ontario Industrial Park in the city of Oswego and the 170-acre Airport Industrial Park in the town of Volney. We also work to promote development of privately owned industrial parks such as the Riverview Business Park in the town of Volney, the Independence Industrial Park in the town of Scriba, as well as the Rich Industrial Park in the town of Hastings. We are also involved with the continuing development of a 100-acre Minetto Canal Park at the former Columbia Mills Brownfield site in the town of Minetto.
   Our industrial parks host a variety of businesses including Northland Filter in the LOIP, Canfield Machine and Tool in the Airport Industrial Park, and Enders Racing Engines, Discovery Day Care Center, ORC Plastics, Southern Graphics, Super Coil, Inc., SUNY Oswego Institute for Professional and Organizational Development in the OCIP. OOC also operates a business incubator facility within the OCIP.
   Additionally, Northeast Biofuels will develop the first ethanol plant in the Northeast at Riverview Business Park. The plant will occupy nearly a quarter of the 420-acre business park, which is being developed as an industrial park with a special focus on renewable energy and agribusiness. The $200 million ethanol plant will produce 114 million gallons of ethanol per year and is expected to create 450-500 construction jobs and more than 50 permanent jobs.

   For more information about OOC or economic development services in Oswego County, call 315-343-1545 or visit our website at www.oswegocounty.org.