By Austin Wheelock | ooc@oswegocounty.org When you think of economic development, excitement and opportunity may not always come to mind — but for us, they are at the heart…
Austin Wheelock | ooc@oswegocounty.org In late October, Operation Oswego County attended Constellation Energy’s annual State of the Plant at the Nine Mile Point clean energy campus in the town…
Event in San Francisco is the largest semiconductor and micro-electronics trade show and exhibition in the countryby Austin Wheelock | ooc@oswegocounty.org As part of Oswego County’s investigation into the investments needed to attract businesses in the semiconductor supply chain industry, a team consisting of the chairman of the Oswego County Legislature, James Weatherup, and the executive director of Operation Oswego County and CEO of the Oswego County Industrial Development Agency, Austin Wheelock, traveled to San Francisco July 9 – 11 to participate in SEMICON West. This was Oswego County’s first time attending this event and allowed key county government and economic development representatives to get first-hand knowledge of the size and magnitude of the semiconductor supply chain as well as understand what those businesses are looking for when making a decision to expand or relocate.Here are our observations: What is SEMICON West?SEMICON West is the world’s largest and longest running semiconductor and microelectronics trade show and exhibition event. Started in 1971 and held annually in San Francisco, it attracts more than 22,000 visitors from all over the globe, including the 3,000 SEMICON member organizations and more than 500 semiconductor supply chain business exhibitors. The three-day event is a who’s who of leaders (more…)
by Austin Wheelock | ooc@oswegocounty.org Operation Oswego County held its 72nd annual meeting on June 13 at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center in Oswego. Ellen Holst, president of…
Designation expected to help close the large skill and work readiness gap that exists, especially among historically disadvantaged populations by Austin Wheelock | ooc@oswegocounty.org Workforce development and skill-building are hot…
Operation Oswego County hosts manufacturing and small business summits, state grants workshop and annual economic development awards by Austin Wheelock | ooc@oswegocounty.org In the economic development world, business outreach and…
by Austin Wheelock | ooc@oswegocounty.org Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Feb. 5 that the towns of Hastings and Cicero together will receive $4.5 million to benefit the hamlet of Brewerton, as…
Austin Wheelock | ooc@oswegocounty.org Just as hybrid office-remote work arrangements have become more common, retail business has become increasingly complex in an economy rapidly changing through technology. The line between…
By Austin Wheelock ooc@oswegocounty.org From 2010 to 2022, the Federal Reserve implemented policies that facilitated record low interest rates that decreased the cost of borrowing for over a…
by Austin Wheelock ooc@oswegocounty.org Operation Oswego County (OOC) held its 71st annual meeting June 15 at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center in Oswego. Ellen Holst, president…