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Annual Report Marks Major Milestones
Posted on July 26, 2007
This past year marked some major milestones by the Wyoming County Chamber in terms of its involvement in developing and now administering new programs that will further its mission to improve the economic business climate of Wyoming County. The Empire Zone, the Wyoming County Business Center and Leadership Wyoming are three new dynamic programs.
It was in July of 2006 that Wyoming County was awarded an Empire Zone. The Wyoming County Empire Zone has 1,280 acres of property located in it and for businesses that are making a major capital investment and creating jobs the benefits offered as tax credits can be a very attractive.
The Chamber, on behalf of the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors, established and is administering the Wyoming County Business Center, Inc. (a local development corporation). The Business Center is currently administering the Empire Zone Program, assisting with the development of a business park and in the near future will be acquiring and rehabilitating real estate for reuse by the business community of Wyoming County.
The Chamber also developed and is administering a Leadership Wyoming program, a program that was talked about for years and was launched this year by the Chamber. The Leadership Wyoming program is a multifaceted program that provides participants with an increased knowledge and understanding of the inner-workings of the county educational systems, businesses, government and organizations. The program as a whole is designed to develop an informed group of leaders, who will have a strong sense of ownership, trustworthiness, responsibility and a commitment to the common good of Wyoming County.
In addition to the new programs the Chamber has also continued its economic development work. The Chamber has played an integral role in assisting numerous businesses on expansion projects as well as a number of new start up businesses.
The Chamber is proud of our accomplishments of the past year. We recognize that our success is due to the strong support from our members, our Board of Directors, Community Investors (now numbering twenty-three), the Wyoming County IDA and the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors. Collectively we are all working to create a healthy economic business climate in Wyoming County.
The Annual Report is made available to our members and funding partners. If you would like a copy please contact the Chamber office.