The Leader - May/June 2008 - (Page 70)

In NY: “Our Location In An Empire Zone Lets Us Operate Virtually Tax-Free.” Kevin Miles Operations Manager Spear USA O swego County, NY is home to two New York State designated Empire Zones (EZs) in Fulton and Oswego. Qualiﬁed EZ businesses can operate virtually tax-free for up to 10 years.* Bring your business to our EZs and take advantage of: • A sales tax exemption • Credit for real property taxes • Investment/wage tax credits • Abundant energy with utility discounts • Three years of unlimited free water in the Oswego EZ • Exceptional ﬁnancing options • Available skilled workforce & training programs • Logistics-friendly environment with highway, rail, air or ship transport • Close proximity to Canada, and all major Northeastern markets Call or visit us online for the whole story: L. Michael Treadwell, CEcD (315) 343-1545 www.OswegoCounty.org *Site Selection Magazine, 9/04 303 OpOs EZ_leader.indd 1 7/12/07 9:21:54 AM The Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences at Buffalo, for example, seeks to decipher the structure of proteins and genes. The collaboration includes the University of Buffalo’s Center for Computational Research, Roswell Park, the Hauptman Woodward Medical Research Institute, and private life science firms. The Infotonics Technology Center of Excellence in Photonics & Microsystems, located in Canandaigua near Rochester, is devoted to helping create and support technology transfer and pilot fabrication facilities for highresolution imaging and ultra-fast communications devices that can be shared by Center partners to accelerate product development. The collaboration includes industrial participants such as Corning Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, and Xerox Corporation. Academic participants include some 20 New York State colleges and universities, including the Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester. Up the Hudson River the Capital Region is the Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics in Albany. Here Albany NanoTech has established a state-ofthe-art 300-millimeter computer wafer pilot and prototyping facility, a project in collaboration between IBM and the University of Albany. SEMATECH, a global consortium of chip-makers, is located at Albany NanoTech. IBM also operates what could be the world’s most technologically advanced chip-making facility in East Fishkill. Nearby in Malta, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. plans to build a computer chip manufacturing plant that will dwarf its plants in Dresden, Germany. “We want to bring that technology back home again,” says Terry Caudell, tH e le aDe r 70 MaY / j u n e 2008 http://www.OswegoCounty.org http://www.OswegoCounty.org

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The Leader - May/June 2008 Leadership Contents Message from the CEO Real Estate in the News Green Real Estate Work Without Boundries Building Flexibility Into the Business Strategy Multi-Generational Work-Force Design Work Force Longevity Analysis Wells Fargo's David Nelson Pennsylvania's Michael Rossman Globalization 2.0 Site Selection Consultant Directory The New York Report: A Core of Traditional and State-of-the-Art Opportunities Discovery Forum Findings Industry Tracker Young Leader Career Development Effective Leadership Economic Development in the News A Look Ahead In Our Next Issue Calendar of Seminars Index of Advertisers Executive Development Spotlight

The Leader - May/June 2008

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