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Western NY WRCs Land $19.9M Industrial Development Grants August 20, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul announced over $51M in FAST NY grants to boost five industrial sites. In the Oswego WRC, $8.1M is helping improve a site just 8 miles from Micron, ideal for the semiconductor supply chain growth. In the Monroe WRC, a team at Webster will invest $9.8M toward transforming a brownfield site into productive use.

Oswego WRC Boosts Readiness for Major Micron Investments July 09, 2025

The Oswego County Micron Strategy Steering Committee hosted its second annual summit on Thursday, June 20, at SUNY Oswego’s Marano Campus Center auditorium, celebrating a year of significant milestones and strategic collaboration supporting Micron Technology’s historic $100 billion investment in Central New York.

As noted in the Year Two Highlights section, Oswego County earned a designation as the first ACT Work Ready Community in the Northeast, supporting talent pipeline development for advanced manufacturing careers

Oswego County Graduate Riley Wood Shares Success Story at ACT Work Ready Community Designation Event December 05, 2024

Riley Wood, a 2023 graduate of Oswego County P-TECH, is making waves in the workforce as the youngest Regional Operator hired by National Grid. In this role, Wood oversees a distribution grid delivering high-voltage transmission to more than 566,000 customers across Central New York, showcasing the critical skills and expertise gained during their educational journey.
 
At a recent ceremony celebrating Oswego County as the first ACT Work-Ready Community in the northeastern United States, Wood spoke about the pivotal role of the National Career Readiness Credential (NCRC), earned through the ACT WorkKeys assessment, in transitioning from school to career.
 
“The applied schooling I received through P-TECH, including the ACT WorkKeys assessment, is the sole reason for my success in finding, obtaining and succeeding in my career,” Wood shared. “Not only does the ACT credential grab attention from employers, but it also helped me prepare for aptitude tests, which were key to landing my current job.”

Join the Oswego County WRC Celebration Oct. 29 October 20, 2024

Oswego County is celebrating its status as the first certified “work ready community” in the Northeast! The public is invited to a ribbon-cutting event on Tuesday, Oct. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at CiTi BOCES, 179 Co. Rte. 64 in Mexico.

“The best way I can think of to tell the world that Oswego County is ‘ready for business’ is to become the first certified ‘work ready community’ in the Northeast,” said Oswego County Legislator Roy E. Reehil, District 5.

Area Industry, Students Benefiting from CiTi Program July 18, 2024

The relationship between local industry and students in high school is reaping rewards to manufacturers who recognize the value of staying proactive, according to Brian Heffron, administrator of workforce development and community relations at the Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation (CiTi) and a champion of New York's first certified WRC.