The plant runs on a team concept and the staff includes two coaches, a designer and scheduler. New plant welcomed Local government officials and economic development experts greeted the new plant with enthusiasm. They see it as another sign of Oswego County s strength as a site for manufacturing businesses. Treadwell pointed out that attracting new businesses is part of the three-pronged approach the economic development team in Oswego County uses. Retention, like the 1995 announcement by Sealright to stay in Oswego County, is one important part of the equation.
Expansion is also important.
He pointed to a significant number of major initiatives by large and small firms, coming on the heels of Sealright s announcement. It could have had a terrible domino effect. When Miller Brewing Co. closed its doors in 1994 taking 1,000 jobs out of the county, Reynolds followed in 1995 with 127 jobs lost. That was the year Sealright also considered closing its doors in Fulton, which would have meant a loss of 429 jobs. When Sealright decided to not only stay in Oswego County, but to expand, it turned around that dangerous trend and created a positive atmosphere for local manufacturing growth, Treadwell explained.