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STOC was formed |
Why STOC Is Distinctive
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Current Goals |
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Membership Participation |
BC Plan
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Why was STOC formed
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Formed in 2002, the
Southern Tier Opportunity Coalition is a private
sector / academic partnership initiative to help
address economic growth in the Southern Tier. The
coalition provides a single knowledgeable point of
contact for regional business development resources
to assist new business initiatives. STOC will
identify, garner and apply resources through
collective action to enhance existing technology
businesses and to nurture new business
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Why STOC Is
Distinctive
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| The Southern Tier Opportunity Coalition is a non-profit
corporation composed of business leaders from the
Southern Tier of New York State. The coalition
represents multiple disciplines including strategy and
business planning, marketing and business development,
legal, finance and engineering. The membership has years
of experience in a wide range of businesses including
large electronics and aerospace companies, successful
small businesses, startup companies and academia. The
coalition was established to create growth and new
business opportunities for both existing and new
entities. It will:
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- Provide a single knowledgeable point of contact
for regional business development resources to
assist new business initiatives.
- Promote collaboration between local businesses
with a goal of spurring local economic development.
- Leverage University research for
commercialization and regional economic growth.
- Establish effective coordinated Public / Private
sector initiatives.
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Current Goals
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Our Vision -
To be the premier academic / business alliance
leveraging innovation and technology that creates
excitement and prosperity in the community,
capturing the hearts and minds of the next
generation.
Our Strategy -
Our mission is to apply resources to execute
research, development, manufacturing, marketing and
sales plans which support individual member's business
plans, but also support local business expansions and
new business ventures.
Objectives -
- Establish the Southern Tier as a competency
center for emerging new business development
- Sustain long term growth through evolving
technologies
- Attract common 'value chain' business /
technologies to the area
- Extend the area west and north to gain more
technology and business diversity
Goals -
- Grow existing businesses (large and small)
through collaboration and networking
- Attract new businesses
- Support start-up business development
- Commercialize university research
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Membership
Participation
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"STOC's unique strength and success comes from the active
participation of
our members. We encourage you to join and
get involved. To learn more about STOC
click here.
To join and get involved
Contact Us. Check out our
current projects
and give our Executive Director, John Hayek, a call at
607.748.1817.
We welcome your participation. Not only will it give you a
great
opportunity to contribute to the Economic Resurgence of the
Southern Tier,
but it will help you get to know other STOC members with
interests similar
to your own and provide you with valuable networking
opportunities for your
business. |
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BC Plan
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Greater Binghamton leaders committed to a comprehensive
economic assessment and development plan in September 2001
for Broome County New York and the Greater Binghamton area. Prepared
by Angelou Economics, it outlined a comprehensive economic
development action plan for the community on everything from
branding and brownfield redevelopment to communications and
marketing.
Much of STOC's strategic direction is derived from the BC
Plan work.
Read the Executive Summary or the
Original 2001 BC Plan (link
pending).
In July, 2006, Angelou was invited back to provide the
community with an update of our progress against the BC
Plan. Review a copy of his
2006 presentation.
The formal report provided with the 2006 presentation can be
found here:
2006 Angelou Economics Report
STOC will continually update our thinking based on progress
against the BC Plan.
The recent Angelou presentation is posted on the
www.greaterbinghamton.com
site.
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