A new tech park will make our community more economically competitive. Broome County’s available developable acreage is very limited given its steep topography and floodplains. The park created in the 1980s is nearly 100% full. Without the development of new, shovel-ready
sites, Broome County is in danger of losing out on future opportunities. We are being forced to turn away prospective developers with exciting projects and well-paying jobs, simply because our new site supply is not sufficient to meet the demand. Companies like Micron, GlobalFoundries, Plug Power, and Wolfspeed were wooed by more competitive locations. The Broome Technology Park will give us the competitive edge we need to thrive well into the future.