City Center Industrial Park
Less than a half hour drive from the Canadian border and an hour drive from Syracuse and other parts of Central New York, the City Center Industrial Park is the ideal location for business development...
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InFill Housing
The Development Authority of the North Country has been working with the Fort Drum Regional Liaison Organization and community leaders to design a program that can produce homes within an affordable price range that is not currently being offered by the private market...
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WLDC Board Meetings

The Watertown Local Development Corporation holds regular monthly meetings on the third Thursday of every month in the Board Room of the Watertown Local Development Corporation, 82 Public Square, Watertown, NY at 8:30 a.m. unless otherwise specified.



Welcome! Also known as The Watertown Trust, the Watertown Local Development Corporation (WLDC) is a 501-(c) 3 public benefit corporation engaging in economic development in the City of Watertown.

The WLDC exists to help move your strategic business plans forward. Financing options and incentives through the WLDC:

• Fixed-interest loans for real estate, machinery and equipment

• Working Capital financing

Leasehold improvement financing

• Assists in securing primary financing through commercial banks

 

There are many demographics and resources that make Watertown NY the ideal location for many types of businesses and industries. Here are just a few:

• Close to Fort Drum, home of the U.S. Army the 10 Mountain Division, Light Infantry, thecounty's largest employer, infusing over $500 million annually into the local economy.

• Located close to abundant natural resources Lake Ontario, Thousand Islands,St. Lawrence River, Tug Hill Plateau and Adirondack Mountains.

• Higher education can be found locally at Jefferson Community College, and within 90 minutes you can reach nine different universities and colleges.

• The City of Watertown (pop. 27,000) is the county seat of Jefferson County (pop. 115,000), and the largest city in Northern New York.

• Jefferson County offers exceptional health care, and is home to a number of excellent public and private schools.

• The Northern New York area offers an available and affordable real estate market.