The team at TDC kicked off 2025 with great momentum, starting our year welcoming a new tenant in Air Industrial Park, Motion Composites.This company, part of the growing medical device sector within our parks, isset to bring up to 25 new jobs to our community—a promising sign of the continued strength and diversification of TDC’s industrial parks.
We’ve also launched a “reintroduction” campaign, engaging with our state representatives and regional partners to share more about TDC’s mission and impact. We like to say we’re “more than a landlord,” but showing the region what that means and telling the story of our organization has been a great way to roll into a new year.
We’re continuing to invest in our workforce development efforts, developing an innovative scholarship program for high school seniors in the New Visions Applied Engineering program to allow them to earn college credits through Clinton Community College without the cost to their families. This, paired with our workforce and education grant program, continues to showcase our commitment to the next generation of North Country leaders.
The TDC team conducted our annual Business Retention & Expansion (BRE) visits in the first quarter, connecting with all TDC tenants to gather updated employment data, tour facilities, and identify ways we can provide support. This is our favorite way to connect withour tenants, learning more about their operations and how we can support them in their future investment in our community.
Of course, the topic on everyone’s list this year has been tariffs. TDC shares the viewpoint of many of our partners - tariffs are expected to bring challenges, particularly in our border-reliant manufacturing city. As it has for each and every one of TDC’s sixty-four years, our relationship with Canada remains a priority. We urge the federal administration to recognize the critical economic value of our trading partners. Mutual economic stability with our friends and partners to the North is crucial – and the uncertainty that the ongoing tariff-related upheaval has brought is unwelcome in every sense of the word. We remain committed to supporting our tenants facing these impacts and ensuring their processes and supply chains remain as stable as possible. So, we’ve utilized our BRE visits to actively educate our tenants on available tools—such as Foreign Trade Zone designations—that could help them navigate these challenges. As always, TDC remains committed to supporting our businesses, strengthening our industrial parks, and positioning our region for long-term success.
The first quarter has been anything but dull, and we are looking forward to what 2025 has in store. Keep an eye out for our summer ParkPerks schedule, and the third year of manufacturing experience day.
