Staten Island, NY –The Staten Island Industrial Alliance (SIIA) and Local Content have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at enhancing efforts in small business contracting, job creation, and community benefit investments within the NYC borough of Staten Island. The partnership will focus on improving infrastructure development local and domestic content measurement, reporting and compliance. Local Content compliance supports Staten Island’s small businesses and improves residents’ quality of life from industries such as offshore wind, construction, manufacturing, transportation and maritime/ports.
The MOU’s key objectives include:
- Project Reporting and Transparency: Implementing enhanced tools to ensure clear reporting and accountability of development projects local content requirements for local stakeholders on Staten Island.
- Facilitating Small Business Market Entry: Creating pathways for Staten Island’s small businesses to enter high-growth sectors, supported by targeted programs and multi-state collaborations.
- Data-Driven Taxpayer Sentiment Reporting: Leveraging data analytics to inform stakeholder engagement and public sentiment on development projects to better align with Staten Island stakeholder needs and wants along side industries development project goals.
- Increasing Communication of Staten Island Small Business Capabilities: Elevating the visibility of local Staten Island businesses to demonstrate their capabilities to larger projects and industries.
“We are thrilled to partner with Local Content to empower Staten Island’s small industrial businesses in industries such as the offshore wind sector,” said Nadia Adam, President of the Staten Island Industrial Alliance. “This collaboration will allow Staten Island a seat at the table. By leveraging Local Content’s data-driven solutions, we’ll secure resources more efficiently, ensuring local projects benefit our community and that Staten Island is no longer the ‘Forgotten Borough.'”
Brian Moore, Director of Global Markets at Local Content, added, ” SIIA’s leadership works tirelessly on behalf of their community and works with so many great organizations that represent over 500,000 residents and 12,000 small businesses located on Staten Island. SIIA put’s the “Local” in Local Content, we look forward to continuing our efforts with our portfolio of solutions and network of corporate and community partners that work daily to create local economic and quality of life benefits for all”.
The launch of this partnership includes the following initiatives this Fall.
- Sustainability + Spirits | Sunday, October 28, 2024 in Atlantic City: The event takes place the Sunday before American Clean Power’s Offshore WINDPower Conference. Held at the Hardrock Casino, small business and community stakeholders will network and discuss sustainability strategies and clean energy opportunities centered around creating local and domestic content benefit. www.localcontent.com/sustainability-spirits
- Local Content + Domestic Content Week | February 17 – 25, 2025: Taking place at various locations nationally, elevating the projects, places, and people leading local and domestic content efforts across various industries. Staten Island will be the featured destination of the Local Content + Domestic Content Week’s signature Local Content FAM Tour, which includes participation in the Sustainability, Sports, and Entertainment Breakfast at MetLife Stadium on February 20, 2025. www.localcontent.com/local-content-domestic-content-week/.
Staten Island small businesses and nonprofits are encouraged to contact Staten Island Industrial Alliance online at www.siialliance.org
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About Staten Island Industrial Alliance:
The Staten Island Industrial Alliance (SIIA) supports the growth of Staten Island’s industrial sector, with a focus on green energy. We provide education, create economic opportunities, and advocate for Staten Island’s role in the larger business community. www.siialliance.org
About Local Content:
Local Content is a compliance technology and deployment company. Powering the use of local goods, services, workforce, and community benefit investments within infrastructure development projects. www.localcontent.com
