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    Why Buffalo Niagara?

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    Perfectly Positioned for Success

    Buffalo Niagara is in the center of an internationally significant community and regional marketplace. The region’s strategic location is on the Canadian border among the Great Lakes System along the Niagara River. Buffalo Niagara is enjoying economic success and is poised for long-term growth, but our location is just one of our assets.

    With a diverse economy, 20 colleges and universities, affordable and renewable power (Thanks, Niagara Falls), and a history of innovation, Buffalo Niagara is enjoying economic success and is poised for long-term growth. Come grow your business with us.

    Cost-Effective Operating Environment

    Benefit from enticing incentives, eco-friendly energy savings, competitive salaries, affordable real estate, and an overall low cost of living and doing business.

    Major Employers with Industry Leaders

    Grow your business among industry-disrupting companies deeply rooted in its collaborative ecosystem and innovative economy.

    Well-educated & Dedicated Workforce

    Our strong ties with top educational institutions & training programs ensure you have access to unmatched talent. Not just any talent -- our workforce is unmatched. Our hard work and hustle attitude is what has us at the forefront of innovation.

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    Exploring a business location in Buffalo Niagara

    Diversify your business locations and branch out to the Nickel City and surrounding metropolitan areas.

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    Looking to grow my second-stage Buffalo Niagara business

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    Considering a business expansion to the U.S.

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    Seeking resources for my startup company

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    Partnering with InBN to support investment and jobs in the region

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    Key Industries

    Discover Thriving Industries in Buffalo Niagara

    Business is booming in a region undergoing an all-encompassing renaissance. The region’s diversified and growing economy has been recognized by leading business publications such as Fast Company, Forbes, The New York Times, CNBC, Business Week, and more.

    Advanced Business Services

    Invest Buffalo Niagara has assisted more than 60 advanced business services companies expand or startup in the region like Yahoo!, One Touch Direct, AML RightSource, and Rural Sourcing.

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    Advanced Manufacturing

    Buffalo Niagara has enjoyed a long history of manufacturing success and is in the midst of a new wave of innovators and builders changing the future of advanced manufacturing.

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    Food & Beverage Processing

    The Buffalo Niagara region is a cornerstone of New York State’s $3.6 billion agribusiness and food and beverage processing industries.

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    Life Sciences

    Buffalo Niagara has long been a hub of innovation in life sciences and health sciences.

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    Logistics & Distribution

    Buffalo Niagara is a fully operational, integrated center for transshipment, storage, collection, and distribution of goods.

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    Advantages Of Growing In Buffalo Niagara

    Grow your Business in a Region 
    on the Rise!

    Our rich manufacturing history has gifted us with expansive infrastructure, and an unmatched workforce. The people who work her are having an impact all over the world. Take for example the employees at Moog who develop technology that is used in power-generated turbines, Formula One racing cars, and medical infusion systems.

    Buffalo Niagara is home to top tech talent, available capital, an entire collaborative community of startup resources, and industry disrupting companies like M&T Bank who is deeply rooted in Buffalo’s Central Business District on our Main Street Innovation Corridor. 

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    Why buffalo Niagara?

    There’s never been a better time to invest, work, and live in Buffalo Niagara.

    Welcome to a Great Life

    Finding ways to spend your free time is easy, affordable, and accessible. Buffalo Niagara is a cultural destination for history, art, and entertainment. Just a few notable options include Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Colored Musician Club, National Comedy Center, Explore & More Children’s Museum, Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Naval & Military Park, Aquarium of Niagara, sports teams including the Buffalo Bills & Sabres, and Erie Canal. Explore so many more plus great architecture, dining, and music. Download our 90-page relocation guide.

    Low Cost of Living

    Big-city amenities, small-town charm, and affordable real estate has made Buffalo one of the most desirable places to live for millennials. The cost of living here is 5.6% below the national average. See how your current city stacks up.

    Climate Change Refuge

    A Harvard University study found that Buffalo may be a potential refuge from the immediate effects of climate change thanks to our abundant fresh water, mild temperatures, ready infrastructure, and more. Buffalo is the 4th safest city from natural disasters and is strategically located along the Great Lakes – the largest fresh water supply in the world. Plus, Upstate NY has the cleanest electric power profile in the country. Learn more.

    Inspiring Places

    A spectacular region with wonderful waterways and generous green spaces to explore year-round. Buffalo Niagara boasts attractions like the Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls, endless hiking trails at Letchworth State Park, tubing and skiing at Holliday Valley, and kayaking or ice skating at Canal Side. Read about our cool spaces.

    Innovative People

    Our people are our greatest asset – skilled, hard working, and friendly! More Western New Yorkers are earning degrees here than ever before and building their futures here too. Our efforts to attract talent are intentional as seen in our Be in Buffalo initiative. Read our ambassador stories.

    Jumpstart Your Dream Career Here

    Whether you’re an engineer or marketing professional, a nurse or tech wiz, we’ve got you covered. Moving to Western New York and not sure where to get started in your job search? Start browsing our tools and resources

    Wins & Success Stories

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    Success Story

    Universal Logistics

    Universal Logistics is a third generation, family-owned business established in 1949 with 87 employees and five locations across Canada. Over these 70-plus years, Universal have grown and prospered by delivering innovative logistics solutions while still maintaining a family value approach to caring for their clients. Universal’s complete package of logistics services includes international freight, North American trucking, U.S. and Canadian customs brokerage and warehousing/distribution.

    In 2009, Universal’s U.S. sales represented only 3-4% of the company’s overall sales, and they worked through a U.S. partner to provide their U.S. brokerage services. However, it was identified that a significant value-added client need would be met by establishing their own U.S. customs brokerage presence. A U.S. office would enable clients with product imports or exports, either to or from the U.S., to receive a single and trusted source for their U.S. customs brokerage, trucking, and distribution requirements. The solution was to take advantage of one of the two options available at the time: a ground level, start-up operation or an acquisition of a U.S. company. In a stroke of good luck and perfect timing, their existing U.S. partner in Buffalo proposed to sell their company and this created the optimum opportunity to make a fast track, strategic acquisition of an established U.S. customs broker.

    Universal Logistics is a third generation, family-owned business established in 1949 with 87 employees and five locations across Canada. Over these 70-plus years, Universal have grown and prospered by delivering innovative logistics solutions while still maintaining a family value approach to caring for their clients.
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    Success Story

    Sparq

    Sparq (formally Rural Sourcing) provides outsourced software development services to build, deploy and optimize critical online applications. The company operates eight sites through the United States and was seeking additional market expansion to fulfill current business obligations and capture additional market growth opportunities. The company was interested in investigating a potential region’s IT ecosystem, workforce and higher education, operating costs, and quality of life benefits.

    Sparq (formally Rural Sourcing) provides outsourced software development services to build, deploy and optimize critical online applications. The company operates eight sites through the United States and was seeking additional market expansion to fulfill current business obligations and capture additional market growth opportunities.
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    Success Story

    Sucro Sourcing

    Sucro Sourcing is a multinational company refining sugar for mills, processors, distributors and industrial customers. Before considering a permanent expansion in Buffalo Niagara, the company first set up a pilot project in the Gateway Trade Zone. At the completion of that pilot project, the company was satisfied and willing to further consider a permanent presence in Western New York. The company was also considering Miami, Florida for the project.

    Incentives: Empire State Development Excelsior Tax Credit ECIDA tax abatement NYPA hydropower National Grid grant

    Sucro Sourcing is a multinational company refining sugar for mills, processors, distributors and industrial customers. Before considering a permanent expansion in Buffalo Niagara, the company first set up a pilot project in the Gateway Trade Zone.
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    Success Story

    Welded Tube USA

    Headquartered in Concord (Toronto), Ontario, Welded Tube is a manufacturer of steel tubing, whose process is comprised of taking flat steel and forming it into round tubing 4½ to 9 inches in diameter, in custom lengths. The tubes are used for well casings and for other purposes at natural gas drilling sites, a growing market as drilling activity has grown rapidly in shale formations in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The company currently employs more than 600 people in North America.

    Headquartered in Concord (Toronto), Ontario, Welded Tube is a manufacturer of steel tubing, whose process is comprised of taking flat steel and forming it into round tubing 4½ to 9 inches in diameter, in custom lengths.
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    Success Story

    Avanti Advanced Manufacturing

    Victory Manufacturing is a Canadian injection molding company based in Waterloo, Ontario. Their U.S. expansion, Avanti Advanced Manufacturing, set up shop in Buffalo Niagara in 2011. The new operation manufactures detectable tactiles, construction products, and customized injection molding projects with the capability to go from concept to prototype to end-product with significant speed. Avanti Advanced Manufacturing specializes in mandatory safety installations including raised bump floor warnings for the visually impaired, stair grips and new, glow in the dark exit door signs that last much longer than battery operated versions. The new division started with six injection molding machines and has already expanded to nine. The company has also added sand blasting, powder coat and painting, and laser engraving capabilities, as well as a CNC router.

    Victory Manufacturing is a Canadian injection molding company based in Waterloo, Ontario.
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    Success Story

    SWS Warning Lights Inc.

    SWS Warning Lights Inc. (SWS) is a Canadian-based advanced manufacturing company that assembles safety warning lights for the construction industry. Their product is often found on snow plows, construction vehicles, and road construction signage. As SWS grew, they saw significant opportunities in the U.S. market, especially since their raw materials were being sourced from the U.S. An expansion to the U.S. would also help the company penetrate the larger U.S. market, establish a Made in the USA product, and reduce overall operating costs.

    SWS Warning Lights Inc. (SWS) is a Canadian-based advanced manufacturing company that assembles safety warning lights for the construction industry.
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    About Invest Buffalo

    A Legacy of Growth & Innovation.

    Invest Buffalo Niagara is the region’s leading economic development organization, dedicated to growing jobs and investment in the Buffalo Niagara area. As a catalyst for economic progress, we provide invaluable support, resources, and expertise to businesses looking to start, expand, or relocate in this dynamic region. With a deep understanding of the local market and a network of strategic partnerships, Invest Buffalo Niagara is committed to driving innovation, job creation, and prosperity in the heart of Western New York.

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    Shaping the Future of Business

    Our investors are more than just financiers; they are partners in progress, deeply committed to nurturing growth and innovation in the Buffalo Niagara region. InBN investors and partners are dedicated to helping Invest Buffalo Niagara bring companies to the region. Their commitment fuels and enables our collaboration and coordination, which will make all the difference in the future development of our region.
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