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Buffalo Niagara is Ideal for Advanced Manufacturing
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Invest Buffalo Niagara has helped nearly 150 manufacturing companies expand or relocate to WNY, joining a cluster of over 1,600 employers including AMDOR, Bridgestone, Plug Power, MedBio, and New Flyer. We can help you grow in Buffalo Niagara too! Explore our resources, then contact us to assist with your project. Our economic development professionals can provide site location assistance, labor market and demographics analysis, market research, facilitate state and local incentive applications, and much more — all confidentially.Â
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Electric Components
Supporting Electronic Component Companies
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Semiconductor Manufacturers
Semiconductor Supply Chain Opportunities
Buffalo Niagara’s extensive heritage in the manufacturing industry, strategic location on the Canadian border, robust infrastructure, growing innovation ecosystem, and status as a federally designated Tech Hub are drawing global semiconductor fabricators and suppliers. Companies are drawn to the region’s affordable and reliable energy, skilled workforce, access to water, and strong university partnerships.
Statewide, New York State is home to more than 150 semiconductor and supply chain companies. In the last two years, companies have announced over $112 billion in planned semiconductor related capital investments in New York – surpassing any other state. And, the nation’s first National Semiconductor Technology Center at NY CREATES will be supported by an $825 million federal investment.
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MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS
Prime Location for Growing Medical Device Companies
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Plastics Manufacturing
Opportunities for Plastics Manufacturing
Buffalo Niagara has regional advantages that are perfectly suited to support plastics manufacturers in their expansion or relocation efforts such as an industrial electric rate 15% below national average. Other advantages include robust incentives like 0% state corporate income tax for manufacturing companies, 0% inventory tax, and 0% sales tax on machinery and equipment. And manufacturers enjoy a 5% refundable investment tax credit on capital expenditures, and 50% credit on eligible training costs, up to $10,000 per employee.
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Sensor Technology Manufacturing
Sensor Technology Companies Enjoy Low Costs
Buffalo Niagara’s robust educational ecosystem makes it an ideal choice for sensor technology manufacturers considering expansion or relocation. With proximity to prestigious engineering schools like the  University at Buffalo, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Rochester, and Alfred University, along with 47 colleges and universities within a 100-mile radius, including 19 in Buffalo Niagara, the region annually produces over 20,000 graduates in fields such as software development, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and electronics.
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Why Buffalo Niagara?
Growing Manufacturing Companies are Thriving in Buffalo Niagara
Advanced Manufacturing companies have a plethora of resources available in our region to help their manufacturing companies grow and evolve.
Sources: US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada (population), Lightcast (establishments and employment), Edison Electric Institute (electric rates), New York State Department of Transportation (multimodal logistics)
Low-Cost Hydropower
Buffalo Niagara's access to low-cost hydropower from the Niagara River is a significant advantage for companies. New York State law  reserves and allocates this hydropower for companies planning to build or expand within the Buffalo Niagara region, providing a competitive edge in energy costs compared to other regions.
Diverse Industrial Base
Buffalo Niagara's diverse industrial base includes electronic components manufacturing, supported by a skilled workforce proficient in fields such as nonferrous and ferroalloy production, semiconductor manufacturing, and forging. This diverse ecosystem attracts companies from across the country seeking to leverage the region's talent pool and robust supply chain.
Strategic Location:
The region boasts seven international points of entry accessible via road, rail, and water. This strategic positioning provides businesses easy access to a vast transportation network encompassing more than 3,600 miles of major interstates, state routes, and local arterials. Additionally, the region has over 1,000 miles of track serving four interstate railroads, one regional railroad, and three short-line railroads, along with a major deep-water port featuring 28 terminals and bulk cargo storage facilities.
Attractive Incentives
Incentives play a crucial role in attracting and supporting businesses in Buffalo Niagara. Programs such as those offered by the New York Power Authority and Empire State Development provide incentives such as low-cost hydropower and tax abatements, empowering companies like MedBio and Viatran to invest in growth and innovation within the region.
Energy Efficiency Support
Programs like ReCharge NY, a signature initiative from the New York Power Authority, provide substantial cost savings for energy-intensive industries such as plastics manufacturing. Companies like Confer Plastics benefit from these initiatives, ensuring cost certainty and competitiveness in the marketplace while promoting sustainability and energy efficiency.
Buffalo Manufacturing Works
Shift 2.0 program through Buffalo Manufacturing Works is one of those great programs designed for small and medium-sized manufacturers. The program tailors solutions to help companies utilize innovative technology to reach their goals.
Resource Guide
Invest Buffalo Niagara has helped 100+ manufacturing companies expand in Buffalo Niagara and is well equipped to assist in your expansion project.
For more information, download our free Advanced Manufacturing Guide, with workforce data, training programs, incentive highlights, support resources, incentive highlights, real estate options, and a business expansion checklist.
Wins & Success Stories
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Niagara Food Specialties
Niagara Food Specialties (NFS), incorporated in 2001, is a food processor, distributor and wholesaler, specializing in the production of prosciutto ham for the foodservice (restaurants & hotels) industry and gourmet retail markets. NFS adds value to raw pork, producing artisanal quality charcuterie, including prosciutto, capicola, pancetta, salami, guanciale, and sausage. This family operated business is currently headquartered in Niagara Falls, ON. NFS began to investigate US expansion when they faced with growth limitations due to border crossing restrictions and rules on imported meats to the US.
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Pride Pak
Canadian-headquartered Pride Pak processes fresh vegetables, making ready-made salads in a bag and chopped vegetables. The company also sources raw vegetables from both the US and Canada. Pride Pak was started in 1984 and has their main office in Mississauga with another facility in New Foundland. They currently employ over 200 people and sell to grocery retailers and into the restaurant industry.
With growing sales in the US, Steven Karr, CEO sought a new facility across the border to grow his business. In 2014, Pride Pak reached out to multiple regions within New York State to locate their new facility.
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Pressure Drop Brewing
Karl Kolbe was born and raised in the Buffalo Niagara region. However, for the last seven years he has been brewing beer in Sacramento, California. Though craft beers captured his palate, Buffalo Niagara always had his heart.
When he decided he wanted to open his own brewery, he knew the City of Buffalo was the place. He and some partners went in on the business together, and thus, Pressure Drop Brewing was born. They will be brewing around eight beers at a time from 40 recipes, alternating them based on season. Their IPA-heavy beer will be ready in October.
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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
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