We help businesses grow in Erie County. The Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA) is not a government agency. We are not part of the Erie County government body; we are a public benefit corporation created in 1970 by act of the New York State Legislature to assist private sector industrial, business and community development, creating job opportunities and economic well-being for the people of Erie County.
The ECIDA is self-funded; our operating budget comes from fees, not from any taxpayer revenue source. Our tax incentives are not grants or cash given to businesses, but rather temporary "discounts" or exemptions from certain taxes if the business meets certain criteria, such as developing a building or purchasing equipment for a factory, or creating a certain number of jobs. If the business does n
The ECIDA is self-funded; our operating budget comes from fees, not from any taxpayer revenue source. Our tax incentives are not grants or cash given to businesses, but rather temporary "discounts" or exemptions from certain taxes if the business meets certain criteria, such as developing a building or purchasing equipment for a factory, or creating a certain number of jobs. If the business does n
M&T Bank and Canisius are teaming up for a six-week Multicultural Small Business Innovation Lab. To apply click here:
https://fs23.formsite.com/mtbbusinesscredit/qpq8tynx9e/index.html
#smallbusiness #MWBE #canisius #mandtbank
M&T Bank and Canisius are teaming up for a six-week Multicultural Small Business Innovation Lab. To apply click here:
https://fs23.formsite.com/mtbbusinesscredit/qpq8tynx9e/index.html
#smallbusiness #MWBE #canisius #mandtbank
#shop716 is back!!!!! Get your buy one, get one free gift card today! Support our local small businesses.
Erie County's promotional #Shop716 e-Gift card program, which injected $1 Million into local small businesses last year — is BACK! In celebration of #NationalSmallBusinessWeek, when you buy an eGift card for $50 or more, get a BONUS $50 card! Sign up here: Amherst.org/shop716
$21 million in private investment: good news for Erie County! #wnyjobs
https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2021/07/29/polymer-conversions-wins-tax-breaks.html
Tax breaks keeps Polymer Conversions expansion in Orchard Park.
Great news for Tonawanda! #wnyjobs
See where Buffalo falls in U.S. News' 150 Best Places to Live
Have you heard? The new manufacturing park on the former Bethlehem Steel site has a name!
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz unveiled the new name & logo during his State of the County address.
Stay tuned for job creation and redevelopment news!
#renaissancecommercepark
Lackawanna NY - City Government
Erie County, NY
Have you heard? The new manufacturing park on the former Bethlehem Steel site has a name!
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz unveiled the new name & logo during his State of the County address.
Stay tuned for job creation and redevelopment news!
#renaissancecommercepark
Lackawanna NY - City Government
Erie County, NY
Please share! Public meeting regarding agribusiness park plans in the #TownofEvans
#townofevans #angolany #edenny #agribusiness #WNYfarmers
Registration required. Here's the link:
https://www.ecidany.com/agpark
The Erie County Industrial Development Agency is a public benefit corporation created to promote and assist private sector industrial and business development in Erie County
#townofevans #edenny #angolany ! We want to hear from you!
You are invited to attend a ZOOM public meeting Tuesday, May 18, at 7:00 p.m. regarding redeveloping the former Eden-Angola Airport site into an agribusiness park!
Tanya Randazzo-Smith #townofevansnews
#eriecounty #agribusiness
Registration is required:
https://www.ecidany.com/agpark
#townofevans #edenny #angolany ! We want to hear from you!
You are invited to attend a ZOOM public meeting Tuesday, May 18, at 7:00 p.m. regarding redeveloping the former Eden-Angola Airport site into an agribusiness park!
Tanya Randazzo-Smith #townofevansnews
#eriecounty #agribusiness
Registration is required:
https://www.ecidany.com/agpark
More great news for the former Bethlehem Steel site!
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2021/04/14/public-comment-needed-for-bike-path-options-at-former-bethlehem-steel-site
If you’d like to have a say, time is running out.
Public Meeting Notice! Tuesday, April 13 6:00 p.m.
Review the final 3 proposals for extending the Shoreline Trail Bike Path on the former Bethlehem Steel site!
To join the meeting, click here at meeting start time:
www.ecidany.com/streaming
Public Meeting Notice! Tuesday, April 13 6:00 p.m.
Review the final 3 proposals for extending the Shoreline Trail Bike Path on the former Bethlehem Steel site!
To join the meeting, click here at meeting start time:
www.ecidany.com/streaming
Northland Employer Engagement & Hiring Event
Northland Workforce Training Center in collaboration with the Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance & Remedy Intelligent Staffing is pleased to host an Employer Engagement and Hiring Event on April 29th from 11:30AM-4:00PM. COVID protocols will be followed. We will be limited to 50 Companies to allow for proper social distancing.
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/northland-employer-engagement-hiring-event-tickets-149347234599?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=15ab1a61f8&mc_eid=00ca039202
Industry partners will set up their tables at 11:30AM. At Noon we will have a lunch and learn to provide an update regarding new strategies and programs being offered to connect graduates and current students to open employment opportunities. This will then be followed by a Career Fair/ Hiring Event from 1:00PM-4:00PM.
11:30AM: Booth Set-Up
12:00PM: Lunch & Learn
Introducing Remedy @ Northland
Introducing NWTC’s Industry Sponsorship Program
Introducing NWTC’s Contract Manufacturing
Introducing BNMA & Northland Apprenticeship Programs
1:00PM: Hiring Event with Upcoming Northland Graduates & Students
4:00PM: Booth Breakdown
Northland Employer Engagement & Hiring Event
CAREER CONNECTIONS PODCAST from WORKFORCE BUFFALO
Highlighting opportunities that exist in the Buffalo, NY region and how both job seekers and employers can tap into the many available local resources.
http://workforcebuffalo.org/podcast-01
This podcast highlights the many employment and training opportunities that exist in the Buffalo, NY region and how both job seekers and employers can tap into the many available local resources.
ECIDA President and CEO John Cappellino and ECIDA Board member Tyra Johnson Hux participated in an informative, insightful panel March 11 hosted by Business First. After a year of coping with a global pandemic, where do we go from here?
With a year under our belt of living and conducting business during the historic disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic, four panelists share their business insights on the challenges they faced. VIDEO
Free Webinar! Are you looking to pivot, grow or expand your business?
Don't miss this free webinar. Engage in the possibilities to save money. Be inspired by the vision to pivot, grow, and/or expand your business. Hear from a WNY company conferplastics who found working with NYPAenergy a smooth process. Register now at https://hubs.ly/H0HqqZ10
👍👍👍CONGRATULATIONS to ECIDA President & CEO John Cappellino! 👍👍👍
#35 on the Buffalo Business First POWER 250!!!
👍👍👍CONGRATULATIONS to ECIDA President & CEO John Cappellino! 👍👍👍
#35 on the Buffalo Business First POWER 250!!!
GREAT NEWS for the former Bethlehem Steel site!! #redevelopment #uniland #lackawannaNY
https://nyrej.com/uniland-to-develop-150-000-s-f-manufacturing-in-lackawanna
GREAT NEWS for the former Bethlehem Steel site!! #redevelopment #uniland #lackawannaNY
https://nyrej.com/uniland-to-develop-150-000-s-f-manufacturing-in-lackawanna
Now hiring in Lackawanna!
"NOW HIRING IN LACKAWANNA!" JOB BOARD A site dedicated to informing residents about current job opportunities available with Lackawanna companies and job training news from government and industry partners. Current Job Openings with Lackawanna Companies Openings
Erie County small businesses! You may qualify for a 1% interest, no payments for the first year loan from ECIDA's lending arm, the Regional Development Corporation.
For more information please visit the link below:
https://www.ecidany.com/covid-relief-business-loans
Erie County small businesses! You may qualify for a 1% interest, no payments for the first year loan from ECIDA's lending arm, the Regional Development Corporation.
For more information please visit the link below:
https://www.ecidany.com/covid-relief-business-loans
Small Businesses in Buffalo!
Have you heard about the City of Buffalo MicroEnterprise Grant Program?
Applications open February 8. More info at the link below:
https://www.buffalomicrogrants.com/
Small Businesses in Buffalo!
Have you heard about the City of Buffalo MicroEnterprise Grant Program?
Applications open February 8. More info at the link below:
https://www.buffalomicrogrants.com/
Erie County businesses: have you applied for your PPE Reimbursement grant?
Buffalo & Erie County small businesses! Get help with your PPE expenditures. Apply for a PPE Reimbursement Grant today from the ECIDA.
For complete details: https://www.ecidany.com/ecida-covid-19-grant-program
Exciting developments on the former Bethlehem Steel site!
Developers honing in on Lackawanna. VIDEO
Erie County Small Business Owners! The ECIDA's lending arm, the Regional Development Corporation, is offering a special 1% interest, no-payments-for-the-first-year loan program.
To apply, visit https://www.ecidany.com/covid-relief-business-loans
Erie County Small Business Owners! The ECIDA's lending arm, the Regional Development Corporation, is offering a special 1% interest, no-payments-for-the-first-year loan program.
To apply, visit https://www.ecidany.com/covid-relief-business-loans
Buffalo & Erie County small businesses! Get help with your PPE expenditures. Apply for a PPE Reimbursement Grant today from the ECIDA.
For complete details: https://www.ecidany.com/ecida-covid-19-grant-program
Buffalo & Erie County small businesses! Get help with your PPE expenditures. Apply for a PPE Reimbursement Grant today from the ECIDA.
For complete details: https://www.ecidany.com/ecida-covid-19-grant-program
ERIE COUNTY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS!
Do have costs associated with COVID-19 social distancing & COVID-19 health requirements at your business?
You may qualify for up to $10,000 in COVID-19 Disaster Relief Reimbursement Grants for the cost of acquiring personal protective equipment and/or installing fixtures necessary to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus.
Minimum Qualifications – must be ALL of the following:
• Business located in Erie County
• 50 employees or fewer
Minimum Qualifications – must be at least ONE of the following:
• Minority Business Owned Enterprise (MBE), Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) or Veteran-Owned Small Business
• Located in a Highly Distressed Census Tract
Click the button below for more information on our COVID-19 PPE & Modification Reimbursement Grants for Erie County Small Businesses.
#MINORITYBUSINESS #MBE #blackownedbusinesses #veteranowned
Talk to the ECIDA about your grant reimbursement options regarding PPE expenses. Call 716-856-6525, ext 126 to speak with an experienced member of our Business Development Team.
Restaurant owners! Questions about outdoor dining during the coming Buffalo Winter? Register for a FREE webinar sponsored by the Erie County Business Task Force
Register here:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=RIMYxx9iH02jxmUhzBLuourdqnCOiERElqVD8mmYHuJUN1pXVVNZOEVYNzRYNjY2MUVCWFk2S1FZMi4u
GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR ERIE COUNTY SMALL BUSINESSES!
Are you a small business owner in Erie County? Kick start your comeback with a grant of up to $45,000 from the Erie County, NY Back to Business Grant Program.
Learn more about applying and get your questions answered at the Business Link:
https://www.thepartnership.org/bnpbusinesslink/
ERIE COUNTY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS!
Do have costs associated with COVID-19 social distancing & COVID-19 health requirements at your business?
You may qualify for up to $10,000 in COVID-19 Disaster Relief Reimbursement Grants for the cost of acquiring personal protective equipment and/or installing fixtures necessary to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus.
Minimum Qualifications – must be ALL of the following:
• Business located in Erie County
• 50 employees or fewer
Minimum Qualifications – must be at least ONE of the following:
• Minority Business Owned Enterprise (MBE), Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) or Veteran-Owned Small Business
• Located in a Highly Distressed Census Tract
Click the button below for more information on our COVID-19 PPE & Modification Reimbursement Grants for Erie County Small Businesses.
#MINORITYBUSINESS #MBE #blackownedbusinesses #veteranowned
Talk to the ECIDA about your grant reimbursement options regarding PPE expenses. Call 716-856-6525, ext 126 to speak with an experienced member of our Business Development Team.
Small Business Owners! #COVID19 #conacttracing
Do you have questions about Contact Tracing? Sign up for a FREE webinar sponsored by the Erie County Business Task Force!
Tuesday, September 22 3:00pm-4:30pm
Register: https://business.amherst.org/events/details/erie-county-task-force-covid-considerations-contract-tracing-for-the-small-business-9-22-2020-4577
Erie County Small Business Task Force Introduces Dr Gale Burstein Jennifer Scharf, Esq. COVID Considerations Contract Tracing for the Small Business September 22, 2020 3pm 4:30pm Zoom Webinar Dr Burstein will be speaking to business owners on the current COVID status, contract tracing and will addre...
ERIE COUNTY MINORITY BUSINESS OWNERS!
Do have costs associated with COVID-19 social distancing & COVID-19 health requirements at your business?
You may qualify for up to $10,000 in COVID-19 Disaster Relief Reimbursement Grants for the cost of acquiring personal protective equipment and/or installing fixtures necessary to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus.
Minimum Qualifications – must be ALL of the following:
• Business located in Erie County
• 50 employees or fewer
Minimum Qualifications – must be at least ONE of the following:
• Certified Minority Business Owned Enterprise (MBE), Certified Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) or Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
• Located in a Highly Distressed Census Tract
Click the button below for more information on our COVID-19 PPE & Modification Reimbursement Grants for Erie County MBE Certified Small Businesses.
#MINORITYBUSINESS #MBE #blackownedbusinesses
Talk to the ECIDA about your grant reimbursement options regarding PPE expenses. Call 716-856-6525, ext 126 to speak with an experienced member of our Business Development Team.
The Erie County Industrial Development Agency is a public benefit corporation created to promote and assist private sector industrial and business development in Erie County
Erie County small businesses & nonprofits!
If you employ fewer than 50 people you may qualify for PPE/Social Distance Modification Cost reimbursement funds.
Additional minimum requirements apply.
Please visit https://www.ecidany.com/ecida-covid-19-grant-program for full list of all restrictions.
The Erie County Industrial Development Agency is a public benefit corporation created to promote and assist private sector industrial and business development in Erie County
ECIDA's Director of Grants Lori Szewczyk took part in a Business First panel Thursday August 20 discussing economic issues facing WNY.
Joining Lori on the Executive Forum were:
Joseph P. Brennan, senior vice president, S&T Bank
Ed Flynn, AICP, director of planning, LaBella Associates
View the panel video below.
For more information on ECIDA's COVID PPE Cost reimbursement Grant program, Loan programs, and other financial products, visit www.ecidany.com
An August 20 virtual Executive Forum hosted by Business First focused on economic development.
Missed the Shoreline Bike Trail extension public meeting on August 13? Watch it here!
Three options presented for extending the Shorelin Trail Bike Path south from Dona Street to Woodlawn Beach.
Three options presented for extending the Shorelin Trail Bike Path south from Dona Street to Woodlawn Beach.
Thank you to all who attended the Shoreline Trail Bike Path extension Public Meeting Thursday evening via Zoom.
You can see a vildeo of the full presention & meeting here:
www.ecidany.com/streaming
Here is the link for the Follow-Up Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YKNTKM6
95 Perry St
Buffalo, NY
14203
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Congratulations to Young & Wright Architectural on the Silos at Elk Street -- a truly stunning revitalization of what was once an abandoned, dilapidated property. It is now the beautiful new home of their corporate offices and two apartments. The ECIDA approved sales tax incentives & a mortgage recording fee savings incentive to help finance this adaptive reuse project. ECIDA Board members Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz (second from right) and Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown (second from left) joined Young & Wright Architectural founders Jerry Young (far right) and Shawn Wright (far left) to cut the ribbon at a special ceremony Thursday, May 2.
Foreign Trade Zones: What are They? How do they Work? Tune in to our special live streaming event featuring FTZ expert Rebecca Williams.
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95 Franklin St, Ste 800
Excalibur Leisure Skills Center, Inc.
Program site: 1111 Fuhrmann Blvd.
Population Health Collaborative
371 Delaware Avenue
Somali Bantu Community Organization of Buffal
161 Vermont st