Invest Buffalo Niagara

Invest Buffalo Niagara is the regional economic development organization dedicated to attracting new businesses, supporting the growth of existing companies, creating jobs, and driving capital investment throughout the eight counties of WNY

cThe organization serves as a single point of contact for companies considering expansion, relocation, investment, or the establishment of operations in the Buffalo Niagara region.

Invest Buffalo Niagara provides free and confidential business-expansion and site-selection assistance to manufacturers, international companies, site selectors, corporate executives, startups, and established businesses. Its economic development professionals help companies navigate complex expansion projects from initial market evaluation through site selection, incentives, workforce planning, and implementation.

Business expansion services include site selection, commercial and industrial real estate searches, property data, facility comparisons, workforce and labor-market analysis, demographic research, market research, incentive identification and coordination, utility guidance, introductions to government and economic development agencies, permitting support, and connections to regional business resources.

For manufacturers considering a new facility or expansion, Invest Buffalo Niagara provides specialized advanced manufacturing support. The organization can help evaluate available industrial sites and buildings, workforce availability, operating costs, infrastructure, utilities, transportation access, incentives, training resources, suppliers, and other factors involved in manufacturing location decisions.

Invest Buffalo Niagara also helps existing Western New York companies identify resources to support growth, facility expansion, capital investment, workforce development, and job creation. The team works collaboratively with local Industrial Development Agencies, New York State agencies, utilities, municipalities, workforce organizations, educational institutions, and other regional partners to coordinate resources around individual business projects.

A major specialty is helping Canadian companies establish or expand operations in the United States. Buffalo Niagara's location on the U.S.-Canada border makes the region a strategic location for Canadian manufacturers and businesses seeking access to the U.S. market. Invest Buffalo Niagara assists with location strategy, real estate, workforce information, incentives, cross-border resources, and introductions to legal, financial, government, and business partners.

Workforce and talent services include labor-market intelligence, wage and occupational data, workforce availability analysis, connections to colleges and universities, technical training programs, workforce development organizations, and recruitment resources. Through the Be in Buffalo initiative, Invest Buffalo Niagara also supports regional talent attraction and retention.

Invest Buffalo Niagara focuses on industries where Western New York has significant assets and growth opportunities, including advanced manufacturing, food and beverage processing, life sciences, logistics and distribution, and advanced business services.

Since 1999, Invest Buffalo Niagara has assisted hundreds of companies with expansion and startup projects in Western New York, helping attract and retain billions of dollars in capital investment and tens of thousands of jobs.

Key Capabilities: Economic development, manufacturing expansion, business expansion, business relocation, site selection, industrial site selection, manufacturing site selection, commercial real estate, industrial real estate, available buildings, available land, facility location, location strategy, market research, demographic analysis, labor market analysis, workforce data, workforce development, talent attraction, incentive assistance, economic development incentives, tax incentives, utility incentives, infrastructure, permitting support, project management, business attraction, business retention, capital investment, job creation, advanced manufacturing, supply chain resources, Canadian business expansion, U.S. market entry, cross-border business, foreign direct investment, international business expansion, startup resources, regional business resources, and business introductions.

Best Fit: Manufacturers, Canadian companies, international businesses, site selectors, OEMs, suppliers, food and beverage processors, life sciences companies, logistics and distribution companies, startups, and existing Western New York businesses seeking assistance with facility expansion, relocation, site selection, industrial property, incentives, workforce needs, capital investment, establishing a U.S. operation, or navigating the Western New York economic development ecosystem.