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Products, a large dairy co-operative. According to a renewable and innovative technologies, and the prorecent study conducted by the Buffalo-Niagara Enter- posed expansion of the Port of Oswego. prise, a not-for-profit agency dedicated to economic RBP, anchored by the $175 million Northeast Biofudevelopment, western New York has more than 16,000 els (NEB) ethanol plant, will retrofit the park’s existing employees working in the food processing industry, rep- infrastructure to create a network of sustainable, renewresenting an employment concentration of 2.6%, twice able energy sources, including woody biomass gasificathe national average and first in the United States. Four tion and agricultural waste turned into methane, solar, of the five top food producers in North America have a wind, and geothermal power. RBP and its development presence in the region, and five of the top 100 food partners, O’Brien & Gere, Operation Oswego County producers, including Constellation Brands and Rich Food Products, have their headquarters in western New York. Also, Barilla just made a $120 million investment in nearby Livingston County, NY. The agri-business park, which is less than a 10-hour drive from 184 million people and just seven hours from the Port of New York, sits on one of the region’s largest aquifers, capable of producing up to six million gallons per day of low-cost process water. A Rochester-based company, Ecovation, also has a wastewater pretreatment facility on site, which is located in a New York State Empire Zone. Ground breaking for the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park is set to begin this spring and the GCEDC already has one letter of intent from a Canadian food processor that will begin construction in the summer. We have other good things, too: The agency also received an interna• Strategic location tional visit from a European dairy pro• Great engineering source ducer. At full build out, the park is • New technology expected to house 1.3 million square • Skilled productive workforce feet of production space and produce $72 million in average annual eco• Affordable housing nomic impact, meaning for every pub• Educational opportunities lic incentive dollar received, the busi• World class natural & cultural assets nesses located in the park will return • Excellent transportation system $14.80 to the local economy. • 5th largest port of entry for foreign trade in U.S. For more information about Gene• I.D.A. 80% tax relief over 10 or 15 years see, call the Genesee County Economic Development Center in • Sales tax exemption on building materials & equipment Batavia, NY at 585-343-4866. CALL US NOW OFF WE GO TO OSWEGO Two projects generating excitement in Oswego County are the 420-acre Riverview Business Park (RBP) in the town of Volney, NY, which emphasizes A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S LANCASTER INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 21 CENTRAL AVE., LANCASTER, N.Y. 14086 716 683 1610 w w w. l a n c a s t e r n y. c o m #0725 at www.BusinessFacilities.com 37 http://www.lancasterny.com http://www.lancasterny.com http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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Business Facilities - April 2008 Contents First Word Snapshots Corporate Moves: Ohio Businesses On the Move Corporate Moves: Nebraska If You Build It, They Will Come A Tale of Two Industries Economic Transformation In the Islands Diversity: A New York State of Mind Growing in the Sun Key Kansas Industries Get a Boost How To Choose the Right Commercial Real Estate Broker Missouri Downtowns Dare to Dream Advertiser Index Ask the Expert

Business Facilities - April 2008

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