Grow your Business in Buffalo Niagara.
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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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.
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.
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.
Life Sciences
Buffalo Niagara has long been a hub of innovation in life sciences and health sciences.
Logistics & Distribution
Buffalo Niagara is a fully operational, integrated center for transshipment, storage, collection, and distribution of goods.
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.
Why buffalo Niagara?
There’s never been a better time to invest, work, and live in Buffalo Niagara.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
See Buffalo Niagara Success Stories
Success Story
Plug Power
Plug Power is a fuel cell company that is “reimagining the energy ecosystem.” The company is building an end-to-end hydrogen power ecosystem including hydrogen production, storage, and delivery with the goal of assisting in the clean energy transfer and decarbonizing the modern economy. Plug Power’s fuel cells will enable the adoption of zero-emission freight transport and logistics handling equipment. The company already had operations in the Albany, NY area and was looking to expand its production capabilities further.
Incentives: Excelsior Job Tax Credits, IDA Tax Abatements, NYPA: Hydropower Allocation, WNY Power Proceeds Program
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.
Success Story
Lynch Fluid Controls Inc.
Lynch Fluid Controls Inc. is a manufacturing company based in Ontario, Canada producing hydraulic and control products.They supply the aerospace, military, and material handling industries. In Canada, they own a 60,000 sq. ft. building and employ upwards of 90 employees. They started to see potential in the U.S. market in rising sales numbers on this side of the border. They were also bringing nearly half of their raw materials over from the U.S. Rather than purchasing an existing business in the area, Lynch decided on an expansion project.
Success Story
Sierra Biological Inc.
Sierra Biological is an early-stage agri-business company that manufactures microscopic nematodes and other biological organisms used by the commercial greenhouse industry and other agricultural applications. Sierra’s products offer growers a highly effective and economical alternative to using pesticides in their growing process.
The company was originally founded in the Sierra Mountains of Northern California. However, the company’s primary upstream and downstream supply chains were both located on the U.S. East Coast and in Southern Ontario, Canada, prompting them to consider a relocation.
In addition to proximity, costs and workforce, Sierra needed to find a building that met its needs and a welcoming community.
Success Story
Kemper Systems
Kemper System, a German-based manufacturer of Kemperol, a liquid resin based waterproofing and surfacing system, sought to establish a North American-based production headquarters to increase its competitiveness in the U.S. market. Location, specifically market access, was crucial in their site location decision as Kemper desired to significantly shorten the eight-week lead time to ship product from Europe to the United States. The company also wanted to be close to their large customer base in the U.S. Northeast.
Kemper required a move-in ready site and a competitive incentive package as they were also considering Florida and North Carolina. Furthermore, the availability and cost of the local workforce was a key factor in the decision-making process. The company requested detailed labor statistics to familiarize itself with the availability and cost of labor in Buffalo Niagara.
Success Story
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.
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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