Business Development Partners
In addition to the economic development services provided by the GCEDC, projects locating in Genesee County have the support of our partners in securing financial support, talent attraction, supply chain and customer connections, utilities and infrastructure, and community growth.
State Partners
Empire State Development is New York’s statewide economic development organization, supporting business growth and job creation with financial incentives. ESD’s business development leaders will help your project leverage a favorable business tax climate with tax credits and grants to offset capital investment and enhance a project’s workforce development.
Regional Economic Development Partners
Greater Rochester Enterprise is one of two regional economic development organizations supporting Genesee County’s growth and projects locating in Genesee County.
GRE’s business development leaders will help your project access our region’s business partners, local suppliers, world-class RD assets, workforce recruitment, and training resources in the area connecting Genesee County to the Finger Lakes and Rochester metro.
Invest Buffalo Niagara is one of two regional economic development organizations supporting Genesee County’s growth and projects locating in Genesee County.
InBN’s business development leaders will help your project access our region’s business partners, local suppliers, world-class RD assets, workforce recruitment, and training resources in the area connecting Genesee County to the Buffalo-Niagara metro.
Utilities & Infrastructure
National Grid provides distribution, infrastructure, and facility solutions for the businesses locating in Genesee County and services more than 20 million customers in the Northeastern US.
National Grid’s economic development programs and services power Genesee County’s expanding manufacturers, agricultural businesses and Main Street businesses. At the Genesee Valley Agribusiness Park, National Grid’s services support a 1,000,000+ square-foot dairy products manufacturing cluster.
National Fuel Gas provides transmission and distribution solutions for the businesses locating in Genesee County, including the 24” Empire Pipeline that services the STAMP mega site.
National Fuel Gas’ economic development programs support infrastructure development and discount the delivery of natural gas, deliver workforce development, and job creation.
New York Power Authority is the largest state public utility in the United State, and leads solutions for projects with major electricity needs. Electricity generated at the Niagara Power Project in Niagara Falls and related facilities provide up to 2.6 million kilowatts of clean energy to New York’s businesses and residents.
NYPA’s economic development programs, low-cost hydropower, and transmission infrastructure enabled Plug Power to make Genesee County and the STAMP mega site the home to North America’s leading green hydrogen manufacturing campus.
Local Economic Development Partners
Genesee County, NY business-friendly climate is driven by county leaders and proactive departments that build infrastructure, deliver workforce development, and guide long-range planning to grow the economy of our community and the future of our families.
Genesee County Chamber of Commerce will support, connect and promote your business as part of their network of over 500 businesses in Genesee County with active and focused business resources.
Batavia Development Corporation supports the development of projects in the City of Batavia, from major brownfield redevelopment projects to Main Street storefronts. The BDC collaborates with the GCEDC to implement the more than $50 million of new investment generated by Batavia’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative.
