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Quick Links:County Agencies
Niagara County Department of Economic DevelopmentContact: Samuel M. Ferraro, Commissioner
6311 Inducon Corporate Dr. Suite One
Sanborn, NY 14132-9099
Phone: (716) 278-8750
Fax: (716) 278 - 8757
Niagara County Employment and Training Department
Contact: Paul J. Parise, Director
Trott ACCESS Center
1001 11th St.
Niagara Falls, NY 14301
Phone: (716) 278-8140
Fax: (716) 278-8149
Niagara County Industrial Development Agency
Contact: Samuel M. Ferraro, Executive Director
6311 Inducon Corporate Dr. Suite One
Sanborn, NY 14132-9099
Phone: (716) 278 - 8760
Fax: (716) 298 - 8769
Niagara County
Contact: William Ross, Chairman, Niagara County Legislature
Courthouse
175 Hawley St.
Lockport, NY 14094-2740
Phone: (716) 439-7000
Erie-Niagara Regional Partnership
Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth
University at Buffalo
Beck Hall, 3435 Main St.
Buffalo, NY 14214-3004
Phone: (716) 829-2591
Fax: (716) 829-3776 Email: tkniazuk@buffalo.edu
Municipal Agencies
City of Niagara Falls Department of Community DevelopmentCommunity Development/Renewal Community
Contact: Robert Antonucci, Project Administrator
1022 Main St. P.O. Box 69
Niagara Falls, NY 14302
Phone: (716) 286 - 8801
Fax: (716) 286 - 8809
Economic Development
Contact: Joseph Collura, Economic Development Professional
1022 Main Street
Niagara Falls, NY 14302
Phone: (716) 286 - 4313
Fax: (716) 286 - 4484
Empire Zone
Contact: Clara Dunn, Zone Coordinator
745 Main Street
Bridge Station P.O. Box 564
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
Phone: (716) 286 - 4481
Fax: (716) 286 - 4484
Niagara Falls Renewal Community
Contact: Thomas Tedesco, Economic Development Specialist
745 Main Street
Bridge Station P.O. Box 564
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
Phone: (716) 286 - 4482
Fax: (716) 286 - 4484
City of North Tonawanda Community Development Office
Contact: James Sullivan, Community Development Director
216 Payne Ave., City Hall Rm. 13
North Tonawanda, NY 14120
Phone: (716) 695 - 8580 ext. 517
Fax: (716) 614.0519
Greater Lockport Development Corporation
Contact: William J. Evert, Director
One Locks Plaza
Lockport, NY 14094
Phone: (716) 439 - 6688
Fax: (716) 439 - 6605
Town of Lockport Industrial Development Agency
Contact: Lewis L. Staley, Administrative Director
6560 Dysinger Rd.
Lockport, NY 14094
Phone: (716) 439 - 9535
Fax: (716) 439 - 9715
Town of Niagara Industrial Development Agency
Town of Niagara - Town Hall
Contact: Calvin Richards
7105 Lockport Rd.
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
Phone: (716) 297 - 2150 Ext.# 131
Fax: (716) 297 - 9262
Wheatfield Economic Development Committee
Contact: Timothy Demler
2800 Church Rd.
North Tonawanda, NY 14120
Phone: (716) 694 - 6680
Fax: (716) 694 - 5419
Chambers of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of the TonawandasContact: Paul Flach, Executive Director
15 Webster St.
North Tonawanda, NY 14120
Phone: (716) 692 - 5120
Fax: (716) 692 - 1867
The Lower Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Sandra Hays Mies
476 Center Street
Lewiston, NY 14092
Phone: (716) 754 - 9500
Fax: (716) 754 - 9555
Niagara USA Chamber
Contact: Thomas Kraus
6311 Inducon Corporate Drive, Suite 2
Sanborn, NY 14132
Phone: (716) 285 - 9141
Fax: (716) 285 - 0941
Other Agencies
Cornell Cooperative ExtensionContact: Paul W. Westfall, Executive Director
4487 Lake Ave.
Lockport, NY 14094
Phone: (716) 433 - 2651
Fax: (716) 438 - 0275
Empire State Development Western New York Region
Contact: Tim Doolittle, Regional Director
424 Main St.., Suite 717
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: (716) 856 - 8111
Fax: (716) 856 - 1744
USA Niagara Development Corporation
Contact: Christopher Schoepflin, President
345 Third Street, Suite 505
Niagara Falls, NY 14303
Phone: (716) 284 - 2556
Fax: (716) 284 - 2917
U.S. Small Business Administration
Contact: Donald D. Butzek, POC
111 West Huron St.
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: (716) 551 - 5670
Fax: (716) 551 - 4418
WNY Regional Education Center for Economic Development
Contact: Jerald I. Wolfgang, Director
Clifford N. Crooks Service Center
355 Harlem Rd.
West Seneca, NY 14224
Phone: (716) 821 - 7196
Fax: (716) 821 - 7082
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Commercial Service
Contact: Gale Seereiter, International Trade Specialist
111 W. Huron Street, Room 1304
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: (716) 551 - 4191
Fax: (716) 551 - 5290
Email: gale.seereiter@mail.doc.gov
Western New York Technology Development Center, Inc.
Contact: David R. Hanitz
726 Exchange Street #620
Buffalo, NY 14210
Phone: (716) 636 - 3626 ext.306
Fax: (716) 845 - 6418
Email: dhanitz@wnytdc.com
NCCC
Niagara County Community College3111 Saunders Settlement Rd.
Sanborn, NY 14132-9460
Small Business Development Center
(small business start up assistance, business counseling and support)
Phone: (716) 434 - 3815
Fax: (716) 433 - 5155
Corporate Training Programs
(custom-designed programs, work-place literacy, quality and environmental issues)
Phone: (716) 433-1856
Fax: (716) 433-5155
Cooperative Education and Placement Services
(recruits coop students, graduates and alumni)
Phone: (716) 614-6290
Fax: (716) 614-6700
Community Education Program
(short term vocational training, computer training, professional development)
Phone: (716) 614-6470
Fax: (716) 614-6822
Niagara University
3100 Lewiston Road
Niagara University, NY 14109
Phone: (716) 286-8585
Fax: (716) 286-8581
Empire State College
7 Ontario Street
Lockport, NY 14094-2815
Phone: (716) 434-0272
Fax: (716) 434-4434
Orleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Niagara Educational Center
Sanborn, NY 14132
Phone: (716) 731-4176
Fax: (716) 731-5931
Western New York Regional Education Center for Economic Development
Clifford N. Crooks Service Center
355 Harlem Road
West Seneca, NY 14224
Phone: (716) 821-7196
Fax: (716) 821-7290
Niagara County Employment and Training
Trott Access Center
1001 - 11th Street
Niagara Falls, NY 14301
Phone: (716) 278-8140
Fax: (716) 278-8149
