Partners

CONTACTS

Below you will find a list of agencies that work directly or indirectly with the Empire Zone program and provide assistance to the economic development efforts of the region.

POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES

Congressman Eric Massa (D) 31st Congressional District
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D)
U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
NYS Senator Catherine M. Young (R) - 57th Senate District

NYS Assemblyman Daniel Burling (R) – 147^th Assembly District

NYS Assemblyman Joseph Giglio(R) – 149^th Assembly District.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES

New York State's Empire State Development Regional Director: Timothy Doolittle Area contact: Robert Iszard Buffalo Regional Office - (716) 856-8111 Western New York Region 420 Main Street, Suite 717 Liberty Building Buffalo, NY 14202
"NYLOVESSMALLBIZ.COM" is New York State's new one-stop shop for small businesses looking to start or expand in New York State. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority offers incentives for renovations and new construction as it relates to energy-efficient sub-systems www.nyserda.org
UTILITIES
Verizon 212-428-0591 ask for Business Development Discount
National Fuel Jon Gallinger at 716-857-7564 RG&E Patricia Maier at 585-724-8827 Niagara Mohawk Bryan Archambault at 315-428-6702 NYSEG Mark Van Durme at 607-324-3524
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
New York State Department of Labor (DOL) www.labor.state.ny.us Area contact: Jerry Garmong 585-268-9212 Alfred State College of Technology Interim Pres.Dr. John B. Clark Alfred University President Dr. Charles Edmundson Director of Workforce Investment Board (WIB): Michelle Lichy