New life, new business highlight grand opening of North Youngmann Commerce Center

Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined today by Congressman Brian Higgins, Assemblyman Robin Schimminger, state Sen. Marc Panepinto, Town of Tonawanda councilmembers Joseph Emminger and Dan Crangle, members of the Erie County Industrial Development Agency and the Town of Tonawanda Office of Community Development, and area developers and business leaders to celebrate the grand opening of the North Youngmann Commerce Center. A key economic development piece in the county executive’s “Initiatives for a Smart Economy,” Erie County provided critical funding for road and infrastructure improvements at the previously unused site to expedite its rebirth as an industrial park.

“With the grand opening of the North Youngmann Commerce Center, Erie County has a new industrial park to attract more business and continue our area’s economic growth. Additionally, this project is a good example of smart growth principles, as it uses a parcel of land that had been fallow and transforms it into a hub of economic activity in a first-ring suburb,” Poloncarz said. “This parcel of land, which had contributed nothing to the tax rolls, now has one business on-site and another in development, and more are sure to follow. Projects like this are reinvigorating our communities and stimulating economic development all across Erie County.”

“This hub for business and job growth in Tonawanda illustrates the success that comes when government makes the investments in critical infrastructure that drives private sector interest and development,” Higgins said. “County Executive Mark Poloncarz helped to pave the way for this opportunity through the dedication of critical resources to support infrastructure improvements, and the Town of Tonawanda’s leadership and diligence carried his key economic development project through. We were happy to work with them to help cut through the federal agency red tape and see this project move forward.” For the full article click here 

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