During this unusual time, we are all asking ourselves what the new normal will look like. What are some best practices to ramp up operations and get your manufacturing plants back to running at 100%? MacLean-Fogg recently was a guest speaker on a COVID-19 webinar with the Buffalo Niagara Partnership. They shared their best practices and newly implemented protocols. MacLean-Fogg partners with key customers to engineer, manufacture, and distribute products for the automotive and power utility marketplaces. Below are some of their ideas and techniques you might try at your own facility to keep everyone safe and get back up to full production.
For tech companies, there are Class A office sublease opportunities in the IBM Buffalo Innovation Center, located at 50 Fountain Plaza in the heart of downtown Buffalo. This is an ideal workspace situation for tech startups who want the opportunity to collaborate with IBM, a world leader in technology development.
For Canadian companies, and specifically those in southern Ontario, interested in the U.S. market, Buffalo Niagara is the natural front door. These companies can leverage the size of the U.S. market, Made in the U.S.A labels, and much more all from a U.S. location close to their Canadian headquarters.
I have been working with Canadian companies looking to expand into the U.S. market for over 11 years. Many of the companies I work with are manufacturers or warehouse/distribution operations in the Southern Ontario area. They tend to be small to medium size companies that have some percentage of U.S. sales and/or are purchasing U.S. based raw materials.
Invest Buffalo Niagara has attracted more than $6.2 billion in new business investment to the Buffalo Niagara region since 1999.Canadian companies looking to expand their businesses into the U.S. have been a big part of this growth. They choose to expand for many business benefits including selling with a “Made in U.S.” label, mitigating bridge delays, and reducing their hydropower costs.Nearly 100 Canadian based businesses have benefited from our free project management services, saving time and money by leveraging our expertise.
2018 was yet another successful year for Canadian companies expanding to the U.S. Below is a list of companies our organization helped navigate the complex expansion process.
During my time at Invest Buffalo Niagara, I’ve helped over 90 Canadian companies expand into Buffalo Niagara. The process includes unique challenges and motivations. One of those motivations for business owners to expand is the ease of access Buffalo Niagara provides to Canada and southern Ontario. Here’s the pitch, by the numbers.
One of Buffalo Niagara’s greatest assets, regardless of industry, is its academic institutions. The eight county region has 21 colleges and universities. Within 100 miles of downtown Buffalo, that number expands to 47.
As Canadian companies consider U.S. expansion, the question quickly becomes where to start? Who can help understand the cross-border due diligence needed to get things set up?
I have been working in the Canadian market for over 15 years. Many of the companies that I work with are manufacturers or warehouse distribution operations in the Southern Ontario area. They tend to be small to medium size companies that have some percentage of U.S. sales and are purchasing U.S. based raw materials.
Property tax abatement: a reduction or exemption on property taxes from the government for a company. Often used for in exchange of new, expansion, or rehab construction.
When working with Canadian companies considering a Buffalo Niagara business expansion, availability, costs, and market conditions are always the primary concerns. Canadian business owners are unsure of the availability of commercial properties, average sale rates, and the current trends relating to Buffalo Niagara real estate.
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Founded in 1999, Invest Buffalo Niagara represents the eight counties of Western New York. We are the region’s nonprofit, privately funded economic development organization focused on job creation.
