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No Cost Technical Assistance
- Cattaraugus County Economic
Resources Profile (Tool for local business attraction efforts)
- Community Development Assistance
- County Web Site (Listings and links for businesses)
- Marketing Technical Assistance
- Grant Proposal Development Assistance
- Infrastructure Location Mapping
- Business Research
- Financial Grant Packaging
- Empire Zone Certification and
Mapping
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Financial Assistance
- County Empire Zone (EZ)
- Investment Tax Credit
- Wage Tax Credit
- Sales Tax Rebate
- Utility Rate Reduction
- Real Property Tax Exemptions
- Job Training Grants
- Site Selection and Acquisition
- Project Feasibility Analysis
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Industrial Development Agency |
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Norm Leyh
(716) 699-2005
(County of Cattaraugus Industrial Development Agency - CCIDA)
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Financial Assistance
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Tax Benefits
- Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT)
- Bond Financing
- Sales/Lease Financing
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Cattaraugus
Empire Zone |
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John Sayegh
(716) 373-9260
(Cattaraugus Empire Zone Corporation - CEZ)
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Financial Assistance
- County Empire Zone
- Investment Tax Credit
- Wage Tax Credit
- Sales Tax Rebate
- Utility Rate Reduction
- Real Property Tax Exemptions
- Job Training Grants
- Site Selection and
Acquisition
- Project Feasibility Analysis
- Financial Packaging
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Planning
Dr. Terry H. Martin, Chief Planner
David P. Paoletta, Senior Planner
Paul Bishop, Planner
Margaret E. Puszcz, Stenographic Secretary |
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No Cost Technical Assistance
- Economic Development Studies (Allegany State Park Perimeter and Routes 219 & 16 Corridors)
- GIS Mapping
- Comprehensive Planning/Analysis (Countywide Visioning & Gravel Study)
- Special Projects and Municipal Assistance
- Data Dissemination
(Census, Maps, Land Use Data)
- Special Reviews (Agricultural Districts, Historic Preservation, Zoning Cases)
- Environmental Reviews
(SEQR, water quality)
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Financial Assistance
- “Rural by Design”
Training and Design Assistance with nationally recognized
rural planner, Randall Arendt
- Economic Development
Assistance with regional consultant, Richard Swist
- Grantsmanship for
Cattaraugus Creek and Zoar Valley watersheds and Farmland
Protection Plans
- Snowmobile Trail Grant
Administration and mapping (GIS and GPS)
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Government Marketing
Joseph J. Williams, Jr., Government Marketing Specialist
Jeremy Knab, Web Technician |
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No Cost Technical Assistance
- Technical Assistance
- One-on-One Counseling
- Contract Resource Library
- Seminars (Nominal cost)
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Small Business
Laurie C. Andrews, Small Business Specialist
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No Cost Technical Assistance
- One-on-One Counseling for start up and existing businesses
- Business Plan Development
- Business Resource Library
(Little Valley)
- Seminars for both new
entrepreneurs and existing
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Financial Assistance
- Cattaraugus County Microenterprise Revolving Loan Fund
- $900,000 available (Loans up to $25,000 per project at 5% available)
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Tourism
Debra L. Opferbeck, Tourism Specialist
Becky L. Smith, Tourism Assistant |
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No Cost Technical Assistance
- Promote Cattaraugus County’s
Amenities
- Cattaraugus County Tourism
Guide (135,000 copies printed and disseminated) Free
listing.
- Annual Calendar of
Events
- Brochure Development
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Financial Assistance
- I Love New York
Matching Funds for Advertisers
- Marketing and Travel Show Promotion
- Distribution of tourism business brochures
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