Seneca Falls a place to GROW your Business
Seneca Falls is situated between the two major cities of Rochester and Syracuse and is just 110 miles east of Buffalo . Ontario County is our neighbor to the west and Cayuga County to the east.
Seneca Falls 2002 aerial view with street overlays. (2002 PDF, 27 mb.)
* 55 minutes to Rochester International Airport * 45 minutes to Syracuse Hancock International Airport
* A short hop flight to New York City
* Minutes to NYS Thruway exit 41 and exit 42
* Seneca and Cayuga Lakes are seconds away offering recreation water sports and tremendous fishing.
* Seneca County has over 20 award wining wineries, 7 new wineries in just the last six years.
* Transportation - Seneca Falls offers excellent cargo rail service, and major thoroughfare for trucking.
* Centered between 6 major Secondary Educational Institutes (University of Rochester , Rochester Institute of Technology, Syracuse University , Alfred State, Ithaca College and Cornell University) Seneca Falls offers any company the potential to draw on an educated labor pool.
* Proximity to Rochester allows access to companies clustered in medical research, biotechnology/pharmaceutical, telecommunications photonic/imaging and precision manufacturing.
* Approved Building Sites at Deer Run Industrial Park (download brochure)
* Safe, low crime environment for businesses and their employees.
* NYS Business Exemption - 485b - allows 50% exemption on school, town, and county taxes the first year with a 5% decline during the next nine years in assessed value attributable to construction or improvements.
EMPIRE ZONES PROJECT
Benefits that may reduce or eliminate NYS income taxes and effectively real property taxes.
1.) Credit for Real Property Tax - real property tax relief that is tied to employment increases. Both existing and proposed structures can qualify. A refundable NY income tax credit that can be equal to as much as 100% of eligible real property taxes.
2.) Tax Reduction Credit - an income tax credit that is tied to employment increases. Up to 100% of the company's taxable income can be shielded from taxation by NYS.
3.) Sales and Use Tax Exemption - an exemption from the State portion of the NY sales and use tax for most purchases. An employment test must be satisfied.
4.) Investment Tax Credit - an income tax credit based on investment in manufacturing facilities within the zone. A credit of up to 10% of the amount invested can be obtained.
5.) Employment Incentive Credit - operates in conjunction with the investment tax credit. This credit rewards companies that maintain their employment levels within the zone.
6.) Wage Tax Credit - income tax credit that rewards the creation of full time jobs within a zone. The amount of credit can be up to $1,500-$3,000 for each full-time non executive officer job.
7.) Capital Tax Credit - rewards certain types of capital investments and charitable contributions made within a zone. The amount of the credit is 25% of the amount the taxpayer invests. |
For information on growing
your business please contact:
Robert (Bob) Buccieri
Economic Developer
Seneca Falls Development Corp.
Phone: 315-568-8107
E-mail: bbuccieri@senecafalls.com
Tony Petroccia - Village Trustee
NYCC Recreation Department
2360 Route 89
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Phone: 315-568-3256
Email: tpetrocc@nycc.edu
Lucille Cook - Town Councilwoman
2702 Lower Lake Road
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Phone: 315-568-8133
Email: lcook1@rochester.rr.com
Email: lcook@senecafalls.com
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