Industry - Southern Tier Empire Zones of Western New York

Industrially Appealing

Currently, six major manufacturing clusters thrive in the Southern Tier, including wood, metal, transportation products, plastics, food processing, and ceramic and glass products. Opportunities exist for a number of industrial suppliers from sintered metal to laser cutting machine manufacturers. Changes in technology, such as fiber optics, are opening the Southern Tier to new industrial and business prospects as well.

The Southern Tier is home to the Ceramics Corridor, a unique development and networking zone for private entrepreneurs and industries involved with ceramic materials. The Ceramics Corridor was created to promote and enhance research, development, production and marketing of ceramic-related products while drawing upon the expertise and facilities at Alfred University as well as established ceramic companies.



WNYEZ POPULATION BY COUNTY Allegany - 49,927 Cattaraugus - 83,955 Chautauqua - 139,750 WNYEZ LOCATION 70 miles southwest of Buffalo 150-175 miles to Rochester, Toronto, Hamilton, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland 250 miles to Albany 350 miles to NYC, Detroit, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia 500 miles to Chicago, Louisville, Cincinnati, Boston WNYEZ EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY Agriculture 15.7% Mining 0.4% Construction 2.2% Manufacturing 18.5% Transportation & Pub. Utilities 3.8% Trade 21.1% Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 2.2% Services 27.9% Government 23.8% TOTAL 100%		Industrially Appealing Currently, six major manufacturing clusters thrive in the Southern Tier, including wood, metal, transportation products, plastics, food processing, and ceramic and glass products. Opportunities exist for a number of industrial suppliers from sintered metal to laser cutting machine manufacturers. Changes in technology, such as fiber optics, are opening the Southern Tier to new industrial and business prospects as well. The Southern Tier is home to the Ceramics Corridor, a unique development and networking zone for private entrepreneurs and industries involved with ceramic materials. The Ceramics Corridor was created to promote and enhance research, development, production and marketing of ceramic-related products while drawing upon the expertise and facilities at Alfred University as well as established ceramic companies.