1.5 million square feet of space brought back into productive use.
Viridi
Brought abandoned American Axle plant on Buffalo’s East Side back to life as modern advanced manufacturing campus with 200-plus jobs and counting.
Top Seedz
Moved from small suburban production space to 35,000-square-foot HQ/manufacturing space in downtown Buffalo.
CleanFiber
Renovated vacant former Bethlehem Steel facility on Route 5 in Blasdell into active manufacturing side with more than 80 employees.
Buffalo FilmWorks
Transformed moribund 200,000-square-foot rail car facility on Buffalo’s East Side into a thriving hub of film production, functioning as Ground Zero for a thriving new industry in Buffalo.
Package Design & Supply
Printing and packaging solutions manufacturer based on Buffalo’s East Side, mostly employing workers from surrounding neighborhoods and shipping products nationally.
The Rookery
Central piece of broader strategy to create medical devices commercialization/manufacturing hub on Northland Avenue on Buffalo’s East Side.
When going green makes sense
Environmental Stewardship
The WNY Impact Investment Fund invests in products that makes Western New York lives better
CleanFiber
Kept more than 36 million tons of recycled cardboard out of landfills
EcoVerde
Kept more than 20 million tons of food waste out of local landfills in just a few years of full operation
Viridi
Creating of battery storage technology that replaces noxious and environmentally disastrous diesel
Doing Well by Doing Good.
“We continue to seek out visionary entrepreneurs in Buffalo with big visions and companies that will make this a better place to live, work and raise a family.” — Tom Quinn, CEO, WNY Impact Investment Fund
