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Manufacturing Council

Industry Overview

The manufacturing industry has strong roots in Western New York. Today, local manufacturers face new challenges as the industry continues to grow. The Partnership helps companies navigate the business environment while addressing their advocacy and workforce development needs.

Council Overview

The Manufacturing Council is a large and influential cross-section of private sector leaders in the production and fabrication industries dedicated to promoting the growth and expansion of manufacturing throughout the region.

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Manufacturing Council Mission
Advocacy Initatives
Programming Initatives
Manufacturing Council Mission
Our mission includes:
  • Develop and grow Buffalo Niagara’s manufacturing industry
  • Highlight and address the primary challenges manufacturers face
  • Raise awareness of the importance of the manufacturing section to the region’s economy
  • Help manufacturers meet their current and future workforce development needs
Advocacy Initatives
Top Initiatives for 2020:
  • TAXES & REGULATIONS
    • Lower Taxes
      • Expand zero percent corporate franchise tax to small
        manufacturers not currently covered under exemption
    • Climate Action Council (CAC)
      • Ensure employer impacts are considered as the CAC implements
        the Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act – the
        most sweeping and aggressive climate law in the country.
        Manufacturers and other industries vital to Buffalo Niagara’s
        economy must continue to have reliable access to affordable
        energy as the state mandates a transition to renewables.
    • Protect Employers in Marijuana Legalization
      • Ensure efforts to legalize the adult use of recreational
        marijuana fully protect an employer’s right to operate a
        drug-free workplace
  • ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
    • Natural Gas Transmission System
      • Support development of New York’s natural gas transmission
        system to improve reliability, keep consumer prices low, and
        spur investment and job creation
    • Power Grid Upgrades
      • Support upgrades to New York’s aging power grid to
        improve reliability and ensure Buffalo Niagara’s economy
        benefits from moving locally produced electricity downstate
    • FREE & FAIR TRADE
      • United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
        • Support the passage of the USMCA to strengthen Buffalo
          Niagara’s bi-national economy and vital trade relationship
          with Canada
      • So-called ‘Buy American’ Policy
        • Oppose protectionist state contracting policies that
          undermine the strength and viability of our integrated crossborder economy
      • WORKFORCE & TALENT ATTRACTION
        • JOBS Act
          • Support passage of the JOBS Act to expand Pell Grant
            eligibility to students enrolled in quality, short-term
            education and training programs leading to employment in
            high-demand industry sectors or careers
        • Immigration Reform
          • Support refugee resettlement in Buffalo Niagara and
            oppose efforts to drastically reduce the number of refugees
            admitted into the United States
          • Support comprehensive H-1B visa reform that increases
            the number of high-skilled visas issued and allows Buffalo
            Niagara to compete for top talent
Programming Initatives
Programming:

Council meetings will cover such topics as:

  • Taxes, Regulation & Compliance
  • Innovation
  • Process Improvement
  • Safety & Security
  • Workforce Pipeline
  • Initiative Engagement
    • The latest workforce insight through the Partnership’s Talent Pipeline Management program and employer collaboratives
  • Best Practices & Learning
    • Business to business work sessions to address key manufacturing issues
  • Tour Series
    • Insider tours of unique sites important to area’s manufacturing industry
"The Manufacturing Council helps me connect with the various resources available to manufacturers in Western New York. As a business owner, I don’t have the time to pursue each relevant advocacy item or call individual workforce organizations; the Partnership does that on behalf of local manufacturers. Our group is the “quarterback” of the local manufacturing landscape, and works to address the needs of the industry leaders here in Buffalo Niagara."
Steve DavisPresident Tapecon Inc.
"As a Western New York native, I am proud to help grow the manufacturing industry through the Partnership. The Council allows me to work with my peers to impact the industries and people that make our region great. We are focused on continuing the tradition of strong manufacturing in Buffalo Niagara, and helping companies to grow and innovate for years to come."
Ron RyszkiewiczFacilities Manager DuPont
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Council Leaders

Scott Pallotta
Council Chair
CEO
Zehnder Rittling

Pam Riggins

Pam Riggins
Vice Chair
Plant General Manager
International Paper

Council Members

  • Ashton Potter USA Ltd.
  • Bank on Buffalo
  • Battistoni Italian Specialty Meats
  • Buffalo Games, Inc.
  • Buffalo Manufacturing Works, operated by EWI
  • Cascades Container Board Packaging
  • Cobey, Inc.
  • Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Northern New England, Inc.
  • Curbell Inc.
  • Direct Energy Business
  • Diversified Labor Solutions
  • Eastman Machine Company
  • Ebenezer Railcar Services
  • General Motors Tonawanda Engine Plant
  • Great Lakes Pressed Steel Corp.
  • Harmac Medical Products
  • Harris Beach
  • Honeywell
  • Ignition Life Solutions
  • IIMAK
  • International Paper
  • LeChase Construction Services, LLC
  • Linde, Inc.
  • Maclean Curtis, LLC
  • Monofrax LLX
  • Moog Inc.
  • National Grid
  • Niacet Corporation
  • NOCO Energy Corp.
  • PCB Piezotronics, Inc. MTS Systems Corporation
  • Penske Truck Leasing
  • PeroxyChem
  • Power Drives, Inc.
  • Remedy Intelligent Staffing
  • Rigidized Metals Corp.
  • Safetec of America
  • Seal & Design Inc.
  • Sealing Devices Inc.
  • Servotronics, Inc.
  • Sherex Fastening Solutions, LLC
  • Sonwil Distribution Center, Inc
  • SoPark Corporation
  • STI-CO Industries, Inc.
  • Straight-Forward Consulting, LLC
  • Switzer
  • Tapecon Inc.
  • Taylor Devices, Inc.
  • Tectran Manufacturing Inc.
  • Tesla
  • U.A.W. Local 897
  • United Materials, LLC
  • Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc.
  • Wendel
  • WSF Industries, Inc.
  • Zehnder Rittling

Thank You To Our Sponsors

INDUSTRY SPONSORS:

Bank on Buffalo

INDUSTRY SPONSORS:

Harris Beach

 

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:

BONADIO GROUP

REMEDY INTELLIGENT STAFFING

IGNITION LIFE SOLUTIONS

Interested In Joining or Sponsoring?

Want to connect with some of the most engaged developers in the region?  Fill out the form below or contact Liz Benkovich at (716) 541-1759 for more information.

From the Blog

Helping Employers Solve Talent Issues

The Partnership March 4, 2020

Manufacturing Council meeting highlights ways the Partnership is working with area companies to build sustainable talent pipelines.  It is the number one concern of employers in Western New York, the common pain point – how do companies find and retain qualified talent? The Manufacturing Council’s first meeting of 2020 presented

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Manufacturing in Buffalo still punches above its weight

Eamon Riley October 1, 2019

One of the greatest privileges of my role at the Buffalo Niagara Partnership has been the opportunity to see firsthand the manufacturing operations preset here in Western New York.  I’ve observed so much cool stuff being manufactured right in my own backyard. It’s like an extended episode of “How It’s

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Industry 4.0 is already here. Are manufacturers ready?

The Partnership August 6, 2019

Since the invention of the wheel, technology has driven industrial progress. Today’s advances give manufacturers an array of options to produce high quality, consistent products faster, more efficiently and, ultimately, for less cost. So how do manufacturers transition to new technologies while remaining profitable? And what impact is technology having on

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