The call center segment is a significant percentage of IT that wants to move into the area. There are a lot of people that can t go to the fast-growth places any more because the unemployment rates are around 1.5 percent. Loyal, educated workers and good transportation are key to the region s future, say observers. The attraction is the critical mass of skills in the Northeast. The people are just part of what Buffalo-Niagara has to offer, Dentinger says.
Demographics plays a large role in our marketplace.
The area is attractive in terms of municipal cooperation. We have very strong local and state incentives, property tax abatements, sales tax abatements, and education and training grants, he contends. We have a large infrastructure to get people to and from where they work. We re an easy community to get around, so you have a 20-mile recruitment area to attract good employees from. You can travel from a northern suburb to a southern suburb in 20 minutes.