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Your Partner in Growth
 

Welcome to Wayne County, NY, a place where your business is welcome and will receive the support it needs to succeed.

Are you looking to grow your business? If so, you will find no better partner than the Wayne Economic Development Corporation. WEDC is a one stop resource that provides site assistance and financial and tax incentives to accelerate your business. We will also work with public utilities to meet your energy needs efficiently and economically. We will even help flesh out your workforce with qualified workers.

A Business Friendly Environment
Count on us to show you just how pro business New York State and our county really are. Steady progress has been made in lowering taxes and in reducing Workers' Compensation contributions and unemployment insurance. Consolidation and simplification of economic development programs and reductions in regulations have also helped businesses cut costs and become more profitable.

With a 2002 Empire Zone designation, Wayne County now offers qualified businesses more incentives than ever to grow their businesses in Wayne County. Click here to learn how WEDC's Empire Zone program can help your business.

Part of A Vibrant Region
Several Fortune 500 companies have found a home in Wayne County where market access is assured by a modern accessible transportation network, and conditions that enable industry to thrive. These companies also benefit from a highly skilled workforce including graduates from some of the thirty colleges or universities located within an hour's drive of Wayne County including the University of Rochester, Cornell, Colgate and Syracuse University. From its location midway between Rochester and Syracuse, this upstate county is part of a dynamic nine-county region whose businesses annually export nearly $16 billion in goods. Seven percent of this impressive total can be attributed to Wayne County firms alone.

In sum, WEDC will do everything we can to help make your transition here as smooth as possible. Find out what more than 150 manufacturing firms already know: Wayne County is growth oriented and will use every resource at its command to help your business grow!

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