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For more information, please contact:
Wayne County Industrial Development Agency
Wayne Economic Development Corporation
Wayne County Empire Zone
16 William Street
Lyons, NY 14489
Phone: 315-946-5917
Toll Free: 888-219-2963
Fax: 315-946-5918
e-mail: wedcny@co.wayne.ny.us
Staff
Executive Director Peg Churchill
pchurchill@co.wayne.ny.us
Finance Officer
Senior Economic Developer		 David Richards
drichards@co.wayne.ny.us
Economic Developer
Empire Zone Coordinator 		Jared VanDusen
jvandusen@co.wayne.ny.us
Office Manager Marie Leisenring
wedcny@co.wayne.ny.us

 

Board of Directors
David Spickerman - Chairman
James Hoffman - Vice-Chairman
Willard Milliman - Treasurer
Marvin E. Decker - Secretary
Robert Havrilla - Asst. Secretary/Treasurer



Governance Committee
Robert Havrilla
Willard Milliman
Marvin E. Decker
Peg Churchill - ex officio


Audit Committee
Robert Havrilla
Willard Milliman
Marvin E. Decker
David Richards - ex officio
Organizational Chart
By-laws

 

Wayne County At A Glance

Wayne County founded in 1787 offers something for everyone. 

Equipped with the essentials and strategically located midway between Rochester and Syracuse just north of the New York State Thruway (I-90). Within 20 minutes you can drive from a picturesque country setting to the heart of each of these upstate cities, realizing the best in both urban and rural benefits from a Wayne County location. 

Map
Click on the Map above for directions to the Wayne County IDA's Office.
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Wayne County’s strategic location allows companies to draw educated, skilled workers from more than 30 educational, technical, and business institutions in the upstate New York area, all of which are within an hour's drive. Baccalaureate and advanced degrees are offered by Hobart & Williams Smith Colleges, Keuka College, and the University of Rochester, as well as such renowned universities as Colgate, Cornell, and Syracuse. In addition, Rochester Institute of Technology and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf provide highly-skilled graduates schooled in computers and other high-tech trades. These are supplemented by several nearby State University of New York (SUNY) campuses and community colleges.
Almost 50,000 workers call Wayne County home. Of those, almost half (48 percent) drive outside the county to jobs elsewhere. These out-commuters comprise another untapped resource of people for new companies locating here. Both state and county one-stop training programs are readily available to assist companies with training or retraining of workers when needed. 
Please visit Finger Lakes Workforce Development for more information about the services they provide.

Wayne County however, is not all business. There are plenty of recreational and entertainment activities accessible to ensure life is not all work and no play.  Visit  www.waynecountytourism.com to see all the fun activities you can enjoy within Wayne County. 

With a modern infrastructure in place and improving all the time, Wayne County is ideally positioned for industrial growth and comfortable living in the years ahead.  

We invite you to be part of it.