WORD FROM THE SPONSOR

Lockport in midst of transformational renaissance

The City of Lockport is undergoing a renaissance, led by new investment and economic growth

in our historic downtown. A $2.1 million renovation of the Palace � eatre, combined with continued expansion of the programming at Cornerstone CFCU Arena, is creating a downtown core that is just as vibrant in the winter months as the adjacent Locks District in the summer.

� e Locks District is coming off the busiest tourist season on record with well over 100,000 people visiting the Lockport Cave and Underground Boat Ride, Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises, the Erie Canal Discovery Center, Flight of Five locks demonstrations, Lake Eff ect Artisan

Ice Cream, Steamworks Coff ee, Stooges Stuff ed Burger Bar and the Flight of Five Winery. In addition to the over $2 million in recent private investment in the Locks District, the city has re-imagined public spaces around

the locks to create a true gathering place along the Erie Canalway Trail that is home to events such as the Lockport Community Market, the Sweet Chalk

Festival and Locktoberfest.Improved cultural and tourist

attractions along with signature events have led to new commercial and retail investments in downtown. Economic vitality and business growth have also increased the interest in, and demand for, new downtown housing units. Lockport features multiple iconic structures downtown that are primed for mixed-use redevelopment. � e former F&M bank building, Tuscarora Club, Bewley Building, Harrison Place and YMCA building all have the kind of historic character and charm that are attracting everybody from young professionals to empty-nesters.

Additionally, in many cases the downtown buildings provide sweeping

views from their location at the top of the Niagara Escarpment.

Lockport’s marketability has been further enhanced by job-creating expansions including Oath’s $32 million investment to expand data-center operations, and the ongoing growth at Trek Inc, now under the corporate umbrella of Advanced Energy, a NASDAQ-traded company.

2018 has been an exciting year in Lockport and I’m proud of all the positive developments in our community. If you haven’t been to Lockport in a while, you will be surprised and impressed on your next visit. With all that said, I’m confi dent the best is yet to come.

Dave Wohleben is mayor of Lockport.

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$227 MillionValue of construction projects completed, underway or proposed

R OVERHEARD R $28.7 MILLIONLockport City School District renovations, high school sports complex

R $1 MILLIONLacey Heavy Equipment Repair, Lockport

“We all understand the roles we play in the region and there is not a one-size-fi ts-all scenario when it comes to economic development. No two projects are ever the same. � ere are always variables.”SUE LANGDON, executive director, Niagara County Industrial Development Agency

R $2.1 MILLIONHistoric Palace renovation, Lockport

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COMPLETED PROJECTSCONSTRUCTION COMPLETED since 2015

1 Arrowhead Springs Vineyard: 4746 Town Line Road, Lockport • 14,000 SF grape processing/retail & tasting facility • Robin and Duncan Ross • $1.4M

2 Bison Bag: 5404 Crown Drive, Lockport • 42,000 SF expansion of existing manufacturing plant • $1.6M

3 Flight of Five, Lockport Locks, (Locks 67-71): Erie Canal-Lockport, Lockport • Restoration of historic Erie Canal Lock 68 and miter gate between Locks 68 and 69 • Lockport Locks Heritage District Corp. • $10M

4 57 Canal: 57 Canal St., Lockport • 23,000 SF adaptive reuse of o� ice building • Iskalo Development Corp. • $1.3M

5 Packet Boat Landing Apartments: 465 South St., Lockport • 60-unit income-eligible apartments • Calamar Construction Management, DePaul • $11.3M

6 Torrent expansion at Harrison Place: 190 Walnut St., Lockport • 16,000 SF manufacturing and o� ice space • D.R. Chamberlain, Greater Lockport Development Corp. • $1M

7 Moley Magnetics: 4922 IDA Park Drive, Lockport • 55,000 SF manufacturing building/improvements • $1.4M

8 Gooding Co. Inc.: 5568 Davison Road, Lockport • 12,000 SF expansion of printing company • $1M

9 Walmart Supercenter: 5735 S. Transit Road, Lockport • 185,000 SF supercenter • $12M

� Niagara Regional Surgery Center: 5875 S. Transit Rd., Lockport • Ambulatory surgery center • Eastern Niagara Health Systems • $5.6M

� Lacey Heavy Equipment Repair: 6621 Dysinger Road, Lockport • 12,600 SF heavy equipment repair and machine shop • $1M

� Startpoint Central School District: 4363 Mapleton Road, Lockport • Capital improvements for district schools and facilities • Turner Construction Co., Gordon Jones • $15M

� Transit Drive-In : 6655 S. Transit Road, Lockport • New parking for screen 5, entrance, projection booth • Kelco Construction Management Inc. • $1.1M

� Hampton Inn: 6082 S. Transit Road, Lockport • 72-room hotel • Silvestri Architects • $5.7M

� New York Beer Project: 6933 S. Transit Road, Lockport • 12,000 SF microbrewery and gastro pub • $3.8M

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� Mayer Brothers: 7389 Lake Road, Barker • Expansion to double bottling production • MJB Development, MWT Architect • $3.2M

� Eastern Niagara Hospital Emergency Department: 521 East Ave., Lockport • 21,000 SF facility • Austin & Son, CPL Architects • $8.2M

� Historic Palace Restoration: 2 East Ave., Lockport • Restoration of Palace Theatre • Mulvey Construction, Swiatek Studios • $2.1M

� Yahoo! Inc.: 5365 Crown Drive, Lockport • Expansion of data center • $32M

� GM Components Holdings Lockport Operations: 200 Upper Mountain Road, Lockport • Plant expansion • $31.8M

� Lockport City School District: 132 Beattie Ave., Lockport • Capital improvements for district schools and facilities • Turner Construction, Trautman Associates • $28.7M

� Lockport Family YMCA: 5833 Snyder Drive, Lockport • 54,000 SF YMCA • LeChase Construction, CJS Architects • $17M

� Bear Ridge Estates, Phase 4 & 5: 7297 Paddock Ridge, Pendleton • 48 single-family lots and homes • Forbes Capretto Homes • $19M

LOCKPORT AREA features the Erie Canal and the shores of Lake Ontario. Muncipalities include Lockport, Cambria and Pendleton.

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YMCA takes center stage in LockportBY JAMES FINK jfink@bizjournals.com

The last time the YMCA opened a facility in Lockport, Calvin Coolidge was president and the Central Terminal in Buffalo was four years away from opening. That was 1925.

In early October, the YMCA Buffalo Niagara welcomed the first member to the $16 million, 52,000-square-foot Lockport facility.

“We are a different Y than those days,” said Buddy Campbell, YMCA Buffalo Niagara president and CEO.

Features include two swimming pools, co-ed saunas and steam rooms, 25-foot tall climbing wall, three-lane indoor running/jogging track and a 6,800-square-foot wellness/fitness center.

The 7,400-square-foot gym can be divided into three basketball, three pickleball or two volleyball courts.

“This allows us to serve everybody in the community,” Campbell said. “Part of the problem with the old building is that it wasn’t accessible.”

The old Lockport Y had about 2,000 members. The new facility will make it easier to reach a targeted goal of 11,000 individual members, Campbell said.

By comparison, the YMCA Amherst has more than 20,000 members.

During peak days, the Lockport YMCA may have up to 1,000 people using the facility.

“When you are talking about a place like this, the socialization piece is not something that should be taken for granted,” Campbell said.

The Snyder Drive facility is on 32 acres. There are long-range plans for much of the remaining acreage including a day camp or family activities.

“When the money is available, we will begin to implement the plan. But we will do it in phases,” he said.

Top to bottom: The new YMCA Lockport on Snyder Drive;

Buddy Campbell, YMCA Buffalo Niagara president and CEO, left, and Steve Henshaw, Lockport branch manager; the

pool under construction.ALL PHOTOS: MARK WEBSTER

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When Lockport leaders gathered at the Oath data center (formerly Yahoo) in August, they expected the company to announce annual allocations to local charities.

But in a move that caught town o� icials by surprise, Oath announced a plan to invest $32 million in the Niagara County data center.

“This is another example of how they have become good stewards to the community,” said Marc Smith, Town of Lockport economic development coordinator.

Work is expected to begin soon and be complete by next year.

Oath was created last year when Verizon Communications acquired Yahoo and related acompanies including the Hu� ington Post and AOL.

Oath will spend $28 million to build a data center in the Town of Lockport Industrial Park and $4 million on equipment upgrades.

Smith said a handful of jobs will be created and 250 employees will be retained in the data center, which opened in 2014.

“Oath has filled up all its existing space and they need more,” he said.

The expansion includes shifting AOL work for other states including California into Lockport, he said.

“They are a great company that has done very well here and helped to create some very well-paying jobs,” Smith said. “It’s a big win for us.”

— James Fink

$32 MILLION

OATH (FORMERLY YAHOO) TO EXPAND COMPLEX AGAIN

MARK WEBSTER

Oath (formerly Yahoo) opened a data center in Lockport in 2014 and has been expanding ever since.

R $8.2 MILLIONEastern Niagara Hospital Emergency Department

R $15 MILLIONStarpoint Central School District

R $31.8 MILLIONGM Components Holdings Lockport Operations

COMPLETED PROJECTS

Dollar General: 6480 Campbell Blvd., Pendleton • 9,100 SF store • David Pawlik, Russell Kyte • $1.2M Dollar General: 4201 Carman Road, Middleport • David Pawlik, Russell Kyte, Bammel Architects • $1.2M Dollar General: 6726 S. Transit Road, Pendleton • 9,100 SF store • David Pawlik, Russell Kyte, CV3 Architectural • $1.2M Lockport City School District: 131 Beattie Ave., Lockport • Kitchen renovations and food service programming for four elementary schools and ongoing maintenance projects throughout district • Trautman Associates • $7M

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Flight of Five restoration, Phase 2: Erie Canal-Lockport, Lockport • Restoration of third of fi ve historic Erie Canal locks • Bergmann Associates • $1.7M

MORE LOCKPORT AREA PROJECTS

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