Western New York Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development Initiative “WIRED”

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“WIRED”“WIRED”

Submitted by the Buffalo & Erie County

Workforce Investment Board, Inc.

Western New YorkWestern New YorkHow We Define Our RegionHow We Define Our Region

ESD and NYSTAR recognize the following counties as the Western New York Region: Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany.

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Who are we?

– Part of Western New York Regional Partnership for Advanced Technology and Commercialization

– RFP from New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR)

WNY Regional PartnershipWNY Regional Partnership

NYSTAR Regional Partnership Initiative – Technology Based Economic

Development– Same Regions as Empire State

Development– Coordination of

Economic DevelopmentEducation Workforce Development


Strong Team of Regional Leaders in these three fields

– NYS Center for Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences

– Roswell Park Cancer Institute– University at Buffalo– Empire State Development


– Buffalo Niagara Enterprise– Erie County Industrial Development

Agency– Chautauqua County Industrial

Development Agency– Niagara County Industrial

Development Agency


– Buffalo & Erie County WIB– Erie Community College– Buffalo Niagara Partnership– Insyte Consulting


Goal of Transforming the Regional Economy– Adoption of New Technologies– Commercialization of New Inventions

Targeted SectorsAdvanced ManufacturingLife Sciences

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Provide talent to facilitate transformation

Education and Training Agencies with Experience in Manufacturing and Biotechnology

Buffalo & Erie County WIB Lead Agency


Chautauqua WorksNiagara County WIBAlfred State College of TechnologyBuffalo Public SchoolsCanisius CollegeErie BOCES 1Erie BOCES 2Erie Community College

Key Partners


Jamestown Community CollegeNiagara Community CollegeNiagara UniversityNiagara Orleans BOCESSUNY at Buffalo


Council will provide a continuum of workforce development services

– New K-12 programs– New certificate and Associate Degree

programs in Biomanufacturing – Expansion of baccalaureate programs

Manufacturing TechnologyBiotechnologyMedical Technology


– Articulation Agreements– Expanded Internship Opportunities– Technology Entrepreneurship

Program– Employee Training Grants


Broad Coalition of OrganizationsStrong Consensus on Targeted

IndustriesAdvanced ManufacturingLife Sciences

Critical Need for “Talent Pipeline”

In Summary….why us?


We thank you for your time and consideration.

With your support and the support of Governor Spitzer, “WE CAN” be the catalyst for economic transformation in Western New York.

Western New York Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development Initiative “WIRED”

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