Give your business some credit... Tax credit!

Now when you locate or expand your business in the Columbia County Empire Zone you may qualify for huge tax savings! Which means more cash to help build your business in one of New York’s fastest growing and most desirable locations.

Columbia County's Empire Zone is comprised on 4 designated areas in the County that offer special incentives to encourage economic development, business investment and job creation. EZs are comprised of abundant vacant land, existing prime industrial and commercial buildings, skilled workers and ample power and water resources.

Find out if you're business is eligible for Empire Zone Designation.

The EMPIRE ZONE program was established to:

• Encourage business to locate, startup and/or expand in targeted areas without jeopardizing other areas of the State;
• Revitalize economically distressed areas in large cities and small communities by stimulating private investment;
• Provide jobs, especially for unemployed and publicly assisted individuals and zone residents; and,
• Reduce poverty, unemployment, public assistance and blighted conditions in the zones.

View the Columbia County video and see why the Empire Zone is a great place to work and live.

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