Revitalization: Coming to a Downtown Near You!

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Are you a city, town, village, for-profit entity, non-profit corporation or an IDA seeking low-interest gap financing to improve your downtown? If you are located within the five county Western NY region (Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie or Niagara Counties), the Downtown Revitalization Loan Fund may be the answer for you. This Western Region Corporation (WRC) fund provides loans up to $500,000 for revitalizing downtown commercial center buildings and locations in accordance with the locally approved master or strategic economic development plan. Eligible projects include redevelopment of existing buildings and the development of new downtown commercial center buildings. To learn more, visit the WRC's website:  http://westernregioncorp.org/pdfs/programguide.pdf or call the ECIDA at 716.856.6525.