Excelsior Jobs Program ($70 million in tax credits)
Available for strategic businesses such as high tech, bio-tech, clean-tech and manufacturing that create jobs or make significant capital investments.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:
The following strategic businesses located in or planning to locate in NYS that will create jobs or retain jobs and make significant capital investments.
- Scientific Research and Development firms creating at least 10 net new jobs.
- Software Development firms creating at least 10 net new jobs
- Agriculture firms creating at least 10 new jobs
- Manufacturing firms creating at least 25 net new jobs
- Financial services customer service back office operations creating at least 100 net new jobs
- Back office firms creating at least 150 net new jobs
- Distribution firms creating at least 150 net new jobs
- Other firms creating at least 300 net new jobs and investing at least $6 million
Firms in strategic industries that make significant capital investment that have at least 50 employees are also eligible to apply for participation in the Program.
ELIGIBLE PROJECT TYPES:
- Job creation
- Job retention and significant capital investment
CONTACT/ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION:
For more information, eligible applicants should contact Lois Lawrence at Empire State Development, 30 South Pearl Street, Albany, New York, 12245, call (518) 292-5240 or visithttp://www.empire.state.ny.us/BusinessPrograms/Excelsior.html.
