The recent threat of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadians has led Canadian manufacturers to look at Buffalo as a possible place to set up shop.

President of Invest Buffalo Niagara Thomas Kucharski said when the potential tariffs were announced back in December, he got a surge in Canadian businesses interested in moving to the United States.

“It was almost like the last determining factor that motivated them to come down here and take a look at real estate and look at incentives and reengage with us,” he said.

Kucharski said Buffalo is a great place for these companies to have a “Made in the U.S.A.” label on their products.

“Cost of power, availability of water, partnering with the university on a project, heritage of industrial work here,” Kucharski said.

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