New Era deal moves forward

[steven]

The Erie County Industrial Development Agency has set a March 7 public hearing to consider a $12 million inducement package that New Era needs to move its corporate and administrative headquarters from Derby to the former Federal Reserve Building on Delaware Avenue. The hearing will be held at the ECIDA's offices, 275 Oak St. in Buffalo. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m.

The ECIDA hearing comes one week after New Era officially filed a proposal with the Buffalo Planning Board to review the project. The planning board will consider it during its Feb. 14 meeting.

New Era announced in November that it had selected the former Federal Reserve Building, a 48-year-old, 120,000-square-foot building, after weighing a number of options, including moving its headquarters to Alabama.

New Era, a Buffalo-born company best known for manufacturing baseball caps, began its search for new offices last summer. The company's Derby headquarters and manufacturing base is cramped and out of space, officials said.

With the new deal, New Era also expects to add more manufacturing jobs in Derby.

The Delaware Avenue facility will not only serve as New Era's administrative headquarters, it will also house a baseball cap museum, featuring hats dating back to the company's earliest days one century ago.

http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/s...ml?jst=b_ln_hl

[LaNdReW]

I saw a announcement regarding New Era Hong Kong LLC in one of the regionals.. I wonder what that is about.

[Achbek1]

Originally posted by LaNdReW
I saw a announcement regarding New Era Hong Kong LLC in one of the regionals.. I wonder what that is about.

I checked and they have two separate listings with the New York State Department of State. One for New Era Cap Co, Inc. and one for New Era Cap Hong Kong, LLC. They both list the Derby address...

I have no idea if this information helps or not but hey, I tried

Selected Entity Name: NEW ERA CAP CO., INC.

Selected Entity Status Information Current Entity Name: NEW ERA CAP CO., INC.
Initial DOS Filing Date: MAY 20, 1952
County: ERIE
Jurisdiction: NEW YORK
Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION
Current Entity Status: ACTIVE

Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity)
DOUGLAS W. DIMITROFF
PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP
3400 HSBC CENTER
BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14203
Chairman or Chief Executive Officer
CHRISTOPHER KOCH
8061 ERIE RD
DERBY, NEW YORK, 14047
Principal Executive Office
NEW ERA CAP CO., INC.
8061 ERIE ROAD
DERBY, NEW YORK, 14047
Registered Agent
NONE


Selected Entity Name: NEW ERA CAP HONG KONG, L.L.C.

Selected Entity Status Information Current Entity Name: NEW ERA CAP HONG KONG, L.L.C.
Initial DOS Filing Date: DECEMBER 15, 2005
County: ERIE
Jurisdiction: NEW YORK
Entity Type: DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Current Entity Status: ACTIVE

Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity)
NEW ERA CAP HONG KONG, L.L.C.
8061 ERIE ROAD
DERBY, NEW YORK, 14047
Registered Agent
NONE

http://appsext5.dos.state.ny.us/corp....SELECT_ENTITY

[300miles]

buffalo common council approves New Era headquarters in Buffalo.

Plan to start work in March... complete renovations by September.


http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...22/1035515.asp

[Trolls_r_us]

NOOOO!!!

We MUST STOP THIS!

That Reserve building needs to stay untouched and remain in all its splendor and glory!

lol

[WNYresident]

That would be an awesome building to run a company from. I know I would left the guns turrets the way they are

[WestCoastPerspective]

I can't imagine that they'll remove the turrets- I mean where else do you see that! I think they'll just be in the atrium.

[therising]

There is also a firing range in the basement of this building.

[WNYresident]

That is SO cool! a firing range.