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NYC’s Gross Metropolitan Product, the 9th largest economy in the world
The Business Development team at New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is your partner to guide you through your business expansion and relocation needs.
The NYC Difference
New York is business—a city riding the wave of growing industries including life sciences, tech, and the green economy. Home of the world’s 9th-largest economy, NYC is primed for innovation—where people from all walks of life connect and collaborate every day.
A melting pot like no other, NYC has the scale, space, talent, and imagination to help your business hit the ground running.
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The size of NYC’s workforce, the largest in the nation
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3.2M
New Yorkers with a bachelor’s—more than LA, SF, DC, Philly, and Boston combined
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NYC’s Gross Metropolitan Product, the 9th largest economy in the world
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#1
US City
World's Best Cities
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4M
The size of NYC’s workforce, the largest in the nation
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#1
Safest Big City in the US
World Atlas
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3.2M
New Yorkers with a bachelor’s—more than LA, SF, DC, Philly, and Boston combined
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#1
State for FDI Strategy
fDi Intelligence
There is huge value in Chobani House being located in the heart of New York City—with its rich tapestry of people, energy, grit, and determination. This city is unlike any other place on Earth, and it’s an amazing place to call one of our homes, ensuring we can continue to attract top talent.
Hamdi Ulukaya
Founder & CEO, Chobani
Connecting You to the City of Opportunity
NYCEDC is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization that works for a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. And one of our key strategies is strengthening confidence in NYC as a great place to do business.
That’s why our Business Development team is prepared to help you establish the critical connections you need to succeed in the diverse NYC business ecosystem.
Our Services
The Business Development team offers a range of services designed to help you hit the ground running in NYC:
- Site selection support, including over 64M square feet of property directly managed by NYCEDC that can be leased below-market
- Access to talent and workforce development consultation to help you build your talent and recruiting pipeline in NYC
- Financial incentives support and analysis, with access to over 50 City, State, and federal finance solutions and incentives for nearly every sector
- Access to economic data, custom data requests, and wayfindings for companies doing location analyses and comparative market analysis
- City and State agency navigation
- Ecosystem connections to industry associations, local chambers of commerce, and business improvement districts (BIDS)
- Targeted programs geared towards industry growth, such as Offshore Wind NYC and LifeSci NYC
- International trade support through connections to international trade organizations
Meet the Team
The Business Development team at NYCEDC can help guide your business through every step of the expansion or relocation process.
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