News - Niagara Falls Redevelopment

April 2, 2025

Consultant tells WGRZ of Enormous Opportunity for Niagara Falls

In an interview with WGRZ-Buffalo this week, MRB Group economic consultant Michael N’dolo explained that the City of Niagara Falls stands on the cusp of an enormous economic boom if the Data Centers at Niagara Digital Campus get built. “There’s going to be trillions of dollars of data centers built,” N’dolo said. “Why not in […]

April 2, 2025

Consultant tells WGRZ of Enormous Opportunity for Niagara Falls

March 26, 2025

New MRB Study Shows Economic Impact of Data Center Project

Study estimates more than $414 million in additional tax revenues over 20 years, a savings of about $730 per year for the “typical” Niagara Falls homeowner; Job revenue earnings are estimated to top $1.66 billion over 20 years, supporting almost 1,000 jobs per year on average NOTE: The full 24-page report can be found here. […]

November 6, 2024

Buffalo Business First reports on “$1.5 billion plan to build a massive data center campus”

On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, Buffalo Business First — a member of the American City Business Journal’s chain of weekly business publications reaching readers nationwide — profiled “the next steps on a $1.5 billion plan to construct a massive data center campus in the City of Niagara Falls.” As Buffalo Business First reported, Niagara Falls Redevelopment […]

October 24, 2024

Niagara Falls Redevelopment Files Application for Planned Unit District (PUD) for $1.5 Billion Niagara Digital Campus

October 24, 2024 (Niagara Falls, NY) – Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) announced today that it has filed a full application with the City of Niagara Falls for a Negotiated Planned Development District, more commonly referred to as a Planned Unit District (PUD). The new district would be known as “Data Center at Niagara Digital Campus […]

October 11, 2024

Dennis Elsenbeck on Sales Tax Benefits

More than $3 – $5 million annually to Niagara Falls, before increases in property taxes, new jobs and other economic development benefits. In a thorough analysis published in the Niagara Gazette, former National Grid executive Dennis Elsenbeck analyzes the benefit to Niagara Falls from the electricity sales tax that will be generated at the Niagara Digital Campus. […]

July 9, 2024

Niagara Gazette: What’s the Real Cost of Centennial Park?

In an opinion piece in the Niagara Gazette on July 2, 2024, William Carroll describes the increases in costs for event center construction since Mayor Robert Restaino announced his unfunded Centennial Park plan in 2022, using the cancelled arena project at the University of Alabama as an example. He also points out that the facility still has […]

June 30, 2024

Wall Street Journal on Amazon’s Huge Investment in Data Centers

A lead article in The Wall Street Journal on June 30, 2024 highlighted Amazon’s continuing investments into data centers, both across the US and around the globe. According to the Journal: Amazon is planning to spend more than $100 billion over the next decade on data centers, an impressive level of investment even for […]

November 4, 2023

Dennis Elsenbeck: Data center will lower electric bills

In an compelling op-ed in the Niagara Gazette, Dennis Elsenbeck, former Regional Director for Western New York at National Grid, explains how the Niagara Digital Campus will improve electric infrastructure in the City of Niagara Falls and also lower electricity rates for local residents. He also states that, when fully built, the data center will use […]

November 4, 2023

Niagara Gazette: Obtaining docs on Centennial Park “curiouser and curiouser”

Newspaper reports: “It’s not the first time the newspaper has been denied access to documents related to Centennial Park.” In an article in the Niagara Gazette, the newspaper describes how it has been “unable — despite months of trying — to secure from the administration a copy of a grant application to National Grid seeking […]

October 11, 2023

NFR Unveils Urbacon’s Niagara Digital Campus Phase I Site Plan

Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) Unveils Urbacon’s Site Plan for Phase I of the Niagara Digital Campus, a state-of-the art $1.5 billion data center and technology center in the City of Niagara Falls, NY Niagara Falls, NY (October 11, 2023)—Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) today unveiled a site plan for Phase I of the Niagara Digital Campus […]

September 24, 2023

New article: Time is Fading for Two-project Solution?

This article originally appeared in the Niagara Falls Reporter: Time Is Fading Rapidly on Hope for a Solution On Niagara Falls’ Competing Projects By Tony Farina Time is rapidly slipping away on a golden opportunity to possibly cash in on two competing development projects in Niagara Falls that could be transformative in so many ways. Let’s […]

September 22, 2023

NFR’s Roger Trevino in the Niagara Gazette

The following viewpoint article by Roger Trevino of Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) appeared in the Niagara Gazette on September 22, 2023: GUEST VIEW: In defense of NFR land deal In response to Wednesday’s article “Council attorney says eminent domain case is ‘strong’ ”: As we have stated in the past, we believe NFR has a […]