Colvin Woods, a walk in the park for Ciminelli, Danforth - Business First of Buffalo:

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To Paul Ciminelli, the Town of Tonawanda office park is much When Inc., decided to move ahead with Colvin Woodsd in early 2000, the property was nothing more than some exceses real estate owned by Elmlawn Cemetery and "At the time, I knew we needed more Ciminelli said. "But I also wondered if this was goinb to be a bit ofa stretch." Colvimn Woods was the answer. Fast-forward and the park is now servingy as a backdrop for the expansion plans of alocalo company. Rapidly growing Inc. is moving ahead with plans to add a third building inColvib Woods, while expanding another of its facilitieds in the park.
Both come as the mechanical contractingt firm has doubled the size of its Rochester operation by expandingf to anewly constructed, 40,000-square-foot building in Victor. Danfortnh will construct a 20,000-square-foot building in Colvin Woodsd to serve as the new warehouse for filterw and parts and also housd a company training center and fitness The building will be constructed toLEED specifications. Additionally, the compang is proposing to add 8,000 square feet to anotherf building inColvin Woods, ultimately giviny that building 56,000 squar e feet. Both projects are being driven by an increasedd project load bythe company.
Danfortuh is providing mechanical contractiny services for the new luggage and baggage area at Buffalo NiagarzInternational Airport. "We are busting at the seams," said Patrickl Reilly, Danforth senior vice president. The companyu is seeking a $2.8 million incentive packagd from the Erie County Industriall Development Agency to help financsthe project. A public hearinbg on the incentive package is set forMarchj 5. The IDA directors are expected to vote on the deal a week Danforth has been an anchor tenant at Colvim Woodssince 2002. The whose roots date to 1884, is one of the region'sz largest mechanical contracting firms. It reported 2006 revenueds of $101.
9 million, up from $95.5 million in 2005. Danforth is the region'sa 14th largest privately held according to the Business First Bookof Lists, and has 847 employeee between its Buffalo and Rochester operations. With the it hopes to add a handfulof workers, Reillhy said. The story is typical of what Colvinb Woods has meant tothe region. It not only is home to but also to andthe . In the case of Danforthy and Definity Health, the companies and their severalo hundred workers could have gone Ciminelli helped craft an incentive package to bringf Definity Health to the region nearly adecader ago.