February 2017 | Business View Magazine

176 177 Preferred vendors n Greenpac Mill www.greenpacmill.com Greenpac Mill is a new, state-of-the-art, liner- board mill in Niagara Falls, NY, recognized for its high tech equipment, sustainable manufacturing processes, and high performance work organiza- tion. The company manufactures lightweight lin- erboard made with 100% recycled fibers and has an annual production capacity of 540,000 short tons. Greenpac Mill is a partnership between Cascades, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Qué- bec, Jamestown Container, and Containerboard Partners. The new mill is the biggest project ever managed by Cascades in its over 50 years of existence. Thanks to numerous technological advances, Greenpac Mill manufactures one of the best linerboards in the industry and is a leader in terms of sustainable development. n Bentley Tree Care www.bentleytreecare.blogspot.com Bentley Tree Care, LLC is prepared for all your municipal, commercial, or residential tree care needs. It was established in 2013, but their roots go back to the 1970s. This female-veteran-owned business services the entire Lake Erie region from Niagara Falls, NY to Pittsburgh, PA and from the Ohio/PA state line through to Warren, PA. Bentley Tree Care, LLC is full-service; they do removals, trimming, stump grinding, lot clearing, wood waste recycling, storm cleanup, and emergency response. This fully-insured, professional service is the biggest little company in the area—with big expectations, their team includes arborists trained in EHAP, CPR, first aid, OSHA 10, and ANSI A300 standards, and a licensed crane operator in PA and NY. Bentley Tree Care, LLC is the solution to your tree problems; We Take Tree Care Seriously. n National Fuel Gas Co. www.natfuel.com n Mark Cerrone Inc. www.markcerrone.com Canadian market will be the key to our success, moving forward.” In addition to being known as a town for honey- mooners, for those old enough to remember, there is an old vaudeville routine in which Niagara Falls is prominently featured. To this day, when someone mentions the phrase, “Niagara Falls,” the well-worn comic response is, “Niagara Falls! Slowly I turned ... step by step ... inch by inch ..."And even though the sketch, itself, is nothing more than a piece of show- biz bombast, what may well be true is that, today, the City of Niagara Falls is, indeed, slowly turning– step by step, mile by mile, trail by trail, and business by business, into a new type of metropolis – and one whose residents and visitors will soon be get- ting a renewed view of an age-old force of power and beauty. making sure that our economy is diversified by attracting companies like Greenpac to locate here and capitalize on the cheap, renewable power of Niagara Falls. Also, given our proxim- ity to the Canadian border, we’re taking a look at cross-border logistics, importing, and export- ing. Those are industries that we’re likely to see emerge here in the next fewyears, especially with the removal of the Parkwaymaking office space more attractive in the North Main Street sector, which is also where the new intermodal train sta- tion is located. So, those are some of the things we’re starting to take a greater look at.” Finally, when it does come down to tourism, Vilardo also wants to make sure that Niagara Falls, New York, can compete with Niagara Falls, Ontario. “The Canadians got a head start on us in the tourism game, but we’re not deterred by that,” he declares. “The Canadian side is filled with multi-national, corporate chains, which is fine. We want to make sure that when a tour comes to Niagara Falls, New York, they are met with an authentic experience –natural vistas, a natural environment to experience the Falls, and that once you leave the immediate wa- terfront, places like Old Falls Street and Third Street, and, in the coming years, Main Street, will offer the visitor an authentic experience that you can only get in Niagara Falls, New York. To be able to differentiate ourselves from the Niagara Falls, NewYork