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Tom Suozzi ,Patrick Duggan, Evette Beckett-Tuggle, with Cardoza Plumbing

Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, along with Deputy County Executive for Economic Development Patrick Duggan and Evette Beckett-Tuggle, Executive Director of the Business Development Unit, recently met with Cardozza Plumbing Corporation, the first WBE qualified for Empire Zone.

Business Development Unit(BDU) seeks to make Nassau County a destination for businesses wishing to operate in or expand on Long Island.

The responsibility of the BDU in the county is:

Business Attraction

Retention

Expansion

The BDU staff meets directly with small, mid-size and large businesses to assess their expansion and growth needs.

The Business Development Unit's focus entails several main areas of development for expanding businesses:

Additionally, the BDU works in conjunction with the Office of Housing and Intergovernmental Affairs and the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) to leverage resources from the federal, state and local governments as well as resources of its own to promote economic growth in Nassau County.

facts of interest
 
 
Population 2006 Estimate:
1,325,662(from the US Census Bureau)
Nassau County was recognized by Forbes to be the 2nd richest country per capita in the State of New York and the 10th richest in the nation, with a median household income of $85,994.
Nassau Location
Nassau County occupies a portion of Long Island immediately east of New York City, in the southeastern portion of New York State.
It is divided into two cities and three towns:
City of Glen Cove
City of Long Beach
Town of Hempstead - 22 Villages; 35 Hamlets
Town of N. Hempstead - 31 Villages
Town of Oyster Bay - 18 Villages; 18 Hamlets
Employment by Industry
Agriculture
0.1
  
Information
4.1
Construction
5.1
  
Fin, Ins.& RE
11.6
Manufacturing
6.5
  
Professional
11.9
Wholesale Trade
4.2
  
Arts, Entertainment
5.6
Retail Trade
10.8
  
Other Services
4.6
Transportation
6.0
  
Public Administration
5.2
TOTAL
100
      

For more information visit:

http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/website/EN/index.html

Consider a Nassau County address as your next home for:

  • Flexible low-cost term financing

  • Energy Discounts

  • Sales tax and property tax relief

  • Further incentives to supplement your business expansion

 

CONTACT INFORMATION:

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UNIT

1550 Franklin Avenue - Room235,

Mineola, NY 11501

Phone: (516) 571-1946

Fax: (516) 571-1052

www.nassaucountyny.gov/

Evette Beckett-Tuggle, Executive Director

Phone: 516-571-1948

Ebeckett-tuggle@nassaucounty.gov

Crystal Williams, Program Coordinator

Phone: 516-571-1945

cwilliams2@nassaucountyny.gov
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