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Comprehensive Plan 19 Average Employment Gross Annual Industry sq ft per Demand (sq ft) Employee 2020 2030 Change Wholesale Trade 750 544 440 -104 -7,793 Educational Services 300 159 115 -44 -1,315 Government 300 63 49 -14 -423 Finance & Insurance 250 176 160 -16 -405 Other Services 300 149 137 -12 -349 Information 300 22 29 7 207 Professional, Scientific, & 300 234 249 16 472 Technical Services Health Care & Social Assistance 300 901 927 26 786 Construction 500 242 267 25 1,256 Transportation & Warehousing 500 12 44 31 1,556 Retail Trade 300 567 658 91 2,724 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 500 31 99 67 3,354 Accommodation & Food Services 300 651 906 255 7,664 Manufacturing 1,000 1,628 1,851 223 22,287 TOTAL 5,379 5,931 +552 30,022 Office Market Industrial Market • The office market remains strong • Unlike the office market, demand for across the Western New York region new industrial space remains strong but is slightly weaker within the Town in both the Western New York region of Aurora study area (Census Tracts and the Town of Aurora study area 138, 139, and 140). Based on projected (Census Tracts 138, 139, and 140). The employment trends in office-oriented WNY region is projected to require industries—Information, Finance & approximately 1.25 million sq ft of Insurance, Government, Other Services, industrial space annually, with an Educational Services, Health Care & estimated demand of 17,306 sq ft per Social Assistance, and Professional & year within the Town of Aurora. Business Services—LaBella estimates • Based on projected employment an annual demand of more than 1.96 trends in industrial-focused sectors— million sq ft of office space. Manufacturing, Construction, • Within the Town of Aurora, office space Transportation & Warehousing, and demand is projected to decline by 1,027 Wholesale Trade—LaBella estimates a sq ft annually. Over a 10-year period, total demand of 19.6 million additional this translates to a total demand for sq ft of industrial space across WNY approximately 19.6 million sq ft of new over the next decade. Of this, more than office space across WNY, while the Town 173,000 sq ft would be needed in Aurora of Aurora study area is expected to see alone. a net reduction of 10,275 sq ft. When selecting targeted industries for attraction and retention, key factors to consider include the number of jobs, total wages generated, and the average wage of workers. Economic development efforts should generally prioritize industries that create the most jobs and contribute significantly to overall economic growth. The following list serves as a catalog of potential industries, allowing economic development agencies to strategically determine their areas of focus.