On behalf of our entire Legislature, Curt Crandall, Chairman
of the Allegany County Board of Legislators, stated, “First and foremost, that
our thoughts and prayers are with the workforce and their families. News like
this is very unsettling to those workers that have planned a career at a
company such as Dresser-Rand, a Siemens Business, in Wellsville. These folks are established in Allegany
County, it’s their home. They are our friends and neighbors, and we care deeply
for them. Many of these employees are second and third generations working at
the facility. Secondly, we are reaching
out to any resources we can to see what can be done to retain work at the
facility and quickly put in place other alternative sources that are looking
for a well-established, skilled workforce. We want to retain as many of these
workers as possible and keep them here at home in Allegany County.”
Craig Clark, Executive Director of the Allegany County
Industrial Development Agency, stated, “The ACIDA is fully engaged to ensure
that everything possible will be done to guarantee that a positive outcome
arises from the Siemen’s announcement. We are working with Congressman Reed,
Senator Schumer, Senator Young, Assemblymen Giglio, and others along with
representatives at Siemens and Curtiss-Wright to address concerns and work
toward a solution that will mitigate the loss of a core business to the
community. We also are engaging with Mayor Shayler, Empire State Development,
Invest Buffalo Niagara, and Site Selectors, whom we have been working with
since 2016, regarding this issue.
Finding a way to continue to have similar high-paying advanced
manufacturing jobs in the Siemens facility will take time and the cooperation
of all parties.”
