REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ISSUED FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF FORMER RAINBOW CENTRE MALL IN NIAGARA FALLS, NYEmpire State Development today announced that its Niagara Falls subsidiary, USA Niagara Development Corporation is issuing a request for qualifications (RFQ) from prospective development teams to undertake an adaptive reuse and redevelopment of approximately 200,000 square feet in the former Rainbow Centre Mall located in downtown Niagara Falls, New York. MORE>>

URBAN LAND INSTITUTE CONCLUDES WEEK-LONG ANALYSIS OF REUSE FOR BALANCE OF RAINBOW CENTRE MALL IN NIAGARA FALLSThe Urban Land Institute (ULI) Advisory Panel today presented a summary of its conclusions and recommendations after a week-long analysis of potential reuses of the former Rainbow Centre Shopping Mall in downtown Niagara Falls. A total of 200,000 square feet of reuse-ready space on two levels remain in the building with the new $26 million Niagara Falls Culinary Institute occupying the balance of the former mall and supported by a recently rehabilitated 1,600-space parking structure. MORE>>

USAN BOARD APPROVES FUNDING TO RENOVATE AND SIGNIFICANTLY UPGRADE DAYS INN HOTELUSA Niagara Development Corporation (USAN) Board of Directors today met and approved funding for three items, including a $1.5 million capital grant toward a $10.9 million major renovation project that will significantly upgrade the Days Inn® Hotel to a Courtyard by Marriott® or similar upscale brand, bringing private investment, job creation, and additional upgraded lodging to downtown Niagara Falls. MORE>>