Gas station convenience store will operate from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. daily
BUFFALO CREEK TERRITORY, BUFFALO, N.Y. – With the unofficial start of the summer tourism and travel season just a week away, area motorists can now take advantage of the Seneca Nation’s latest investment in downtown Buffalo to help meet their needs.
Nation officials gathered on the Buffalo Creek Territory this morning to celebrate the official opening of the new Seneca One Stop at the corner of Michigan Ave. and Perry Street, across from the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino. The store features 14 gasoline pumps offering unleaded, mid-grade, premium, and diesel fuel, a 4,800 square-foot convenience store with a variety of products, and a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru. Seneca One Stop will be open daily from 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.
“We are thrilled to once again invest in our sovereign land to develop a project that will provide a needed and convenient service to our neighbors and visitors in Buffalo and Western New York,” said Seneca Nation President Matthew Pagels. “We look forward to a long, successful history here on our Buffalo Creek Territory.”
The $5 million project expands the Nation’s history of investment and job creation in Buffalo. The new Seneca One Stop will initially employ 12 people at the store, and created approximately 100 construction period jobs over the course of the project. Beginning with the development of Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in 2005, the Nation has now invested more than $200 million on its Buffalo Creek Territory, creating thousands of local jobs and helping to transform the area from its industrial past into a vibrant destination for visitors, residents and businesses.
“The change over the past 15 years has been dramatic and we are proud of the early and impactful role the Seneca Nation has played in that,” President Pagels added. “Our investments and those that have followed have created a fabric of development and made this area into a hub of activity, not just a pass-through for people on their way into and out of downtown Buffalo.”
The Nation has extensive experience owning and successfully operating energy stations through its Seneca One Stop enterprises. The One Stop brand has been a proud part of the Nation’s economy for more than thirty years, beginning with the first travel plaza on the Allegany Territory in 1986, followed shortly by operations on the Cattaraugus Territory in 1988, the Oil Spring Territory in 1991, and the Niagara Falls Territory in 2016.
The Nation’s business enterprises fuel its economy and are its primary source of funding for providing services to the Seneca people.
“As a government, we are responsible for providing for the welfare of our people,” Seneca Nation Treasurer Rickey Armstrong, Sr. said. “In building and expanding our economy, which itself provides jobs, services and amenities in neighboring communities, we are able to create important pathways for the Seneca people. This includes pathways toward better healthcare, education, social services, housing, critical infrastructure, and, ultimately, a stronger quality of life.”
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