"Billion to Buffalo" moving ahead
Plans for the “Billion to Buffalo” are ready to be implemented. The Western New York Regional Economic Development Council met on University at Buffalo’s North Campus Thursday to announce how the funds...
View ArticleSurvey of upstate New York employers reflects pessimism
A survey of 340 upstate New York employers commissioned by the Buffalo Niagara partnership maintains the pessimistic narrative coming from business leaders about the state's economic climate.The...
View ArticleExiting Buffalo Niagara Partnership head boosts region, supports immigration...
He’s spent over 20 years with Buffalo’s employer-funded economic development organization and retires in June. The Innovation Trail’s Ashley Hassett sat down with the Partnership’s outgoing President...
View ArticleTourism CEO to take reins at Buffalo Niagara Partnership
The Buffalo Niagara Partnership, the region's business advocacy group, has named Dottie Gallagher-Cohen as its next president and CEO.The Partnership hired national firm Korn/Ferry International to...
View ArticleWNY Regional Council investing in manufacturing sector workforce
The Western New York Regional Economic Development Council says it will invest some of the 'Buffalo Billion'into strengthening the regional advanced manufacturing workforce.The council plans to partner...
View ArticleCuomo promise of $1 billion to Buffalo not a sure thing
While Governor Andrew Cuomos pledge to spend $1 billion on Buffalos economic recovery was met with enthusiasm during his State of the State speech Wednesday, the money is far from guaranteed. The $1...
View ArticleShould New York cities be jealous of Cuomo's "billion for Buffalo?"
Is $1 billion enough to turn around Buffalos 50 years of economic decline? Governor Andrew Cuomo thinks so - or at least thats what he said during last weeks highly orchestrated State of the State...
View ArticleBuffalo's Roswell Park threatened by funding cutoff
Beyond the words of Governors Andrew Cuomos blustering budget speech is the fine print of the actual spending proposal . Hospital and research hub Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) is set to receive...
View ArticleCuomo implores WNY to rally behind budget
Governor Andrew Cuomo called on western New Yorkers to adopt his vision as their own during a visit to Buffalo Wednesday. But questions surrounding his latest budget proposal are coming from more than...
View ArticleCan $1 billion reverse decades of decline in Buffalo?
Earlier this month at his State of the State Address Governor Andrew Cuomo said he wants to make Western New York a priority in 2012, and announced plans to send a billion dollar economic development...
View ArticleBuffalo regional council kicks off 2012 season
Meeting for the first time since winning $100 million in a state competition late last year, the Western New York Regional Council (WNYREDC) was still aglow with pride Tuesday. But in 2012, the council...
View ArticleESD: Cuomo's "billion for Buffalo" comes with strings attached
Former Buffalo assemblyman Sam Hoyt was in the Rochester area Friday delivering Governor Andrew Cuomos 2012 budget address . It was mostly a recap of Cuomos 2011 legislative victories and a brief...
View ArticleBrookings' Bruce Katz talks "billion for Buffalo"
When Governor Andrew Cuomo promised a billion for Buffalo earlier this year, he promised to draw on the expertise of Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution. There already is a buzz nationally about...
View Article"I'm betting on Buffalo for a billion dollars": Cuomo talks up WNY
Even by the Governor's usual high standards, this was a pretty spirited performance. Speaking at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center Tuesday morning, the governor (passionately?) reinforced the...
View Article"Smart growth" touted at Tonawanda site in Erie County
Local development officials say the new industrial park on the old Spaulding Fibre site in the City of Tonawanda in Erie County is an example of "smart growth" strategy in economic development.
View Article"Billion to Buffalo" moving ahead
Plans for the “Billion to Buffalo” are ready to be implemented. The Western New York Regional Economic Development Council met on University at Buffalo’s North Campus Thursday to announce how the funds...
View ArticleSurvey of upstate New York employers reflects pessimism
A survey of 340 upstate New York employers commissioned by the Buffalo Niagara partnership maintains the pessimistic narrative coming from business leaders about the state's economic climate. The...
View ArticleExiting Buffalo Niagara Partnership head boosts region, supports immigration...
He’s spent over 20 years with Buffalo’s employer-funded economic development organization and retires in June. The Innovation Trail’s Ashley Hassett sat down with the Partnership’s outgoing President...
View ArticleTourism CEO to take reins at Buffalo Niagara Partnership
The Buffalo Niagara Partnership, the region's business advocacy group, has named Dottie Gallagher-Cohen as its next president and CEO . The Partnership hired national firm Korn/Ferry International to...
View ArticleWNY Regional Council investing in manufacturing sector workforce
The Western New York Regional Economic Development Council says it will invest some of the ' Buffalo Billion' into strengthening the regional advanced manufacturing workforce. The council plans to...
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