Mon, Jul 27th 2015 04:30 pm
43North - the world's largest business idea competition - recently shared updates on the 11 prize-winning companies from the inaugural 2014 competition.
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Mon, Jul 27th 2015 04:30 pm
Empire State Development today reminded potential applicants that the deadline for consolidated funding applications for Round five of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's Regional Economic Development Council initiative is 4 p.m. Friday, July 31.
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Wed, Jul 22nd 2015 10:25 am
Congressman Brian Higgins, D-NY-26, joined members of the distressed properties task force in Western New York to announce the Vacant Homes Act, a bill designed to expedite the sale of underwater homes and foreclosures to prevent the buildup of vacant homes in neighborhoods and communities.
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Tue, Jul 21st 2015 07:00 am
Called the most comprehensive provider of medical services on Grand Island, the new Grand Island Primary Care Center celebrated a ribbon-cutting Thursday at its offices at 2608 Grand Island Blvd.
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Thu, Jul 16th 2015 05:25 pm
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. today announced it has teamed up with Mayor Byron Brown and the 34andMore Buffalo Recycles initiative to establish a newly improved recycling program at Canalside.
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Thu, Jul 16th 2015 11:45 am
Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp. president and CEO John H. Percy has earned the certified destination management executive designation from the only integrated executive program specifically designed for the destination marketing industry.
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Wed, Jul 15th 2015 06:10 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled plans Wednesday for the Western New York Workforce Development Center, a new hub that will focus primarily on training for careers in the advanced manufacturing and energy sectors.
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Mon, Jul 13th 2015 12:20 pm
The New York Power Authority has named Soubhagya Parija as senior vice president and chief risk officer, to administer all aspects of risk management and insurance at the nation's largest state public power organization.
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Thu, Jul 9th 2015 12:40 pm
Erie Community College will offer training essential for careers inside new nanotechnology-focused companies and industries opening across Western New York with a one-semester course sequence in semiconductor manufacturing, starting in fall of 2015 at the college's north campus in Williamsville.
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Wed, Jul 1st 2015 03:40 pm
2424 Niagara Falls Blvd., in Wheatfield, recently underwent a major transformation from the previous Shipman Printing to Liberty Home Care's new base of operation.
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Tue, Jun 30th 2015 04:40 pm
The New York Power Authority and an Israeli software development firm have been awarded a $900,000 grant to develop a system that can rapidly detect malfunctioning power transformers before they cause larger problems on the electric grid.
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Fri, Jun 26th 2015 08:45 pm
The Sanborn Old General Store, 5856 Buffalo St. (Ward Road/Route 429), Sanborn, is celebrating its 15-year anniversary this month.
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Tue, Jun 23rd 2015 12:00 pm
The New York State Senate has confirmed a county government leader and an energy consultant as the newest members of the New York Power Authority board of trustees.
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Tue, Jun 23rd 2015 12:00 pm
Visitors to IMPACT Sports Performance, HARBORCENTER's 5,000-square-foot-high performance training facility, are now able to obtain complete physical therapy services offered by Advanced Care Physical Therapy.
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Fri, Jun 19th 2015 08:15 pm
The Sanborn Business & Professional Association welcomed Andrea's Cuttin' Loose Family Hair Care into its ranks with a ribbon-cutting.
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Sat, Jun 13th 2015 08:10 am
Earlier this week, National Grid PLC landed the No. 1 spot as a utility on Newsweek's Top Green Companies in the World 2015, ranking 29th overall.
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Tue, Jun 9th 2015 05:20 pm
Every winter, Town of Niagara residents ring in the holidays with the colorful and lively Niagara Electric Lights Parade. At the start of every year, an awards dinner celebrates businesses and citizens in the town. And at the end of every summer is the annual Steak Out.
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Mon, Jun 8th 2015 11:30 am
Empire State Development, in collaboration with NYS Homes and Community Renewal and University at Buffalo Regional Institute, will offer technical assistance to prepare organizations interested in developing a Main Street program in their communities for the next Better Buffalo Fund round (projected for fall 2015).
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Sat, Jun 6th 2015 06:00 am
Congressman Brian Higgins, D-NY-26, is an original cosponsor of the TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act (HR 2495), introduced by Rep. Maxine Waters late last week. The legislation would make $7.5 billion in federal funding available for transportation infrastructure projects between 2016 and 2021.
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Wed, Jun 3rd 2015 02:00 pm
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul cited Buffalo's remarkable economic resurgence as a model for how to transform a city into a vibrant, growing urban area as part of her discussion at the Daemen College Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series event held May 29.
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Mon, Jun 1st 2015 03:20 pm
Jane Armbruster, MPH, CFRE, has been appointed vice president, foundation and community relations, at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
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Mon, Jun 1st 2015 03:20 pm
The Western New York Regional Economic Development Council will hold three consolidated funding application workshops for potential applicants to learn more about the fifth round of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's initiative to stimulate job creation and economic growth through the REDCs.
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Mon, Jun 1st 2015 02:55 pm
Down Dog Yoga, a new member of the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce, celebrated a ribbon-cutting Thursday, May 28, to celebrate the studio's opening.
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Thu, May 21st 2015 01:20 pm
The Western New York Regional Economic Development Council held a public meeting Wednesday in Buffalo at the 43North Incubator at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Innovation Center.
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Wed, May 20th 2015 07:15 pm
The New York Power Authority trustees have approved a $2.9 million contract for the construction and relocation of the winter mooring operations of NYPA's ice boom tugboats and barge to a new area within the First Buffalo Marina.
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Tue, May 19th 2015 06:10 pm
43North has announced its partnership with Startup Grind Toronto to sponsor a "Startup Bus" road trip to Buffalo May 28.
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Tue, May 19th 2015 06:10 pm
U.S. Reps. Chris Collins and Eric Swalwell (California) introduced H.R. 2409, the Main Street Revival Act, which would expedite local small business development in underserved areas.
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Tue, May 19th 2015 06:00 pm
The New York Power Authority Board of Trustees has ratified a contract with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers that will raise salaries and require union members to increase contributions for their health insurance.
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Tue, May 19th 2015 05:55 pm
State Sen. Marc Panepinto, D-Buffalo, released the following statement in response to Comptroller DiNapoli's most recent audit of New York's Industrial Development Agencies:
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Mon, May 18th 2015 03:25 pm
New York's industrial development agencies provided $660 million in net tax exemptions in 2013, up $105 million from 2012, but estimated job gains were nearly 23,000 lower than the previous year, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
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Mon, May 18th 2015 09:35 am
43North will host the "Think Big" networking event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. May 21 5:30 p.m. at the Design Innovation Garage ("dig") in the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Innovation Center.
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Fri, May 15th 2015 11:55 pm
The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce honored 10 businesses and individuals at the annual Chamber Awards Gala Friday, May 15, at the Niagara Falls Country Club in Lewiston.
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Wed, May 13th 2015 10:30 pm
Empire State Development has announced that up to $12 million in Market NY grants, to fund projects that will increase tourism and create job opportunities, are available to businesses, municipalities, not-for-profits and other entities through round V of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Regional Economic Development Council initiative.
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Wed, May 13th 2015 10:00 am
43North announced it will host a networking event titled "Think Big with 43North" from 5:30-7:30 p.m. May 21 at the Design Innovation Garage ("dig") within the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Innovation Center.
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Fri, May 8th 2015 07:00 pm
The succession plan is set. After 90 years as a solely family-owned business, Frank Budwey, owner of Budwey's Supermarket, announced he is gifting ownership to all 33 current Budwey's full-time employees and department managers.
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Fri, May 8th 2015 06:55 pm
Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York, northern Pennsylvania and western Vermont, announced today it will roll out a new, summer "Price Lock Guarantee" list.
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Fri, May 8th 2015 05:50 pm
Congressman Brian Higgins and the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York announced the award of a $1.36 million grant to The Matt Urban Center of Buffalo to help finance the Hope House project, which involves the conversion of a former public school into permanent supportive housing for homeless women.
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Fri, May 1st 2015 01:30 pm
Kalos Health (formerly First Choice Health), a managed long-term care program providing care coordination for Medicaid recipients diagnosed with a chronic illness, has applied to the New York State Department of Health to expand services from Erie and Niagara counties to Orleans, Genesee and Chautauqua counties.
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Mon, Apr 27th 2015 05:00 pm
The Western New York Power Proceeds Allocation Board today voted to recommend nearly $140,000 in funding to Cambria Asphalt Products Inc. and Buffalo Niagara Enterprise.
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Fri, Apr 24th 2015 09:50 am
Spring weather brings more outdoor work by individuals, contractors and excavators. It also brings an important safety message from National Grid: Call before you dig!
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