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Wind Power is Changing the Landscape in WNY

Oct-27-2008 — Wyoming County, the farming community that’s home to Letchworth State Park and the state’s leading dairy region, now lays claim as the wind capital of Western New York.

1$ Million Rewarded to Genesee County Site For High Tech Manufacturing and Job Creation

Oct-23-2008 — Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, Senator Mary Lou Rath and County Legislator Mike Ranzenhofer today announced $1million in capital funding for the WNY Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP).

Buffalo will be Safer in Recession

Oct-17-2008 — Towns with many residents working in health care, such as Buffalo will also have a solid layer of protection.

Canadian Shoppers Still Flocking to Local Malls

Oct-17-2008 — Those who feared the Canadian shopper boom had gone bust can breathe easy for a while. With the Canadian dollar taking its steepest drop in value since 2005 Friday, many expected the number of Canadian shoppers coming to Western New York to decline with it. But if Monday’s mall crowds were any indication, the party isn’t over just yet.

Tops helps local business

Oct-17-2008 — Grocery chain says local relationships put $20 million into area economy.

Spec Space coming to Medical Campus

Oct-17-2008 — The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, Inc. (BNMC) is renovating a four-story annex of the Trico complex at 640 Ellicott Street into an Innovation Center, a 120,000 sq.ft. building offering state-of-the-art office and wet laboratory space to house local, national, and international life sciences and biotech companies.