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2-way traffic on Main St. nears

Jun-04-2009 — With cars and two-way traffic poised to make its return to downtown Buffalo’s 700 block of Main Street, the focus is now shifting to two other areas in the central business district.

M&T receives top Fed honor

Jun-03-2009 — M&T Bank has received an “Outstanding” Community Reinvestment Act rating from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

1Q median home prices up in Buffalo

Jun-03-2009 — The Buffalo-Niagara Falls area was one of just 18 nationwide to see median prices rise in the first quarter of 2009, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Embassy Suites to include prototype

Jun-03-2009 — Buffalo’s newest hotel has been selected by the Embassy Suites chain to roll out its specially designed one-room suites.

Another side of Aud comes down

Jun-03-2009 — With some well-placed and strategic tugs, another large chunk of Buffalo history was reduced to a crumbled pile of steel and concrete. The west wall of Memorial Auditorium was demolished Friday morning — a few weeks earlier than planned — leaving just a sliver of the venerable building’s southern section and two trusses that will be razed in the next week or 10 days.

UB and RPCI Researchers named Inventors of the Year

May-28-2009 — The Niagara Frontier Intellectual Property Law Association held its 34th Annual Western New York Inventor of the Year Awards Banquet on Thursday, April 16, 2009, at the Buffalo Museum of Science, a fitting location to honor Niagara Frontier inventors. Awards recognized inventors of patents issued in 2008 in the categories of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Small Entity/Independent Inventor, as well as an overall Inventor of the Year Award.

$15M investment backs Cleveland Biolabs

May-26-2009 — Cleveland Biolabs Inc. (NASDAQ: CBLI) announced Thursday a $15 million investment over three years by Bioprocess Capital Ventures, a Russia-based venture capital fund.

Buffalo's Wright Stuff

May-22-2009 — The Martin house receives about 20,000 visitors a year.

Buffalo start-ups

May-21-2009 — Oral Health Innovations has ambitious growth plans, but it needs to attract additional funding. The Buffalo start-up is developing an automated, hands-free device to help people with limited dexterity to brush their teeth. The company will have a chance to capture the investment community’s interest in the product today at a forum in Albany.

Grand Opening of Sonwil Distribution

May-20-2009 — Sonwil Distribution, a national third party logistics company that offers warehouse, transportation brokerage, logistics technology and independent development services throughout the United States, Canada and abroad, cut the ribbons today at the grand opening of their new facility in Buffalo Lakeside Commerce Park.

$1.5M to UB for clean-energy incubator

May-15-2009 — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority awarded $1.5 million to the University at Buffalo to establish a clean-energy business incubator program.

Local Access to Global Markets

May-12-2009 — To help our regional manufacturers, the World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara is offering Local Access to Global Markets, a limited funding program to help you take advantage of opportunities to enter new international markets, or to increase sales in your current international markets.

Toronto ticket prices reduced for Bills

May-11-2009 — Tickets for the 2009 Buffalo Bills regular-season game in Toronto have been cut by 17 percent, organizers announced Monday.

KeyBank to widen reach in Buffalo area

May-11-2009 — KeyBank plans to open six new full-service branches in Western New York, including at least four locations in Erie County, over the next two years.

Foreign Trade Consulates Visit Buffalo Niagara

May-11-2009 — On April 29th and 30th the Buffalo Niagara region played host to the largest foreign trade mission in New York State history. By the accounts of all participants and organizers, it was a resounding success.

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

May-11-2009 — Beginning on June 1, 2009, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative ("WHTI") requires all motorists traveling across the U.S./Canada border who are citizens of the U.S., Canada, Mexico or Bermuda to present a valid passport or other accepted identity document. More broadly, WHTI requires a valid form of secure identification establishing the bearer's identity and citizenship when entering or departing the U.S. from within the Western Hemisphere

UB North Campus to plug into solar power in big way

May-08-2009 — The State Power Authority and the University at Buffalo announced plans Wednesday to install 5,000 solar panels, which could generate enough solar energy to power 735 campus apartments for 2,000 UB students.