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Cherries atop global sundae

Oct-02-2009 — Mentholatum Co. is celebrating its 120th anniversary, a milestone few businesses can match. The company will mark the occasion in a novel way, planting 120 cherry trees on the grounds of its world headquarters in Orchard Park.

Cleveland BioLabs gets grant

Oct-02-2009 — The grant money keeps rolling in to Cleveland BioLabs. The Buffalo-based life sciences firm, which announced last week that it had won more than $2.7 million in new funding, said Tuesday that it has been awarded a $5.3 million grant for further research on developing one of its drugs that could ease the side effects of radiation exposure.

Cleveland BioLabs gets fund boost

Oct-02-2009 — Cleveland BioLabs is picking up an additional $2.3 million in funding from the federal government to help develop one of its drugs that could be used to reduce the side effects from radiation exposure.

Business-Savvy Scientists? You Betcha!

Sep-30-2009 — George Rothmann, PhD., Amgen's first CEO, was called the "Golden Throat" for his ability to woo investors. That wasn't always the case, though. As subsequent CEO Gordon Binder tells the story in the book, "Science Lessons," Dr. Rothmann, in his first meeting to raise capital from a group of potential investors, summed up the expectations of profit after five years in one word: "Zip!" The investors walked away.

Canada picks new consul for Buffalo

Sep-30-2009 — The Canadian Consulate General has appointed a new leader for its Buffalo office. Marta Moszczenska was named Consul General on Sept. 25. The Montreal native replaces Steve Brereton, who moved to the Canadian Consulate General office in Atlanta.

Buffalo Niagara sees a bright future in solar

Sep-28-2009 — The Buffalo Niagara region has been relying on Niagara Falls to power its electricity needs since the first street lamps were turned on. So it's only natural that, with the growing need to develop new sources of renewable energy, a light bulb went off: Buffalo Niagara is well poised to serve as a hub of solar manufacturing in the U.S.

Expanding First Niagara keeps WNY roots

Sep-25-2009 — First Niagara Bank President John Koelmel, coming off months of positive press, makes no excuses for moving the bank’s corporate headquarters from Niagara County to Buffalo.

Amherst Chamber to aid small businesses

Sep-25-2009 — The Amherst Chamber of Commerce will launch a program today, offering small businesses grants of up to $25,000 for a range of purposes.

Upscale hotel will rise downtown

Sep-25-2009 — Restaurateur and developer Mark Croce’s proposed upscale boutique hotel took a couple of major steps toward reality Thursday, with Croce and city officials announcing a $1.35 million state grant as they officially broke ground on the $19 million renovation project at Franklin and West Huron streets.

Yogurt chain coming to Buffalo area

Sep-25-2009 — Yogen Fruz, the Canadian-based frozen yogurt chain, has targeted Buffalo and the Upstate market for its latest expansion plans.

Holiday Valley climbs as ski destination

Sep-25-2009 — View Larger Holiday Valley Resort has surpassed such well-known ski resorts as Whiteface Mountain and Killington as one of the top eastern North American winter destinations.

State OK's $1million for high-tech park

Sep-18-2009 — The Empire State Development Corp. approved $1 million in state funding for the research and planning of the Western New York Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park, a 1,340-acre site envisioned for the Town of Alabama in the northwest corner of Genesee County.

Buffalo among strongest metro area

Sep-18-2009 — Buffalo is one of the strongest-performing of the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas based on housing prices, a low level of foreclosed properties and its employment in the second quarter, but its overall economic output remains weak, according to a new report.

New York's climate played role to draw Yahoo!'s data center

Sep-11-2009 — Internet search engine Yahoo! considered sites in 22 states and two foreign countries — and initially ruled out New York as not competitive — before ultimately settling on Lockport for its new East Coast data center, a company executive said Thursday.

19 Wins Despite Tough Economy

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Upbeat in a down year

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Location Factors for Data Centers

Sep-10-2009 — Niagara Falls means a lot of things to a lot of people. For tourists, it’s breathtaking beauty. For newlyweds, it’s the perfect honeymoon destination. For site selectors at Yahoo!, it’s the force behind vast supplies of cheap, renewable energy. That’s one of the reasons the Internet behemoth chose the New York community of Lockport — just about 20 miles from the falls — for its newest data center.

Site Selection’s Top Utilities in Economic Development

Sep-10-2009 — Atlanta, September 1, 2009: Site Selection magazine has selected its annual Top Utilities in Economic Development. The designation is based on calendar year 2008 performance in four categories— capital investment, job creation, capital investment per capita and jobs per 10,000 in population. It also takes into account responses from site selection consultants and corporate end users, and the utilities’ own investment in new generation, transmission and renewable energy projects. More broadly, th

Models of Efficiency

Sep-10-2009 — The best utility economic developers lead the way toward high-impact projects and the low-carbon economy all at once.

WNY Available Workers

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2008-2009 Canadian Business Wins

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NY commits $20M to stem-cell research

Sep-02-2009 — Gov. David Paterson announced that $5.4 million will be earmarked to recruit research fellows to research institutions in New York. The remaining $15.4 million will be used to establish "multi-institutional research facilities" that will be shared by researchers from across the state.