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Biopharmaceutical Sector a Growth Engine for NY

Nov-29-2011 — Biopharmaceutical research and manufacturing holds great promise for economic growth in New York.

Investor Forums to Host Joint Event in Buffalo Niagara in 2012

Nov-29-2011 — Two annual investor forums in Upstate New York will partner in 2012 to host a single event: A two-day forum in Buffalo that will connect early-stage, high-tech companies with angel investors and venture capitalists.

New heart cells grow by 30 percent 
after stem-cell infusion, UB research shows

Nov-29-2011 — New, healthy heart cells have been generated by animals with chronic ischemic heart disease after receiving stem cells derived from cardiac biopsies, or “cardiospheres,” according to research conducted at the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and presented earlier this week at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting in Orlando.

UB Dental Dean Receives National Editorial Award for Second Year

Nov-29-2011 — For the second consecutive year, Michael Glick, DMD, professor and dean of the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, has been awarded the American Dental Education Association's William J. Gies Foundation First Place Editorial Award.

12 'Priority Projects' Receive Designation to Seek State Funds

Nov-18-2011 — The further development of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus rates as one of the Western New York Regional Development Council's top priorities, and it leads the council's list of projects seeking $40 million in state funding

WNY Council Backs 8 Projects

Nov-18-2011 — An expansion at Calspan Corp. to test systems aimed at helping prevent auto accidents and a new venture to produce fuel cells top the list of eight local private-sector projects vying for a piece of up to $40 million in state economic development funding.

Dr. Hauptman dies at age 94

Nov-15-2011 — Herbert A. Hauptman, Ph.D., Buffalo's only Nobel Prize winner, died Sunday. He was 94.

RPCI Pandey Receives American Chemical Society's Schoellkopf Medal

Nov-15-2011 — Ravindra K. Pandey, PhD, Professor and Distinguished Member of the Department of Cellular Stress Biology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), received the 2011 Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal from the Western New York chapter of the American Chemical Society at a November 1 ceremony in the Buffalo area.

Marcellus Shale Gas: A New York Perspective

Nov-09-2011 — The development of Marcellus formation natural gas in New York has a number of potentially significant impacts on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border. Understanding the nature, timing and scope of those impacts is critical to those involved in the production, transportation and use of natural gas.

Tim Hortons Has Canadian Deal for NHL All-Star Game

Nov-08-2011 — Tim Hortons has secured title sponsorship in Canada of the National Hockey League All-Star Game.

Remarks at U.S.-Canada Innovation Conference

Nov-08-2011 — Breaking down barriers to trade, investment and fair competition

Buffalo Market Home Sales Rose in September

Nov-08-2011 — September sales figures for the Buffalo Niagara housing market took a sharp rise compared to a year ago, the area’s real estate trade group reported.

Canadian Consumers Pay 11% More Than Americans

Nov-08-2011 — A new study says that consumer goods cost 11 percent more in Canada than in the United States

Congress Imposes Entrance Fee on Canadian Visitors to U.S.

Nov-08-2011 — Traveling from Canada to the United States is about to become more expensive.

M&T Ranks No. 6 Nationally in SBA Loans

Nov-07-2011 — For the second consecutive year, M&T Bank ranks No. 6 nationally in SBA loans.

Hey, World! Buffalo is calling!

Nov-04-2011 — A coffee house in one of Buffalo’s many walkable, transit-served neighborhoods Hey, world! Buffalo is calling! And it wants you to know its steel mills closed down like 30 years ago, the Blizzard of 77 is so yesterday, and the Buffalo wing was invented way back in 1964. Your impressions of Buffalo are so out of date.

Norfolk Southern Hiring in Buffalo

Nov-04-2011 — Norfolk Southern Corp. is planning to add to its employment roster by hiring 500 workers in eight states, with its operation in Buffalo included.

Strategic Logistics Sites: In the Right Place At the Right Time

Nov-02-2011 — A look at some of today's smartest choices for logistics sites in the United States

New Waterfront Park Praised

Nov-01-2011 — Ship Canal Commons, a $9.2 million waterfront park, is the new centerpiece of the Buffalo Lake Side Commerce park

Electric Tower Welcomes Canadian Consultants

Nov-01-2011 — A Canadian consulting firm that provides consulting services to Fortune 1000 customers has opted to open an office in downtown Buffalo.