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There's no place like Buffalo in NFL

Sep-29-2011 — This might be the last simple place left in the NFL. A place where fans navigate tiny roads and pass signs for $10 parking on people’s front lawns, and they can walk to a stadium that doesn’t look like the Emirates Palace. And when they do visit they can find an RV in the middle of the parking lot where a Hall of Fame quarterback tailgates just like them – every game-day morning.

Children's move to medical campus on horizon

Sep-29-2011 — Kaleida Health    is moving forward with its plans to build a new facility for Women & Children’s Hospital on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus    . Acting on a request from its physician community to expedite the process, the organization issued a request for proposals (RFP) in early September to identify a financial and/or development partner. The physicians would like to see a new inpatient facility built in the next few years.

Long-Term Care Facility Gets a Name

Sep-29-2011 — HighPointe on Michigan, currently under construction on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, will open in December.  The project, planned for the block of Michigan Avenue and Maple, East North and High streets, will be the first urban nursing home built in Buffalo in decades.

Medical campus sees growth in synergy

Sep-29-2011 — The $40 million gift to the University at Buffalo announced Wednesday represents a turning point in a plan to relocate the medical school to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

NF hospital, Buffalo Heart Group join forces

Sep-29-2011 — Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center   is expanding its heart center through a new partnership with a Buffalo cardiology group.

Added Russian investment for BioLabs

Sep-29-2011 — Cleveland BioLabs Inc.    is launching another subsidiary company funded in part by a $26 million investment from a Russian venture capital fund. The Buffalo company (NASDAQ: CBLI) announced Monday it will receive an initial investment of $9 million from RusNano, with up to $26 million invested over four years, to develop Panacela Labs Inc. The subsidiary will work to develop a portfolio of new pre-clinical cancer drug candidates.

Site Plan Features Active Cultures

Sep-29-2011 — A yogurt plant expands before it’s constructed; and what’s driving food projects in 2011. Read Food Processing feature article in Site Selection Magazine.

Advantage contracts bulk up telehealth biz

Sep-26-2011 — Advantage Home Telehealth Inc. has signed a number of new contracts that will add potentially hundreds of new patients to its telehealth monitoring system, while bringing in at least $400,000 in new revenue.

Pledge to Expand Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

Sep-26-2011 — The University at Buffalo has joined research universities across the country in a pledge to expand entrepreneurship, technology commercialization and regional economic development.

UB receives record $40M gift

Sep-26-2011 — An anonymous donation of $40 million to the University at Buffalo    will be used to jump-start the institution’s brand-new Clinical Translational Research Center on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and help UB push forward with its plans to construct a new medical school.

Cleveland BioLabs awarded $5M grant

Sep-26-2011 — A Buffalo biotech firm has received a $5 million grant from the Russian government to support cancer research.

Cleveland BioLabs and RUSNANO Enter Into Agreement

Sep-26-2011 — Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Open Joint Stock Company RUSNANO, a $10 billion Russian Federation fund with a mission to support high-tech and nanotechnology, to provide funding for CBLI's new subsidiary, Panacela Labs, Inc., which will develop a portfolio of new preclinical drug candidates.

Gillibrand seeks to empower women in business

Sep-26-2011 — Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand called for a revival of the "Rosie the Riveter" campaign Friday to galvanize women to become economically empowered during a round-table discussion with local female business owners and entrepreneurs.

Ivoclar gets tax breaks in Audubon expansion

Sep-26-2011 — Ivoclar Vivadent was awarded more than $900,000 in tax breaks by the Amherst Industrial Development Agency on Friday for its plan to expand its dental products plant in the Audubon Industrial Park.

Business Council Elects New Board Chair

Sep-23-2011 — The Business Council of New York State's Board of Directors has elected David F. Smith, Chairman and CEO of National Fuel Gas Company Company (NYSE: NFG) as chair of the Council's Board of Directors for the year ahead

Region's Jobless Rate Lowest in 3 Years

Sep-23-2011 — The unemployment rate in the Buffalo Niagara region dropped to 7.3 percent in August -- its lowest level since 2008, the state Labor Department reported Tuesday

Buffalo Jobless Rate Takes Drop

Sep-21-2011 — The unemployment rate for the Buffalo Niagara region dipped to 7.3 percent in August, running below that of New York state and the nation

Rich Tax Breaks Bolster Makers of Video Games

Sep-14-2011 — The United States government offers tax incentives to companies pursuing medical breakthroughs, urban redevelopment and alternatives to fossil fuels. It also provides tax breaks for a company whose hit video game this year was the gory Dead Space 2, which challenges players to advance through an apocalyptic battlefield by killing space zombies.

HSBC Unveils International Business Website

Sep-14-2011 — HSBC Bank USA N.A. -- now focusing on commercial and international banking -- has launched a website geared toward U.S. companies involved in international business.

Buffalo Economy Outpaces U.S. Average

Sep-14-2011 — The Buffalo area's economy grew at a healthy pace of 3 percent last year, outperforming the national average of 2.5 percent, according to figures released Tuesday.

Buffalo Bills are Most Attractive in NFL

Sep-14-2011 — It’s official. The Buffalo Bills are the most attractive team in the NFL. Granted, their on-field performance may not look so pretty lately, but this title isn’t based on victories.

Canadian Shippers Paying More for Freight

Sep-14-2011 — The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers increased markedly between March and April 2011 due to increases in carrier base rates and fuel surcharges, according to data recently published by the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI).

U.S.-Canada Nexus Usage is on the Rise

Sep-13-2011 — The number of cross-border travelers using Nexus-only lanes at the Peace Bridge and Whirlpool Bridge is on the rise.

Medical Acoustics, UB Reaching COPD Patients with New Lung Flute

Sep-12-2011 — UB Professor of Medicine Sanjay Sethi, MD, has conducted clinical trials of the Lung Flute, a new product for COPD sufferers. UB is working with local company Medical Acoustics to commercialize the device.

New Clues to Molecular Understanding of Autism

Sep-12-2011 — Animal model research could lead to the development of diagnostic tests for autism based on biomarkers

NCI Awards $19.3M for Multisite Investigation of Cancer Disparities

Sep-12-2011 — BU, UNC, RPCI collaborating on largest study of breast cancer in African-Americans

Researchers from Roswell Park, Cleveland BioLabs Publish Curaxins Findings

Sep-12-2011 — First published research on class of low-toxicity anticancer agents, curaxins Dr. Gurova led the team that discovered these agents in the mid-2000s Phase I trials planned for latest curaxin agent

Tripathi praises signing of NYSUNY 2020

Sep-12-2011 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks before signing the NYSUNY 2020 legislation Tuesday in Albany

Behind The Scenes with Melissa Hagen

Sep-12-2011 — Tonawanda native Melissa Hagen moved back to the area from Washington, D.C.

Ceno Tech inks $200K Bahrain contract

Sep-12-2011 — A Buffalo biotechnology company says a new contract with a Persian Gulf aerospace company could open up new markets.

CureFAK to grow as RPCI Spin-off

Sep-12-2011 — CureFAKtor Pharmaceuticals LLC has taken the next step in its spin-off life by leasing lab, research and office space at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

SUNY schools chase cash to rebuild economy

Sep-12-2011 — The State University of New York’s four research centers are planning $825 million in health-related construction projects, creating 3,500 high-paying faculty and staff positions.

SUNY Fredonia starts building $60M science center

Sep-12-2011 — The most expensive capital project in SUNY Fredonia’s history is designed to better integrate the college’s science departments and enhance the reputation of its science programs.

New BNE Campaign Targets Businesses

Sep-12-2011 — Buffalo Niagara Enterprise has just launched a marketing campaign, “A Million Reasons to Expand Your Business to Buffalo Niagara,” with a video promoting the region’s selling points.

BNE Cites Successes in Business Activity

Sep-12-2011 — The Buffalo Niagara Enterprise is claiming 14 project “wins” in the last year, up 55 percent from the year before but still below its prerecession levels. The results from the region’s business development and marketing initiative are a sign that the Buffalo Niagara economy is beginning to rebound from the recession, although companies remain cautious about investing in expansion projects, BNE officials said Thursday.

BNE Report Cites New Investment, Jobs

Sep-12-2011 — Despite fighting one of the worst economies in recent memory, the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise claimed progress during its 2010-2011 fiscal year.

Milestone’ Project Begins in the Falls

Sep-08-2011 — On the eve of President Obama’s scheduled announcement about a jobs growth plan for America, local and state officials gathered Wednesday to celebrate the start of construction on a $430 million manufacturing plant that promises to bring several hundred new employment opportunities to the Niagara Falls area

Greenpac Ground Breaking Ceremony

Sep-08-2011 — Cascades and its partners hosted the construction kick off today for the new Greenpac Mill LLC (Greenpac) containerboard mill, to be located in Niagara Falls in New York State. The ground breaking ceremony was held in the presence of Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster, Regional President of the Empire State Development (ESD), Sam Hoyt, Cascades' founders, Bernard, Laurent and Alain Lemaire, Marc-André Dépin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Norampac, the three other project partners and num

10 Area Companies Spotted on Inc. List

Sep-01-2011 — Ten Western New York companies in half a dozen sectors are ranked in the 2011 Inc. 5000, the annual list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies

Joblessness in our Area Well Below U.S. Rate

Sep-01-2011 — Unemployment may be stubbornly high in the Buffalo Niagara region, but it's worse in most other U.S. cities.