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May

Outfront Plans to Buy Buffalo Metal Plant

May-22-2012 — A Canadian company that makes portable retail displays plans to buy the Buffalo Metal Fabricating plant on Wecker Street as part of a push to set up operations in the United States.

A New Day in the Empire State

May-22-2012 — IBM. Pepsi. Corning. Pfi zer. Estee Lauder. Kodak. Colgate-Palmolive. Time Warner. What do these Fortune 500 companies have in common?

Ontario Co. Coming to Buffalo, Adding 49 Jobs

May-18-2012 — Canadian company that specializes in making unique retail displays has targeted Buffalo as the site for its first expansion into the United States.

Venture Forum Aids First Impressions

May-18-2012 — The 2012 Venture Forum merged the Bright Buffalo Niagara investment conference with the Upstate SmartStart UNYTECH Venture Forum, a production of Albany's Center for Economic Growth.

Noco Energy Launching New Store Franchise

May-11-2012 — Noco Energy Corp. is launching a retail gasoline convenience store franchise business across New York State and will cut the ribbon on its first location today

Buffalo Biz Groups Add Canadian Focus

May-08-2012 — In an effort to increase outreach into the lucrative Canadian marketplace, especially the Southern Ontario region, the Buffalo Niagara Partnership has created a CanAm Council that will offer insight into forging new cross-border business relationships.

Brown Hopes to Lure Investors with Lower Property Taxes

May-08-2012 — keeping with a promise he made two years ago, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said he is holding the line on property taxes for both commercial and residential parcels in his proposed 2012-2013 budget.

Sale of Ex-Bristol-Myers Plant Complete

May-08-2012 — A California-based real estate investment group has officially become the new owner of the vacant, former Contract Pharmaceuticals plant in Buffalo.

Synacor Growing with Canadian Acquisition

May-08-2012 — In a move that will expand Synacor Inc.’s footprint in mobile technologies, the company has acquired Carbyn, a cloud-based app and content platform that allows people to access and use apps across all devices, regardless of operating system.

Visit Buffalo Niagara Sets up Shop at BNIA

May-08-2012 — Officials from Visit Buffalo Niagara have targeted an early July opening for a visitor’s information center that will open along a busy concourse at Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

Push on to Extend Canadians' Visits to Buffalo

May-08-2012 — In the first visible sign of its efforts to encourage more Canadian travelers to spend more time in Buffalo, Visit Buffalo Niagara will be opening a new visitor’s information center at Buffalo Niagara International Airport this summer.

Koelmel Picked for Power Authority

May-03-2012 — ALBANY -- A leading Buffalo banker has been be tapped to run the New York Power Authority, the state's big hydropower producing agency that is also a major supplier of cheaper energy to upstate businesses.

April

Buffalo firm tapped for fed, state seed capital progam

Apr-26-2012 — An investment firm in Buffalo is one of six companies in New York state set to share $25 million in federal funding as part of the Innovate NY seed-stage fund program.

New Roswell Park ICU

Apr-26-2012 — Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) unveiled a new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) that unites state-of-the-art technology with patient-centered design to support optimal care for those patients with the most sensitive medical needs.

Kaskie Among Top CEOs to Know

Apr-26-2012 — Jim Kaskie, Kaleida Health's president and CEO, was among the list "100 Non-Profit Hospital, Health System CEOs to Know"

BNMC Trico Building Evaluation Moving Forward

Apr-26-2012 — This process has been ongoing and is making good progress.  The Trico building is an important but challenging property.

The Canadians are coming, the Canadians are coming

Apr-25-2012 — The strong loonie is being cited as a major reason why Canadians are traveling to New York and other border states in record numbers.

Jobless rate fell to 8.6% in March for region

Apr-25-2012 — The Buffalo Niagara region's unemployment rate slipped to 8.6 percent in March, despite a growing labor force offsetting some of the gains from accelerating job growth.

National Fuel starts compressor work in southern Erie County

Apr-25-2012 — National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. will begin construction this week on a compressor station in Wales.

Area job growth picks up pace in March

Apr-20-2012 — Manufacturing sector makes a rebound as construction work continues to be robust

SKF Aeroengine expansion aided by Empire State

Apr-20-2012 — Plans by SKF Aeroengine North America to expand its operations in Falconer received a major boost thanks to a financial incentive package offered by the Empire State Development Corp. 

Termini Shows Off Successes of a Revitalized Hotel Lafayette

Apr-13-2012 — Rocco Termini on Thursday proudly showed off the restoration of the Hotel Lafayette that is nearing completion.

NFIA Terminal Spurs Economic Synergy

Apr-13-2012 — When Niagara County leaders were pushing for state and federal funds to help underwrite development of the new Niagara Falls International Airport passenger terminal, they stressed the potential for economic spin-off that the building might help create.

Buffalo Makes List of 10 Weekend Destinations

Apr-13-2012 — This morning's Toronto Star is recommending 10 weekend road trips for harried residents of Canada's biggest metropolitan area -- and Buffalo is on the list.

Canada Loosens Restrictions on Cross-Border Shoppers

Apr-13-2012 — Cross-border shoppers are getting a boost from Canada's new federal budget, which was released on Thursday.

Toronto Area Company Leasing in Lancaster

Apr-13-2012 — Accenta Inc., a Canadian-based manufacturer of trade show and point-of-purchase displays, has leased space in a Lancaster warehouse and office complex.

RPCI finalist in LIVESTRONG project

Apr-12-2012 — Roswell Park Cancer Institute has been selected as a LIVESTRONG Community Impact Project finalist and award recipient.

UB, Ross EYE Institute receive $2M for research

Apr-12-2012 — A longstanding research project undertaken by the University at Buffalo    and the Ross Eye Institute is in line to receive a nearly $2 million grant from a leading federal agency.

What Are They Building in There?

Apr-12-2012 — Ever wonder what the geniuses who labor behind the ultra-modern facade of the Hauptman-Woodward Institute are working on? Curious about what’s cooking in the laboratories at the University at Buffalo and the Roswell Park Cancer Institute?

Rising Star with David Jones

Apr-09-2012 — Not only is he a licensed pilot, the 41-year-old is regional vice president of Executive AirShare. The firm, based in Kansas City, Mo., made Buffalo its Northeast regional hub.

GVI Now Open

Apr-02-2012 — The Gates Vascular Institute (GVI) is a combination of the finest researchers, surgeons, physicians, and other clinicians devoted to the study, treatment, and prevention of cardiac, stroke, and vascular diseases.

Buffalo dentist impacts the economy

Apr-01-2012 — A local dental office is all smiles, as it boosts the local economy. Shatkin F.I.R.S.T. is unveiling its new state-of-the-art training and education center, on Kensington Avenue in Amherst.

Fredonia incubator lands Calif. manufacturer

Apr-01-2012 — The SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator welcomed its first manufacturer to the facility: a one-year-old company from California. Silicon Wolves Computing Society, a high-performance computing system developer, manufactures advanced workstations and computer gaming systems.

2nd UB Center of Excellence in NYS budget

Apr-01-2012 — State legislators have approved theUniversity at Buffalo’s request to establish a second Center of Excellence in Buffalo.

Sharing patents with competitors
may encourage innovation

Apr-01-2012 — Firms that make a previously patented innovation accessible to competitors increase the overall likelihood of improving upon that breakthrough while also raising profits for the original innovator and market welfare, according to a study by a UB economist.

TCIE helps Mentholatum boost business

Apr-01-2012 — With the help of UB’s TCIE, which provides the business community access to the university’s engineering resources, Mentholatum’s leadership decided to give the “Lean” methodology a try: The continuous-improvement methodology maximizes customer value while minimizing waste.

Medical school designs unveiled UB competition draws four firms

Apr-01-2012 — Another piece of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus began to take shape Wednesday, as architects showcased their ideas for a new medical school at the corner of Main and High streets at the edge of downtown.

Sensible plan for Trico

Apr-01-2012 — Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus officials have finally laid their cards on the table with regard to what they hope to do with the Trico Products complex, a move that should allay the suspicions of preservationists.

Genesee CC cleared for sleep studies

Apr-01-2012 — A two-year sleep studies program at Genesee Community College is now accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.

RPCI among top 9 percent of BMT centers in U.S.

Apr-01-2012 — Outcomes for patients treated through the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) are among the highest in the nation.

Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, Elke Jäger, MD, and colleagues publish promising findings in PNAS

Apr-01-2012 — An immunotherapy regimen incorporating poxviruses and targeting a particular tumor antigen, NY-ESO-1, has shown promise in treating two types of cancers.

Buffalo will be honored as model of energy efficiency

Apr-01-2012 — Buffalo is one of four cities on four continents to be honored Friday as models of energy efficiency leadership by the Alliance to Save Energy and the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance at the EE Global Forum in Orlando.

March

SmartPill reaches significant milestone

Mar-30-2012 — SmartPill Corp. expects to see a major boost in sales — and more investor interest — after receiving approval late last month for billing codes.

CTG wins contracts on three electronic medical records projects

Mar-30-2012 — Computer Task Group has won contracts to work on three new electronic medical records projects, the Buffalo-based information technology company said Tuesday.

After Lull, Region's Job Growth Accelerates

Mar-30-2012 — The Buffalo Niagara region has added jobs at its fastest pace in five months, buoyed by a rebound in factory work and a strong start to the construction season, the state Labor Department said Thursday.

Power Authority Approves Business Allocations

Mar-30-2012 — Three Buffalo-area businesses plan to create a combined 115 jobs and invest more than $20 million, with a boost from cheaper power.

Study Sees Economic Recovery as Sustainable

Mar-30-2012 — The U.S. economic recovery may now be more sustainable because of job growth and increased output of goods and services, while business confidence in picking up in upstate New York, according to a semiannual study by M&T Bank Corp.

NYPA Trustees Approve Low-Cost Power Allocations To Three Western New York Firms

Mar-30-2012 — The New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved allocations of low-cost hydropower from NYPA’s Niagara Power Project to three Western New York firms in support of the companies’ capital expansions and the creation of 115 new jobs.

We Must Work Together to Bring Jobs to WNY

Mar-28-2012 — I am responding to the recent article about the efforts of the Genesee County Economic Development Center to secure funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration for infrastructure needs to build a new 363,000-square-foot yogurt manufacturing facility, code named Project Wave, in the Town of Batavia

Council Seeks Input on Plan for Funds

Mar-16-2012 — The Western New York Economic Development Council isn't in a rush to dole out the $1 billion in state funds that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has promised to help revive the sputtering local economy

Khurshid Guru, MD, Named Huben Professor of Urologic Oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Mar-16-2012 — Second person to hold endowed professorship named for the late Dr. Robert P. Huben

Canadians Pay 30-40% More Than Americans For Some Products

Mar-15-2012 — There are several reasons for the large gap in consumer prices between the United States and Canada.

Ontario Actually Pays New York To Take Its Electricity

Mar-14-2012 — Ontario generated a surplus of electricity on Sunday, sending much of it to New York for an unusual price.

Zemsky 'Bullish' On WNY, Summit Told

Mar-14-2012 — Howard Zemsky says he's "unabashedly bullish" on Western New York.

Pediatric Facility In Wheatfield Getting Bigger

Mar-14-2012 — Wheatfield Pediatrics will double in size through expansion.

Monthly U.S.-Canada Trade Gap Expands To $4.8 Billion

Mar-12-2012 — The American-Canadian trade gap widened to $4.80 billion during the first month of 2012.

Region Adds Jobs as Economy Recovers

Mar-09-2012 — The Buffalo Niagara region added 1,200 jobs over the last year as the region’s employment market resumed growing after a December dip, the state Labor Department said Thursday.

BioLabs, RPCI seek patents on cancer research

Mar-06-2012 — Researchers at Cleveland BioLabs Inc.   and Roswell Park Cancer Institute   have filed for patent protection for study results on structural aspects of its CBLB502 compound, being developed as a radiation countermeasure and cancer therapeutic.

BNE Finds Cross-Border Success

Mar-06-2012 — Three Canadian companies have announced plans to expand or move to the Buffalo Niagara Region since November. Nutrablend Foods, Avanti Advanced Manufacturing Corporation and Blockbuster Costumes are the latest fish on the hook of the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise.

February

2 Canadian Companies get Help to Move Here

Mar-02-2012 — Two Canadian companies are moving to Western New York, with help from Buffalo Niagara Enterprise.

Medical Research Building Will Benefit Patients and the Region

Feb-27-2012 — The stage is set for some important medical advances at the University at Buffalo's Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC). The new UB facility will be housed in the top four floors of the new $291 million joint UB-Kaleida Health building now under construction at Goodrich and Ellicott streets on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

Schumer, Higgins Push Feds to Fund 'Launch New York' Initiative

Feb-27-2012 — New York Senator Charles E. Schumer and New York Congressman Brian Higgins on Tuesday urged the Commerce Department and the Economic Development Administration to support the application and provide funding for a new Venture Development Organization called “Launch New York”.

2 Roswell Park Faculty Receive Prestigious Awards

Feb-27-2012 — Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) faculty members have been selected to receive prestigious honors from their colleagues in recognition of their professional achievements

Roswell Park Again Included on ‘Great Oncology Programs’ List

Feb-27-2012 — Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has once again been included on Becker’s Hospital Review’s annual list of centers that serve as leaders in cancer research, prevention, treatment and education.

Firms win $700,000 for energy research

Feb-22-2012 — A state agency is awarding $700,000 to two Buffalo-area companies that are developing environmentally friendly technology to generate electricity while reducing the use of fossil fuels that produce pollution

Megawatts up at Steel Winds

Feb-22-2012 — The six new wind turbines at the former Bethlehem Steel complex along the Lake Erie shoreline have started generating electricity

UB Works to Promote Faculty Inventions, Services

Feb-21-2012 — Research universities across the country are working to find the most effective and efficient ways to make the transfer from faculty innovations to economic growth. At the University at Buffalo, several departments including UB STOR, UB CAT and the Center of Excellence are turning technology transfer into an economic engine for the region.

Webster Block on Developers' Radar

Feb-17-2012 — Developers will get a crack at a prized downtown parcel before the end of the month. Proposals for what's known as the Webster Block, a 1.9-acre, city-owned parcel in front of First Niagara Center, will soon be sought, Mayor Byron W. Brown said Wednesday.

M&T Adding Jobs, Office Space

Feb-17-2012 — Buffalo-based M&T has leased 21,000-square-feet in a vacant 40,000-square-foot office building on John Glenn Drive in the Audubon Industrial Park where it will house more than 200 employees in its mortgage-servicing division. The John Glenn Drive space is less than one-quarter mile from a data operation M&T operates at the corner of Sweet Home Road and Commerce Drive.

Cambria Technology Park Site Officially Ready To Attract Business

Feb-13-2012 — CAMBRIA — While it has historically been known for its agriculture, the bucolic Town of Cambria is now ready to attract high-tech business to its southeast corner.

50th anniversary in store for Tops

Feb-10-2012 — As a tie-in with its 50th anniversary, Tops Friendly Markets has started the first wave of what will be a year-long celebration.

TOPS FRIENDLY MARKETS LAUNCHES YEAR-LONG 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Feb-10-2012 — Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York and northern Pennsylvania, announced today that the company will commemorate its 50th anniversary with a year-long celebration. As part of the anniversary celebration, Tops will offer shoppers new promotions, exceptional savings, contests and events throughout the year.

Home sales warm to the weather

Feb-09-2012 — Western New York’s housing market benefited from warm weather and newfound confidence among homeowners and buyers in December, as sales rose 4.2 percent, while the number of homes newly listed for sale jumped 13 percent.

RPCI, UB spinoff takes simulator to Sweden

Feb-03-2012 — A Buffalo biotechnology company has begun selling its product internationally, completing a sale in Stockholm, Sweden.

Donation in name of Holm could net UB $2M

Feb-03-2012 — University officials announced the match-challenge donation Monday. The donor, who has already contributed $250,000, has agreed to match, dollar for dollar, all donations of $10,000 or more up to $1 million, a UB spokesperson said. That means the gift total could be as much as $2 million.

S.B.A. Readying Program to Invest in Start-Ups

Feb-03-2012 — The S.B.A. unveiled a new $1 billion program to invest in young companies by loaning money to venture capital funds.

FDA approves drug to treat cystic fibrosis

Feb-03-2012 — The first drug that treats the cause of cystic fibrosis in some patients gained approval Tuesday, offering a major advance to many individuals with the disease.

January

Roswell Park Trial Seeks to Fight, Prevent Cancer

Feb-01-2012 — Researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute say a new cancer vaccine under development could help both fight cancer — and keep it from recurring.

Buffalo Ranks 4th In The World In Income Growth

Jan-30-2012 — Buffalo posted one of the world's strongest records for income growth during the past two years, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution.

$1 Billion In State Money Gives BNE Weapons To Build New Opportunities

Jan-30-2012 — Gets the region into the conversation on creating badly needed jobs

Roswell Announcement Indicates Medical Momentum for WNY

Jan-25-2012 — While news of a new cancer vaccine is certainly exciting news from a health care perspective, it could also mean big things for the economic health of the area.

CBRE Buffalo: Office Space Down, Industrial Retail Up

Jan-20-2012 — The Buffalo Niagara commercial real estate market experienced mixed results last year, according to an annual overview.

City of Good Neighbors Lives up to its Moniker

Jan-19-2012

8,000-acre Vegetable Farm Named Business of the Year

Jan-18-2012 — An 8,000- acre vegetable farm that spans three counties has been honored as the Business of the Year by the New York State Agricultural Society.

UB Restructures Research Office

Jan-13-2012 — UB has reorganized its research office to better reflect the university’s continued commitment to economic development. The Office of the Vice President for Research, headed by Alexander N. Cartwright, is now the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development. In addition, Marion “Marnie” LaVigne has been named associate vice president for economic development, a new position.

Group is Formed to Promote use of Falls Airport Terminal

Jan-13-2012 — A new nonprofit group has been formed to promote greater use of the Niagara Falls International Airport terminal that opened two years ago

New Master Plan in Works at NF Airport

Jan-13-2012 — With a triple-digit increase in passenger traffic, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority has embarked a new master plan for the fast-growing Niagara Falls International Airport.

UB to move ahead with their UB 2020 plan

Jan-12-2012 — After nearly six years of road blocks and hurdles, The University at Buffalo has gotten approval to move ahead with their UB 2020 plan.

Eight UB Inventions from 2011

Jan-12-2012 — University at Buffalo researchers racked up a diverse list of inventions in 2011, spanning fields from medical imaging to green energy.

Murphy Named Director of UB's New Clinical and Translational Research Center

Jan-12-2012 — Murphy will lead research within the joint UB-Kaleida Health Building Nearing Completion in Downtown Buffalo.

Materion growing in Niagara County

Jan-12-2012 — Materion Microelectronics & Services expands capacity by 50 percent at its Wheatfield facility.

Calspan getting bigger, adding jobs

Jan-12-2012 — Calspan Corp. has received an abatement package from the Erie County Industrial Development Agency for a series of renovations.

Roswell files plans for larger, $43M center

Jan-12-2012 — The downtown hospital filed plans Dec. 16 with the state Department of Health for an 11-story, $43 million Clinical Sciences Center.

Online Health Promotion Training

Jan-12-2012 — Web-based health and wellness certification programs are now available to employers, individuals and distributors through the BWI National Health Promotion Training Institute.

UB Lands $35M in State Aid for Medical School

Jan-09-2012 — An application for $35 million in state funding for the University at Buffalo was formally approved on Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo during a visit to Western New York.

GM Tonawanda to Bulk up Jobs with New Engine

Jan-09-2012 — Two new engines that will be manufactured at General Motors Co.’s Tonawanda plant in 2012 will be making their debut in the new 2013 Cadillac ATS compact luxury sedan.

Researcher Aims to Develop Screening Test for Lung Cancer

Jan-06-2012 — Dr. Yendamuri hopes to develop blood test to diagnose cancer without biopsy. Work supported by a $100K OneBreath award from CHEST Foundation.

WNY Told to 'Work' for State's $1 Billion

Jan-06-2012 — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he gave Western New York economic and political leaders a simple message Thursday: Get to work now to find companies interested in a share of a $1 billion incentive package.

Roswell Park will Lead $5.1M Gene-Sequencing Effort Funded by NYS Initiative

Jan-06-2012 — The Roswell Park Cancer Institute Genome Project was approved December 8, 2011 as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative.

RPCI Earns Leapfrog Top Hospital Recognition

Jan-06-2012 — Two prestigious quality designations are latest commendations of RPCI from national organizations.

Medical Campus gets charging stations for plug-in cars

Jan-06-2012 — Sprinkled throughout the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus are 21 electric charging stations for plug-in cars that many are betting will be the wave of the future.

Equipment donation a boost to UB research

Jan-06-2012 — A donation of specialized equipment to the University at Buffalo    ’s HIV Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory will provide unique training opportunities for students and fellows.

Historic home to be model of energy use

Jan-06-2012 — National Grid and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus will transform a historic home into an energy-efficiency learning center, showcasing cutting-edge measures that will eventually be integrated into the campus.

Cuomo Committing $1 Billion to Development that Targets Buffalo

Jan-04-2012 — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo today will commit the state to spending $1 billion on a multi-year economic development program designed to attract new industry, targeting the City of Buffalo.