http://www.buffaloniagara.org/ The latest news and updates from Buffalo Niagara Enterprise (BNE). BNE provides comprehensive economic development assistance to new and existing companies doing business in the eight counties of Western New York. en-us Buffalo Niagara Enterprise Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss QuantumCMS 3.0 http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/May/Regionshousingishot Suddenly, the Buffalo Niagara region is one of the nation’s hottest housing markets. The median sale prices of homes sold in the Buffalo Niagara region during the first quarter jumped by 5.5 percent to $96,600, the 12th biggest increase among the 149 major metropolitan areas included in a survey released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors. Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/May/Regionshousingishot http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/May/Cumminsexecdefendsfreetradedeals Free trade agreements and their impact are a hot topic on the campaign trail. Count Joe Loughrey, president and chief operating officer of Cummins Inc., as a staunch proponent of the deals’ value. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/May/Cumminsexecdefendsfreetradedeals http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/May/BuffaloNiagarapartofeconomicsuperregion The Buffalo Niagara region is in a perfect location to become a major player in what a leading developer calls the “Northeast super region,” an economic powerhouse stretching from Toronto to New York City to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/May/BuffaloNiagarapartofeconomicsuperregion http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/April/BestCommute In Buffalo, N.Y. the trip to work is a breeze. The high-capacity highway system implemented in Buffalo by Robert Moses is indeed efficient. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/April/BestCommute http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/April/NYStateOfMind From medical centers to ethanol plants and agri-business to high technology, New York offers a fertile empire where various industries grow alongside each other. Genesee Sees Its Future in Agri-business while Lancaster is located at the center of the largest commercial and industrial area in upstate New York. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/April/NYStateOfMind http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/April/FirstNiagaraCEOrecruitshelpers When First Niagara Financial Group celebrated 10 years of being a public company, Chief Executive Officer John R. Koelmel had help pressing the button to open trading on the Nasdaq. That bell-ringing job also fell to 10-year-old Bradley Schneider of Lockport and three other fifth-graders from Upstate New York. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/April/FirstNiagaraCEOrecruitshelpers http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/April/SophisticatedBuffalo Buffalo is a cosmopolitan city with great theatre, trendy shopping streets, historic buildings, and a perfect place for a girlfriends' weekend getaway. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/April/SophisticatedBuffalo http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/April/Top25ArtsDestinations Reliable mainstays like New York City and Santa Fe, N.M., rising giants like Buffalo, N.Y., and quiet contenders like Asheville, N.C., have all earned top spots in the 2008 competition for AmericanStyle's Top 25 Arts Destinations. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/April/Top25ArtsDestinations http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/April/CanadianTouristsFlockingtoUSBorderTowns The massive influx of Canadian tourists has provided a boost to the Buffalo economy. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/April/CanadianTouristsFlockingtoUSBorderTowns http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/March/Midsizeairportsseebiggrowth Midsize airports outside major cities, such as New York and Los Angeles, are the fastest-growing in the nation and have seen passenger and flight volumes soar by up to 400% in the past decade, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data shows. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.buffaloniagara.org/Home/About_BNE/PressRoom/CurrentArticles/March/Midsizeairportsseebiggrowth