After years of relative inactivity, the more rural northern parts of Amherst are seeing a surge of new development projects that are bringing hundreds of new apartments aimed at young professionals, couples, families and students.
A federal agency's decision that could halt construction of a wastewater pipeline at a Genesee County business park raises a question: What about the two companies preparing to open facilities there and their promises to bring nearly 700 jobs to the site?
Niacet will increase production at its 47th Street facility and add to an existing workforce of 100 employees, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office said.
"We’re the type of company where you have to be able to look at different types of real estate development and be able to pivot and explore," said Uniland CEO Michael Montante, who took over the company started by his father, Carl Montante Sr., in 2020.
Most upstate metro areas still haven't recovered the jobs that disappeared during the pandemic.
The Buffalo Niagara region recorded an 11,400 increase in jobs over a year ago, according to the state Department of Labor. That was a 2.1% increase from a year ago.
Trocaire College is nearing completion of a $5 million renovation to its former hospitality school on Transit Road into its new Veterinary Science Department
Independent Health is putting one of its buildings on its Amherst campus up for sale as the insurer evaluates its long-term office space needs.
Developer Paul Bliss is pursuing a five-story mixed-use project at Tennyson Terrace that would introduce another 34 market-rate apartments to the local mix.
The state’s rollout of a legal cannabis market has been plagued by problems, and the pace of licensed dispensary openings has been painfully slow, filled with starts and stops.
Revenues at the cancer center were up 6% from the prior year, but expenses, namely for pharmaceuticals and for labor, outpaced the growth, its chief financial officer said.
Work by BRD Construction is nearly completed on the $8.4 million redevelopment of the former Record Theatre complex into a new mixed-use residential and retail project, with the first new apartments ready for rent as of June 1.
Leona Harper recalled the vital role the Delavan Grider Community Center played following the May 14, 2022, racist attack at a Tops supermarket on Jefferson Avenue.
Tesla Inc. will lay off an additional 27 employees at its South Buffalo plant, according to a notice filed by the company with the state Department of Labor.
Two years after a racist mass shooting killed 10 Black people and injured three others at the Tops Markets store on Jefferson Avenue, the supermarket unveiled an outdoor "honor space" dedicated to the victims at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Landon Street.
Just months after starting construction on a $175 million project to construct and open a new osteopathic medical school on Buffalo's West Side, D'Youville University has called a halt to the work that was already underway.
The Industrial Land Development Corp. – the land development arm of the Erie County Industrial Development Agency – is asking developers to submit proposals for the purchase and redevelopment of 23.73 acres at the former Bethlehem Steel campus.
Residents had packed Town Hall to implore the board to pass the long-debated zoning change, contending it was needed to protect them from the traffic, pollution and loss of green space inflicted by these large facilities.
More than 1,000 people accepted invitations to attend the third annual 71Tech Conference, showcasing technology solutions under development inside M&T’s Tech Hubs, which will help contribute to Buffalo’s growing – but undersized – tech scene.
A quick read of news from the past week and a look ahead at what's coming next.
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Rescheduling pot won't make it legal on the federal level. And it won't be a game changer for New York cannabis businesses, since the state's legal market is already open. But it will open the door to significant benefits for New York's cannabis businesses.
After a review of the state's troubled cannabis industry rollout, Gov. Kathy Hochul is ousting Office of Cannabis Management Executive Director Chris Alexander.
In a major reversal, the Office of Cannabis Management has decided not to cap the number of applications it will review from the November general licensing period, and will instead review everyone who qualifies.
Taylor Cicoria, Western New York program director of Leveling the Playing Field, describes the nonprofit's outreach and mission in Western New York.
Buffalo Niagara's workforce is getting smaller again – and that's bad news for the region's quest to recover from the Covid-19 downturn.
Jemal's Douglas Development Corp. plans to spend $4.2 million to convert the three- and four-story buildings at 515-521, 525 and 529 Main St.
Efforts being made to build a diverse and expansive workforce to complete the Buffalo Bills $1.7 billion new stadium project should be a boost to future construction coming to the area. Contractors being prepared and workers trained for the new stadium will also have an opportunity at other big projects coming down the pike, like construction on the Kensington Expressway and other major infrastructure initiatives in the City of Buffalo.
Bob's is opening stores in Orchard Park and Amherst.
The National Labor Relations Board's regional director has filed a complaint against Tesla Inc., claiming the company's workplace technology policy at its South Buffalo plant is meant to discourage union activity.