Interesting News Clips from the week thus far!

May. 16 | City owned Webster Block, currently a parking lot across the street from the First Niagara Stadium, is on the market. A Request for Proposals was sent out a few weeks ago, due back in in June. The question is… Is there any relationship between that...

Senator Kennedy Announces Howard Zemsky Confirmed as NFTA Chairman

May. 15 | Western New York businessman and philanthropist secures unanimous approval of Senate ALBANY, N.Y. – Senator Timothy M. Kennedy, a member of the Senate Transportation Committee, announced the Senate has confirmed the appointment of Howard Zemsky to serve...

Higgins, Kennedy Want NFTA’s 58-Year Hold on Outer Harbor Land to End, Propose Plan to Spur Further Waterfront Development

May. 11 | Leaders Lay Out Plan for Transfer of Waterfront Lands to Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp.   Congressman Brian Higgins, N.Y. State Sen. Timothy M. Kennedy and other local leaders laid out a plan that would once and for all take the Niagara...

Lessons for Buffalo from a boomtown

Apr. 5 | Posted in Featured,In-DepthBuffalo is not Austin, Texas, and never will be. They bake. We freeze. They have Lance Armstrong. We had OJ. They don’t pay state income taxes. We do. Oh boy, do we. But I’ve come away from two visits to Austin since last...

Lessons for Buffalo from a boomtown

Apr. 5 | Posted in Featured,In-DepthBuffalo is not Austin, Texas, and never will be. They bake. We freeze. They have Lance Armstrong. We had OJ. They don’t pay state income taxes. We do. Oh boy, do we. But I’ve come away from two visits to Austin since last...

Bass Pro money re-purposed for replica canals at Canalside-Buffalo NY

Mar. 28 | From the Buffalo News: Project to build replica canals will go forward By Tom Precious NEWS ALBANY BUREAU Published:March 28, 2012, 1:35 PM Updated: March 28, 2012, 1:35 PM ALBANY — The Canalside project to build replica canals this summer...

Envisioning a Canal Side with Intelligent Development Principles/Canal Side Community Alliance meeting rescheduled!

Mar. 15 | Not everyone dreams of development principles and their impact. But for a moment lets close our eyes and picture what our waterfront would look like if public dollars were more wisely spent on creating a vibrant waterfront with family sustaining jobs,...

Working to create new jobs for Western New York

Mar. 12 | Throughout 2011, I partnered successfully with Governor Cuomo to reduce state spending, cut income taxes for the middle class and cap local property taxes. In 2012, we need to keep New York moving forward by overcoming the most critical challenge we...

A new tact for Central Terminal

Mar. 7 | Posted in Jim HeaneyOne billion dollars opens the door to all sorts of possibilities. Consider the Central Terminal. Despite its scars, the Central Terminal might be the neatest space in Buffalo. The city’s proverbial diamond in the rough, even if the...

Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation Board Meeting and Canal Side Alliance open meeting

Mar. 6 | On Monday, March 12th at 10:30am, the ECHDC will have their monthly board meeting at their offices-95 Perry on the 5th floor. The ECHDC is a public authority which means that they are subject to open meetings law, which means anyone and everyone is allowed...

Larry Quinn on Sabres, Canalside, HSBC

Mar. 4 | Posted in Q & ASelf-portrait, Larry Quinn To quote Frank Sinatra, Larry Quinn has “been up and down and over and out,” perhaps moreso than any public figure in Buffalo over the past generation. He’s been a boy wonder city development whiz under...

Buffalo Niagara Enterprise Attracts Three Canadian Companies to Region

Mar. 2 | Buffalo Niagara Enterprise’s (BNE) ongoing marketing efforts north of the border continues to pay dividends as the region’s economic development group has attracted three more Canadian companies to the region in as many months.

Canal Side Community Alliance Responds to Levy Resignation from ECHDC Board

Mar. 1 | The resignation of Jordan Levy as the chairman of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) board creates a new opportunity for Buffalo waterfront development that benefits the entire community.

NIAGARA GAZETTE: Wallenda Gets His Walk

Feb. 21 | The Niagara Parks Commission will allow tightrope walker Nik Wallenda to walk a wire across the Niagara gorge – a 180-degree turn from its established policy. Commissioners voted Wednesday to allow the stunt during their Wednesday morning meeting. It’s...

Questions Remain Unanswered, New Questions Arise: Senator Kennedy Pushes DOT to Fix Mistake that Cost WNY $167M

Jan. 26 | DOT Commissioner Leaves Questions Unanswered at Public Hearing ALBANY, N.Y. – Senator Timothy M. Kennedy, D-58th District, has been fighting to get the Department of Transportation to fix a mathematical error they made when calculating regional aid...

Gov Cuomo In Buffalo

Jan. 25 | Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo comes to the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center at 10 a.m. to give what business and community leaders hope will be a more detailed view of his pledge for $1 billion in economic development aid for the Buffalo Niagara region. He’s...

New group formed to promote Niagara Falls Airport

Jan. 12 | At a press conference this morning, Senator George Maziarz (R-C, Newfane) joined key boosters of the Niagara Falls International Airport to announce the creation of the Niagara Falls International Airport Stakeholders Group, Inc., a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit...

Senator Kennedy Presses for Answers on $200M Thruway Funding Shortfall to Western New York

Jan. 9 | Senator Timothy M. Kennedy, D-58th District, pressed Thomas Madison, the new executive director of the New York State Thruway Authority, for more information regarding a $200 million Thruway funding shortfall to Western New York during his confirmation...

Senator Kennedy Applauds $1 Billion Commitment to WNY

Jan. 4 | Senator Timothy M. Kennedy, D-58th District, applauded the $1 billion investment in Western New York – which Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday in his 2012 State of the State address. While it was the brightest highlight of the speech for Western...

Senator Grisanti’s Statement on Governor Cuomo’s Announcement of $1 Billion to Western New York

Jan. 4 | "I applaud Governor Cuomo, who realizes the potential Western New York has. By investing $1 Billion into Western New York, this should attract businesses to come to our area. As stated a few weeks ago when Governor Cuomo visited the University of Buffalo,...

BUFFALO NEWS: Cuomo committing $1 billion to development in Buffalo

Jan. 4 | 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 specifically to the City of Buffalo. The guarantee will be made in the governor’s second State of the...

The Living Wage Debate Continues….

Jan. 3 | For Canal Side Community Alliance members, the idea that subsidized businesses should pay living wages continues to be an imperative. Not only a moral imperative in that a job should lift an individual out of poverty, not keep them in it, but one that...

WNY Urges USPS to Reverse Course; Petition in Opposition to Closure Proposals Sent to Postmaster General

Jan. 3 | William Street and Lackawanna Post Offices face potential closure under U.S. Postal Service plan. USPS holding public meeting Wednesday regarding the future of the William Street facility. BUFFALO, N.Y. – About 800 Western New Yorkers joined State Senator...

Middle Class Tax Cut And Job Creation Plan

Dec. 28 | In stark contrast to the gridlock in Washington D.C., the Senate Republican Majority has worked together with Governor Andrew Cuomo to accomplish major changes and positive reforms this year. The new Middle Class Tax Cut and Job Creation Plan will build...