Sumitomo Rubber Plant closure task force to meet Monday
TONAWANDA — The first meeting of the Sumitomo Rubber Plant Closure Task Force (“Task Force”) is scheduled to be held Monday, Jan. 27 at 11am at the Town of Tonawanda…
Erie County to establish task force on Sumitomo Rubber Plant closure
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz today signed an executive order calling for the creation of the Sumitomo Rubber Plant Closure Task Force, bringing together representatives from various entities to…
Bed Bath & Beyond to close Niagara Falls store
NIAGARA FALLS — Bed Batch & Beyond will close its Military Road location in the coming weeks, one of 37 such stores the company is closing nationwide in the near…
Samuel Russo to discuss private equity and the regional economy at Daemen College
STAFF REPORTS AMHERST, N.Y. — Samuel Russo, partner at Lorraine Capital and an experienced entrepreneur, will speak at Daemen College’s upcoming Nancy Haberman Gacioch Entrepreneurship Lecture Series event taking place…
Buffalo State Experts: Professor Joelle Leclaire speaks to wins and losses of new trade deal
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — After more than a year of talks, the Trump Administration passed the new NAFTA deal—the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)—in October. With its focus on the…
Senator Gillibrand delivers key note speech at High Wage America Summit
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today delivered remarks at the High Wage America Summit, co-hosted by The Century Foundation and the Economic Policy Institute. **WATCH…
Congressman Higgins argues infrastructure investments, not tax breaks, will help economic development in NY
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a House of Representatives Ways and Means hearing on tax reform outcomes, Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) argued the value of infrastructure investments over the…
State unemployment shows year-over-year gains
ALBANY — The New York State Department of Labor today released preliminary local area unemployment rates for August, 2016, showing year-over-year improvements from August, 2015. Over the last 12 months,…
State economy adds 36,200 private sector jobs in July
ALBANY — New York State’s private sector job count increased by 36,200, or 0.5%, to 7,951,900, a new record high, according to preliminary figures released today by the New York…