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Business

Buffalo Niagara Partnership backs Unshackle Upstate's tax relief plan

The Buffalo Niagara Partnership is endorsing the New Economic Revitalization Agenda (NERA) proposed by Unshackle Upstate. The plan looks to cut taxes and…

Politics

Proposed border crossing fee faces bipartisan opposition

Ashley Hirtzel, WBFO

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s is proposing a border crossing fee for those traveling into the country from Canada. So far the idea is drawing…

Business

Tourism CEO to take reins at Buffalo Niagara Partnership

Ashley Hirtzel, WBFO

The Buffalo Niagara Partnership, the region's business advocacy group, has named Dottie Gallagher-Cohen as its next president and CEO.The Partnership…

Business

Exiting Buffalo Niagara Partnership head boosts region, supports immigration reform

Ashley Hirtzel, WBFO

He’s spent over 20 years with Buffalo’s employer-funded economic development organization and retires in June. The Innovation Trail’s Ashley Hassett sat…

Business

Survey of upstate New York employers reflects pessimism

A survey of 340 upstate New York employers commissioned by the Buffalo Niagara partnership maintains the pessimistic narrative coming from business…

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown closed the Accelerate Upstate Conference last week. He said the region needs to speak with a unified voice if it wants to win positive changes from lawmakers in Albany and Washington.

Politics

Western New York economic plan in the works

Daniel Robison, WBFO

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wned/local-wned-980964.mp3Suggestions for fixing western New York’s economy collected at the…