Jim Fink

With Mark Carney and his Liberal Party retaining their control of Canada’s Parliament, some Niagara Region leaders have optimism about the new Prime Minister.

With a new brand, the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library is unveiling plans for a revamped downtown library along with upgrades to many of its branches throughout the county.

Just two months after paying $21.7 million for the Towne Gardens Apartments on Buffalo East Side, the same development team is eyeing a plan to replace the aging Towne Gardens Plaza on William Street with a seven-story, apartment tower.

With Buffalo’s projected budget crisis approaching $70 million and becoming a major talking point in this year’s mayoral election, one of the candidates — State Senator Sean Ryan — is proposing using deficit financing bonds, issued by the city’s control board, to stabilize Buffalo’s fiscal picture.

One of the busiest intersections in North Buffalo is about to see a popular restaurant replaced with a six-story apartment-anchored building.

The Buffalo Teachers Federation, which represents around 3,800 educators in the city’s school district, is throwing its support behind State Senator Sean Ryan’s bid for Buffalo mayor.

Once the Buffalo Bills opted to release Von Miller on March 9th of this year, it became just a matter of time before he would put his house on the market.

The Erie County IDA knew there would be job loss or failed job creation scenarios when its directors approved clawback provisions slightly more than 10 years ago. Now, most IDA’s have such a provision because of state mandates.

Concerns about new tariffs imposed by President Trump prompted a Canadian firm to buy a Buffalo warehouse to give it a U.S. foothold.

Canisius University is working with the Erie County Industrial Development Agency on a $55 million bond package that will help to finance a series of renovations to a trio of buildings including the historic Old Main Hall, the oldest on Canisius’ Main Street campus.