Buffalo’s RiverBend to be site of two new clean-energy research companies
Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a $225 million state investment to create a new campus center of clean-energy on a former brownfield site in Buffalo.
View ArticleSouth Buffalo plans gaining momentum
For years, planners have been slogging through the process of planning redevelopment of 2,000 acres in South Buffalo, the so-called Brownfield Opportunity Area. Now, it's suddenly going beyond planning.
View ArticleCuomo praises economic comeback in WNY, announces $100 million genomics center
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered his fourth State of the State speech from Albany Wednesday afternoon.
View ArticleLand sale clears way for RiverBend project
A vast tract of land which was once the home of 19th Century industry in iron and steel manufacturing is closer to becoming home for a vast 21st Century manufacturing complex.
View Article'Complex' negotiations continue on RiverBend project
After making celebratory announcements of plans to bring high-tech jobs to Buffalo, state officials appear to be toning down expectations.
View ArticleField narrowed in Buffalo business contest
The state-sponsored contest 43North has reduced its field of contestants from 7,000 to 113 semifinalists. The businesses are looking to win a top prize of $1 million.
View ArticleNation's largest solar company to bring record jobs to Buffalo
Governor Andrew Cuomo welcomed one of the world’s largest solar panel companies to the region Tuesday. The California-based business called SolarCity will build be the largest solar panel manufacturing...
View ArticleSolarCity officials update their Buffalo manufacturing plans
Officials from SolarCity came to Buffalo Thursday to update hundreds of local business leaders and other guests on what is one of the city's most anticipated economic development projects.
View ArticleHiring set to begin at Solar City
With the topping off today of the Solar City plant in South Buffalo, attention is shifting from the jobs of construction to the jobs of operations.
View ArticleMore business expansion planned for Riverbend area
While SolarCity is getting the most attention in Buffalo's developing Riverbend section, a British couple who opened up their food businesses on South Park Avenue nearly four years ago are moving...
View ArticleSolar City CEO says tax credits will help tranform the energy industry
Solar City CEO and co-founder Lyndon Rive met with U.S. Senator Charles Schumer at the company's new RiverBend plant in South Buffalo on Tuesday.
View ArticleInvestigative Post: Why aren't there more minorities in the trades?
Buffalo is experiencing a building boom with construction jobs in the region at their highest levels in years. But the lack of diversity in the construction unions has some asking why more hasn’t been...
View ArticleSolarCity subpoenaed by U.S. Attorney in Buffalo Billion probe
Green energy giant SolarCity is cooperating with U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in his investigation of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “Buffalo Billion” initiative.
View ArticleCiminelli among nine named in Bharara's latest corruption charges
The U.S. Attorney's Office in New York City has announced the arrests of nine people in what it calls the "show-me-the-money culture in Albany." The arrests include a former aide to Governor Cuomo and...
View ArticleSolarCity merger called an 'enormous win' for the region
Albany is expressing confidence in the future of the SolarCity plant in South Buffalo, after stockholders of both SolarCity and car company Tesla Motors agreed to a merger.
View ArticleSolarCity criticized for lackluster jobs outreach
State taxpayers may be putting $750 million into the SolarCity plant in South Buffalo, but Buffalo Common Councilmembers say the company is not trying very hard to hire city residents, especially city...
View ArticleInvestigative Post: The hidden perks of the Buffalo Billion contract
New York State spent more than $600 million building a factory for SolarCity at the RiverBend site in South Buffalo. You might be surprised at what some of that money went for.
View ArticleLt. Gov.: Cuomo administration remains confident in Riverbend factory
While appearing in Western New York to announce an investment using Buffalo Billion II dollars, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul was asked about the largest investment from the original Buffalo Billion...
View ArticlePanasonic hiring for its Riverbend solar plant
It is going to be a few months before solar panels start coming out of the mammoth Riverbend complex in South Buffalo, but Panasonic is hiring.
View ArticlePanasonic job fair attracts nearly 1,000 applicants for 300 Riverbend jobs
There were 800 people registered for the Panasonic job fare Wednesday evening at the Buffalo Employment and Training Center - and more than that came to fill out forms and present resumes - as the...
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