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The Buffalo Niagara Partnership is proud to work on behalf of our membership.  Whether drawing attention to an important issue or introducing programs and initiatives, our work reflects the needs and wants of WNY's business community.  Here's what we've been doing lately...

Workforce development get boost from $1M state grant

By mcotter@thepartnership.org | Jan 4, 2023

BUFFALO, N.Y. (The Buffalo News) — A Buffalo Niagara Partnership program aimed at preparing workers for jobs in manufacturing and other fields was awarded a $1 million grant from the state Office of Strategic Workforce Development.

Governor Hochul Announces First-ever Round of Office of Strategic Workforce Development Grant Awards Totaling More than $6 Million

By mcotter@thepartnership.org | Dec 29, 2022

ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the New York State Office of Strategic Workforce Development has awarded more than $6 million in grants to eight projects across the state through the first round of the Capital and Pay for Performance Grant Programs.

Statement from Dottie Gallagher, BNP President and CEO, regarding the Climate Action Council’s enactment of its final Scoping Plan:

By jveronica@thepartnership.org | Dec 19, 2022

(Buffalo, NY) “Over the next thirty years, when New Yorkers deal with rolling brownouts, skyrocketing energy costs, and mandates for expensive new appliances, they should remember today as the reason why.”

New business forum for Western New York aims to drive economic innovation, thoughtful discussions

By mcotter@thepartnership.org | Dec 13, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y. (The Buffalo News) — The leading minds in Western New York’s business community are collaborating to create a brighter economic future for the region.

Buffalo Next: What’s happening this week in Buffalo Niagara business SHARE THIS

By mcotter@thepartnership.org | Nov 29, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y. (The Buffalo News) — What to know about the week ahead: The Buffalo Niagara Partnership will host a virtual event from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Roadmap for Cultural Inclusion Assessment.

One difference between this storm and Snowvember? More can work from home

By mcotter@thepartnership.org | Nov 22, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBFO) — This weekend’s snowstorm is coming off Lake Erie on the eight-year anniversary of Snowvember, but there is one big difference between that storm and this one.

Instead of clogging up the highways to get to work or potentially missing work altogether, tens of thousands of Western New Yorkers can simply Zoom in from home.

David Robinson: Hiring stagnates as companies come to grips with an uncertain economy

By mcotter@thepartnership.org | Nov 22, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y. (The Buffalo News) —Just when it looked like hiring was starting to pick up across the Buffalo Niagara region, it stalled out again. A Buffalo Niagara Partnership survey this fall found that finding and retaining qualified talent was their biggest concern, trumping rising labor costs, which ranked as the second-biggest challenge.

Employees face financial peril with ‘benefits cliff’

By mcotter@thepartnership.org | Nov 18, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y. (The Buffalo News) —When can a raise, a promotion, or more work hours be a bad thing for employees?When it pushes them over the “benefits cliff.”

Worker shortage top of mind for employers

By mcotter@thepartnership.org | Nov 14, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Buffalo News) — With the region’s unemployment rate running at historic lows, companies are scrambling to recruit and keep talent. But it’s a complex problem for employers to solve.

Are Buffalo Niagara employers embracing diversity?

By mcotter@thepartnership.org | Nov 1, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Buffalo News) — Local employers are making headway on diversity, equity and inclusion, but they’ve still got work to do. Those are some of the themes from the latest assessment by the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, two years after the business group conducted an initial survey.