BUFFALO, NY (WGRZ) — Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and the Buffalo Niagara Partnership teamed up to provide a COVID-19 update for the Western New York business community as the COVID-19 Delta variant continues to spread in our region and across the country. In his presentation, Poloncarz said businesses and
BUFFALO, NY (WGRZ) — Erie County is creeping closer to the CDC threshold that would bring back masks for people who are fully vaccinated. REPORTER: What has been the immediate reaction? “Well, I think there are just a lot of questions and a lot of uncertainty about what’s going to trigger
BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says the county is “extremely close” to the CDC’s “substantial risk of community spread” category. “We’re wrapping our arms around what businesses need to get through this,” remarked Dottie Gallagher, president & CEO, Buffalo Niagara Partnership (BNP). The BNP wants to make
(WSJ) — President Biden has a major problem on the southern U.S. border, so you’d think his Administration would be focusing its efforts there. But this week he delayed re-opening the border with Canada for another month for fear of Covid-19’s Delta variant. Canadians won’t be able to enter the U.S. until
WASHINGTON (The Buffalo News) — Frustration at the Biden administration boiled over Wednesday among advocates of reopening the U.S.-Canadian border after the U.S. extended its travel restrictions between the two countries for a 17th month. “As Canada prepares to further open the border next month, the United States is failing
(WIVB) — The United States will not allow non-essential travel from Canada through August 21 and Buffalo business owners are disappointed. They say the united states keeping Canadians out of this country is holding back Western New York from making a full comeback after the pandemic. “It takes two to
WASHINGTON (The Buffalo News) — The moment many Buffalo-area residents have been waiting for since March 2020 – the moment when they can visit Canada again – will finally arrive at 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 9. But even the remaining testing requirement will be enough to dissuade tourists from visiting Canada,
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Canadian officials announced Monday Canada will reopen its border to vaccinated Americans beginning August 9. While business leaders north of the border are eager to get a boost in tourism, it’s a different story in Western New York. “It’s a good first step, but obviously there
(The Buffalo News) — As New York State gets ready to kick off the legal pot industry, cannabis industry professionals from Ontario have a few suggestions to bear in mind. “The cannabis industry is not for the faint at heart,” said George Smitherman, president and CEO of the Cannabis Council
(WBFO) — The good news is that the local economy is improving and more tourists are coming to town. The bad news is there is a shortage of workers to staff businesses and serve those tourists. Even before Gov. Andrew Cuomo made it official Tuesday that the state had moved
