Economy – The Buffalo Chronicle

Kennedy’s new chairmanship called ‘an economic gift for WNY’

December 17, 2018

The Democratic Party has taken control of the State Senate — a chamber that has been controlled by the Republicans for decades, excepting a brief period in 2008, before a leadership coup paralyzed the chamber until 2010 elections. Tim Kennedy

Tea Party sees a “Rust Belt Recovery Act” as next step in China trade war

July 7, 2018

Matthew Ricchiazzi, New York State’s leading Tea Party activist, is calling on President Donald Trump to propose a “Rust Belt Recovery Act” just ahead of midterm elections this November. “We need to fight the trade war with China much more

43 North contracts with at least three recruitment firms to identify Director

February 19, 2018

The publicly funded business plan competition known as 43 North, has contracted with no fewer than three separate recruitment firms to identify its next Executive Director, raising serious questions about how ‘economic development’ funds are being spent. Executive Director John Gavigan last

M&T Bank should appoint Betty Jean Grant to its Board of Directors

January 3, 2018

Betty Jean Grant may be retiring from the County Legislature (a body that she once chaired), but her supporters know she isn’t going anywhere. With the sheer force of her honest, humble, unwavering style, she has earned greater esteem in

Poloncarz should back film festival

January 1, 2017

THE EDITORIAL BOARD Director Bill Cowell’s network of relationships in the Los Angeles film industry spans the upper echelon of American media. That he maintains roots in Western New York is an opportunity to leverage his talents and networks as

Trump applauds SoftBank announcements

December 29, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump, from the steps of his Mar-o-lago resort in Palm Strings, FL applauded the return of 8,000 jobs to the United States. Trump touted plans announced earlier this month Masayoshi Son, a Japanese tech mogul, that his firm Softbank Capital

Sam Hoyt’s absence at East Side press event raises eyebrows

December 14, 2016

Since Governor Andrew Cuomo was elected to his current office in 2010 and made Sam Hoyt an official at Empire State Development, the former Assemblyman has promoted himself as “Cuomo’s top guy in Western New York.” He even modified his

Josh Kushner’s health startup opens trendy Brooklyn clinic

December 8, 2016

BY JAMES COVERT Oscar Health Insurance just opened its first clinic in Brooklyn — and the place looks just as slick as the startup’s hipster-friendly app. Patients who enter the new “Oscar Center” won’t find administrators pushing papers behind a

Trump wants to overhaul NAFTA?

December 7, 2016

This is the time for Canada to be bold and be prepared to give; freer movement of people, goods and investments within North America should be our objective via Trump wants to overhaul NAFTA? Bring it on — The Globe and

America supports Trump’s Carrier deal

December 6, 2016

Donald Trump’s first big move as president-elect is wildly popular with voters, a poll released Tuesday shows. Trump’s deal with air conditioning manufacturer Carrier is viewed favorably by 60 percent of registered voters, according to the survey by Politico/Morning Consult.