The Buffalo Chronicle
Mark Hamister
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Niagara Falls is poised for development, but will Empire State Development deliver
For years, Empire State Development blamed its lackluster performance in Niagara Falls — through its subsidiary investment vehicle USA Niagara Development — on its lack of landholdings in the tourism district. Without…
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Subdued hotel groundbreaking has Hamister making excuses
BY MIKE HUDSON State and local officials were looking sheepish and Buffalo developer Mark Hamister was spinning excuses at Tuesday’s long delayed groundbreaking for a small, midmarket hotel project that was first…
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Does Hamister have the audacity to ask for more taxpayer money for failed project?
BY TONY FARINA According to informed sources in the Buffalo development community, Mark Hamister is about $6 million short of the mark in financing for his much-hyped $35.7 million Niagara Falls hotel…
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Hamister seeking big return on Hyatt Place deal
By Tony Farina, The Niagara Falls Reporter City and state leaders promised a hotel to save downtown Niagara Falls if only Mark Hamister were treated kindly enough by taxpayers with a gift-wrapped, nearly…
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Hamister hotel project just a Hyatt? Developer announces even more delays
By Mike Hudson, The Niagara Falls Reporter Nine months ago, the Hamister hotel deal was making headlines every day. It was urgent. It was the future of Niagara Falls. The state approved…
