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6/21/21 - USAN Board Meets and Approves Contract Amendment to Advance Rainbow Centre Mall Reuse Project

6/17/21 - USAN Announces Downtown Niagara Falls Development Strategy

5/27/21 - USAN, State Parks Announce Completion of Third Street Connector between City of Niagara Falls and Niagara Falls State Park

4/27/21 - ESD Announces Niagara Falls Strategic Economic Development Fund

4/14/21 - Governor Cuomo Announces Round 3 Awards from Western New York Workforce Development Challenge

3/19/21 - Governor Cuomo Announces Opening of University at Buffalo's New Downtown Incubator

2/11/21 - Governor Cuomo Announces Start of Construction on $17 Million Affordable Mixed-Use Housing Development for Seniors in Buffalo

2/08/21 - ECHDC Affirms Outer Harbor General Project Plan, Hires Construction Manager for Future Improvements

1/28/21 - ESD Announces Release of Consultant Recommendations for Revitalization of the Broadway Market on Buffalo’s East Side

12/04/20 - East Side Commercial Building Stabilization Fund Open to Applicants

12/01/20 - ESD Announces Letters of Intent Open for Round 3 of Western New York Workforce Development Challenge

11/09/20 - ECHDC Adopts Outer Harbor General Project Plan, Sets Path for Future Improvements

11/08/20 - Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of New Intermodal Transportation Hub for Downtown Buffalo

9/28/20 - Governor Cuomo Announces Western New York Workforce Development Challenge Round 2 Awardees

9/03/20 - Governor Cuomo Announces East Side Commercial District Program Awardees

6/22/20 - USAN Announces Start of Construction on Third Street Connector to Niagara Falls State Park

3/26/20 - Empire State Development Announces New WNY Talent Initiative to Train, Attract and Retain The Tech Workforce that Will Power the Region’s Continued Growth

3/25/20 - USAN Board Approves Items to Advance Key Development Projects

3/24/20 - Empire State Development Announces Launch of Initiative to Revitalize Iconic Broadway Market

3/11/20 - Governor Cuomo Announces $5.89 Million in Better Buffalo Fund Awards

1/30/20 - USAN Board Meets and Approves Projects to Improve Third Street and Traffic Flow in Downtown Niagara Falls

1/13/20 - ESD Announces Applications Being Accepted for New Community-Based Real Estate Development Training Program on Buffalo’s East Side

12/18/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces Applications Open for Western New York Workforce Development Challenge

12/16/19 - USAN Announces Hotel Niagara Restoration Breaks Ground

12/06/19 - Empire State Development Announces Plans for High-Density, Mixed-use Development Project in Downtown

12/03/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces Strategic Partnership Between Northland Workforce Training Center and SUNY Empire State College

10/30/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces $1 Million Grand Prize Winner of 43North

10/29/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces the Expansion and Relocation of Buffalo Manufacturing Works

10/28/19 - Empire State Development Announces East Side Commercial District Program Information Sessions

10/10/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces Expansion of Mandela Market on Buffalo's East Side

9/19/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces Application Period Now Open for Fourth Round of $40 Million Better Buffalo Fund

9/19/19 - Empire State Development Board Meets and Approves Buffalo's East Side Commercialization District Program

9/09/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces Gerard Place Community Center Now Open on Buffalo's East Side

8/12/19 - ECHDC Board Approves Contracts to Move Buffalo’s Outer Harbor Projects Forward

8/12/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces Dunkirk Pier and Harbor Improvements Project Complete

8/07/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces Gateway Harbor Park in North Tonawanda Improvements Complete

7/24/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces 43North Companies Have Created More Than 500 Jobs in Western New York

7/22/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of Restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House in Buffalo

7/17/19 - USA Niagara Development Corporation Announces RFP for Third Street District Development Opportunities

5/28/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces Progress and Additional Funding for 'Restore the Gorge' in Niagara Falls

5/28/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces Official Launch of University at Buffalo's Innovation Hub

5/24/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces Opening Of $5 Million Lakeside Complex On Buffalo's Outer Harbor

5/08/19 - Governor Cuomo Launches Year Six of Highly Successful 43North Startup Competition

5/02/19 - ECHDC Presents Preferred Vision for the Outer Harbor to the Public

3/12/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces $50 Million East Side Corridor Economic Development Fund to Improve Quality of Life on Buffalo's East Side

3/07/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces 43North Companies Have Created More Than 400 Jobs in Western New York

3/05/19 - Results of Second Outer Harbor Public Input Survey Now Available

1/11/19 - Governor Cuomo Announces Additional $3.3 Million in State Funding to Support Expansion of Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo

12/20/18 - USAN Board Moves Hotel Niagara Project Forward

12/19/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces Start of Construction on $31 Million Affordable and Supportive Housing Development in Buffalo

12/14/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces Western New York Workforce Development Challenge Awardees

12/05/18 - New York State Department of Transportation Announces Contract Awarded to Construct New Intermodal Transportation Hub for Downtown Buffalo

11/20/18 - ECHDC Holds Open House for Outer Harbor Plans

11/01/18 - New York State Homes and Community Renewal and Allentown Association Celebrate $300,000 Award to Revitalize Allentown in Buffalo

10/19/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of the Historic Graycliff Estate Restoration Project

10/12/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces Winners of Western New York Smart Growth Community Fund

10/03/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces $1 Million Grand Prize Winner of 43North

9/21/18 - Empire State Development Announces Seven Finals Judges for 43North 2018 Competition

9/11/18 - ESD Announces Finalists for 5th Annual 43North Competition

9/11/18 - Results of Outer Harbor Public Input Survey Now Available

8/31/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces Grand Opening of Western New York Welcome Center

8/20/18 - ECHDC Announces Sinatra & Company as Developer for South Aud Block

8/15/18 - USA Niagara Development Corporation Announces Acquisition of 32 Strategic Properties in Downt

8/14/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces $24 Million Investment to Support Three New Projects as Part of Buffalo's Waterfront Transformation

8/01/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces Grand Opening for National Comedy Center in Jamestown

7/19/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces Opening of $14.8 Million Housing and Community Hub at Former Public School 77 in Buffalo

7/09/18 - USA Niagara Development Corporation Announces RFEI to Redevelop Vacant Parcel in Niagara Falls

7/06/18 - ECHDC Holding Open House and Listening Session

6/22/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces $7.7 Million in Better Buffalo Fund Awards

6/15/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces $10 Million Commitment to 'Say Yes Buffalo' Scholarship Fund

5/30/18 - Empire State Development and Martin House Announce Groundbreaking for Historic Landscape Resto

4/23/18 - ECHDC Board Approves Outer Harbor Projects Moving Forward

4/20/18 - State HCR, ESD and Partners Announce Ribbon Cutting Of $17.3 Million Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Development In Buffalo

4/19/18 - Governor Cuomo Highlights Middle Class Recovery Act in Buffalo

4/13/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces $5 Million Investment Marking Major Milestone at Buffalo's Historic Central Terminal

4/12/18 - Governor Cuomo Launches Year Five of World Renowned 43North Startup Competition

4/12/18 - Governor Cuomo Launches Year Five of the World Remowned 43North Startup Competition

4/08/18 - NYSDOT Announces Public Meeting About the Buffalo Train Station

3/21/18 - USAN Board Acquires Waterfront Property

3/16/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces Ribbon Cutting of $5 Million Alexandre Apartments in Downtown Buffalo

3/13/18 - ESD Announces Applications Available for Workforce Development Challenge

3/09/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces Grand Opening of Burgard High School's Advanced Manufacturing Labs

3/09/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces Ribbon Cutting of $16 Million Lofts at University Heights in Buffalo

2/05/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces Launch of Buffalo Billion II Initiative to Begin Project to 'Restore the Gorge' in Niagara Falls

1/25/18 - Governor Cuomo Announces Opening of the Mattress Factory on Buffalo's East Side

1/05/18 - ESD and Northland Workforce Training Center Announce First Applicant Information Session

12/18/17 - Governor Cuomo Announces Launch of New Buffao Billion II Initiative to Support Innovation and Growth for Manufacturers in Western New York

12/15/17 - Governor Cuomo Announces Launch of Buffalo Billion II Initiative to Support Innovation and Growth for Manufacturers in Western New York

12/12/17 - Governor Cuomo Announces Official Opening of the New Downtown Home of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at University at Buffalo

12/04/17 - Governor Cuomo Announces Applications Now Available for Third Round of $40 Million Better Buffalo Fund

10/18/17 - Governor Cuomo Announces Buffalo Harbor State Park Transformation is Complete

10/17/17 - Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of $270 Million John R. Oishei Children's Hospital in Buffalo

10/05/17 - Governor Cuomo Announces $1 Million Grand Prize Winner of 43North

10/04/17 - Governor Cuomo Announces Winners of the WNY Smart Growth Community Fund

9/26/17 - ESD Announces Completion of Improvements at Historic Candy Business

8/25/17 - ESD and the Economic Development Group Announce the Appointment of the President & CEO of the WNY Workforce Training Center

8/07/17 - Erie Canal Development Corporation and Assemblyman Sean Ryan Announce New Public Art Display Coming to the Buffalo Outer

8/03/17 - Governor Cuomo Announces $500,000 I Love New York Campaign to Promote the National Comedy Center and the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival in 2018

7/27/17 - Empire State Development Announces Burgard High School Advanced Manufacturing Program Is Moving Forward With Const

7/18/17 - Governor Cuomo Announces Brine Wells Development Selected as Developer for Hotel Niagara

7/10/17 - Governor Cuomo Announces 2017 Semifinalists For 43North Business Competition

7/10/17 - Empire State Development Announces State Investment in Historic Graycliff Will Restore Frank Lloyd Wright Property t

6/30/17 - USA Niagara Development Corporation Issues RFP for Outdoor Recreation Programming and Associated Real Estate Development in Niagara Falls

6/30/17 - Urban Land Institute Concludes Week-Long Reuse Analysis of Buffalo's Central Terminal

6/20/17 - ESD and the City of Buffalo Announce Major Step Forward for the Central Terminal

6/19/17 - Governor Cuomo Announces New York Company Awarded Contract for National Comedy Center Project in Jamestown

6/02/17 - ESD Announces Substantial Completion of Restoration at Historic Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Darwin Martin House in Buffalo

5/16/17 - Governor Cuomo Announces $14.7 Million Project to Transform Former School 77 Into Affordable Housing Units in Buffalo

5/15/17 - Governor Cuomo Announces the Grand Opening of The Siano Building in Buffalo

4/20/17 - Statement from Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Regarding Buffalo Train Station Decision

3/27/17 - Empire State Development Announces Collaboration Between Growing WNY Business and 43North Winner

3/10/17 - Governor Cuomo Launches Year Four of World Renowned 43North Startup Competition

3/07/17 - Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of Expansion of Bak USA in Western NY

1/09/17 - Governor Cuomo Presents the 16th Proposal of 2017 State of the State: $500 Million Buffalo Billion Phase II

1/05/17 - ESD Announces Restoration of Historic Parkside Candy Business to Begin

1/03/17 - Empire State Development Announces Opening Of Oishei Children’s Outpatient Center On The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

12/16/16 - Governor Cuomo Announces $2 Million in Power Proceeds Funding For 43North

12/15/16 - Empire State Development Announces Operator of Western New York Workforce Training Center

11/21/16 - Governor Cuomo Announces Ground Breaking of $16 Million Lofts at University Heights in Downtown Buffalo

10/27/16 - Governor Cuomo Announces $1 Million Grand Prize Winner 43North – the $5 Million Startup Competition

10/26/16 - Governor Cuomo Announces $5 Million to Continue Successful 43North Competition

10/13/16 - Governor Cuomo Announces Finals Award Judges for 43North Competition

10/03/16 - Governor Cuomo Announces Finalists for $5 Million 43North Startup Competition

9/23/16 - Governor Cuomo Announces $125 Million Expansion of Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo

8/19/16 - Governor Cuomo Announces More Than $9 Million in Better Buffalo Fund Awards

8/11/16 - USAN Announces Request for Proposals for Developers for Hotel Niagara

6/07/16 - Empire State Development Announces Unveiling of Turner Brothers’ Lofts

4/12/16 - Empire State Development Announces Next Step Toward Establishing Western New York Workforce Training Center

3/23/16 - USAN Board Acquires Hotel Niagara, Will Issue RFP to Develop Hotel

3/22/16 - Governor Cuomo Announces $42 Million Project to Remove Two-Mile Stretch of Robert Moses Parkway and Enhance Access to Niagara

3/22/16 - Governor Cuomo Announces Milestone "Topping Off" at University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine

3/04/16 - Governor Cuomo Launches Year Three of 43North the $5 Million Startup Competition

2/12/16 - Governor Cuomo Announces Grand Opening of Newly Renovated Varsity Theater on Buffalo's East Side

2/11/16 - Governor Cuomo Announces Major Expansion of Athenex – Creating 1,400 Jobs in Western New York

2/08/16 - Governor Cuomo Announces Milestone in Major Redevelopment Project on Buffalo's East Side

2/02/16 - Governor Cuomo Announces Applications Now Available for Second Round of $30 Million Better Buffalo Fund

11/23/15 - Governor Cuomo Announces Next Phase of Multi-Million Dollar Transformation Underway at Buffalo Harbor State Park

10/29/15 - Governor Cuomo Announces $1 Million Grand Prize Winner of 43North, the World’s Largest Business Idea Competition

10/22/15 - Governor Cuomo Announces Finalists For 43North, the World’s Largest Business Idea Competition

9/29/15 - Governor Cuomo Announces $6 Million in Funding to 43North

8/04/15 - Governor Cuomo Celebrates "Topping Off" of SolarCity Gigafactory

7/15/15 - Governor Cuomo Announces New Workforce Development Center on Buffalo's East Side

7/08/15 - Governor Cuomo Announces Over 3,000 Submissions for Second Year of World's Largest Business Idea Competition

6/04/15 - Empire State Development Offers Technical Assistance In Preparation For The Next Round Of Better Buffalo Fund Main Street Funding

6/02/15 - Governor Cuomo Congratulates Solar City Project on Receiving National Award

5/29/15 - Governor Cuomo Launches First Phase of IBM Buffalo Innovation Center

4/24/15 - Governor Cuomo Announces Recipients of Better Buffalo Fund Incentives

4/22/15 - Governor Cuomo Announces Buffalo Manufacturing Works Open For Business

3/25/15 - Governor Cuomo Announces Launch of Year Two of World's Largest Business Competition and Unveiling of New Incubator Space

2/24/15 - Governor Cuomo Announces Structural Steel Going Up For SolarCity GigaFactory Complex at RiverBend

2/11/15 - Governor Cuomo Announces $1 Million in Additional Funding For 43North

11/12/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Robert Moses Parkway Reconfiguration Underway

10/30/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces $1 Million Winner of the World’s Largest Business Idea Competition

10/16/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Finalists for World's Largest Business Idea Competition

10/08/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Kaleida Health Breaks Ground on New Children's Hospital on the Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus

10/03/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Applications Now Available for Better Buffalo Fund

9/23/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces New SolarCity GigaFactory Complex at RiverBend

9/18/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces First Phase of Major Redevelopment Project on Buffalo's East Side

9/16/14 - Buffalo Harbor State Park Seeks Partner (PDF | 1MB)

8/21/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Progress at Buffalo Harbor State Park

8/08/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Preferred Developer Chosen to Lead Transformation of Former Rainbow Centre Mall in Downtown Niagara Falls

7/29/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Phase II Riverbend Purchase Agreement

7/17/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces $105 Million in Funding Approved for New York State Genomic Medicine and Big Data Center

7/15/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Semifinalists for World's Largest ($5M) Business Idea Competition

7/11/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Empire Visual Effects and Daemen College to Bring Visual Effects/Post-Production Hub and 150 New Jobs to Buffalo

6/30/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Nearly $200 Million in Funding for Buffalo Billion Projects

6/25/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Advanced Manufacturing Early College Program at Buffalo’s Burgard High School

6/05/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Cross-County Initiative to Develop Tourism in Western NY

6/04/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Buffalo Information Technologies Innovation and Commercialization Hub to be Housed at Key Center

6/04/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Buffalo Information Technologies Innovation and Commercialization Hub to be Housed at Key Center

6/02/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Record Number of Applicants for World's Largest Business Idea Competition

6/02/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Record Number of Applicants for World's Largest Business Idea Competition

5/17/14 - Statement from Governor Cuomo Regarding SolarCity Acquisition of Silevo

5/12/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces New Buffalo Harbor State Park

5/06/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Riverbend Purchase Agreement

4/08/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Applicants from 56 Countries and 48 States Participating in World’s Largest Business Idea Competition

3/28/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Funding for Buffalo Billion Projects

3/27/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Selection of Developers for Buffalo Billion Projects

3/19/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Partnership Between New York Genome Center and IBM Watson Group to Research Alternative Treatments for Cancer Patients

3/06/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces More Outdoor Activities to Attract Visitors to Niagara Falls

2/27/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Buffalo Niagara Advanced Manufacturing Institute

2/24/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Creation of 500 New Information Technology Jobs in Buffalo

2/21/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces 30 Day Budget Amendment to Support Creation of the NY Genomic Medicine Network

2/05/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces the Launch of America's Largest Business Plan Competition

1/27/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces Agreement on High-Tech Manufacturing Complex MOU

1/16/14 - Governor Cuomo Announces EWI Selected as Advanced Manufacturing Institute Operator Under Buffalo Billion Initiative to Spur Economic Opportunity in Western NY

11/21/13 - Governor Cuomo Announces New York State to Build High-Tech Manufacturing Complex in Buffalo

11/15/13 - Governor Cuomo Announces Next Step in Redevelopment of Former Rainbow Centre Mall Property in Downtown Niagara Falls

10/03/13 - Governor Cuomo Launches Development Competition to Revitalize Downtown Niagara Falls

8/20/13 - Western New York Regional Economic Development Council Announces Plans and Shortlist for Rainbow Centre Mall Developer

5/02/13 - Governor Cuomo Announces Buffalo Billion Moving Forward on Ambitious Plan to Train 17,000 Employees

3/30/13 - Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Skelos, and Speaker Silver Announce Early Passage of 2012-2013 Budget

2/07/13 - Western New York Regional Economic Development Council Releases Full Buffalo Billion Investment Development Plan

12/04/12 - Governor Cuomo Presented with Buffalo Billion Investment Development Plan

1/04/12 - Governor Cuomo Outlines Plan to Continue Building a New New York by Growing the Economy, Reinventing State Government, and Advancing New York as a Progressive Leader