LOCKPORT- Niagara County lawmakers approved a $321.8 million spending plan Tuesday night in Lockport, with a slight 1.2 percent property tax rate increase that is below the county’s legally-required 2 percent tax cap. The approved budget sets a full value tax rate of $7.72 per $1,000 of assessed value, up slightly from the $7.63 rate […]
As a member of the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council, and having several of our Board members and staff on various Council work groups, the Niagara USA Chamber is proud to be part of the process that has seen over $150 million delivered to the Western New York region including millions delivered to
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Dear Fellow New Yorker, On Tuesday, Governor Cuomo traveled to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, where he made significant announcements that will jumpstart economic growth for the entire region. As The Buffalo News editorial put it, the announcements show the Governor’s ‘commitment to WNY.’ Click here to read the editorial. Learn more about Tuesday’s announcements: The Governor
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Rail ownership transfers from Canadian National Railway to Amtrak/VIA LEWISTON, NY – The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission <http://www.niagarafallsbridges.com/what_is_nfbc.php3> , operator of three of the four Niagara River bridges between Western New York and Southern Ontario, successfully negotiated an updated arrangement to continue operation of a passenger railway service crossing the Whirlpool Bridge. The upper deck
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Region loses jobs for third straight month in October But small losses show weakness in economy The Buffalo Niagara job market stayed stuck in the mud during October, but local economists think the numbers are a bit too gloomy. The monthly jobs report issued Thursday by the state Labor Department indicated that the region lost
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