Private-sector jobs continued to rebound across New York state in the past year and the Buffalo market added to the increase.
The state Department of Labor said Thursday that the Buffalo metropolitan area added 2,400 jobs as of April compared to the same month last year, a growth rate of 0.4 percent.
Rochester was again the biggest gainer among Upstate New York metros, tacking on 7,800 private-sector jobs in the year-over-year period, a gain of 1.5 percent.
Three men were arrested this week in what the United States Attorney’s office is calling the first arrests involving the alleged distribution of synthetic marijuana in New York state.
Three regional communities, along with Erie County, have been tapped to create one of the first land bank operations in New York state.
Reiterating a need to focus on its core mission of providing public transportation and running two major airports, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority took the first step in relinquishing its ownership of the 384-acre Outer Harbor property along Buffalo’s waterfront.
The state Public Service Commission has selected Ann Arbor, Mich.-based management consulting company to perform a comprehensive management audit of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.’s New York business.
On May 17, former Buffalo Bill and Orchard Park native Jon Corto was working his first trade show for his new company.
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