POD: Courtney & Dr. Tye Caldwell, on ShearShare in Buffalo
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Greg Pokriki | Jun 29, 2022
Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) Impact on the U.S. Marketplace
Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) refers to a range of standards and initiatives that companies are implementing in their internal operations to evaluate and address its own environmental performance, social impact and self-governance. This ESG criteria is rapidly becoming a priority for businesses of all sizes, including a number of our clients. Below are a few key factors that companies should be aware of:
Guest Author | May 24, 2022
Power your business and lower utility costs in Buffalo Niagara
Plastic injection molding. Food processing. Steel fabrication. All of these industries have one thing in common: Heavy power use. These operations often run multiple shifts or even 24 hours per day using an immense amount of power. Soaring operational costs, especially utility costs and energy needs, are a hot topic for companies across the nation. The Buffalo Niagara region offers a solution: A combination of low electric utility costs and unique incentive programs like hydropower allocation.
Matthew Hubacher | May 05, 2022
POD: Ingrid Curtis, on Sparq's tech expansion to Buffalo
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Greg Pokriki | Mar 09, 2022
NYS Expands Excelsior Jobs Incentives Program
The New York State budget legislation enacted in 2021 included an expansion of the Excelsior Jobs Incentives Program. The Excelsior Jobs Incentives Program provides job creation and investment incentives for businesses in targeted industries in the form of refundable tax credits that can be claimed over a benefit period of up to 10 years, if the eligible business meets and maintains established job and investment thresholds.
Guest Author | Mar 09, 2022
Cleantech Incubator in Buffalo
Launch NY’s Emerging Cleantech Opportunity (ECO) Incubator, one of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) six designated incubators across the state, connects up-and-coming cleantech companies with Launch NY’s local Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR), a national network of industry experts, and NYSERDA’s statewide EIR program to help achieve key milestones and accelerate time to market for new innovations.
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Olivia Hill | Feb 17, 2022
9 Steps to hiring your first U.S.-based employee
Canadian business expansion to the U.S. and Buffalo Niagara typically includes hiring a U.S.-based employee. Perhaps this will be an operations person, charged with getting the U.S. site going, or perhaps it will be a sales employee tasked with growing the U.S. customer base. Either way, consider these items before you find your perfect candidate. Don’t lose your top choice U.S.-based employee because of a delay in the logistics of becoming a U.S. employer!
Guest Author | Jan 20, 2022