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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

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

POD: Tom Quinn, on WNY Impact Fund

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Greg Pokriki   |     Feb 09, 2022

POD: Tom Wiley, on The Buffalo News

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Greg Pokriki   |     Jan 26, 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

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    Founded in 1999, Invest Buffalo Niagara represents the eight counties of Western New York. We are the region’s nonprofit, privately funded economic development organization focused on job creation. 

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