WBFO Business & Economy Desk
The Business and Economy News Desk is funded by The M&T Charitable Foundation.
Our economy has seen transformative improvements in recent years. Yet even with substantial investments that are being made at Canalside, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and in other areas, some neighborhoods grapple with blight and poverty. WBFO provides comprehensive coverage of a range of issues that directly impact our listeners.
Our economy has seen transformative improvements in recent years. Yet even with substantial investments that are being made at Canalside, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and in other areas, some neighborhoods grapple with blight and poverty. WBFO provides comprehensive coverage of a range of issues that directly impact our listeners.
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For every dollar a man earns in Erie County, a woman earns 84 cents. -
The Tesla employees were terminated from their positions at the South Buffalo factory Wednesday "in retaliation for union activity," a complaint alleges.
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Insufficient infrastructure, high development costs and a lack of environmental impact data among the reasons the project was hard to justify in the short term, a state report said.
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Chatter began on social media that the store would be closed permanently leaving the area with one less grocery store, but a source said employees haven’t heard from the CEO if the store will be shut down for good.
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Workers United has won an election for union representation at both the Elmwood Avenue and Hertel Avenue locations of the Lexington Food Co-op.
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The 1791 Society made $11,864 in donations to political campaigns in 2022.
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British singer and union activist Billy Bragg sang in front of the struck Starbucks in the heart of the Elmwood Village. He was on the way to a concert in Toronto when union organizers persuaded him to stop and sing and he did.
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Erie County bought 12,500 Austin Air filters for every classroom in the county and they have been made and delivered.
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New York State has begun the application process for licenses to run retail cannabis stores, nearly a year and a half after the drug became legal for adult recreational purposes.
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Olcott has had a couple of weak years, partly due to COVID-19 and partly high water in Lake Ontario, which flooded the relatively small beach. This year, COVID isn't seen as a factor, lake level is routine and people want to travel, especially those with small children.
