Buffalo

EPA provides advice on sustainable growth to WNY communites

Ashley Hassett — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:02:00 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency announced this month it will be providing technical assistance to three western New York communities. They were chosen out of 121 applicants and are three of 43 communities to be assisted across the country. The EPA will provide the aid by delivering workshops on developing sustainable growth strategies.

Bills will play football in Buffalo for another 7 years

Karen Dewitt — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:21:09 +0000

The Buffalo Bills will likely be staying in New York for at least another seven years, now that state and team officials have worked out a new deal.

KanJam: From Buffalo backyards to world domination

Daniel Robison — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:23:00 +0000

In the late 1980s, a few college friends in Buffalo created a game called “Trash Can Frisbee.” Players tossed a disc toward garbage cans where a partner slapped it in for points. The sport was mostly played in backyards around Buffalo for years. Now, it’s now known as KanJam and played at tailgates and parties all over the country. But the sport owes its success… to gym class.

Preventing high school dropouts - in kindergarten?

Daniel Robison — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:40:22 +0000

The Buffalo Public Schools (BPS) received good news last year: its four-year graduation rate rose by seven percent. Still, nearly half the district’s high school students failed to earn a diploma. The struggling urban school system continues to look for dramatic fixes. This year, the district is starting in kindergarten.

CoworkBuffalo crafts community with office space

Daniel Robison — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:06:58 +0000

Working from home can be lonely or full of distractions. And taking a laptop or tablet to the coffee shop has drawbacks, too. Ever try finding an electrical outlet amongst all the tables and chairs?

Now, CoworkBuffalo is offering a solution by inviting telecommuters to gather together in one office space.

Organizers are trying to forge a sense of community while increasing productivity.

Buffalo's roster of incubators grows by one

Daniel Robison — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:04:00 +0000

Buffalo’s latest business incubator is on the hunt for small tech companies who are long on ideas, but perhaps short on cash, office space and personnel.

Calling itself Buffalo’s first Internet-focused incubator, Z80 Labs launched Monday with a well-orchestrated launch party featuring the region’s tech elite, as well as Forbes CEO Mike Perlis, and prominent venture capitalist Fred Wilson.

Z80 is the brainchild of some of Buffalo’s richest entrepreneurs who are promising to use their business connections and access to capital to nurture hand-selected startups.

Sensor startup senses golden opportunity

Daniel Robison — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:32:58 +0000

Are we on the verge of a “sensor revolution?”

Sensorcon hopes so. The Buffalo-based tech startup envisions a world where the average person is empowered with a small device that reads temperature, carbon monoxide levels, dew point and more.