Buffalo's Leaders Have A Billion Dollar Opportunity

Figuring Out How to Spend Buffalos Billion

Figuring Out How to Spend Buffalo's Billion

2:24 PM, May 4, 2012

Governor Andrew Cuomo has promised a billion dollars for Buffalo and the process of deciding how its spent is pretty involved.

Governor Cuomo says new state budget has first $100 Million in funding for Billion plan but said plan must be worked out.

Billion2Buffalo: First Installment But Few Details

7:36 PM, Apr 5, 2012

 Governor Cuomo says the new state budget provides $100 Million dollars to kick start the pledge to provide an eventual $1 Billiion for economic development in Buffalo.

Buffalos billion dollar advisor came to town on Wednesday. Bruce Katz is a national expert on helping cities and areas become more competitive and attract jobs.

Buffalo's Billion Dollar Advisor

4:44 PM, Mar 22, 2012

A diverse group will make decisions on how to deploy rescources from Cuomos billion dollar pledge

$1 Billion For Buffalo: The Decision Makers

4:43 PM, Mar 22, 2012

Much of the decision making on how to deploy resources will be left in local hands.

Experts say NY State has to get its own house in order, in order for incentives for Buffalo to work.

Cuomo's $1 Billion Commitment To Buffalo

4:43 PM, Mar 22, 2012

Will it work? Experts say not until NYS makes whole scale policy changes.

Flushing out how the billion dollar pledge to lure jobs to WNY might work.

$1 Billion Boost To "Buffalo" Seeks To Land Large Scale Employers

4:42 PM, Mar 22, 2012

"We're not trolling for small mouth bass, we're trolling for the big fish," says Regional President Of Empire State Economic Development Corp.

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