BUFFALO, N.Y. – Uniland Development Company recently completed a 29-room expansion at the Embassy Suites Buffalo designed to accommodate more meetings and events.  The additional 29 rooms occupy the 8th floor of Avant at 200 Delaware Avenue, bringing the total number of rooms offered to 182.  Work began in November 2010 and was completed on time to accommodate summer travelers along with a full calendar of meetings and special events.

“The demand for hotel rooms coupled with increased banquets and meetings helped us make the decision to expand.  Believe it or not the new rooms are already sold out,” said Bryan Drew, general manager.  “We’re couldn’t be more pleased with the response from the Buffalo Niagara community and its visitors.”

Board also accepts application for assistance for construction of a new facility in Wheatfield and significant expansion to facility in North Tonawanda

The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency (NCIDA) Board of Directors today induced the application of assistance from the Greater Lockport Development Corporation (GLDC) for renovations to 57 Canal Street in the historic locks district in downtown Lockport.  The building is owned by the city of Lockport and leased to the GLDC.  The induced application for the GLDC is for a five-year PILOT is the first ever application through the Niagara County Opportunity Zone Program, which was created by the NCIDA to provide financial incentives in the form of tax abatements to commercial, retail and tourism based businesses to encourage reinvestment to rebuild urban centers in Niagara County.

Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) and West Side Neighborhood Services announce help for Western New York, through a $68,150 grant from NeighborWorks® America, at a time when communities are taking early steps back from the housing crisis and jobs need to be created most.   This flexible funding source will help West Side Neighborhood Housing Services in a variety of ways, including providing key service delivery funds for homebuyer education, owner-occupied rehabilitation, foreclosure prevention and community building programs.

West Side Neighborhood Housing Services’ Executive Director, Linda Chiarenza, says these flexible funds are vital as Buffalo communities face increasing needs and decreasing funding.