What to know about the week ahead
The West Side Bazaar, the Westminster Economic Development Initiative’s food and retail business incubator, will hold an open house Tuesday for potential entrepreneurs who may need help getting started in business and might consider opening a location at one of the bazaar’s empty spaces. WEDI’s Business Incubation team, as well as several local business support organizations, will be in attendance to answer questions, talk about the application process and share the benefits of opening a business in the bazaar – including low startup costs and below-market rental rates. The open house will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the bazaar, 1432 Niagara St. Tickets, available on EventBrite.com, are free.
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Niagara’s Worksource One will host a job fair from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Oppenheim County Park, 2713 Niagara Falls Blvd. in the Town of Wheatfield. More than 70 businesses are scheduled to participate. The event is weather permitting; the rain date is June 12.
Five Star Bank‘s parent company, Financial Institutions, on Wednesday will hold its annual shareholders meeting, in a virtual format.
The Town of Hamburg Planning Board will hold a public hearing Wednesday for a proposal to construct a 4,075-square-foot addition to the existing Lakeshore Medical Complex, at 5844 Southwestern Blvd.
The second in a series of community town halls across Western New York addressing the effort to bring professional soccer to Buffalo will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Wayland Brewing Company, 3740 N. Buffalo St., Orchard Park. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with soccer executive Peter Marlette Jr., and learn more about Buffalo Pro Soccer’s vision for a USL Championship club in Buffalo in 2026. The first 30 fans to arrive will receive a Buffalo Pro Soccer scarf, and the organization will be buying attendees’ first drink.
In Grand Island, the Planning Board on June 10 will review a proposal by Starline USA Inc. for construction of a 35,000-square-foot addition on the northwest corner of its existing facility at 3036 Alt Blvd. Designed by Sutton Architecture and Carmina Wood Design, the warehouse and storage addition would include truck docks on the east side and would be located on a 2.1-acre landscaped and grassy area that is part of the larger 14.75-acre site. The board will also consider a plan by Gary R. Ebersole to convert the former Care-a-lot day care building at 2880 Grand Island Blvd. to mixed-use, with a first-floor office or other commercial business and three apartments on the second floor. The 1.4-acre site is located near a nursing home and dental office.
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West Seneca presses Pyramid to sell Seneca Mall site.
Buffalo remains essential to HSBC’s everyday operations, said president and CEO of HSBC North America Holdings.
National Grid is looking for a big increase in residential electric rates.
The Hauptman-Woodward research institute is merging with UB.
HSBC says its Buffalo Niagara office consolidation is complete.
Shake Shack is coming to Amherst.
Schumer is worried about a Canadian immigration policy snarling bridge traffic.
A new warehouse is planned near the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
250 senior apartments are proposed for Amherst.
SUNY Buffalo State is cutting programs and offering buyouts to close its budget deficit.
A group of homes near the former Medaille University campus are up for sale.
FeedMore WNY is getting cheap electricity for its new headquarters.
A Falconer manufacturer has new owners.
A big affordable housing project is in the works for Dunkirk.
The unemployment rate across Buffalo Niagara remains relatively low.
Evans Bank is looking for customers in the legal cannabis business.
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1. 43North winner Bounce Imaging earns a shot at more work with Department of Defense.Â
2. Where is all the steel for the new Buffalo Bills stadium coming from?
3. ‘It’s terrible’: Family Dollar closures will erase six stores from the East Side.
4. Do personal seat licenses hold their value? Here’s what’s happened in other NFL markets.
5. How one SUNY school stands out for its efforts to get students who dropped out of college to come back to class.
The Buffalo Next team gives you the big picture on the region’s economic revitalization. Email tips to buffalonext@buffnews.com or reach Buffalo Next Editor David Robinson at 716-849-4435.
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