The region was on a modest, but attitude-boosting, upswing before the pandemic. But since the pandemic, the region hasn’t been able to get its mojo back.
The region has roughly the same number of jobs that it had in May 2025, which means 14 months without any meaningful employment growth, according to the latest state Labor Department report on Thursday.
Bloomberg reported that ACV has received interest from unidentified suitors and is working with financial advisers to review its options, citing unidentified sources.
While our job market might be treading water, fatter paychecks are helping to keep the Buffalo Niagara region’s overall economy from stalling out right along with it, Robinson writes.
The Swedish retailer, known for its stylish home furnishings, plans to open its second store in upstate New York in the Walden Galleria early next year, the mall said Monday.
More than 86% of the households in the region have some form of air conditioning – be it a wall unit or central air – according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, based on data from 2023.
More than 86% of the households in the region have some form of air conditioning – be it a wall unit or central air – according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, based on data from 2023.
Housing values in Buffalo Niagara increased by 4.8% over the past year to $282,937, according to Zillow's Home Value Index. That's the third-biggest increase among the nation's 50 biggest metro areas, the real estate company said.
The February unemployment report released Tuesday by the state Labor Department indicates that the local job market is softening a bit and is not nearly as tight as it was in the years immediately following the pandemic.
