Donna Collins

"I’m a big proponent of: If you’re not here, and you’re not working alongside your team, why would they want to follow you?" — Joanne Israel, Seneca Gaming Corp.

Congratulations to the four finalists in the X-Large category: Horizon Corps., Intandem, New View Alliance and the Resource Center.

Congratulations to the three finalists in the Jumbo category: ECMC, Highmark Western New York and People Inc.

Congratulations to the five finalists in the Large category: AAA Western NY, Buffalo Sabres, West Valley, Community Services for Every1 and D'Youville University!

For the last 25 years, Jessica Pirro has led her team as the conduit for anyone in crisis.

The $195 million Buffalo AKG Art Museum, which included renovation of the campus and construction of the Gundlach Building, is the marquee winner in this year's #BrickByBrick Awards.

Congratulations to M&T Bank's One M&T Plaza façade restoration, the winner of this year's Renovation category in the #BrickByBrick Awards.

Congratulations to Barcalo Buffalo, the winner of this year's Adaptive Reuse category in the #BrickByBrick Awards.

Each year, Buffalo Business First honors the best in real estate, construction and development in Western New York. Here are the finalists in the New Construction category and the project that took home top honors.

Our #BrickByBrick judges picked the best of the best in Western New York's real estate, construction and development projects. This year, congratulations go to the Golden Brick award winner: the Buffalo AKG Art Museum.