 Welcome to a special Thursday edition of BNE's Good News Weekly! |
| What opportunities are in store with Marcellus Shale? | |
This is a question being asked by BNE's Research Department and countless other companies across the region exploring new potential markets and growth prospects to strengthen their bottom lines. It is also the topic of the next Business Leadership Forum seminar entitled Marcellus Shale: A Growth Story - How Can your Company Benefit? The event will take place Tuesday, November 29th from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. at the Burchfield Penney Art Center on the campus of Buffalo State College. Click here for more information and to register.
Other states that permit Marcellus Shale drilling have experienced impactful economic success stories that have led to wider discussions in our region about the spin-off effects that may occur when New York State completes their regulatory due diligence on this industry. This forum brings together industry experts who will cover an array of meaningful topics from equipment and vendor supply chains to infrastructure build out & construction needs. BNE staff will be in attendance and I would encourage all interested parties to do the same. |
| 360 Launches New Programming at Larkinville | |
Buffalo Niagara 360, the young professionals program that provides our region's YP's with leadership development, business networking and community involvement initiatives, will launch a new year of programming with a Kickoff Celebration at the Larkin Center of Commerce this coming Tuesday, November 15th at 5:30 pm. An initiative of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership and sponsored in part by BNE investors like Delaware North Companies, Hodgson Russ, and Freed Maxick & Battaglia, Buffalo Niagara 360 has successfully connected more than 2,000 of the region's best and brightest young minds through dozens of business development and social networking programs over the last three years.
New additions to the BN360 schedule include the Government Unplugged series, which gives young professionals access to our region's young elected officials; the Game Changers series which will feature the area's most dynamic young entrepreneurs; and Be-A-Mentor, which connects young professionals with at-risk students. At the kickoff event, ten Spotlight Professionals will be unveiled as Buffalo Niagara's Ones to Watch. Click here to register and get more information. |
| World Trade Center Annual Meeting | |
World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara's (WTCBN) 2011 Annual Meeting and Reception, "Tap Your Cap to Trade," took place took place this week at New Era Cap Company's world headquarters in downtown Buffalo. The event highlighted many of WTCBN's successful events in 2011 that educated local companies and assisted them in their international business endeavors. President Chris Johnston announced a new Bi-national event series for 2012, and successful local companies and executives like Ray Barry, CFO of New Era Cap Company, Robert Rich, III of ROAR Logistics and Tom McManus, CEO of KegWorks were featured speakers.
With a primary mission of helping companies find success beyond their domestic markets, World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara has helped thousands of manufacturers and service companies take advantage of foreign trade opportunities by developing a highly-trained, strategic, and interconnected international trade community in Western New York and southern Ontario. To learn more about WTCBN and their upcoming events and resources, go to http://www.wtcbn.com. |
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Also don't forget about next week's Business of Energy series on Sustainable Buildings!
Have a great Buffalo Niagara fall weekend and we'll see everyone next week!
Sincerely,
Thomas A. Kucharski
President & CEO
takucharski@buffaloniagara.org
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