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8.24.21 Advocacy Alert: Hochul Takes Oath; BNP Suggests Priorities for First 100 Days

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August 24, 2021

Today, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul was sworn in as Governor of the State of New York. The Buffalonian takes the reins after Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned, amid a storm of bipartisan criticism. Hochul will be the state’s 57th Governor and the first woman to hold the office.

BNP President & CEO Dottie Gallagher sent Hochul a welcome letter today, offering her best wishes and suggesting issues Hochul should prioritize in the upcoming months. These issues include:

Distributing Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds immediately;
Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic without unnecessarily burdensome restrictions;
Stabilizing the Unemployment Insurance system;
Providing upstate-downstate parity in transportation & infrastructure funding;
Renewing the Brownfield Cleanup Program;
Securing a healthy public-private partnership to construct a new Bills stadium.

Gallagher’s full letter can be found here.

The BNP looks forward to working with Hochul and her administration to tackle our state’s numerous challenges and build a better Buffalo Niagara.

4.19.21 BNP Advocacy Alert – COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program

By growthzone | April 19, 2021

As a part of this year’s New York State budget, $800 million was allocated to a new COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program. The Buffalo Niagara Partnership wanted to alert you of this opportunity so that your business can take advantage as soon as the application becomes available.

4/16/21 Webisode: Preparing Your Business for COVID-19 Vaccines #1: Considerations for HR, Operations & Sr. Leaders

By growthzone | April 16, 2021

COVID-19 continues to create significant health and economic challenges, but hope is on the horizon as vaccinations are being administered.  As we enter this next phase in the COVID-19 recovery and eradication, employers will have a key role to play in the WNY vaccination efforts because employers are often perceived as more trustworthy than the government.