Sara Paulson Meehan

1 month ago | bizjournals.com | Sara Paulson Meehan

Michelle Cioci Adams, who has served as managing editor for four of her 11 years with the newspaper, will succeed the retiring Donna Collins as editor-in-chief. Michelle Cioci Adams, who has served as managing editor for the last four of her 11 years with Buffalo Business First, has been named editor-in-chief. President and Publisher John Tebeau announced the promotion today. Adams succeeds Donna Collins, who retires April 1 after more than 40 years with the paper.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Sara Paulson Meehan

This year, Business First celebrated a whole lot of workplace wins at one massive event: Best Places to Work, Healthiest Employers and HR Impact Awards. See who won in each. This year, Business First celebrated a whole lot of workplace wins at one massive event on March 13: Best Places to Work, Healthiest Employers and HR Impact Awards. Keep reading to see who won in each. Every year since 2005, Buffalo Business First has set out to find the best places to work in Buffalo and Western New York.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Sara Paulson Meehan

Business First defines high-end deals as those worth $400,000 or more. We track where and how many of these transactions have closed to help us pinpoint hot spots in the local market. December ended 2024 on a high note for high-end deals, and January kicked off 2025 with a bang. The first month of the year saw 173 high-end deals – transactions valued at $400,000 or more – close in Erie County.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Katie Anderson |Sara Paulson Meehan

An Amazon delivery partner in Tonawanda will close and lay off 129 workers. A Tonawanda-based Amazon delivery service partner is shutting down and laying off 129 workers. EEDU LLC, which offered last-mile delivery for Amazon, recently filed a WARN notice with the state Department of Labor for 129 people that were not represented by a union. The company, based at 800 Riverwalk Parkway in Tonawanda, began closing March 5 and will be entirely shut down by June 4, according to the WARN filing.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Sara Paulson Meehan

Who's in, who's out and who's moving up? This month's roundup includes two college presidents, three CEOs, one new board member and one leader who's helped shape the publication you're reading right now. Buffalo's entrepreneurs, executives, inventors and visionaries have had an indelible impact on the growth of the city and the eight-county region over the last two centuries. That's why part of Buffalo Business First's mission is to keep tabs on who's leading the charge at our local companies.