Buffalo attracting young professionals to fill workforce
Buffalo attracting young professionals to fill workforce
and last updated 2021-01-12 19:06:27-05
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Denver native Maya Cutforth graduated from Cornell University last year, and in August she started as an associate at M&T Bank right here in the Queen City. I knew I didn t want to be in a big city because I didn t want to get lost in a big city feel, and I really wanted to be somewhere I felt I could be a part of the community, Cutforth said.
It s why Cutforth chose Buffalo. That, and the affordability.
$5,000: Keeler in Ridgefield receives project sponsorship
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Antony Tokarr, who is the branch manager of Ridgefield’s M&T Bank location in the town, recently presented the Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center s Executive Director Hildegard Grob with a $5,000 sponsorship of the Museum and History Center’s history programs for a Title 1 School Students project. Pictured are: Tokarr, and Grob.Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center / Contributed photo
Antony Tokarr, Ridgefield M&T Bank branch manager, presented the Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center executive director Hildegard Grob with a $5,000 sponsorship of the Museum and History Center’s history programs for a Title 1 School Students project Dec. 3.
But there is other news on the horizon.
Talks over Bills Stadium in Orchard Park are likely to ramp up in earnest. New York State and the Seneca Nation must renegotiate the compact that authorizes the Seneca casinos. A downtown tech hub is poised to bring new life into the city s tallest building â if workers get back to the office.
There will be political intrigue, too. The offices of Erie County sheriff and comptroller are up for election, and eyes will be on whether or not Mayor Byron W. Brown seeks a record fifth term.
And plenty of uncertainty, too. Will schools get back to normal? Will nursing home residents get peace? Will vaccines free people to get back to business?
The COVID-19 pandemic and the presidential election dominated the storylines throughout 2020, but there are other stories beyond those that had an impact on our region. Here is a look