annual report to members2013 – 2014

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It’s been about one year since I was named president and CEO of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership and I’ve had a front row seat to witness many of the exciting changes that are happening in our region.

This has been an important year for Buffalo Niagara and for the Partnership. I’ve had the opportunity to represent all of our members in various capacities; as a member of the board of directors for the Regional Economic Development Council, the Erie County Industrial Development Agency and the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency – and at all levels I see people coming together to make things happen.

All of the region’s economic indicators show growth – increases in private sector employment, an increase in the per capital net income of residents and for the first time in decades a recovery from the exodus of young people leaving our area.

But we need to keep pushing. We need to activate and engage the private sector to fully capitalize on our fantastic natural assets for business like low cost hydropower, clean water and an educated workforce. And we cannot let up on fighting for a better business climate for New York State, where we continue to suffer from high taxes and excessive regulation.

The Buffalo Niagara Partnership exists to help the region’s employers grow and expand. We do this on your behalf through advocacy to remove barriers for growth, hands-on business development and by convening critical dialogue between the public and private sectors.

The enclosed report gives you some of the highlights from this year’s plan of work.

I want to thank our staff and board of directors who have a tireless passion for improving Buffalo Niagara. And I want to thank you for your investment in the Partnership, and in turn, your investment in growing and improving our regional economy.

Dottie Gallagher-Cohen President & CEO

annual report to members

2013 – 2014

C h a i r m a n ’ s C i r C l e

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2013–2014 board of directorsDavid W. Anderson*President & CEOhealthnow new York inc.

Douglas C. BeanChief Operating Officereric mower and associates

Clifford G. BensonChief Development Officer/

Alternate GovernorBuffalo sabres

Peter E. BenzinoPresident ABARTA Beverage WestVice President/General manager, Cleveland Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

Donald K. BoswellPresident & CEOWnY Public Broadcasting – WneD

Paul E. BuckleyPresidentapplied sciences Group, inc.

Anna Marie Cellino*Presidentnational Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation

Frank L. Ciminelli IISenior Vice PresidentlPCiminelli, inc.

Paul F. CiminelliPresident & CEOCiminelli real estate Corporation

Randall L. Clark*ChairmanDunn Tire Corporation

William M. CollinsPrincipalTravers Collins

Warren T. Colville*PublisherThe Buffalo news

Michael W. CroppPresident & CEOindependent health

Gary M. Crosby*President & CEOFirst niagara Bank

Frank Curci*President & CEOTops markets, llC

Mark J. Czarnecki*Presidentm&T Bank

Jonathan A. Dandes*Presidentrich Baseball Operations

John F. DarbyPresidentniagara Transformer Corporation

Clotilde Perez-Bode DedeckerPresident & CEOCommunity Foundation for Greater Buffalo

James A. Dunlop, Jr.EVP, Finance & CFOCatholic health

Dennis W. Elsenbeck*Regional Executivenational Grid

Thomas R. Emmerling*Managing PartnerDopkins & Company

Ann E. EvankoPresidenthurwitz & Fine, P.C.

James R. FashanoPresidentalliance advisory Group, inc.

Donna M. FernandesPresident & CEOZoological society of Buffalo, inc.

Lynne Marie FinnPresidentsuperior Group

Gerard A. Gallagher IIIPresidentecology and environment

Dottie Gallagher-Cohen*President & CEOBuffalo niagara Partnership

Mark GaulinVice PresidentPersonal Computers, inc.

Robert D. Gioia*PresidentThe John r. Oishei Foundation

Cary J. HallerRelationship Executive/Senior Vice PresidentJPmorgan Chase Bank, n.a.

Mark E. Hamister Chairman & CEOThe hamister Group, inc.

David T. HoreCo-PresidentPCB Group, inc.

John J. HurleyPresidentCanisius College

Laurie Irish-JonesCEOirish Propane & irish Carbonic

Matthew R. KingPresidentDelaware north Companies, Ths

Thomas A. Kucharski*President & CEOBuffalo niagara enterprise

Maureen E. LinkRVP, Marketing & ProductTime Warner Business Class

Tim C. Loftis* PartnerJaeckle Fleischmann & mugel llP(Chairman)

Jody L. LomeoPresident & CEOKaleida health & Great lakes health

Anthony W. McKennaExecutive Vice PresidentWendel Companies

Michael J. MontanteVice PresidentUniland Development Company

Kevin P. Murphy* Northeast Regional ExecutiveBank of america

David J. Murray*Partner Phillips lytle llP

David J. NascaPresident & CEOevans Bank, n.a.

Michael NewmanExecutive Vice PresidentnOCO energy Corporation

Benjamin N. Obletz*PresidentFirst amherst Development Group, llC

Louis P. Panzica*President & CEOPower Drives, inc.

Jack E. Pederson, Jr.Area Supply Manager – Buffalo linde llC

Dennis M. Penman* Principal & EVPCiminelli real estate Corporation

Bruce G. PopkoChief Revenue OfficerBuffalo Bills

Gary D. Quenneville*District President/Regional Sales ExecutiveKeyBank(incoming Chairman)

Kevin B. Quinn*SVP/Head of Corp. BankinghsBC Bank Usa, n.a.

Sharon D. RandaccioPresidentPerformance management Partners, inc.

Gregory P. RustowiczVP Finance/CFOColumbus mcKinnon Corporation

John Scannell*CEO/Chairman of the Boardmoog inc.

Paul L. SnyderPresident & CEOsnyder Corporation

Anthony Spada, Jr.President & CEOaaa Western and Central new York

Shandra J. SpicerPresident & CEOspicer Group

Rocco SuracePartnerThe Bonadio Group

Satish K. TripathiPresidentUniversity at Buffalo

Donald L. TrumpPresident & CEOroswell Park Cancer institute

Paul V. Vukelic*President & Chief Operating OfficerTry-it Distributing Company

Catherine A. WalkerPresident & CEOseneca Gaming Corporation

Edward F. Walsh, Jr.President & COOWalsh Duffield Companies, inc.

Edward O. Watts, Jr.PresidentWatts engineering & architecture, P.C.

Arthur G. Wingerter*PresidentUnivera healthcare

Stephen R. Zenger President & CEOThe Zenger Group, inc.

*executive Committee

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2014 Advocacy Wins• U.S. House of Representatives passage of the

Water Resources Reform & Development Act, including:

Creation of the Great Lakes Navigation System

Increased investment in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund

• Passage of tax relief initiatives in NYS Budget, including:

Accelerated elimination of 18A Energy & Utility Service Conservation Assessment

Reduction of corporate franchise tax on manufacturers

Property tax credit for Upstate manufacturers

Estate tax reform

• Fulfillment of the Buffalo Billion commitment

• Maintenance of Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s state funding for 2014-15

advocacy

Advocating for pro-business policies and legislation to help companies grow and prosper

For 13 years, the Regional Agenda has identified priority projects for state and federal representatives to support.

FeDeral• Hosted a meeting with Cameron Davis,

President Obama’s Great Lakes Advisor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator.

• Joined U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and chairman & president of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S., Fred Hochberg, for an Export Roundtable.

• Led U.S.-Canada border discussion with the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

• Supported the successful nomination of R. Gil Kerlikowske as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

• Joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in honoring Congressman Chris Collins with the Spirit of Enterprise award.

• Participated in Great Lakes Metro Chambers Coalition fly-ins to Washington, DC focused on surface transportation infrastructure funding and immigration reform.

• Supported the Great Lakes Navigation System Sustainability Act as part of Water Resources Reform and Development Act reauthorization.

• Served on the steering committee of newly formed Council for the Great Lakes Region.

• Supported TIGER grant funding to replace the Portageville Bridge, connecting Buffalo Niagara and the Port of NY/NJ.

• Supported renewal of Trade Promotion Authority for new trade agreements.

sTaTe • Hosted the annual

Buffalo Niagara Night in Albany, NYS Budget Analysis and Lobby Day.

• Promoted Unshackle Upstate’s New Economic Revitalization Agenda for Upstate plan.

• Built private sector support for the state’s Peace Bridge U.S. Plaza improvements.

• Supported Governor Cuomo’s business tax cuts detailed in the 2014 State of the State.

• Led the WNY lobby group at Scaffold Reform Lobby Day.

• Participated in an unemployment insurance and worker’s compensation roundtable with Governor Cuomo’s Deputy Secretary for Labor Alphonso David.

• Submitted written testimony to the NYS DEC regarding the Regulation of Liquefied Natural Gas facilities.

• Testified at the NYS Senate Majority public hearing on tax policies and reform initiatives.

• Attended Small Business Day with Upstate business advocacy organizations.

• Presented at the Chamber Alliance Conference of New York State.

• Opposed “call center” bills considered by the State Legislature.

• Urged Governor Cuomo to enact Telecommunication Transmission Property Assessments.

lOCal• Supported two successful candidates in

the 2014 Buffalo School Board elections – Larry Quinn and Patti Bowers Pierce.

• Assisted in implementation of “Initiatives for a Smart Economy,” Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz’s economic development plan.

• Endorsed Mayor Byron Brown’s successful re-election.

Canam• Participated in Joint Leadership Niagara

Canada & U.S. Bi-National Session panel for building cross border communities.

• Joined the SBA International Task Force.

• Identified Buffalo Niagara companies for the Beyond the Border Targeted Trusted Employer Program pilot.

• Facilitated member meetings at the Canadian Oil Sands Matchmaking Event with buyers from the Alberta oil sands.

• Voiced opposition to U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding significant border delays.

• Attended the Canadian-American Border Trade Alliance annual Washington, DC conference.

• Participated in the U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council stakeholders event.

looking aheadThe Partnership, in collaboration with the counties of Erie and Niagara and cities of Buffalo and Niagara Falls, will compile the region’s economic development priorities again in November. In the ever changing world of economic development, the annual Regional Agenda will become a clearinghouse of regionally-significant projects, policies and priorities that will align with the Regional Economic Development Council and the Buffalo Billion plan.

The Partnership will also engage in the 2014 elections this November. With local Congressional seats, all statewide offices, including the Governor, and every member of the State Legislature up for re-election, it’s sure to be a pivotal year for Buffalo Niagara. The Partnership will continue to seek out candidates that support employer issues and work to reduce the regulatory burdens that impact our region’s economic climate.

TransPOrTaTiOn• Hosted Washington, DC-based TRIP

to unveil NYS’ poor road and bridge statistics.

• Participated in the U.S. Chamber’s Transportation Council’s roundtable discussion with Hon. Bill Shuster, chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

• Supported efforts of County Executive Poloncarz, Mayor Brown and Legislator Marinelli for Kenmore Avenue construction.

CROSS BORDERHUDDLE

TWO DAYS ONE SUITE DEAL

FALCONS VS BILLS

& BUSINESS SYMPOSIUM

Institute for Sustainable Transportation and Logistics

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UNDERWRITERS:

PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF

WATTS ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

WENDEL

VENUE SPONSOR:

Friday, May 2, 2014Jacobs Institute

at Gates Vascular Institute

Randall Over American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) National President

Randall Over is the President of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He has served on and chaired several ASCE committees, including the State Government Relations Committee, the Nation’s Report Card Advisory Council, the Committee on Government Affairs, and the Strategic Planning Committee. Over has served as the Ohio DOT District 12 (Cleveland Area) Construction Engineer. He was responsible for the Direct Construction Program, overseeing $2.4 billion in construction from 1994 through 2012.

Brian Sampson Design-Build Institute of America & Unshackle Upstate

Brian Sampson is the Executive Director of Unshackle Upstate and a board member of the Design-Build Institute of America Northeast Liberty Region. In this role, he is responsible for coordinating the coalition’s political and policy agenda and advocating for reform in state government. Prior to joining Unshackle, Sampson served as Upstate Director for Business Outreach for Empire State Development.

Mike Elmendorf Associated General Contractors of NYS President

Mike Elmendorf was named President and CEO of the Associated General Contractors of New York State in February 2011. Prior to AGC NYS, Elmendorf had served as New York State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business, New York’s largest small business advocacy association. He spent 11 years in the administration of New York Governor George Pataki, serving as Special Assistant to the Governor and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.

Matt Reiffer American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Director of Transportation Programs

Matt Reiffer is the Director of Transportation Programs at the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). He is the primary lobbyist on all federal transportation issues, including the surface transportation authorization bill and several others. Prior to joining ACEC in 2008, Reiffer was the Legislative Director and Counsel for Congressman Vern Ehlers of Michigan.

Janet Kavinoky U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director of Transportation & Infrastructure

Janet Kavinoky serves as the executive director of the Congressional and Public Affairs Division of the United States Chamber of Commerce. She leads all transportation strategy, policy, and lobbying efforts, and has expertise in developing consensus policy positions among diverse stakeholders and lobbying Congress and branch agencies on a wide range of matters relating to surface, air, and water transportation. Kavinoky is also the Vice President of the Chamber-led Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition, a nationwide effort for increased investment in the nation’s transportation system.

from our network

@OneRegionFwd

“Catch up with #1RF and ways to get engaged by reading @BNPartnership’s most recent blog: bit.ly/1hshb3s”

Hosted the first Cross Border Huddle, a two-day U.S.-Canada business symposium in partnership with the Buffalo Bills and Rogers.

In anticipation of the federal transportation bill expiring in September 2014, 200 people gathered for the 2014 Transportation Summit which featured Greg Nadeau, Acting Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.

May 13, 2014

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WOrKFOrCe DeVelOPmenT• Dream It, Do It WNY

educated the next generation of the manufacturing workforce by engaging 5,000 students, 200 parents, 75 adult learners and 45 educators through 57 in-classroom experiences, technology tours and career fairs in 2013/14.

• Formed a workforce speaker series for the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program with Buffalo Employment & Training Center.

• Offered advisement on employment needs for Buffalo Public School Career and Technical Education.

• Partnered with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative.

• Advised the Buffalo Billion Investment Plan’s workforce initiatives including Advance Buffalo, the pilot “right skilling” initiative.

• Supported the Buffalo Public Schools Medical Campus High School’s successful Youth Career Connect grant application.

• Collaborated as part of the UB Economic Opportunity Partners Program.

• Participated in Erie County’s Workforce Development Summit: Employer Forum.

• Attended Summit on Employment of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities.

business development

Boosting the competitiveness of Buffalo Niagara businesses through economic and workforce development initiatives

aDVanCeD manUFaCTUrinG• Manufacturers Council collaborated

with the Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance, Greater Niagara Manufacturers Association and the Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier, on: implementation of Dream It, Do It WNY, the Buffalo Niagara Institute for Advanced Manufacturing Competitiveness (EWI – NY), support for regional designation under the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership program and planning for the ASME Advanced Design & Manufacturing Impact Forum.

• Partnered with the International Institute of Buffalo to help integrate immigrants and refugees into the manufacturing talent pool.

• Led the WNY group at Manufacturing Days in Albany.

BUsiness reTenTiOn• The Employer Outreach Program is a

proactive approach to regional business retention and expansion through in-person meetings with Partnership members.

lOGisTiCs • Hosted 5th annual State of Logistics.

• Logistics Council toured multiple strategic sites in Buffalo including River Bend, Ship Canal, CSX Intermodal Yard and former Bethlehem Steel site.

• Worked to position Buffalo Niagara as a logistics hub to alleviate future congestion due to a shift in global shipping trends.

• Continued facilitating the International Trade Gateway Organization by creating subcommittees for infrastructure, workforce development, marketing and government affairs, each of which formed an action plan.

President & CEO Dottie Gallagher-Cohen participated in Governor Cuomo’s RiverBend announcement of a clean-energy research campus on 90 acres of land along the Buffalo River - Buffalo High-Tech Manufacturing Innovation Hub @ RiverBend, in November 2013.

looking aheadPartnership staff will continue to collaborate as part of the newly-formed Leadership Council, to engage and retain companies that win the 43 North competition. Buffalo Niagara will welcome the winners in January 2015.

CanAm business development efforts will focus on expansion of the Canadian Partnership membership base which will add diversity, greater networking opportunities and an important perspective for cross-border best practices sharing.

Buffalo Building Reuse Project implementation will continue through engagement with public, private and non-profit entities to build financial resources for downtown redevelopment. Working towards Mayor Brown’s goal of 1,300 new housing units in downtown Buffalo by 2018, the Partnership led the drafting of Populate Downtown, an investment strategy designed to achieve a critical mass of residents, development and activity by 2018.

smarT GrOWTh & reDeVelOPmenT• Smart Growth Coordinating Council

scored Consolidated Funding Applications against the recently completed Smart Growth Scorecard for the Regional Economic Development Council.

• Serve on ECIDA Policy Committee to improve economic development strategies.

• Advocated for the extension of the Brownfield Cleanup Program, including participation in Brownfield Cleanup Program NYS DEC Roundtable.

• Continued partnership with One Region Forward by chairing the Land Use and Development Working Group.

• Mediated issues between developer and neighboring industries regarding the Riverworks development project on Ganson Street.

BUFFalO BUilDinG reUse PrOJeCT*A total of $2 million in infrastructure improvements will be awarded for the 2014 construction cycle as a result of BBRP.

• Collaborated with Buffalo Urban Development Corporation, City of Buffalo and a consultant team to complete a Downtown Infrastructure & Public Realm Master Plan.

• Developed building-by-building strategy for downtown adaptive reuse resources.

• Convened a Downtown Housing Roundtable to address redevelopment obstacles.

• Recommended locations for the next $750,000 of Capital Budget investment from the City of Buffalo.

• Hosted Congress for New Urbanism CEO John Norquist.

from our network

@didiwny

“read @BNPartnership blog on how we need to focus on #career readiness ow.ly/wC0vG” (Dream It, Do It WNY)

PRESERVATION READY SURVEY OF BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN, NORTHLAND AND FOUGERON/ URBAN SURVEY AREAS CITY OF BUFFALO, ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK

Prepared for: CITY OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK Office of Strategic Planning 901 City Hall Buffalo, New York 14202 In Coordination With: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation

& Historic Preservation Division of Historic Preservation Peebles Island State Park P.O. Box 189 Waterford, New York 12188 Prepared by: PANAMERICAN CONSULTANTS, INC. Buffalo Branch Office 2390 Clinton Street Buffalo, New York 14227 (716) 821-1650 December 2013

Coordinated with partners to complete the Preservation Ready inventory of historic buildings in downtown Buffalo.

BUY lOCal iniTiaTiVe• 30+ companies completed the Buy

Local Challenge by making a first-time purchase from a Buffalo Niagara business in 2013.

Buffalo Niagara 360, the Partnership’s young professional program, collaborated across target industries by co-hosting What’s Happening: One Region Forward with One Region Forward, co-hosting Cars and Connections with GM Tonawanda Engine during the Buffalo Auto Show and convening the Leadership Council (Leadership Buffalo, Amherst Chamber, Leadership Niagara, UB Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Canisius College Center for Professional Development and the Buffalo Urban League) to develop a plan to engage the winning 43 North companies after they move to the region.

BN360 Events include:

• BN360 Gives Back Series

• Board 101

• Happy Hours For-a-Cause

• Lead By Example Series

• Kick-Off Celebration with Spotlight Professionals

• Sold out Game Changers series with Alliance Advisory Group and expert panelists: Entrepreneurs, Buffalo Foodies, and How Buffalo Transformed its Waterfront

May 8, 2014

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Premier eVenTs• Annual Report to Members

• 2013 ATHENA Leadership Award® Luncheon

• Cross Border Huddle

• HobNob

• Power UP

• Public Officials Reception & Regional Agenda Rollout

• Transportation Summit

convening

Building connections through attendance at 70+ events with 4,000 attendees

eVenT series• Selling Locally Series

• Leveraging the Cloud Series

• One Region Forward Series

• Scramble Networking Series

• Buzzworthy Series

Election Preview

Education Reform

The Business of Hydrofracking

Canam• Bi-national networking featuring

Canadian Minister of National Defence, Rob Nicholson

• Cross Border Connections tour with Buffalo Niagara Enterprise

• Networking @ The Shaw with CEOs and young professionals

1:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2014ARTISAN KITCHENS & BATHS200 Amherst Street, Buffalo 14207

Turning setbacks into successes

TICKETS: $50 members, $100 non-members/walk-ups

REGISTER: thepartnership.org/eventscalendar or 716.541.1720

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seminars• 43North - Buffalo’s Global Business

Plan Competition

• Changing World of Wireless

• Google Drives Your Business

• Google Street View Indoors

• Moving Beyond the Web

• Partnership Open House

• Streamlined Communications for your Employees/Customers

THE BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP PRESENTS:

thehobnobThe business networking party of the year!

5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Executive Airshare

REGISTER: www.thepartnership.org/hobnob or call 716.541.1720

TITLE SPONSOR: BUFFALO BILLS

aDVOCaCY• Buffalo Niagara

Night in Albany

• Legislative LuncheonATHENA Leadership Award® winner – Lynne Marie Finn, Superior Workforce Solutions; Young Professional Leadership Award winner – Bridget O’Connell, 8th Judicial District Martin P. Violante ADR Program, Child & Family Services.

The second annual Power UP event featured keynote speaker Maureen Hurley of Rich Products Corporation and moderator Jacquie Walker of WIVB-TV Channel 4.

COnGressiOnal BrieFinGs• Congressman Brian Higgins

• Congressman Chris Collins

• Senator Charles Schumer

More than 350 business professionals attended the annual HobNob at Executive AirShare.

lOGisTiCs COUnCil • 2013/14 Tour Series: Niagara Falls

International Airport, Port of Buffalo, and Peace Bridge – Cargo Pre-Inspection Pilot Program

• State of Logistics

manUFaCTUrers COUnCil • 2013/14 Tour Series: Moog, Inc.,

Astronics Corporation, Graphic Controls, and PeroxyChem

looking aheadSave Local Now is a new program that gives Partnership members a platform for posting events and special discounts, sending email communications, and increasing SEO. All Partnership members receive a free account to give them a new presence, via a website and application, to the general public.

Members will have free access to the new Buzzworthy series. The new generation of the popular Movers & Shakers series, Buzzworthy will keep you #InTheKnow on timely issues affecting Buffalo Niagara.

The internationally-based ATHENA Awards® will celebrate their 25th year in the region, honoring the importance of women leaders.

The Partnership’s councils and committees will introduce new ways to bring you key industry-related information through events.

@joestabb

“Had a great time meeting new people at today’s Scramble hosted by @BNPartnership. Thank you @bankofamerica and @buffalobills for sponsoring.”

CO-hOsTeD manUFaCTUrers COUnCil eVenTs • Cars under the Stars (with GM

Tonawanda Engine)

• Cars & Connections (with GM Tonawanda Engine and Buffalo Niagara 360)

• State Budget Briefing (with Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, Lumsden & McCormick and Summer Street Capital Partners)

from our network

Manufacturing member McGard welcomed President & CEO Dottie Gallagher-Cohen, Congressman Collins and Zachary Hutchins from the U.S. Chamber to the company’s recently expanded headquarters in Orchard Park.

Unshackle Upstate aims to achieve reforms in Albany that make Upstate New York a stronger place to do business. The coalition has grown to include more than 80 organizations.

Great Lakes Metro Chambers Coalition is an alliance with more than 30 peer organizations that enables the Partnership to enact change at the federal level.

The ParTnershiP is PrOUD TO Be CO-FOUnDer anD manaGinG ParTner OF OrGaniZaTiOns aChieVinG resUlTs aT all leVels OF GOVernmenT:

May 13, 2014

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Special thanks to the following members for their investment

in Partnership programs and events throughout 2013-2014

P r e s i D e n T ’ s C i r C l e

Nowhere But the Buffalo News

l e a D e r s h i P C i r C l e

P a r T n e r s h i P C i r C l e

AAA Western and Central New York

AT&T Services

The Advantage Company

Alliance Advisory Group

Aurubis Buffalo

Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority

Buffalo Spree

Buffalo State

Cameron Compression Systems

Capital Management Services

Catholic Health

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation

Citizens Bank, N.A.

Dopkins & Company, LLP

Dunn Tire LLC

Erie County Medical Center Corporation

Ecology & Environment

Ernst & Young LLP

Excelsior Orthopaedics

Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls USA

First Amherst Development Group LLC

Frey Electric Construction Co., Inc.

General Mills, Inc.

Greatbatch, Inc.

Hunt Real Estate Corp.

Integrys Energy Services of New York, Inc.

LeChase Construction LLC

Liazon Benefits, Inc.

Life Technologies

Lincoln Companies

Merchants Insurance Group

MetLife Employee Benefits

NOCO Energy Corp.

New York Power Authority

NYSEG

Personal Computers, Inc. (PCI)

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

RealtyUSA.com, Inc.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Snyder Corp.

Speed Global Services

Spicer Group

Superior Staff Resources, Inc.

Supermarket Management, Inc.

Synacor, Inc.

Try-It Distributing Co., Inc.

Verizon

Verizon Wireless

Walsh Duffield Cos., Inc.

Waste Management of Western New York

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Welke Customs Brokers USA

D i r e C T O r ’ s C i r C l e

C O M P A N I E S

A T T O R N E Y SLLP

partnership staffThe Partnership staff undertakes a wide range of efforts to help employers succeed and – as a direct result – increase regional growth. Staff members coordinate several councils and committees for Partnership member participation.

team partnershipTeam Partnership is an employee-founded and employee-led group that works to better Buffalo Niagara through philanthropy with non-profit members. Throughout 2013-2014, employees of the Partnership gave back by participating in charitable activities including Riverkeeper’s Earth Day Cleanup, United Way’s Community Baby Shower, Child & Family Services’ Fashion Show with a Twist, Roswell Park’s 2013 Ride for Roswell, Junior Achievement of WNY’s Bowl-a-Thon, Salvation Army’s Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaway, Gateway Longview’s Adopt-an-Angel and The Color Run. Team Partnership will continue to engage with non-profit members in 2014-2015 in order to improve the community through volunteerism.

Junior Achievement of WNY Bowl-a-Thon

The Color Run

Gateway Longview’s Adopt-An-Angel

Riverkeeper’s Earth Day Cleanup

(Front to back, Column 1) Dottie Gallagher-Cohen, Anita Genovese, Therese Hickok, Mary Woronowski, Julia Jornsay-Silverberg, Kate Scaglione, Kelsey Hanks, Sara Schumacher, (Column 2) Charlene Janiga, Janine Tramont, Krystal Sondel, Liz Callahan, Nadine Powell, Nicole Rosso, Jennifer Lauria, Bryan Roth, (Column 3) Jeannie Williams, Ca-rin Miles, Margaret Fulgenzi, Molly McGowan, Matthew Bruno, David Palmeri, Dan Leonard, Barrett Erbe, AJ Wright.

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