From the Niagara Gazette: The state is continuing its investment in downtown Niagara Falls with a $980,000 grant to a hotelier. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced the incentive package, set to be awarded to Plati Niagara Inc. for its $10.2 million Wingate by Wyndham hotel project in a press release Thursday.
From the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: State parks officials unveiled renovations at several key areas in Niagara Falls State Park this year, but the planned work is just beginning. Three Sisters Islands, Luna Island and Prospect Point with groundbreaking ceremonies this year. Those projects make up a small portion of the $40 million worth of…
From the Buffalo News: The just-announced $15 million in renovations to Niagara Falls State Park over the next few years, on top of the $25 million in ongoing work, is proof that the nation’s oldest state park is finally getting the attention it deserves. The visitor experience at the park has to be improved if…
From the Tonawanda News: A Niagara Falls landmark that has sat largely dormant for years is getting some love from a pair of 20-somethings. Nirel Patel and Matt Green have big plans for the Niagara Club, the building that housed a private social club that had a list of members — Whitney, Scheollkopf — that…
From the Niagara Gazette: It was a year of success for Macerich Real Estate Trust and its Town of Niagara-based Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls, even if the dog days of summer seemed to drag on and on. The year started and ended in victory for the mall, receiving approval on its request for tax…
From Buffalo Business First: The two development groups vying for the rights to bring a large portion of Niagara Falls’ Rainbow Centre Mall have been given extra time to fine tune their bid package. Empire State Development has pushed back the final submission deadline from Dec. 12 to Jan. 31, officials confirmed.
From the Buffalo News: Next year, the city will have a new a pocket park that’s being dubbed “Niagara Falls Adventure Park.” The “family friendly” park will be constructed at 730 Cedar Ave., between Main Street and Portage Road, on the site of an already demolished home about a block behind City Hall. The park…
(This is old, but again, I wanted to post it still) From the Tonawanda News: Two historic forts and nearby communities along the Niagara River will be under siege again this month as part of colorful pageantry to commemorate the War of 1812. The events also marking the 200th anniversary of peace between the U.S….
From the Buffalo News: A tourism mecca at the edge of one of the world’s most famous natural attractions. That’s the idea behind Niagara University’s plans to establish a center for high-tech innovation in the tourism in downtown Niagara Falls. Called the Niagara Global Tourism Institute, it would be the second institution of higher learning…
From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls State Park will see an additional $15 million in renovations through the end of 2017, on top of the previously announced $25 million in work, state parks officials said Wednesday. See also: WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo – Officials preview plans for Falls park