State considers other parks for lodge, not just Goat Island

From the Buffalo News: New York State will consider other sites for a lodge near Niagara Falls, the local chief of Empire State Development said Wednesday, after local officials criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to build a lodge on Goat Island.

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No shortage of interest in NPC job fair

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission is on pace to receive approximately 200 applications from Saturday’s job fair, which would go a long way to achieving the agency’s need to recruit 350 students this year.

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Niagara Falls Blog stats update (lots of posts!)

I mentioned back in January that I was trying to keep the blog going. It has been difficult over the last couple of years with very little development going on. I lost my Google rankings, and have less companies reaching out to me to visit their operations. Well, as I said, I’m trying to do…

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Yuk Yuk’s president angry over Falls club closure

From the Niagara Falls Review: Yuk Yuk’s isn’t laughing about how its 10-year relationship with Casino Niagara came to an end last month. In early January, management at Casino Niagara closed the comedy chain’s Niagara Falls club as part of a $7 million upgrade to the facility. A casino spokesperson said the space was needed…

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‘Background’ work on speedway continues

From the Fort Erie Times: The Canadian Motor Speedway is telling Fort Erie residents to be patient.

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Cuomo Proposal for Lodge on Niagara Falls Island Still Alive

From US News & World Report: Gov. Andrew Cuomo is still considering a state-owned island near the brink of Niagara Falls as a possible location for a privately operated lodge.

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