Oswell leaves as Seneca Gaming CEO for return to Atlantis

From Buffalo Business First: Audrey Oswell, the top ranking officer for Seneca Gaming Corp., has left the organization and returned to her previous employer. And, with Oswell’s departure, Seneca Gaming Corp. — for the second time since less than two years — will be searching for a chief executive officer.

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New CEO for Niagara Parks

From the Niagara Falls Review: There’s a new leadership structure at the Niagara Parks Commission. NPC chairwoman Janice Thomson announced Friday that Reegan McCullough will begin his tenure as chief executive officer of the provincial agency, effective Nov. 7. McCullough is currently the executive director of Oil Sands Community Alliance in Alberta. Prior to that,…

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Tourism agency names first CEO

From the Niagara Falls Review: The head of a leading provincial tourism marketing agency has been named the first chief executive officer of a new Niagara tourism agency. Robin Garrett, president of the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership, was appointed CEO of the Tourism Partnership of Niagara, the organization announced Monday. “It will be a very…

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Bergamo: ‘NFR is the last man standing’

From the Buffalo News: For more than a decade, Niagara Falls Redevelopment has been buying properties in downtown Niagara Falls, leaving residents to wonder what the company has planned for the land. The company, controlled by Howard Milstein, now controls roughly 85 acres. The following are full responses provided by Anthony Bergamo, chief executive officer…

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Online reservation booking becomes increasingly popular

From the Buffalo News: The online booking of tourism reservations continues to grow in popularity, according to the Niagara Tourism&Convention Corp., principal promoter of tourism in Niagara County. Bookings through the corporation’s Web site ( www.niagara-usa.com ) in June and July amounted to twice as much revenue for local hospitality vendors as did bookings for…

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New Niagara TV channel planned for November

From the St Catharines Standard: A new group of investors plans to give Niagara its own television station by November. Niagara Now TV is scheduled to begin programming on Cogeco digital cable in November, Peter Hayman, the chief executive officer for the Peninsula Broadcasting Corp., said at a regional council meeting Thursday. “This is television…

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