‘Shadow Selfies’ bring life to vacant Niagara Falls storefronts

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Niagara University students spent Wednesday morning decorating windows of vacant buildings in Niagara Falls. “So we’ve been working with about 4 or 5 people all morning just taping them up, trying to better the community make it more attractive,” said Jake Martineau, Niagara University student. Several life-size silhouettes or…

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Castellani to feature Thomas Kegler’s Niagara Falls landscapes

From the Buffalo News: Even for those who have visited dozens of times, Niagara Falls still inspires a sense of awe. That’s certainly true for the gifted area landscape painter Thomas Kegler, whose series of Niagara Falls paintings in the style of the Hudson River School each capture the majesty and lure of the falls…

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Niagara University launches Falls tourism institute

From the Buffalo News: The Niagara Global Tourism Institute, an initiative led by Niagara University to “transform the regional tourism industry,” opened Friday in the Power City Building in downtown Niagara Falls. The institute will use the university’s expertise in hospitality and tourism management “to enhance Niagara Falls’ tourism industry,” according to a Niagara University…

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Global Tourism Institute proposed for Niagara Falls

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…

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Niagara University lays out plans for tourism institute

From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: Niagara University’s Global Tourism Institute will include building space in downtown Niagara Falls and dedicated research efforts that seek new tourism opportunities, university officials said this week. It will aim to attract international students interested in studying tourism and also establish partnerships with other educational entities and businesses.

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Wallenda Impact on Niagara Falls Exceeds $3.3 Million

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (includes video): According to a survey commissioned by the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation, the economic impact of Nik Wallenda’s walk across Niagara Falls was immense. Niagara University’s Hospitality Training and Research Center interviewed close to 600 people throughout Prospect Park and Old Falls Street. In the nine hours…

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NU alumnus returns favor

From the Buffalo News: The Vincentian virtue of charity as taught at Niagara University helped James V. Glynn become a successful businessman, as well as president and owner of one of the world’s most popular tourist attractions — the Maid of the Mist boat ride at the base of Niagara Falls. Monday, it was Glynn’s…

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Niagara Helicopters, Operator of Helicopter Niagara Falls Tours, Wins Canadian Business-of-the-Year Award

From a PR Web press release seen on Yahoo! News: Niagara Helicopters Limited, an aerial tour company offering Niagara Falls tours based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, was presented with Canadian Business-of-the-Year Award. Niagara University’s College of Business Administration was pleased to recognize a company that flies above its competition and believes its employees are the…

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