Already set to open its first Western New York location this summer in Niagara Falls, Business First reports A&W Restaurants is planning five more locations for the region. There are no sites selected as of yet for any of the new restaurants, but word is a deal is close for a Buffalo spot.
Business First also noting that the former Nest gift shop at 5700 Main Street has been bought for $450,000. The site was purchased by Earmark Development LLC, a subsidiary of Earmark Legacy Partners. The firm plans to move in this summer.
Niagara University's Holzschuh College of Business Administration is accepting applications for its new Master of Science in accounting program. The program is designed to prepare students for successful careers in the field of accounting and will start in the fall of 2023.
Melissa Hartman has been appointed as the first ever Executive Director for the ErieNET Local Development Corporation.





