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Western New York is already a popular destination for Canadian shoppers, but local tourism officials believe the region has greater potential.

There is an increasing focus on the long-awaited re-writing of Buffalo's zoning codes.

Credit ratings agency Moody's has upgraded the City of Buffalo's bond rating to A1. It's the agency's highest rating in the city's history.

The national numbers portray an improving employment picture, but the count of hundreds at a Wednesday job fair in Niagara Falls shows a gloomier, more desperate reality.

Only seven percent of plastic waste in the United States is recycled each year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. A startup company in Niagara Falls says it can increase that amount and reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil at the same time.

Earlier this week, discount airline Direct Air abruptly canceled all of its flights, including service at Niagara Falls International Airport. Airline officials said they planned to resume operations in two months, but today the carrier filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Buffalo City Forum, WBFO and AM 970's occasional speaker series, welcomed Bruce Katz, vice president of the Brookings Institution, to the WNED studios Wednesday. Katz discussed Buffalo's "next economy" in front of a live studio audience.

A forum about rebuilding the WNY economy attracted more than 175 local companies today. The Economic Action Summit included workshops covering small business, infrastructure and commerce, agriculture and energy, and education.

The Maid of the Mist Tour boats will be operating on both sides of Niagara Falls this season.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand believes Washington can move to slow rising gas prices with some short-term and some long-term solutions.

The days of waiters and waitresses scribbling down orders on a small note pad may be coming to an end. There’s now an app for that. It’s the work of two former waiters turned entrepreneurs.