Jacob Tierney

New Wave Energy of Buffalo has plenty to celebrate for its 15th anniversary — including a new Florida office that has helped the energy reseller double its revenue and triple its staff.

A vacant Catholic social center in Kaisertown could soon become part of Justee College.

Acting mayor Christopher Scanlon has chosen a local urban planning veteran as the new head of Buffalo's Office of Strategic Planning.

She was most recently Wells Fargo's chief marketing officer and head of consumer credit cards.

Longtime restaurateur Mark Supples plans to keep the international food hall concept of the former Downtown Bazaar space, bringing new energy (and booze) to draw a new audience downtown.

Severyn Development CEO William Severyn said financing challenges prompted the changes.

The sale of the long-dormant Seneca Mall property in West Seneca may have been the biggest real estate news in Erie County in December, but it wasn't the month's biggest property transaction.

In recent years several Buffalo landmarks have been faced with the prospect of demolition. Sometimes the proposal moved forward, sometimes the property is preserved, and in many cases the fight is still ongoing.

A 15-suite commercial building in Tonawanda and a newly built car wash in Clarence both have new owners.