The Blizzard of 2022; where people are moving to (and from) within WNY

Sara: A lot has happened since this newsletter last landed in your inboxes. Our staff at Business First was fortunate to make it through the storm relatively unscathed, and I hope the same is true for all of you. Even so, this has been a traumatizing time for the residents of Western New York. Keep that in mind, managers, as you help your staff settle in to 2023.

Businesses and residents alike are still recovering from the historic and deadly blizzard, but there are lessons we can take from it.

• "Who is essential"?: The murky definition of an "essential employee" leaves employers and workers in a gray area during travel bans. | Read more
• Powerful help: Utilities companies hired contractors from around the country to bolster their manpower. | Read more
• Lessons learned: Health care leaders looked to their pandemic playbooks to navigate the dayslong winter storm. | Read more
• Driving in a travel ban: What are the consequences for employers and their employees? | Read more

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Real estate deals of the week

• Clarence records first $1M+ home sale of the year
• Longtime Amherst bowling alley changes hands, rebrands
• East Aurora buys 35 acres to develop senior housing
• $2.1M land sale moves forward $50M apartment project by Galleria
• Grand Island hotel sells for $6.15M

See more of Business First's comprehensive real estate coverage in?Crane Watch.

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Here's where people are moving in and out of in WNY

The city didn’t fare well when it came to losing residents last year. City of Buffalo ZIP codes made up seven of the 10 neighborhoods that had the greatest net loss of residents, according to United States Postal Service change-of-address data for January through October of 2022. ?| ?Read more

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Corey Hogan to give up ownership of HoganWillig

HoganWillig law firm founder?Corey Hogan?must transfer ownership of his Getzville law firm after he was suspended from practicing law in New York state. The state Supreme Court Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department, suspended Hogan's license for two years?in an order filed Dec. 30?after the court found him guilty of professional misconduct related to his work with with a family farming business. ?| ?Read more

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5 WNY hospital execs earned $1M+ in fiscal 2021

With hospital leadership transitions at an all-time high locally and nationally, Western New York hospitals upped the ante last year, with higher salaries across the board that could help keep leaders in place. As part of our annual analysis of hospital finances, Buffalo Business First took a look at executive salaries for top executives in fiscal 2021. ?|? Read more

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With Betty's sold, Caroll Ann Simon looks back

When?Caroll Ann Simon?quietly walked away from her restaurant in downtown Buffalo five years ago, few people knew anything had changed at Betty’s. Simon and partner?Doris “Doty” Jean Hall?sold the business, but it wasn’t until this August that their company Simon Hall Inc. sold the building at 375-370 Virginia St. for $660,000 to In & Out Property Care LLC. ? |? Read more

Plus, a taproom is planning a late January opening in Williamsville; Tim Hortons is adding two sites in Western New York; a historic restaurant in Niagara County is calling it quits; and nine restaurants opened around the region in December, with 13 more in the works.

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This Weekly Edition was compiled by Sara Paulson Meehan. Questions? Comments? Concerns??Send them to [email protected].