The Weekly Edition: These are the woman shaping Western New York
Buffalo Business First
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Business executives, nonprofit leaders, entrepreneurs, change agents: They're all on this year's Power 200 Women list.?
"It’s amazing how some things never change. Fight, fight, fight," writes Business First Editor Donna Collins. "And women are usually leading the lead the charge. I don’t need to list the current causes; we all know what they are, and you’ll see many women in the thick of things."
Every year, Business First singles out 200 of those women to showcase their success, determination and leadership. We've been counting down to No. 1 all week; today, we revealed No. 20 through No. 1.
But really, you'll want to know them all.
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Real estate deals of the week
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Phillips Lytle takes on boutique immigration firm
One of Buffalo's biggest legal firms is bringing on a boutique immigration firm: Attorneys?Zabrina Reich?and?Anthony Barone Jr.,?as well as the Serotte Reich PLLC support staff, are now a part of Phillips Lytle LLP.
“Throughout the pandemic it became clear to me the advantages being at a big firm could offer, from leveraging technology and additional colleagues to human resources and marketing,” said Reich, managing partner at Serotte Reich. | Read more
That wasn't the only time Phillips Lytle was in Business First this week. Jim Fink talked to Kimberly Nason, who is the firm's group leader for land use, energy and environment clients. She's also the lead counsel on the development of an Amazon distribution center in the Town of Niagara and is leading Phillips Lytle's oversight of a mandated environment review for the new Bills stadium. | Read more
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Restaurants
??Gather by Gallo: A year after expanding with new concepts in Lewiston, Michael Hibbard has more changes in store for his restaurant holdings. Plans call for closing Gather by Gallo, a 12-year-old steakhouse at 453 Center St., but only while Hibbard’s team completes interior and exterior renovations. | Read more
??The Salty Chefs: Banking on the return of workers to downtown Buffalo offices, David and Donna Viertel have opened the Salty Chefs on Genesee Street to offer brunch/lunch options Monday through Friday. "We’re focused on the business crowd," David Viertel told Tracey Drury. "We’re going to keep it simple, focus on the lunch crowd. We don’t want to make it bigger than what we can handle so we can maintain consistency and quality service." | Read more
??The Cereal Spot: The Cereal Spot has found a new spot in the city. The restaurant, open since September 2020 at on Hertel Avenue, has leased 547 Elmwood Ave., where the Village Beer Merchant closed in 2020 after 13 years in business. The Hertel site closed in late June in preparation for a July opening at the new site. | Read more
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Majority shareholder, Consumer’s respond to petition seeking sale
Consumer’s Beverages Inc. and its CEO have asked a court to dismiss a petition that seeks to dissolve and sell the business, according to documents filed July 8 in New York State Supreme Court. | Read more
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This Weekly Edition was compiled by Sara Paulson Meehan. Questions? Comments? Concerns??Send them her way.