Buffalo Niagara employers say finding workers who are ready to step into jobs is one of their most pressing challenges, year in and year out.  Despite a robust network of colleges and universities and the dated notion that “there are no jobs out there,” the problem of finding skilled and reliable talent is a very real challenge for employers across the region.

Thousands of people in looking for work in Buffalo Niagara, but hundreds of employers still have difficulty filling vacant jobs.  

The good news?  Several programs are in place to help Buffalo Niagara build the workforce necessary for the region to succeed in 2014, 2015, and beyond.  

                                            Designed to distribute “Opt-Out” form directly to permit holders

Erie County, NY –New York State’s recently passed gun law “NY SAFE ACT” allows pistol permit holders to request that their information be kept private and confidential.  The law directs the New York State Police to create an application to allow permit holders to be exempt or “opt-out” from public disclosure. 

Erie County, NY- Chris Jacobs is ending his first year as County Clerk earning $2.1 million dollars extra for Erie County taxpayers he announced today. “This additional money does not stay with the Clerk’s Office but goes into the County’s General Fund,” said Jacobs.

Jacobs credits the implementation of management reforms that resolved the massive paperwork backlog he inherited in the Land Records Division, which resulted in depositing over $3 million dollars in un-cashed checks. Additionally, the surplus was helped by a robust real estate market and a stepped up campaign to urge Erie County residents to renew their automobile registrations locally to keep critical fee revenue in Erie County versus it all going to Albany.