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Did You Know?
By Paul Wolf, Esq.

*According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Buffalo region (Erie & Niagara County) ranks in the upper third nationally for job growth. The region added 2,100 jobs during the past 12 months. Buffalo ranked 124 out of 367 labor markets.

*Construction projects for the year are down 8% in Erie and Niagara Counties for 2007 as compared to 2006 due to a slow start to the year. The past three months have seen significant increases in activity, with an increase in August of 17%; September increased 55% and October saw a 119% increase in activity over 2006.

*Wilson Farms has selected Buffalo based Tripifoods as its new wholesale distributor. Tripifoods provides distribution services in eight states, delivering products to more than 3,400 locations. Tripifoods expects to create 60 new jobs to handle the Wilson Farms business. Wilson Farms was previously using a distributor based in Texas.

*Kittinger Furniture is doubling in size by moving to a new 6,000 square foot retail showroom on Transit Road. The company was located in smaller space in Cheektowaga. The company design center is located at the Tri-Main Center in Buffalo. Kittinger has a worldwide reputation for high quality furniture associated with Buffalo.

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