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Just got back home from a visit back to Buffalo and just gotta say wow, I've never been more "bullish" on WNY. It was hard to leave.
As has been my MO in recent years, I spent more time in the city. Allentown looks like it's doing great. Met Carl Palladino at a restaurant there. What a great guy! Went down to Canalside and I'm starting to see the vision. Good things happening. Spent an hour relaxing and taking in the Erie Basin Marina and area around Marina Dr. Went to Pearl St Brew and had late lunch - they were busy at 2:00 on weekday.
My home base of Williamsville looks as strong as ever. Lots of new business and investments being made in Village always nice to see.
I know there will be people that will chime in with negativity but some of you are really selling the area short. I get the advantage of viewing WNY with "fresh eyes" each time I come back. I visit at least yearly and this was by far the most impressed I've left.
So all I really want to say is "thank you" to the folks who are making WNY a better place to live work and play each day. This relocated WNY'er has taken notice big time!
Buffalo is much improved compared to, say a decade ago imo. I think it's finding a niche as a "value city"...a city with big-city amenities and feel (in certain areas) but way more affordable.
Where are the jobs would be my question? I agree Buffalo is looking better, but we all can't work at the Geico call center.
the jobs are there if you look. Over the past 12 months Buffalo added 9,300 private sector jobs, a 2.4% job growth rate. A rate by the way that is four times greater than the average national increase over the same time period. At the current rate Buffalo employment will be at pre recession levels in about a year and a half. For the nation as a whole it would take 8 years at current growth rates to get back to pre recession levels.
Buffalo is already at about 2 percent below the national average. That is saying something in a city that is supposed to be super recessed. You may not have diverse jobs but there are jobs.
But you also listed the nicest areas. Elmwood and Allentown will continue to grow as will the rich area of Clarence and Williamsville. It's the other areas that are still suffering. Downtown Buffalo is still a bore and a ghost town and many streets are still unsafe a bit out of downtown. It's far from where it could be but if the economy picks up, Buffalo could be ready for a burst of interest. They were in the news recently for being one of the top 5 most underrated cities!
This should give some idea as to what jobs are in the area: Buffalo/Niagara Jobs
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- a guy can dream right?
