GM, as part of its new contract with the United Auto Workers, has agreed to invest $300 million in the Tonawanda facility for electric vehicle production, a major vote of confidence in the plant at a time when electric vehicles are widely seen as the future of travel.

The Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse corridor is well positioned to become a global center of excellence for semiconductor manufacturing, at the intersection of high-performance computing and advanced manufacturing technology areas.

Five startup companies will soon be making their way to Buffalo to grow under the stewardship and guidance of 43North, helping to create jobs and making investments in the region.

“The semiconductor industry is seeing incredible back-shoring opportunities and federal investment,” Invest Buffalo Niagara president and CEO Tom Kucharski said.

While the Bills Mafia look forward to watching their beloved Buffalo Bills play in their brand-new stadium soon, they can pause a minute to appreciate capital investment creating new jobs like those at Cimolai, a modern steel fab.

Dairy product company HP Hood is expanding its processing operations at the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park, a $120 million project that will create 48 new jobs at the Batavia facility.

Odoo Inc., a Belgian-based business software company that has steadily expanded its presence in Buffalo, is poised to almost triple its staff here as part of an expansion that it said will create 350 jobs over the next five years.

The ice cream maker in Dunkirk announced Tuesday an expansion that’s expected to bring 200 jobs to Western New York.

Plans to further develop Renaissance Commerce Park in Lackawanna received a $4.75 million boost from New York State.

An interview with David Leichner on US high tech manufacturing and Buffalo’s assets to attract those companies.