Meet the 5 43North companies that are now headed to Buffalo

About 3,000 people gathered at Shea's Performing Arts Center Thursday night to find out which five startups would make Buffalo their new home.

These five startups, whose current locations range from Massachusetts to California, will receive $1 million each. In return, they must make Buffalo their headquarters for at least a year and give 43North a 5% stake in their respective companies.

They are:

• Guidesly, headed by David Lord and founded in 2019.

• KAV, headed by Whitman Kwok and founded in 2016.

• Kredit Academy, headed by Evan Leaphart and launched as an app in 2023.

• Stepwise, headed by Jane Chen and founded in 2022.

• StoreCash, headed by Daricus R. and founded in 2019.

Learn more about all five companies here.

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After recent firings, here's who's running the Bills and Sabres

The departure of two top executives from the Buffalo Bills and Sabres is the latest in a string of shakeups among the teams' top leaders.

John Roth, chief operating officer and executive vice president of the Bills and Sabres, and Kathryn D'Angelo, senior vice president and general counsel for the Bills, were both fired Wednesday due to an alleged unethical romantic relationship between them.

Roth and D'Angelo were both members of the three-person Bills management committee, which was established in July. Jacob Tierney took a look at who's left in the executive offices. | Read more

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New No. 1 tops this year's Restaurant Survey

This year’s Restaurant Survey winner holds a special place in my ( Sara Paulson Meehan) heart: It’s the restaurant my then-fiance brought me to in 2006 to celebrate the day we got engaged.

Looking back to that meal — and the outstanding service from the staff, tipped off to the occasion by our families — it’s no surprise to see how this one landed in the top spot. | Read more

Plus, a Western New York bakery known for its cinnamon rolls is offering franchises; a homegrown coffee chain is preparing for its third site; and a former Jell-O factory is gearing up to become a craft distillery.

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Wonder Bread project is on hold, but Stinson still has big plans

Developer Harry Stinson has put plans to renovate Buffalo's former Wonder Bread factory on the back burner due to a prolonged dispute over another property, but he said he hopes to get to work as soon as possible.

"Right now it's sort of on pause, because I'm pretty preoccupied with the hotel fight," said Stinson, who owns the former Buffalo Grand Hotel on Church Street.

The hotel has been closed since a 2021 fire, and Stinson has spent much of the last two years trying to resolve a $50.1 million insurance claim with Travelers Insurance Co. | Read more

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New CEO turns Angola manufacturer around

With a new CEO at the helm, an Angola manufacturer of radio equipment and systems has made a big turnaround in a year.

TX RX Systems Inc. was bought in 2018 by Indutrade AB, a Swedish technology and industrial group of more than 200 companies around the world. Due to supply chain challenges, TX RX was “stagnant” in the years following the acquisition with no new products coming to market, president and CEO Tim Mattulke said.

That's no longer the case. | Read more

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The List: Largest Women-Owned Businesses

This year's List is out and two Western New York businesses have made big moves to the top. | Read more

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This Weekly Edition was compiled by Sara Paulson Meehan. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send them to [email protected].