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Sep 10

2012

Introducing iPost’s green blog

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My boss Jim Heaney tells me it’s been well over a decade since a media outlet in Buffalo assigned a reporter full time to cover the environment, the job I was hired to do. So I guess I’m the living embodiment of  the adage “everything old is new again.” My assignment is covering environmental issues in Buffalo and Western New York. My work will include in-depth investigations, analysis, daily stories, blog posts and social media. I will be out in the community a lot, especially in the coming months to meet people and learn about what environmental challenges exist in[...]

Posted 13 years ago

Sep 9

2012

Dino Fudoli’s Blind Spot: Part 2

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Lancaster town supervisor does’t see a conflict of interest approving government tax breaks for a developer he is doing private business with. This follows his failure to pay his property taxes. A report from The Buffalo News.

Posted 13 years ago

Sep 9

2012

Interview: Developer Rocco Termini

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  Rocco Termini is riding high these days. He recently completely a painstaking restoration of the Lafayette Hotel that is playing to rave reviews. He’s converting the Webb Building into a boutique hotel. And, if Gov. Andrew Cuomo agrees to increase state tax credits, he is poised to redevelop the AM&A’s building, a project long on the city’s “to do” list. Unlike most developers, Termini, president of Signature Development, is focused on downtown Buffalo. He’s developed some 400 apartments over the past decade, in addition to commercial projects. Rather than build new, Termini restores. Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney interviewed[...]

Posted 13 years ago

Sep 7

2012

Bailout by the numbers

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ProPublica database tracks winning and losing federal investments, providing a factual base by which to judge the competing claims of Democrats and Republicans.

Posted 13 years ago

Sep 6

2012

Heaney on Brian Davis sentencing

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Shredd & Ragan of 103.3, The Edge, spoke Thursday morning with iPost’s editor about the sentencing of former Common Council Member Brian Davis to one year in prison on corruption charges. Heaney’s reporting of Davis’ malfeasance prompted state and federal probes that lead to his prosecution.

Posted 13 years ago
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