The Buffalo News: Bill lets projects compete for federal funds

March 27, 2010 By Matt Spina The Erie County Legislature has approved a measure that can reverse one of its most hotly contested actions from 2009 w...

ECFSA Finalizes Capital Borrowing, Erie County Saves $18 Million

May 18, 2010   Erie County Executive Chris Collins and Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority Chairman Daniel Oliverio announced today that t...

The Buffalo News: Sweet Deal, but County Union Says No

June 16, 2010 By Donn Esmonde I could see his point. Chris Collins recently made a pitch for enlightened union-management relations at General Mo...

Collins Announces $44 Million Surplus in State of the County Address

March 11, 2010 During his annual State of the County address today, Erie County Executive Chris Collins announced that the County has ended 2009 wi...

Collins, Brown, Schumer & Higgins Award $28 Million in Recovery Zone Bonds

June 21, 2010 Erie County Executive Chris Collins, Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and Congressman Brian Higgins announced...

The Buffalo News: Collins Keeps to his Conservative Course

June 28, 2010 By Matt Spina After 29 months as Erie County executive, Chris Collins has somehow dispensed with nearly all rivals to power. He's b...

Create more jobs

JULY 22, 2009 THE BUFFALO NEWS EDITORIAL County Legislature should help workers, not impose self-defeating conditions With friends like these, cons...

Collins airs ad blitz opposing prevailing wage

July 22, 2009 Says Legislature’s pro-union move will hurt projects, wipe out savings from low-cost loans. By Matthew Spina THE BUFFALO NEWS ...

Legislators stymie Collins plan for IDA

July 20, 2009 Proposals would add to projects’ costs. By Matthew Spina THE BUFFALO NEWS STAFF REPORTER State legislation that wou...

Collins Pushes Legislature to Stop Blocking $200 Million of Development

July 20, 2009 Erie County Executive Chris Collins today called on the County Legislature to stop blocking more than $200 million of economic develo...

Local Leaders Oppose Job Killing Albany Legislation

April 16, 2009 Proposed bills force prevailing wage for IDA financed projects Local business and political leaders came together this afternoon at t...