^ Are you really suprised?
Some more of Buffalo’s great anti-business moves:
Pano’s finally gets approval to expand, after multi-year lawsuits and who knows how much spent in legal fees:
http://www.buffalorising.com/story/panos_receives_stamp_of_approv
Elmwood Village Hotel lawsuit:
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Lawsuit_sends_Buffalo,_N.Y._hotel_proposal_to_New_York_Supreme_Court
Grain elevator lawsuits:
http://www2.preservationnation.org/magazine/archives/arc_news_2005/122805.htm
Peace Bridge lawsuits:
http://www.buffalorising.com/story/change_in_peace_bridge_design
http://blogs.artvoice.com/avdaily/category/peace-bridge/
There are more, but I have work to do.
But yeah, what downtown really needs is a bunch of businesses to move down there. WHY THE FUCK WOULD ANY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS WANT TO MOVE THERE WHEN ALL PEOPLE DO IS SUE? Successful companies look at places like Georgia who are welcoming them with open arms and tax incentives, then look at Buffalo who sues every time a shovel gets near it’s historic dirt, and the decision of where to go is easy.