Buffalo’s Economy Ranked Seventh Strongest in the Country

Mid-size cities get a bad reputation. In Buffalo, you have probably heard some good-natured ribbing like, “There’s nothing going on in Buffalo besides the Bills football team.” Well, the next time someone says that, please be sure to respond with, “Obviously, you don’t read the BusinessWeekly very often.”

BusinessWeekly has ranked the Buffalo-Niagra Metro Area #7 on its list of America’s Strongest Economies for 2010.

Some of the attributes that stood out for Buffalo were:

• 17,400 online ads for jobs in June, up 25% from last year
• staffing giant Manpower’s third quarter survey indicated Buffalo had the number one job prospect outlook

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• strong opportunities in the areas of manufacturing, banking/finance, and hotel/tourism

Did I mention that Niagra Falls is one of the popular tourist attractions in the United States?