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Article: Virginia Economic Development Team Courts Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Firms.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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- September 24, 2000
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Sep. 22--Some viewed them as economic interlopers -- hungry marketers trolling the Buffalo region's business community in hopes of landing new jobs and investment for the Mid-Atlantic.
Others said a recent three-day visit by economic development officials from Virginia illustrates how fierce the regional marketing game has become -- and how important it is to strengthen the area's business-retention efforts.
Steven Ulmer, the president of an Amherst manufacturer of sprinkler systems, received an odd letter six weeks ago. It was from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership and it announced that a "team" of representatives would be visiting the ...