The Buffalo Niagara Partnership represents more than 3,000 member firms with nearly a quarter million employees in a marketplace covering eight Western New York counties and the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario.

With its mission to increase private sector jobs and investments, the Buffalo Niagara Partnership is in the central role for improving the region’s quality of life and for making the regional economy as competitive as possible. In addition to serving as an advocate for business development, the Partnership brings private sector expertise to aid governments and not-for-profit organizations in dealing with the challenges of economic growth in a rapidly changing marketplace.

infoTech Niagara is a rapidly growing consortium of multi-sized entities ranging in the software, hardware, government and economic agencies, telecommunications companies , and educational institutions. The organization was designed to address a variety of issues that are specific to the characteristics of its members. infoTech Niagara focuses on such issues as workforce availability, industry image, technology transfer, networking, access to financing, and attracting new business to the Western New York region.

The Orchard Park Chamber of Commerce offers you an opportunity to make a difference by working with others to improve our quality of life. Today, Chamber members enjoy many benefits of being a member of the organization. Some benefits can be measured, such as savings through group health or dental insurance and discounted energy programs. People do business with Chamber member firms because Chamber membership infers community pride and involvement. Membership speaks loudly about its member businesses.

Since its founding in 1969, Project Management Institute (PMI) has grown to be the organization of choice for project management professionalism. With over 100,000 members worldwide, PMI is the leading nonprofit professional association in the area of Project Management. PMI establishes Project Management standards, provides seminars, educational programs and professional certification that more and more organizations desire for their project leaders.

The Buffalo Chapter was founded in 1995 to support the vision of PMI in the Western New York area. The following pages describe the various activities of the chapter, some of the people that are actively involved in promoting project management in WNY, and tools that will help you further develop your project management expertise.

The University at Buffalo is a state run instiution located in Western New York. Higher Technologies' founders received collegient training from the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University at Buffalo. As a result Higher Technologies works closely with faculty in furthering its portfolio. Also Higher Technologies is particpating with current students in providing real world programming experience.