Client: Wilson Foundation awards $2.5M grant to Launch NY to support startup services

by Therese Fuerst | Jul 18, 2016 | Client News, Public Relations

Source: Buffalo Business First (July 18, 2016) The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation has awarded a two-year, $2.5 million grant to Launch NY, a nonprofit organization which seeks to boost startup companies in Western and Central New York. Launch NY leaders said the grant...

Client: We should honor our heroes and the heroes behind them

by Therese Fuerst | May 29, 2016 | Client News, Public Relations

Source:  The Buffalo News / May 29, 2016 In honor of Memorial Day, wreaths will be laid on gravestones, and loved ones all across the nation will mourn their losses at solemn observances honoring fallen soldiers. These ceremonies respectfully honor the ultimate...

Client: Michele Brown, Compeer ‘matchmaker,’ to retire after three decades

by Therese Fuerst | May 11, 2016 | Client News

Source: The Buffalo News / May 11, 2016 Long before internet dating sites, Michele Brown carved out a career as a different kind of matchmaker. She finds friends for people coping with mental illness. Over the past 31 years, she has found friends for hundreds of such...

Client: Two behavioral health agencies merging to form largest in region

by Therese Fuerst | May 4, 2016 | Client News, Public Relations

Source: The Buffalo News / May 4, 2016 Child & Adolescent Treatment Services and Lake Shore Behavioral Health have agreed to merge and establish a new organization that will be one of the largest, community-based behavioral health agencies serving children and...

Client: Mental health agencies to merge, creating $33M organization

by Therese Fuerst | May 3, 2016 | Client News, Public Relations

Source: Buffalo Business First / May 3, 2016 Two of the region’s largest behavioral health providers are merging, creating a $33 million organization prepared to treat mental illness from childhood through the entire life cycle. The merger brings together Lake Shore...

Client: Launch NY makes $50K investment – the first of many into local startups

by Therese Fuerst | Mar 17, 2016 | Client News

Original Source: Buffalo Business First / March 16, 2016 Launch NY has made its very first venture capital-style investment in a local startup – a milestone moment for the nonprofit entity that is seeking to bridge the gap between early-stage ideas and legitimate...