Mayor Brown stated, “Our future is in focus, and our vision is clear, optimistic and unwavering. The City of Buffalo is rapidly developing as a City of Innovation and Inclusion. 2020, the third decade of the 21st century, will be our most important year yet. We will manifest an exciting vision for the future of our city. It must be a shared vision that we all embrace and execute with passion and shared purpose.”

He continued, “Our ‘Roaring 20’s’ will re-imagine the same spirit of industry, innovation and achievement that defined our City a century ago, but with a shared vision that we embrace and execute with passion and purpose. We must innovate our approach to economic development and job creation and skills training. We must focus on efficiency, data and analytics, digital connectivity and building an Intelligent Smart City. We will build a citizen- centric foundation that creates insights early, ensures knowledge transfer and unleashes our creative potential.”

MAYOR BROWN UNVEILED THE FOLLOWING HIGHLIGHTS AND INITIATIVES AS PART OF HIS 2020 AGENDA.

Buffalo is poised to become a “City of Innovation”

Mayor Brown unveiled a dynamic new initiative, Buffalo’s Race for Place, which will engage emerging workforce talent and determine the assets and offerings needed to foster the Mayor’s “City of Innovation.” The initiative will foster dynamic public-private partnerships—like the commitment of jobs and investment by Doug Jemal, Founder and President of Douglas Development, and M&T Bank Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rene Jones—that are critical to fostering the next wave of growth.