I know we have a more robust thread going already on this that was started on the Football board.
Just clarifying that while the publication is legit, there is technically no such thing as "Business First" as incorrectly referenced in the NB Tap article. In the case of these rankings, it is specifically "
Buffalo Business First" which is the Buffalo metro region's version of the American City Business Journals. Most cities/metros brand their respective ABCJ publication as "__(city name here)__ Business Journal", rather than "_________ Business First". Not sure why Buffalo's publisher has decided to go with "First" instead, but I suppose ACBJ gives each one some freedom to brand as they wish.
Disclaimer: I am a work-related subscriber to both the WBJ and the BBJ (Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD respectively) for corporate/commercial real estate and economic development news.