Joseph A. Ruffolo

Western New York Venture Association provides business opportunity and investment forum to the Niagara region. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Insyte Consulting, Inc. provides business and management consulting services. Its services include technology road mapping, innovation engineering, new product development, entrepreneur assistance, small business innovation research funding, sales & marketing, export assistance, strategic planning, lean, six sigma, quality management systems, safety, information technology, energy and sustainability, and workforce development. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Washington Mills Co., Inc. manufactures and distributes abrasive materials and fused mineral products. The company offers abrasive grains and specialty electro-fused minerals ranging from macro grits to micro grits and custom specialty fusions. Washington Mills was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in North Grafton, MA.

Young Men's Christian Association Buffalo Niagara operates a not-for-profit organization. Its programs include swimming, sports, fitness, wellness, summer camps, and child care. The firm also offers family activities and clubs. The company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Part of Covanta Holding Corp., Buffalo Fuel Corp. is a family-owned and operated transportation provider of hazardous materials and general freight located in Niagara Falls, NY. The company offers bulk storage, certified destruction, recycling, zero landfill, and engineered fuel services. The company is also a leading transportation provider of waste, hazardous materials, and general freight. Buffalo Fuel provides transportation and recycling services for waste, hazardous materials, and general freight. The company is proud to offer bulk road salt for commercial snow removal companies through their partnership with American Rock Salt. The CEO of the company is Salvatore Santarosa. Buffalo Fuel was acquired by Covanta Holding Corp. on December 05, 2022.

Washington Mills Group, Inc. manufactures and distributes of abrasive materials and fused mineral products. Its products are alumina bubble, and zircinia, brown fused aluminium oxide, cryolite, emery, ferro silicon, iron pyrite, magnesia chrome, silicon carbide, spinel, sulfur cake, ultra high purity silicon carbide, and zirconia. The company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in North Grafton, MA.

Part of Washington Mills Group, Inc., Washington Mills Electro Minerals Ltd. is an aluminum oxide manufacturer based in Manchester, UK. The material is known for its toughness, hardness, strength, wear and corrosion resistance, and thermal conductivity. In addition to brown fused aluminum oxide, the British company produces a range of other abrasive grains and industrial fused minerals, including silicon carbide, white fused aluminum oxide, boron carbide, mullite, zirconia mullite, and alumina bubbles. Mills offers a bonded abrasive comparison chart to help customers identify the materials used in the bonded abrasive market. Founded in 1979, the company specializes in brown fused aluminum oxide, which is made into various shapes and grit sizes for use in refractories, ceramics, grinding wheels, sandpaper, blasting media, metal preparation, laminates, coatings, lapping, polishing, grinding, and other applications.

Washington Mills AS manufactures and processes silicon carbide crude and micro grits. The company was founded on June 13, 2006 and is headquartered in Orkanger, Norway.

Launch New York Inc (Launch New York) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.