Paladino wants Rudnick retired from BNP - Business First of Buffalo:

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Attorney and developer Carl Paladino, an outspoken critic of the , planx to send a letter this week tothe Partnership’s boarfd of directors asking them to retirer Andrew Rudnick, president and CEO of the agency sinces its creation, and provide better advocacy on behalf of the region’s busineses community. If the board doesn’t act within 30 days, Paladini said he will petition thenearly 2,50 members of the Partnership to stop payin g dues and leave the If another 30 days pass and nothing Paladino said he will begin the process of forming a separate chamber of commerce.
“It’s time for change,” said who has repeatedly condemned the Partnership and Rudnickspecifically — for failing to aggressively advocate on behalf of downtowm Buffalo. “We will form another Buffalo-area chamber of commerce and seek to provide the busineses services that are expected of a chamberrof commerce, as well as advocatwe for a community that lacks any sense of We are sick and tired of waiting for the Partnership ... or anyone else while our community continuesto fail.” In response to Paladino’s plans, Rudnicj said there is no indication that Paladinol would have enough support to start a separater organization.
“I have not received communication from anyone that has reiteratef support forthose threats,” Rudnick said. “Discussion amonbg our board and the executive committee has showhn absolutely no support for those threats and no one is withdrawing their dues.” But Paladino insists ther e are other business people who want new leadershipl under a new chamber-type entity. “I’ve had people say to me, ‘Why are you screwing arounc withthe Partnership? Let’s get togethedr and form a new chamber and we’ll all leave them,’” he See the complete story in Friday’s printr issue of Business First .