Meetings

NAIOP plans late winter programs

The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties has scheduled two meetings for the coming months. At 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 the group will host a program on green development. The event will take place at the Country Club of Rochester. The next program concerns industrial development agencies and will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 18 at the Niagara Falls Convention Center. There will be a panel discussion with experts from several local IDAs. For more information on the programs, visit www.naiop.org or call (585) 249-9232.

Buffalo's First to hold meeting at Millennium

Buffalo's First will hold its weekly meeting from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1 at the Airport Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave, Cheektowaga, next to the Walden Galleria Mall. Attorney Tim Collins will discuss cross border work relationships. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call Terry Keith, Buffalo First chapter president, at 634-0322.

Buffalo State offers free tax preparation

As a member of the Free Tax Preparation Network, Buffalo State College is offering free tax preparation to students, community members and families of Erie County earning less than $40,000 per year. From Jan. 26 through April 15, 2008, fully trained preparers will be in Buffalo State's Bulger Communications Building 400 Lab at 1300 Elmwood Ave. Hours are 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Preparers ask that individuals who want to have their taxes prepared bring photo identification, Social Security cards, wage and earning statements and, if available, a copy of last year's federal and state returns. Individuals without these documents cannot be assisted. For more information about Buffalo State's free tax preparation, contact Theresa Calvin, Continuing Professional Studies, at 878-5205.