Podcast: Renovatio

Podcast: Renovatio

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Sep 13th 2007, 2:53pm By queenseyes


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Last week I met Richard Blanc, the director of an up-and-coming physical therapy practice. Not long after the introduction, Richard began to tell me the story of how he ended up in Buffalo after being born in Haiti and spending a good part of his life in Brooklyn, NY. Before moving to Buffalo Richard had only “driven through” sections of the city that (to him) looked like any other rustbelt city in America. Then he met our Mayor Byron Brown (pre-mayor days) who suggested that Richard take a second look at Buffalo (details in podcast). He was assured that Buffalo, if looked at in the right light, was a city of opportunities. Richard took him up on his suggestion and came to visit.

When he arrived he saw the city in a totally different light. “Buffalo is a lot different when you’re not just driving through,” he told me. “I saw that it was an inexpensive place to live and work, and although people told me not to, I began to invest time in the city. Where I once saw rustbelt buildings, I now saw beautiful architecture.” Richard moved to Buffalo three years ago, and when he did, he brought a great passion for the area with him. Today Richard runs a successful and growing physical therapy practice at the corner of North and Elmwood called Renovatio. Renovatio is going through a growth surge that will see the facility’s current 2700sq.’ absorb another 1300sq.’ Richard is also featured in a public access program on Saturdays called Health Matters. Check out the podcast and find out what went through his mind when he opted to move to Buffalo to launch his enterprise.

Renovatio is located at 191 North Street Suite 206. 716.882.6000

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  1. hrbuffinstuff

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    Sep 14th 2007, 10:48

    Richard is an example of what I've said many times, stop selling Buffalo to people who people who left and start marketing it to the entire united states and world

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