4/21/15 – Established in 2003, Niagara University’s Family Business Center is designed to assist privately and family-owned businesses throughout Western New York. The center’s mission is to develop and exchange relevant information on family business issues in order to strengthen the stability and long-term viability of businesses through education, research and service. The Reid Group (Reid Petroleum and Crosby’s) was honored to be selected as NU’s Family Business of the Year for 2015.