Attorney Allan Ritchie isn’t a Western New York native but he believes in the economy here and the direction it’s trending. “It’s a different Buffalo than it was 15 years ago,” said Ritchie, a Canadian attorney who every month spends a week or more in Buffalo to meet with his employees, fellow lawyers and clients. “I think the growth is going to be dictated by the amount of north-south trade that goes on and the growth of the Buffalo business community,” he said.