Rich Products site in E. coli probe shut since March
A Rich Products facility in Waycross, Ga., has not manufactured any products since March, when it was linked to a national E. coli outbreak.When asked whether the facility may close permanently,...
View ArticleBank’s deal for Olean school falls apart
A plan by Community Bank System to buy a vacant former elementary school in Olean and convert it to a loan operations center has fallen apart, after the bank found that the conversion costs far...
View ArticleAssemblyman Ryan wants tax breaks for Batavia store investigated
Assemblyman Sean Ryan is urging state officials to launch an investigation into whether tax breaks that the Genesee County Economic Development Center approved this month for a Dick’s Sporting Goods...
View ArticleOn the Record / May 16, 2013
Metro Group, a Western New York publisher of weekly community newspapers, promoted Matthew Ondesko to managing editor, the first managing editor named by the group. Ondesko is an Erie County Community...
View ArticleTops in Lewiston redone
One of Tops Friendly Markets’ five franchised locations has undergone an extreme makeover.Anthony DiMino cut the ribbon on his newly renovated Center Street store in Lewiston Wednesday. He spent...
View ArticleFederal courthouse honored for energy savings
The Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse in Buffalo has won recognition from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority for energy-efficiency projects that will cut its energy costs by...
View ArticleHackers cash in on smartphone popularity
MIAMI – Smartphones are increasingly popular not only with consumers, but also with thieves who see the devices as another way to tap into bank accounts and other sensitive information, experts...
View ArticleSynacor hopes its stock’s wild ride has stabilized
Synacor Inc.’s shareholders have been on a wild ride since the Buffalo Internet content provider went public 15 months ago.Its stock skyrocketed out of the gates, more than tripling in value by early...
View ArticleFirst Call reaches settlement on Medicaid overbilling claims
The State Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has reached an agreement with Snyder Transportation, doing business as First Call, to recover what the government agency said was more than...
View ArticleLocal job growth picks up during April
The Buffalo Niagara region’s job market heated up with the spring temperatures.The region added jobs at a 0.8 percent annual pace during April – 4,600 jobs in all – as the local job market grew at its...
View ArticleUniversity at Buffalo has helped bring modern technology to an age-old...
The type of historic terra cotta restoration performed by artisans at Boston Valley Terra Cotta is painstaking, time-consuming craftsmanship, and the work has been done largely the same way for...
View ArticleLockport town planners approve new Basil VW dealership
LOCKPORT – The town Planning Board has approved plans for the latest dealership in the Basil family of auto franchises.Basil Volkswagen will open, perhaps before the end of the year, on the site of...
View ArticleOn the Record / May 17, 2013
Canisius College presented Robert D. Gioia its Distinguished Citizen Achievement Award. He serves as president of the John R. Oishei Foundation and chairman of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp....
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood merger planned
Planned Parenthood of Western New York will merge with Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region, a change intended to take effect Jan. 1, 2014.The merged affiliate’s headquarters will be in...
View ArticleCostco reportedly shopping for site here
When Melissa Woods heard that Costco could be coming to the Buffalo Niagara region, it made her whole week.Woods, who got her engagement ring from the wholesale club, fell in love with Costco when she...
View ArticleAmherst rejects tax breaks for senior housing project
The Amherst Industrial Development agency Friday turned down an incentive package worth more than $1.3 million for an $8.9 million project to build 99 market rate apartments for senior citizens on...
View ArticleUsing power sale proceeds to fund Launch NY is attacked
Two local assemblymen are asking the New York Power Authority to back away from a decision to use $5.4 million of the proceeds from the sale of unallocated hydropower to fund the Launch NY program to...
View ArticleOn the Record / May 18, 2013
The LaSalle Business and Professional Association recently honored the following with its community awards: Business Person of the Year, Dave Piro, owner of Piro’s Pizza; Business of the Year, Kelly’s...
View ArticleBrewery District, Binational Alliance unveil summer event schedule
The Buffalo Brewery District and the Binational Alliance have unveiled a lineup of events to take place in downtown Buffalo during “18 Amazing Weeks of Summer.”“Our goal is that no one will ever be...
View ArticleBusiness Calendar
MondayProfessional groups• Buffalo Niagara Sales and Marketing Executives, the Customer Loyalty Advantage, 5:15 p.m., cocktails and networking; 6:15 p.m., dinner; Templeton Landing, 2 Templeton...
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