UB incubator named best in world for life sciences
A Swedish startup has named the University at Buffalo Technology Incubator as the world’s top life-sciences business incubator that is based at a university.The University Business Incubator Index, a...
View ArticleOn the Record / June 18, 2013
Buffalo Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals elected Robert D. Case president. Other officers; President elect: Lawrence Kavanaugh Jr.; secretary-treasurer, Phillip F. Gallson and...
View ArticleSouth Buffalo Charter School undeterred by ECIDA setback
South Buffalo Charter School officials pledged Monday to go forward with a new building on South Ogden Street, despite failing to win tax breaks for the project from the Erie County Industrial...
View Article15 ways to cut your grocery bill
How many times did your parents tell you to clear your plate? How often did you hear that the starving children in the world would love to have the Brussels sprouts you’ve been pushing around with...
View ArticleAmherst nursing homes seek refinancing
Directors of the Amherst Industrial Development Agency and Town of Amherst Development Corp. will consider a pair of refinancing requests for nursing and senior care facilities when they meet...
View ArticleAssociated Brands to hire 25 in Medina
Associated Brands, a Toronto-based supplier of private-label dry-packaged foods, is adding 25 new jobs to its Medina facility, with plans to spread the hiring over a four-month period. The new...
View ArticleAstronics wins work on new business jet
Astronics Corp. has been picked to supply a pair of systems for a new business jet being developed by Swiss aircraft maker Pilatus Aircraft Ltd., the East Aurora aircraft lighting and electronics...
View ArticleRail authority seeks PILOT renewal
SALAMANCA – A new slate of officers and updates on ongoing projects topped the agenda for the annual meeting of the Southern Tier Extension Rail Authority on Monday.The rail authority spans from the...
View ArticleM&T deal with Fed could help complete Hudson City deal
M&T Bank Corp.’s planned acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp could move closer to reality if M&T’s written agreement with the Federal Reserve for resolving deficiencies in its anti-money...
View ArticleOn the Record / June 19, 2013
The board of trustees of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy Board elected Alan J. Bozer to a three-year term. Bozer is a partner with Phillips Lytle....The Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors...
View ArticleStarbucks to begin posting calorie counts
NEW YORK — Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks.The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start posting calorie counts on menu boards nationwide next...
View ArticleYahoo moves to fill 125 openings at new Lockport call center
Yahoo is moving aggressively to hire 125 people – 10 more than originally planned – to fill a call center that the Internet giant is constructing near its data center in a Town of Lockport industrial...
View ArticleBuffett due here to help celebrate GEICO success
GEICO Corp., one of the nation’s largest auto insurers, has reached its goal of hiring 2,500 employees in Western New York, two years ahead of schedule.The Washington, D.C.-based insurance giant today...
View ArticleHealth care costs offer hope
WASHINGTON – There’s good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America’s slowdown in medical costs may be a trend, rather than a mere pause.A report Tuesday from...
View ArticlePopeyes to open in late October
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a fast-food chain known for its fried chicken, will open in North Buffalo at the end of October, marking its first Western New York location. The restaurant will be located...
View ArticleSimmers gets tax breaks
Simmers Crane Design and Service was approved for $388,000 in tax breaks by the Erie County Industrial Development Agency on Monday to support its planned move from leased space in the Town of...
View ArticleAstronics signs contract
Astronics Corp.’s Canadian subsidiary has signed a long-term agreement with Rockwell Collins to supply a variety of aircraft products to aerospace products manufacturer Rockwell Collins.The East...
View ArticleMighty Taco opens new site
Mighty Taco cut the ribbon on a new location on Kenmore Avenue this week.It’s located at Englewood Avenue and is the 21st store for the locally owned, Mexican fast food chain.Most recently, Mighty...
View ArticleOn the Record / June 20, 2013
CSEA Erie County Local 815 elected Denise Szymura, Erie Senior Services, president. Other officers: Executive vice president, Kevin Kumor; 1st vice president, Janet Bulger; second vice president Steve...
View ArticleBuffalo may be next stop as Sonic Drive-In heads into Rochester
If local fans of Sonic Drive-In were thrilled to hear the popular fast-food chain is coming to Henrietta, near Rochester, they’ll probably be twice as thrilled to find out the chain may be headed for...
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