Consumer Reports recognizes Wegmans as country’s top supermarket
Wegmans is the best supermarket in the country, according to Consumer Reports magazine.The magazine surveyed more than 27,000 readers about the service, quality of perishables, prices and cleanliness...
View ArticleAmherst pizza shop owner fined for underpaying
The owner of the Domino’s Pizza franchise on Sheridan Drive in Amherst has agreed to pay $40,000 as part of a settlement with the state Attorney General’s office for underpaying minimum wage...
View ArticleBuffalo Place lays off 3
Buffalo Place laid off three workers to tighten its budget after losing its longtime contract to operate the concerts and other functions at Canalside.The downtown business improvement organization,...
View ArticleMontante awarded loan for Elm Street building redevelopment
The Buffalo Urban Development Corp. has approved a $750,000 loan to TM Montante Development’s Elm/Michigan Holdings LLC to help finance the $8.1 million mixed-use project to redevelop the long-vacant...
View ArticleUB incubator welcomes 2 international companies
Two international companies looking to expand into the U.S. market recently moved into the University at Buffalo Technology Incubator in the Baird Research Park on Sweet Home Road in...
View ArticleOn the Record / March 28, 2014
Hires/Promotions/Honors M&T Bank promoted Karen L. Stuhlmiller and Kristin S. Brewster to administrative vice president. Stuhlmiller, with the bank for 14 years, is a manager in the regulatory...
View ArticlePraxair gets $1 million state grant
Praxair Inc. is getting a $1 million grant from New York State for an expansion project that will allow the company’s plant in Niagara Falls to increase its production of liquid hydrogen by 50...
View ArticleBirzon building in Theater District in line for a makeover
Erie County Clerk Christopher Jacobs, a downtown real estate developer before getting into politics, is teaming up with a neighboring building owner and another developer to tackle a new project in...
View ArticleJob growth in Buffalo Niagara picks up steam in February
The slow but steady pace of job growth in the Buffalo Niagara region picked up a little during February, with the area adding jobs at a pace of slightly less than 1 percent, the state Labor Department...
View ArticleBuffalo Billion developers announce plans for new technology-based hubs
More than a month after the state announced that developers LPCiminelli and McGuire Development Co. would have the lead roles in creating two new technology-based “hubs” planned under the Buffalo...
View ArticleM&T economist says region closing income gap
The Buffalo Niagara region has closed the gap on other U.S. metro areas in per capita personal income.And while the region’s factory output is growing, its manufacturing job count has fallen off the...
View ArticleStocks fall for fourth time in five days
U.S. stocks fell for the fourth time in five days, led by banks and technology companies, as investors resumed a rotation out of the bull market’s biggest winners.Citigroup Inc. dropped the most since...
View Article'Obamacare' getting last-minute looks
You have only a few more days to get your “Obamacare” – if you want it.Monday is the deadline to enroll for coverage for this year on the NY State of Health insurance exchange. So if you don’t have...
View ArticleGlobal Spectrum to hire
Global Spectrum, the Philadelphia-based subsidiary of Comcast Spectacor that will be running operations at Canalside, will be hiring for at least 25 full-time positions in Buffalo, including...
View ArticleCost of buying supermarket chain hits Tops Markets profits
Top Markets lost money during the fourth quarter as the supermarket chain was hit with expenses from its management buyout during December and flat same-store sales.The supermarket chain had an...
View ArticleDuPont’s Tonawanda plant made coating for Goodyear blimp
You might say Goodyear’s new blimp is taking DuPont’s Town of Tonawanda plant for a ride.The DuPont plant supplied the product that protects the newest member of the famous fleet of airships from the...
View Article“American Made Movie” features Elma store
“American Made Movie,” a documentary which includes the story of the Made in America store in Elma, will be available on digital and cable video-on-demand outlets starting Tuesday.The film focuses on...
View ArticleLingering lake ice hinders Welland Canal traffic
The Algoma Equinox got all dressed up in a top hat and had nowhere to go.The vessel was the first upbound ship traveling through the Welland Canal as the navigation season opened Friday. Per...
View ArticleStocks edge higher after three-day skid
NEW YORK – A positive report on U.S. consumer spending helped push stocks mostly higher Friday for the first time in three days.The gains were modest as investors continued to cut their holdings in...
View ArticleEnemies growing for Williamsville jeweler in fake diamond case
Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but sell her a fake one, and you’ve made an enemy.Paul Blarr, the Williamsville jeweler accused of selling fakes, had no shortage of enemies and disillusioned...
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