On the Record / June 26, 2013
Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection, an affiliate of Hillside Family of Agencies, named Stephen W. Bell and Melissa Gehman to its board of directors. Bell is a partner and director of public affairs...
View ArticleMcAlister’s chain coming
A new fast-casual franchise is headed for Buffalo.WNY Restaurants Inc. will open five restaurants in the Buffalo region over several years. The first is slated to open within the next 12...
View ArticleVerizon hires Leecia Eve as government affairs VP
Leecia Eve, the Buffalo native who has served as Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s deputy secretary for economic development, has been hired as Verizon’s vice president of government affairs for New York, New...
View ArticleCherokees tap Palladian
Palladian Health, a managed-care services company based in West Seneca, has won a contract with the Cherokee Nation of Indians as the exclusive provider of musculoskeletal care management services for...
View ArticleBaynes named to NFTA board
Local businessman Anthony J. Baynes was named a commissioner to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.Baynes has more than 33 years of experience in transportation and...
View ArticleErie County may grant more money for tourism
Erie County is exploring ways to increase and stabilize funding for Visit Buffalo Niagara, including possibly a dedicated stream of revenues to ensure more reliable financing for the regional tourism...
View ArticleLocal companies are ‘In Motion’
Several local companies are sponsoring parts of the Buffalo Museum of Science’s new “In Motion” exhibit that reflects what the companies do.Calspan Corporation, Columbus McKinnon and West Herr...
View ArticleHydropower sale funds new jobs, workforce training
A North Tonawanda manufacturer and an initiative to train workers for jobs in the health care industry received a total of $800,000 in funding from a state fund that disburses money raised through the...
View ArticleOn the cusp of big casino downtown, a larger development picture emerges
Seneca Gaming Corp. officials say they are betting that the new Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino will both benefit from and contribute to the larger redevelopment activity in downtown Buffalo.They are...
View ArticleBuffalo Niagara factory growth slowing
The growth spurt by the Buffalo Niagara region’s manufacturers stretched into its third month during May but also showed signs that it may be losing steam.A new survey of local purchasing managers...
View ArticleWork going well at former Donovan Building
Construction work is advancing on schedule on the former Donovan State Office Building, as most of the exterior brick and glass facade for the new One Canalside is completed, and the offices and other...
View ArticleClarence-based company braces for fallout in wake of Deen’s troubles
Paula Deen’s food empire is crumbling and that’s bad news for the Clarence-based company that brings her packaged foods line to the national market.Nanco Group partnered with Paula Deen Enterprises...
View ArticleOn the Record / June 28, 2013
Working For Downtown elected Diane Pietraszewski, an attorney at Bond, Schoeneck & King, president. Other officers: vice president, Mary Young, Lumsden McCormick; treasurer, Amanda Moses, Lumsden...
View ArticleUB alum donates $200,000
Robin Li, co-founder of Baidu.com, and his wife, Melissa Dongmin Ma, made a donation of $200,000 to the University at Buffalo’s School of Engineering.Li, who founded China’s equivalent to Google in...
View ArticleSykes Enterprises to lay off 65
Sykes Enterprises says it will lay off 65 of 310 employees at its Amherst call center.The Tampa, Fla.-based company filed a notice with the state Department of Labor saying the job cuts would occur...
View ArticlePatel leaves First Niagara
A First Niagara Financial Group executive has left to take a similar position with a Pennsylvania-based bank, months after First Niagara promoted him.Avi Patel, who was named First Niagara’s chief...
View ArticleTexas-based CiCi’s Pizza chain seeks sites for 2 restaurants here
Does Buffalo have room for another pizzeria? CiCi’s Pizza seems to think so.The privately-owned, Texas-based chain of all-you-can-eat buffets is looking to build two restaurants in the greater Buffalo...
View ArticleOn the Record / June 29, 2013
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo appointed Stuart H. Angert to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation Niagara Frontier Commission. Angert was co-founder of Remarketing Services...
View ArticleBlackberry shares plummet 30 percent
TORONTO – Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion plunged nearly 30 percent Friday after the company posted a loss and warned of future losses despite releasing its make-or-break new smartphones...
View ArticleHookah and housing on agenda
Discount stores, low-income housing, loft apartments and a hookah lounge will take center stage at next week’s Buffalo Planning Board meeting.Board members will consider a proposal by David E....
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