ConAgra agrees on severance for workers in Fredonia, Dunkirk
Employees of Carriage House Cos. in Fredonia and Dunkirk have reached a severance agreement with the business’ parent company, ConAgra Foods, as ConAgra prepares to close the plants over the next few...
View ArticleBuffalo public hearing set for Time Warner/Comcast merger
State regulators will hold a hearing on the $45.2 billion merger between Time Warner Cable and Comcast on June 16 at the University at Buffalo’s Amherst campus.The hearing, part of the state’s review...
View ArticleRegion needs brownfield program
Developer Peter Krog is gearing up to spend $50 million to transform the historic Trico Products Corp. plant on Washington Street into a pair of hotels, office space and stores.It’s an ambitious...
View ArticleEuropean Central Bank stimulus boosts optimism, and U.S. stocks rise
U.S. equity benchmarks rose to records, and the Russell 2000 Index rallied to the highest since April, as a European Central Bank stimulus boosted optimism in the global economy before today’s jobs...
View ArticleHarborCenter workers “stand down” for safety message
The workers building HarborCenter paused from their labors Thursday for an important message about safety.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and M.A. Mortenson, the project’s general...
View ArticleOn the Record / June 6, 2014
Hires/Promotions/Honors JPMorgan Chase recently promoted Michael Wolfram to senior vice president in the Buffalo office. Wolfram most recently was vice president at the commercial bank. He joined...
View ArticleLocal manufacturing fared ‘pretty well’ during May
Local manufacturers continue to heat up this spring.After treading water during the winter, local factories in the Buffalo Niagara region had their strongest growth in eight months during May, as new...
View ArticleGet your free doughnuts today
Today is National Doughnut Day – yes, that’s a real thing – and many area doughnut shops are offering promotions.Dunkin’ Donuts is giving away one free doughnut of the customer’s choice with the...
View ArticleLancaster student bound for national business plan contest
A Lancaster High School student will compete in the first JA Business Plan Challenge in Washington, D.C., this month.Nathan Riexinger won Junior Achievement of Western New York’s Business Plan...
View ArticleBatavia Market moves to new location
The Downtown Batavia Public Market will begin its ninth season June 19 at a new location.The market debuts at the corner of Bank Street and Alva Place with an expanded parking lot and will offer its...
View ArticleKaleida Health names three new members of executive team
New Kaleida Health CEO Jody L. Lomeo has begun reshaping the hospital system’s leadership team by promoting three administrators to top executive positions, Kaleida Health reported this morning.Lomeo...
View ArticleWing war is heating up on Transit Road
Buffalo’s two most iconic chicken wing restaurants are bringing their rivalry to Transit Road.Anchor Bar franchisees Michael and Anthony Schiappa will open a location this fall almost directly across...
View ArticleBuffalo Urban League Young Professionals award night scheduled
The Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals will celebrate their second anniversary June 14 with a 1920s theme soiree at The Foundry, 1738 Elmwood Ave.The program, “Queen City Lights,” will honor the...
View ArticleGM says inquiry discovered a ‘pattern of incompetence,’ but no...
WARREN, Mich. — An internal investigation by General Motors Co. found “a pattern of incompetence and neglect” in its decadelong failure to recall millions of defective small cars but concluded that...
View ArticleAnchor Bar opening across from Duff's on Transit
Buffalo’s two most iconic chicken wing restaurants are bringing their rivalry to Transit Road.Anchor Bar franchisees Michael and Anthony Schiappa will open a location this fall almost directly across...
View ArticleWorkers at four McGuire Group nursing homes ratify contract
Members of Service Employees International Union Local 1199 who work at four McGuire Group nursing homes in the area have ratified a new, three-year contract.Voting took place between Tuesday and...
View ArticleFormer patient oversees Roswell Park expansion project
Ten years ago, John Wokasien was a patient at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, battling stage 4 laryngeal cancer.The battery of chemotherapy and radiation treatments he underwent, along with a series of...
View ArticleOn the Record / June 7, 2014
Hires/Promotions/Honors Child & Family Services presented awards at its annual Celebration of Friends: The Buyers family, 2014 Susan T. Siwiec Distinguished Donor Award; Michael K. Walsh, 2014...
View ArticlePayroll gains show economy is headed in right direction
Payrolls pushed past their U.S. pre-recession peak for the first time in May, a milestone that’s been five years in the making.The 217,000 advance in hiring followed a 282,000 gain in April, figures...
View ArticleExecutive trading
ASTRONICS CORP.: Kramer, James S., officer, sold 3,000 shares of common at $53.92 each Monday and now directly and indirectly holds 68,986. Peabody, Mark A., officer, exercised an option for 27,063...
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