Liazon hopes to add 135 jobs at Scott St. offices
Liazon Corp., the Buffalo-based operator of private health insurance exchanges, is taking steps to double its workforce here, just two months after moving into new offices in downtown Buffalo.The...
View ArticleJobless aid applications drop
WASHINGTON – Fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, driving down the level of applications to nearly the lowest in seven years.Weekly applications for unemployment aid dropped...
View ArticleUAW says it has reached a consensus with Volkswagen on Tennessee plant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – United Auto Workers leaders said Thursday they have reached a consensus with Volkswagen and expect the German automaker to recognize the union if they sign up enough workers at a...
View ArticleWestwood reinvention plan faces at least a year of review
The proposal to build a sprawling $238 million mixed-use “neighborhood” at the struggling Westwood Country Club in Amherst faces at least a year of scrutiny before any construction could begin.The...
View ArticleDavid Robinson: Silevo has more going for it than Solyndra
All the buzz around SolarCity’s acquisition of solar panel manufacturer Silevo – the single biggest piece of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion initiative – sounded eerily familiar to analyst...
View ArticleHamister development plan won’t go before Planning Board before...
NIAGARA FALLS – The Hamister Group’s plans for a $25 million downtown development project won’t come up before the city Planning Board before its August recess, despite previous expectations.The...
View ArticleYahoo repurchases 18 acres of Lockport industrial park land
LOCKPORT – The Town of Lockport Industrial Development Agency sold 18 acres of land to Yahoo on Thursday, but it’s the second time the Internet giant has purchased this particular lot.IDA Executive...
View ArticleSolarCity’s market share No. 1
SolarCity, the solar energy system installer that is planning to build a huge factory in Buffalo through its acquisition of solar panel manufacturer Silevo, was far and away the largest residential...
View ArticleWestwood reinvention plan faces at least a year of review
The proposal to build a sprawling $238 million mixed-use “neighborhood” at the struggling Westwood Country Club in Amherst faces at least a year of scrutiny before any construction could begin.The...
View ArticleNew National Grid substation in Amherst to handle increased demand
A new $16 million electric substation that will improve reliability and handle the rising demand for power in a growing portion of the Town of Amherst is expected to open next month, National Grid...
View ArticleOn the Record / July 12, 2014
Hires/Promotions/Honors Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center will welcome the following physicians to its staff during the next several months: Dr. Simmanjeet Mangat, Dr. Kamran Ahmad, Dr. Niels...
View ArticleDunkin’ dips into WNY with promotion of Jeff Miller to head of...
The next big hit on the Dunkin’ Donuts menu – whether it follows in the sticky footprint of the glazed donut breakfast sandwich or makes a splash like an ice cream-inspired iced coffee – will be...
View ArticleMcDuffie to become chairwoman of ECIDA
Brenda W. McDuffie, the Buffalo Urban League’s president and chief executive officer, is expected to be named the new chairwoman of the Erie County Industrial Development Agency next week.McDuffie,...
View ArticleNational Grid substation to open soon in Amherst A new $16 million electric substation that will improve reliability and handle the rising demand for power in a growing portion of the Town of Amherst...
View ArticleStocks stabilize, but end down for the week
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks stabilized Friday and ended with a small gain, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the market’s biggest weekly drop since April.Investors became more cautious this week as corporate...
View ArticleWork has begun at RiverBend build site
Work has begun at the RiverBend site in South Buffalo, where one of the world’s biggest solar panel factories – a keystone in Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion initiative – will be built.The...
View ArticleReynolds in talks to acquire Lorillard in merger of tobacco rivals
Two of the biggest American tobacco companies said Friday that they were in talks to merge – a move to cut costs and shore up profits as the number of smokers shrinks.A deal between the second-biggest...
View ArticleNew 71-acre camp in Portland offers adventures ‘off the grid’
PORTLAND – A new outdoor adventure camp debuts in Portand on Friday “Off the Grid Experience” a locally owned business, will have a ribbon-cutting and offer a tour at 1 p.m. at the 71-acre camp, at...
View ArticleOwners of Rainbow Roller Rink buy Lockport’s Skateland
LOCKPORT – The owners of North Tonawanda’s Rainbow Roller Rink announced Friday that they have purchased Skateland, the Lockport roller skating facility that closed in May. Maurice Cooper Jr. and...
View ArticleSilevo has more going for it than Solyndra
All the buzz around SolarCity’s acquisition of solar panel manufacturer Silevo – the single biggest piece of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion initiative – sounded eerily familiar to analyst...
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