Niagara Blower lands $13.9 million natural gas project
Riding the explosion of the natural gas industry and a new $5.4 million Town of Tonawanda facility, Niagara Blower has enjoyed its first year under Sweden-based Alfa Laval.Niagara Blower, a... Read More
View ArticleEconomic development council names 18 priority projects
The Western New York Regional Economic Development Council has endorsed a list of 18 “priority projects” for which it will seeking funding from the state.The proposed projects are... Read More
View ArticleU.S. producer prices rise 0.1 percent
WASHINGTON – Falling gasoline costs lowered the prices that U.S. companies received for their goods and services last month, keeping overall inflation in check.The producer price index rose... Read More
View ArticleStocks pare losses in late afternoon as Ukraine conflict spurs energy rally
Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks erased losses as increasing violence in Ukraine sent oil prices to the biggest increase in a month and spurred a rally in energy producers.Anadarko Petroleum...
View ArticleInvestors near acquisition of 295 affordable housing units
Hometown real estate investors Aaron Siegel and Brett Fitzpatrick said Friday they expect to complete their purchase of 295 affordable housing units throughout the city next week, enabling them to......
View ArticleLockport IDA grants 15-year tax break to Bison Bag Co.
LOCKPORT – Bison Bag Co., which specializes in manufacturing and printing packaging, has received a 15-year tax break from the Town of Lockport Industrial Development Agency.The payment-in-... Read More
View ArticleOn the Record / August 16, 2014
Hires/Promotions/Honors The following entrepreneurs have graduated from the inaugural Allstate Entrepreneur Support program, which brings business owners together to help transform Buffalo’s... Read...
View ArticleNew institute will help region’s manufacturers innovate and compete
Adam Pratt’s customers in the auto and aerospace industries are constantly pushing for lighter versions of the fasteners made by Sherex Fastening Solutions.But for a company with 32... Read More
View ArticleFirst-time home buyers face hurdles
The challenges facing prospective buyers of the least expensive homes in the U.S. are getting harder to overcome.Already beset by stagnant wages, growing student debt and competition from investors...
View Article22 housekeepers at D’Youville join union
Twenty-two employees of a contractor that provides janitorial services to D’Youville College have unionized.The workers, who are employed by ABM, are now represented by Service Employees... Read More
View ArticleWestminster Economic Development Initiative to hold open house Wednesday
WEDI - a program that provides education and business training on the West Side – now has a home on the West Side. An open house will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday to mark the grand... Read More
View ArticleGM, UAW event event in Lockport today to promote U.S. manufacturing
General Motors and United Auto Workers Local 686 will jointly host an event to promote U.S. manufacturing, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the UAW union hall at 524 Walnut St. in Lockport.Vendors will...
View ArticleBurger King nixes lower-carlorie ‘Satisfries’
NEW YORK – Burger King is getting rid of its lower-calorie french fries at most restaurants after less than a year.The Miami-based chain said in a statement that it gave its franchisees the... Read More
View ArticleIs it OK to secretly manipulate Facebook?
Scholars are exhilarated by the prospect of tapping into the vast troves of personal data collected by Facebook, Google, Amazon and a host of startups, which they say could transform social science...
View ArticleWhy BuzzFeed is trying to shift its strategy
In an interview about a new investment in BuzzFeed, Jonah Peretti, its co-founder and chief executive, told the New York Times, “We’re organizing ourselves to be a media company for... Read More
View ArticleAmerican Apparel, others try to profit from domestic production
A young woman named Mariona lounges on her knees and forearms. She wears a provocative expression and tight red American Apparel booty shorts.The advertisement’s headline: “Made in... Read More
View ArticleRising sales, new models test ties between automakers, suppliers
An unprecedented number of new vehicle launches this year has forced Ford and its supply base to cooperate more closely to get quality right from the start, said Hau Thai-Tang, Ford global head of......
View ArticleNew technologies improve lives of seniors
If Betty Lewis falls at the Edgemere senior living community, a pendant she wears around her neck will alert the staff. The device picks up the motion of the fall and notifies staff members at the......
View ArticlePeer-to-peer boating sharing makes a splash
The peer-to-peer rental concept popular among travelers has gone pier-to-peer.Like Airbnb.com, where homeowners rent out a room or the whole house to vacationers, boat-sharing websites give... Read More
View ArticleSocial media guides publishing plans
Sandy Hall was nervous. Hall, a librarian in Morristown, N.J., was preparing one recent night to lead her weekly book club meeting with a group of 14 teenagers. The book being discussed, a young-......
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