Hollywood magic, 150 jobs coming to Buffalo in $4.5 million Daemen project
Pay attention to the visual effects the next time you’re watching television or a movie.It could be Spiderman swinging from building to building, or Harry Potter and his wand against other...
View ArticleBetter Buffalo Fund seeks projects
The proposed Better Buffalo Fund that is part of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s “Buffalo Billion” initiative is expected to target significant projects within the city that would promote smart growth and help...
View ArticleThree projects get fuel-related funding
Three Western New York projects are receiving $487,600 to support transportation-related projects aimed at reducing use of fossil fuels.The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and...
View ArticleOn the Record / July 12, 2013
Hires/Promotions/Honors Dansa & D’Arata, certified public accountants and consultants, appointed Marc P. McKenica, Anthony S. Gardner and Kelsey P. Kuppinger staff accountants. McKenica recently...
View ArticleNYSEG hails safety record of Lockport workforce
LOCKPORT – New York State Electric & Gas Corp. announced Thursday that the workers in its Lockport Division have again achieved 500 consecutive days without an accident that needed to be reported...
View ArticleWegmans to allow part-timers to work more to keep benefits
Wegmans will allow current part-time employees to work more hours in order to keep their employer-funded health insurance after it adopts more stringent standards that will make workers who are on the...
View ArticleNew craft brewery on tap for downtown Buffalo
A group of entrepreneurs is planning to start a small-production craft brewery called the Big Ditch Brewing Co. on Ellicott Street in downtown Buffalo to make and sell its draft product to local bars,...
View ArticleSite changes sought at Sheehan
Parking lots, environmental enhancements and façade renovations are all on the docket for consideration by the Buffalo Planning Board at its meeting next week.McGuire Development Group is seeking...
View ArticleConsumer confidence peaked in springtime
Consumers in the Buffalo Niagara region are feeling a little more willing to spend.A new survey by researchers at Siena College found that local consumers were more willing to spend on major purchases...
View ArticleAlpina plans Greek yogurt plant expansion in Batavia
Alpina Foods plans to purchase 10 acres of land adjacent to its new 40,000-square-foot Batavia Greek yogurt plant, located within the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park, laying the groundwork for a...
View ArticleErie County Real Estate Transactions
ALDEN• 3370 Peters Corners Road, Bruce F. Carter to Mary Rydzynski; James Rydzynski, $216,000.• 11518 Gebhard Lane, Michael E. Pieszala to Kelly A. Eggers; Michael E. Eggers, $210,000.• 815 Exchange...
View ArticleNiagara County Real Estate Transactions
CAMBRIA• Southway Drive, Michael H. Raham; Linda M. Raham to Barbara Kubis, $103,000.HARTLAND• Wheeler Road, Mark S. Harris; Steven M. Nichols; Melvin J. Nichols to Edwin J. Wright Jr.; Joyce A....
View ArticleBusiness people
The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences named James M. O’Donnell dean. O’Donnell is associate dean for research in the School of Medicine and assistant vice president...
View ArticleDiscount Diva: Honor shouldn’t come with a high price
As an elementary school teacher, Ruth Hasseler had more than one student who proudly lugged a book to her class, exclaiming they had been “published” by the International Library of Poetry.Sounds very...
View ArticleTalk about money before the wedding
It’s peak wedding season, and many weddings these days are over-the-top when it comes to how much is spent.Couples take months to plan their big day, and determine how much they will dish out on...
View ArticleOne reporter’s experience with cutting the cable cord
After serious soul-searching, and the level of planning typically reserved for multinational military invasions, I made a major life decision last month:I cut the cable cord.I did something similar,...
View ArticleWatch out for moving scams
In 2012, the Better Business Bureau in the U.S. and Canada reported receiving more than 8,500 complaints about movers, making it the 16th-highest complaint category, according to Consumer Reports...
View ArticleColor of Money: Don’t get buried by wedding debt
Every year about this time I get questions from people wondering about the high cost of weddings. Q: Can you explain why people plan on spending (the equivalent of) a down payment on a house or the...
View ArticleWeb services speed ahead with ways to bolster customer security
In late February, a thief or thieves cracked into Evernote’s digital vault filled with log-ins, passwords and email addresses belonging to 50 million users. It was a shocking cyber attack considering...
View ArticleECIDA backs incentives for Sheehan redevelopment
The Erie County Industrial Development Agency on Monday approved more than $750,000 in incentives to support the planned redevelopment of the former Sheehan Memorial Hospital.McGuire Development plans...
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