Trial on airlines’ merger begins Nov. 25
WASHINGTON — A federal judge said Friday that the government’s lawsuit to block the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways will start Nov. 25, a timetable favored by the airlines.The U.S....
View ArticleHornblower to appeal dismissal of suit on Maid of the Mist deal
NIAGARA FALLS – The California company that challenged a deal giving the Maid of the Mist Corp. the right to build a boat dock and storage facility on the American side of the Falls said Friday it...
View ArticleDespite frenzy, many parents shopped early for school supplies
Kelly Tadusz has been to four stores looking for a see-through mesh bookbag.“I’ve never even heard of such a thing,” Tadusz said. “Have you?”Sheila Burr, of Williamsville, won’t be able to rest until...
View Article“Steel’s” by Dave Dyer tells story of Buffalo-based...
In the early days of the Roaring ’20s, Buffalo was booming, and so was an innovative retail business founded and inspired by the charismatic Leonard Rambler Steel.Steel’s offices and shops employed...
View ArticleTaylor Devices’ record-setting year ends on a down note
Taylor Devices record-setting fiscal year ended with a thud.The North Tonawanda shock absorber manufacturer’s fourth-quarter profits tumbled by 36 percent as sales of its equipment to protect...
View ArticleAfter rough ride, gold regains its glitter
Gold is having a summer revival.The price of gold touched $1,420 an ounce this week, a three-and-a-half month high, as escalating tensions in the Middle East, volatile currency markets and renewed...
View ArticleUAW leader talks of the value of collective bargaining
Scott Adams has seen the U.S. auto industry undergo sweeping changes since he began his career at Ford Motor Co.’s Buffalo Stamping Plant in the Town of Hamburg in 1972.He has ascended the leadership...
View ArticleRestaurants, wary of health care costs, look to cut full-time workers
As restaurants scramble to comply with a law requiring access to health insurance for most full-time workers, one approach is attracting attention: Have fewer full-time workers.Across the nation, some...
View ArticleMaximizing shareholder value is the goal that changed corporate America
ENDICOTT – This town in the hills of upstate New York is best known as the birthplace of IBM, one of the country’s most iconic companies. But there remain only hints of that storied past.The main...
View ArticleHow ‘Teslanaires’ made fortunes by risking all on Tesla Motors...
In June of last year, Patrick Hop poured his life savings – $30,000 – into Tesla Motors Inc. stock, then trading at about $32 per share. When the stock hit $115 this July, he dumped all his shares and...
View ArticleErie County Real Estate Transactions
AKRON• 80 Bloomingdale Ave., Barbara Anne Kelley to 1997 Hoffman Family Living Trust, $116,000.ALDEN• 13258 Irving St., Peter R. Freeman; Carol A. Freeman to Richard W. Kutter; Faith D. Hill-Kutter,...
View ArticleFederal regulators relax proposed mortgage rule
WASHINGTON – Federal regulators last week softened a proposed rule that would require banks to keep a stake in home loans that they parcel out to investors, for fear that the policy would disrupt the...
View ArticleBusiness people: Brigid Maloney, Joseph Dunlop among area professionals...
The law firm Harris Beach appointed Brigid M. Maloney partner of its statewide health care industry team. Maloney was previously general counsel at UBMD Physicians Group. Maloney received her JD from...
View ArticleNiagara County Real Estate Transactions
CAMBRIA• Upper Mountain Road, Mark Kellogg; Jennifer Kellogg to Jesse W. Schoelles, $139,500.HARTLAND• Ridge Road, John C. Williams to Jennifer M. Wiskemann, $120,500.LEWISTON• Forest Road, Theresa C....
View ArticleDavid Robinson: National Fuel finds itself in a natural gas sweet spot
While New York puts the brakes on shale gas development, the natural gas boom from all the drilling that’s going on in Pennsylvania is transforming National Fuel Gas Co.And that’s just fine with...
View ArticleData centers drive big investments: M&T, Yahoo projects look to future
The data center that M&T Bank Corp. is moving into was built to ward off failure - and to handle much more growth.The Amherst complex is served by power lines that connect to two separate National...
View Article11 ways to beat a flight delay
For frequent travelers, there’s nothing more aggravating than flight delays and cancellations. While some of the problem is related to weather, it turns out that there are lots of other reasons for...
View ArticleWNY construction boom bodes well for jobs
It’s becoming a good time to be a construction worker in Western New York again.From carpenters to sheet-metal workers, from laborers to bricklayers, from truck drivers to crane operators,...
View ArticleNew perks make banking easier
Paying your bills and taking care of other banking chores is a pain. Even more painful: the fees you’ll face if you don’t do them when you need to. But here’s good news from ShopSmart, the shopping...
View ArticleSmart watches might not fit the needs of millennials
Young adults tend to be early adopters of new technology. But as Samsung Electronics Co. reportedly prepares to unveil its Gear smart watch this month, it could run into a barrier among young users...
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