On the Record / Sept. 10, 2013
Hires/Promotions/Honors Nichols School appointed Mary Rech Rockwell assistant head of school and Danielle Vallas mental health counselor. Rockwell, most recently director of studies, has been with the...
View ArticleHSBC signs come full hexagon for construction worker
HSBC Bank’s logos have come off the top of the downtown tower, but they are in good hands.Fred Laurich was part of the crew that fastened the signs high above the city in 1994. Over the past few days,...
View ArticleIcahn abandons takeover fight for Dell Inc.
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is giving up his bitter takeover fight for Dell Inc. a few days before shareholders are scheduled to consider the latest buyout offer from the struggling computer...
View ArticleConsumer borrowing rises $10.4 billion, credit card use declines
WASHINGTON – Americans cut back on using their credit cards in July for the second straight month, while taking on more debt to buy cars and attend school. The decline in credit card use suggests...
View ArticleTwo mergers, homebuilder outlook help stocks post biggest gains in two months
The stock market got a boost Monday from mergers, homes and phones.Stocks posted their biggest gains in almost two months. Two big deals suggested growing confidence in the economy: Luxury retailer...
View ArticleRochester’s Medicare spending rate is nation’s lowest, study...
ALBANY – A new study finds the Buffalo region has the fourth-lowest overall Medicare spending rate in the nation and is one of six New York communities that ranked among the 30 lowest-cost markets in...
View ArticleXbox Music premieres on Internet for free
Microsoft is making its Xbox Music streaming service available for free on the Web – even to those who don’t use Windows 8.The expansion beyond Windows 8 devices and Xbox game consoles is intended to...
View ArticlePotential tenant may bring 100 jobs to Buffalo port terminals
The anticipated sale or lease of two long-vacant former port buildings on Buffalo’s outer harbor could lead to more than 100 new jobs in Western New York, the state’s top economic development official...
View ArticleApple boosts T-Mobile, raises the stakes with latest iPhone
NEW YORK – Apple’s debut of the newest iPhone on all four top U.S. carriers at the same time will test the loyalty of customers at AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless.The latest version of the iPhone,...
View ArticleHow to pack a better school lunch
I began my tater tot and pizza-eating years as an elementary school student in 1983. Two years earlier, the government had infamously declared ketchup a vegetable to help school lunch programs meet...
View Article11 apps and websites to help you spend money more wisely
Websites and smartphone applications can be tremendous resources for spending your money more wisely. Problem is, so many new ones crop up that it’s difficult to keep up.So we searched for some...
View ArticleSUNY Buffalo State seminar tackles tech grants
A free seminar this month will spotlight $2.5 million in technology grants and teach best practices for taking advantage of them.“Turning Innovation Into Industry,” a pro-technology training seminar...
View ArticleCheaper iPhone unveiled to battle rivals
Bloomberg NewsApple Inc. announced two new iPhones including one with lower prices and more color options, in a strategy shift by Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook to reach a broader range of customers...
View ArticleDubai pipe-maker plans factory with 172 jobs in Buffalo
A Dubai-based startup company plans to build a $102 million factory in Buffalo that will make steel pipes for the oil and natural gas industry, and employ an estimated 172 workers.The company, Alita...
View ArticleOn the Record / Sept. 11, 2013
Hires/Promotions/Honors Leveraging Technology Solutions appointed Bradley Gay senior business consultant, based at its Buffalo office. Most recently Gay was program/project manager at Excellus Blue...
View ArticleSeven WNY projects win power project funding
The Aquarium of Niagara is getting $1.75 million in funding for its $5 million renovation project from the Western New York Power Proceeds Allocation Board.The funding, which comes from money raised...
View ArticleJuly job market shows only modest gains
WASHINGTON – U.S. employers advertised fewer jobs in July but hired more workers, a mixed sign that suggests only modest improvement in the job market.Job openings fell 180,000 in July to 3.7 million,...
View ArticlePaying more to buy Mod-Pac quells shareholder lawsuits
Mod-Pac Corp.’s two top executives have sweetened their bid to buy the Buffalo specialty printing company by 10 percent as part of an agreement that will lead to a group of shareholders dropping...
View ArticleStocks rise as Syria conflict becomes less likely
Stocks rose and oil prices fell Tuesday as the risk that the U.S. would attack Syria appeared to fade.The Standard & Poor’s 500 index had its sixth straight gain, the longest winning streak since...
View ArticleUniland hotel project delayed by Buffalo Planning Board
The Buffalo Planning Board on Tuesday tabled Uniland Development Co.’s proposal to build a 12-story hotel and office building at the corner of Delaware Avenue and Chippewa Street, after the developer...
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