Business Calendar
MondayBusiness groups • The Erie County Industrial Development Agency Meeting of the Members, 9 a.m., Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Auditorium, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, followed by the...
View ArticleNew partnership in Chautauqua County focuses on student tech skills
DUNKIRK – A new partnership between the economic development committee of the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation and the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Coalition Education...
View ArticlePreparing for 38 floors of emptiness at One Seneca Tower
The Starbucks closed in September, a couple of weeks before the cafeteria shut down in One Seneca Tower.At the Tim Hortons walk-up counter in the plaza elevator entry, only one kind of soup is offered...
View ArticleTime to hand over money reins
Among the more difficult money challenges in life is knowing when to persuade an aging parent to hand over his or her checkbook – or, if you’re the one in your golden years, when to ask for help...
View ArticleAirlines experiment with pooling points and bundling fees
If you only travel once or twice a year, it can be hard to rack up enough miles or points to get an award ticket. Some airlines, however, offer family plans that could be a quick way to pile up those...
View ArticleTrouble paying down student loans
There’s been a lot of talk lately about debt.Most of it has been about the federal debt burden. I want to shift the discussion to individuals, particularly those with private student loans. The...
View ArticleNew Kindle challenges Apple’s iPad Air
On the heels of Apple’s new, lighter iPad, Amazon has come out with a full-size tablet that weighs even less yet sports a sharper display and a lower price tag. Although Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX 8.9...
View ArticleCredit bureaus take closer look at payments
Now there’s another reason not to run up big credit card bills this holiday season that you can’t pay off.The three major credit bureaus have started adding new details about credit card payments to...
View ArticleHow to stay safe with smartphone banking
Matt Certo jumped at the chance to use his smartphone for banking as soon as his bank offered the service a few years back.The Orlando, Fla., high-tech entrepreneur understood the technology and knew...
View ArticlePractice safe mobile banking
• When possible, use your wireless network, not Wi-Fi hot spots. Beware of logging in over an unfamiliar public Wi-Fi network. If you really must use Wi-Fi, first make sure it is secure. Ask...
View ArticleTips on recovering from surgery
If you’re facing surgery, you no doubt want to do all you can to prepare. But according to Consumer Reports on Health, many of the things that patients are told to do, including some their doctor may...
View ArticleWorkers shun retirement plans
The percentage of U.S. workers who participate in their employers’ retirement plans slipped to 39 percent in 2012, according to a report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.Despite the tax...
View ArticleBeing ready for a disaster makes it easier to endure
Would you know what to do if a storm or other disaster damaged or destroyed your home?Over several months, our researchers followed six families who have rebuilt, or begun to, in the aftermath of...
View ArticleYear-end strategies to ease tax burden
With less than two months to go before the end of the year, now is the time for some quick maneuvers so your tax return doesn’t make you sick early next year.There are major changes this year for...
View ArticleHoliday debt can turn joy into sorrow
The debt counselors at Consumer Credit Counseling Services have seen it all – stories of regular families like yours and mine that have been pushed into desperate circumstances because of snowballing...
View ArticleDelaware North tax breaks approved
By a unanimous vote, the Erie County Industrial Development Agency today approved sales tax abatements of more than $807,000 for Delaware North Cos.’ new corporate headquarters.The vote pushed the...
View ArticleOn the Record / Nov. 21, 2013
Hires/Promotions/Honors The Erie County Agricultural Society, sponsor of the Erie County Fair, named Bryan C. Wittman the honorary chairman of the 175th Erie County Fair in 2014. Wittman, a native of...
View ArticleReview highlights of RiverBend announcement
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will be in Buffalo this morning to reveal plans for a $225 million, high-tech development on a brownfield site in South Buffalo that includes a commitment from two California...
View ArticleFord Stamping Plant adding 350 jobs, third shift
Ford Motor Co. formally announced today an expansion that will create about 350 new jobs at the Stamping Plant in the Town of Hamburg.A $150 million investment will expand production and create the...
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