Gift cards are safer, but be careful
Nearly 60 percent of Americans are putting gift cards on their wish lists this holiday season, making them the most requested gift for the seventh straight year, according to the National Retail...
View ArticleEmployees really need a break
The human resources department wants you to take time off. Really.You may have trouble believing that, but a recent poll by the Society for Human Resource Management found strong support for vacations...
View ArticleAsk questions before you invest
Remember Bernard L. Madoff. He should be as well-known to investors as is Warren Buffett, but for different reasons.Buffett is known for investment success and philanthropy. Madoff should be...
View ArticleUnwrap holiday family money secrets at holidays
As families gather for holiday dinners, some might have had more on their plate than turkey, stuffing and apple pie. Family gatherings can be an ideal time to dish up something extra: the money...
View ArticleWindows 8 may be closing soon
If you are tired of Windows 8 and 8.1, which pointlessly forced on consumers a touch-screen interface when most PCs lacked touch screens, take heart.Even Microsoft has figured out that Windows 8 is a...
View ArticleWatch out for malware on Android
Do you need to run antivirus software on a smartphone?If you have a phone running Google Inc.’s Android operating system, it’s a good idea. In the smartphone world, malware is largely an Android...
View ArticleAre new AT&T plans better for wireless customers?
AT&T is joining T-Mobile in reducing monthly fees for people who pay for their own devices.It’s the latest break from a longstanding practice of offering subsidies on devices to lock customers...
View ArticleDeadline looms to sign up for health insurance
New Yorkers who don't have health insurance, or who have coverage that expires at the end of the month, have one more week to sign up for insurance on the NY State of Health exchange that kicks in...
View ArticleOffices, apartments proposed for old Jansen Bros. Harness Shop on Elm Street
The former Jansen Bros. Harness Shop built a century ago on Elm Street will be getting new life as an apartment and office building in downtown Buffalo.Carl and William Paladino, whose Ellicott...
View ArticleIDA hires head of center in San Diego as CEO
The Erie County Industrial Development Agency officially has a new leader.The economic development agency’s board of directors voted Monday to appoint Steven Weathers, a California economic...
View ArticleIn poll, Americans lack optimism for stocks in 2014
NEW YORK – Americans aren’t expecting another bang-up year for the stock market, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.Of the people polled, 40 percent think the market will stabilize where it...
View ArticleCroce’s sushi, pizza-and-wings plans for Franklin go to board
Mark D. Croce’s plans to turn part of Franklin Street into a “restaurant row” are advancing with his two latest projects for a new sushi-themed restaurant and a pizza-and-wings place.Croce is seeking...
View ArticleOperator of Lake Shore Health Care Center files for bankruptcy
The operator of Lake Shore Health Care Center in Irving filed for bankruptcy protection Monday afternoon, after losing more than $9 million so far this year and receiving nearly $4 million in life...
View ArticleGlaxo says it will stop paying doctors to promote drugs
NEW YORK – The British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will no longer pay doctors to promote its products and will stop tying compensation of sales representatives to the number of prescriptions doctors...
View ArticleFalls Street: Lights on, nobody’s home
NIAGARA FALLS – Santa Claus arrived on Old Falls Street riding fire engine No. 4, and a hundred or so people awaited the flip of the switch that would illuminate the holiday lights strung on trees...
View ArticleGodin urges entrepreneurs to think big
If there is a point that Seth Godin drives home time and again about the world of startup companies, it’s that nothing is predictable.What passes for conventional wisdom today is erased by the next...
View ArticleUniland gets $10 million in tax breaks from ECIDA for Delaware North project
In the end, it wasn’t even close.After months of sometimes contentious debate, the Erie County Industrial Development Agency granted $10 million in tax breaks to Uniland Development Co. for its...
View ArticleFDA proposes limits on antibacterial soaps
LOS ANGELES – The makers of antibacterial soaps and body washes will have to demonstrate that their products are safe, effective and prevent the spread of illness better than good old-fashioned soap...
View ArticleRetiring chairman of GM sees a bright future
WASHINGTON – Outgoing General Motors Chairman Dan Akerson on Monday painted a bright picture of the company’s future only five years after it collapsed into a bankruptcy that involved a $49.5 billion...
View ArticleStocks make big gains on signs that U.S. economy is improving
Stocks raced higher after two down weeks, as investors warmed up to the idea that the economy is getting better.Stocks have fallen lately after good economic news as investors worried that the Federal...
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