Genome mapping being hailed as next advance in medical treatment
The $105 million genomic medicine project announced Wednesday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo builds on two strengths at the University at Buffalo: supercomputing and expertise in the management of...
View ArticleOn the Record / Jan. 9, 2014
Hires/Promotions/Honors AMDG Public Affairs, a Buffalo Niagara-based strategic public relations services consultancy, has named Don Burns and db Media Company as its in-house digital/photography...
View ArticleBusiness plan contest aims to spotlight WNY
Jordan A. Levy and a venture capitalist who relocated here from Minnesota will oversee a $5 million business plan competition aimed at igniting startup and investor activity in Western New York.Levy,...
View ArticleTeaching jobs hard to find locally
The new year isn’t looking terribly bright for teaching grads.As school districts consolidate and downsize throughout Western New York, the hard truth for many fresh-faced teaching graduates is that...
View ArticleHope for Grand Island eyesore
After sitting dilapidated and empty for years near the southbound North Grand Island Bridge, the so-called Dunlop Building on Long Road in Grand Island finally has a new owner.Rudra Management and...
View ArticleGoogle launches free ferry service for workers
Add another item to Google’s long list of employee perks: ferry service.The Internet company has launched a free service aboard an 83-foot, Wi-Fi-equipped catamaran to carry workers on their daily...
View ArticleAlcoa reports $2.34 billion loss in fourth quarter
DALLAS – Alcoa Inc. reported a $2.34 billion fourth-quarter loss as it wrote down the value of years-old aluminum-smelting acquisitions to shift its focus to more profitable businesses.An adjusted...
View ArticleAirlines go on shopping spree
ROSWELL, N.M. – Capt. Paul Wannberg glides an old Boeing 757 over the New Mexico desert, lining up with the runway. A computerized voice squawks elevation warnings. Forty feet. Thirty. Twenty. Ten....
View ArticleMarket wavers for another day
NEW YORK – The stock market wavered for a second day Thursday as investors weighed disappointing news from the retail industry against more positive signals on the U.S. economy.Investors were looking...
View ArticleWary shoppers buy carefully over holidays, boost sales 2.7 percent
Santa slacked off during the holidays, delivering a solidly so-so season for retailers.Shoppers were less impressed and more careful during the season compared with the previous one, doing their...
View ArticleGenome research here is perfect fit
You might not think of the Buffalo Niagara region as a hotbed of genetic medical research, but Marnie LaVigne thinks the pieces already are in place here.It’s just a question of putting them all...
View Article2013 was “transformational year” for Lockport IDA, Kinyon says
LOCKPORT – The Town of Lockport’s economic development position underwent sweeping changes last year, the administrative director of the town Industrial Development Agency told the agency’s board...
View ArticleUp to 600 jobs in Buffalo promised by genomics project
The $105 million genomic medicine and supercomputing project announced Wednesday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for Buffalo and Manhattan could create up to 600 jobs here as the initiative draws two...
View ArticlePre-clearance pilot project to start at Peace Bridge
A pilot program aimed at alleviating truck-traffic problems at the Peace Bridge has passed its first hurdle.But the initial test was at a land border crossing in the Pacific Northwest. A six-month...
View ArticleFirst Niagara eliminates chief banking officer’s job
First Niagara Financial Group has eliminated its chief banking officer position and made two promotions to its leadership team, as the bank’s chief executive officer puts his stamp on upper...
View ArticleLast-minute tips to get car through winter
It’s been the hardest winter for drivers in three years. So before the snow gets worse and you find yourself stranded on the side of the highway because the car battery died, make sure your vehicle is...
View ArticleWearable tech is in a race for the killer app
Reports from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas indicate that the gadget industry has decided to make 2014 the year of wearable technology. In other words, there’s going to be a chaotic...
View ArticleMattar law firm wants tax breaks for renovations
Local personal injury attorney William Mattar wants to expand his law firm’s office on Main Street in Amherst to accommodate his plans to expand his practice into other states.Mattar also wants to get...
View ArticleAccused trader falsified grades at Harvard Law School
NEW YORK – A federal jury will decide whether Mathew Martoma, the former hedge fund manager, cheated when he worked at SAC Capital Advisors, but there’s no denying he cheated when he falsified his...
View ArticleAudiologist, hair stylist top list of 10 (almost) stress-free jobs
If your New Year’s resolution is to change jobs this year, consider this ranking of least-stressful jobs.In a new ranking for 2014, CareerCast.com looked at 200 careers and weighed all sorts of...
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