Independent Health offers doctor-payment model for Medicare
WASHINGTON – Congress is looking for a new way to pay doctors under Medicare, and it may find the solution, in part, in Buffalo.That’s the message Dr. Thomas Foels, chief medical officer of...
View ArticleKoelmel named president of Sabres HarborCenter
John R. Koelmel, the former First Niagara Financial Group chief executive who lost his job in March, has landed a new job overseeing the construction and operations of the HarborCenter hockey and...
View ArticleUB, life-sciences firms partner on gene sequencing
The University at Buffalo is teaming up with a major biotechnology corporation and a life-sciences startup that grew out of research conducted at Roswell Park Cancer Institute to boost genetics-based...
View ArticleBuffalo firm managing NHL pension plan
The new pension fund for National Hockey League players that was established in the agreement that ended the lockout earlier this year is being managed by an investment consulting firm in...
View ArticleKoelmel named president of Sabres HarborCenter
Less than three months after losing his high-profile job as CEO of First Niagara Financial Group, John R. Koelmel has re-emerged in a new leadership role where he could wield his influence in shaping...
View ArticleGreatbatch sees job cuts from merging of two units
Greatbatch Inc. expects to eliminate an unspecified number of jobs through a restructuring that melds its commercial battery and medical units into a single entity, but company officials said Thursday...
View ArticleOn The Record / June 7, 2013
Stovroff & Taylor Travel at 1127 Wehrle Drive, Amherst, named Lynn Littlefield leisure travel consultant. Littlefield has 18 years of travel-consulting experience....The Financial Planning...
View ArticleKaleida plans expansion of Millard Fillmore Suburban
Kaleida Health is planning an expansion of Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital that includes a 10-bed neonatal intensive care unit, according to documents filed with the Town of Amherst’s Planning...
View ArticleLocal KeyBank exec gets promotion
KeyBank’s top locally based executive is expanding his duties to include Rochester.Gary Quenneville was named regional sales executive for KeyBank’s newly created Western New York Region and president...
View ArticleJP Morgan Chase closing 400-employee mortgage facility in Albion
ALBION – About 400 employees of JP Morgan Chase’s mortgage call center in this Orleans County village will be looking for work following an announcement Thursday from the multi-national bank giant...
View ArticleTwo local truckers recognized for millions of miles of safe driving
It would take the average driver approximately 148 years to log 2 million miles in their vehicle. Tom Lyons has done it in about 20.That’s like driving to the moon and back more than four times....
View ArticleKoelmel brings more than just business skills to HarborCenter project
The former CEO of First Niagara will oversee a $170 million project that includes two hockey rinks and a hotel. John R. Koelmel has been tapped by Terry and Kim Pegula. The News' Jonathan D. Epstein...
View ArticleAlbion aims to fill void left by JPMorgan Center’s closing
JPMorgan Chase’s decision to close a call center with more than 400 jobs in the Village of Albion spells the end of a business operation that has survived ownership changes and some tough economic...
View ArticleKaleida plans expansion of Millard Fillmore Suburban
Kaleida Health is planning an expansion of Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital that includes a 10-bed neonatal intensive care unit, according to documents filed with the Town of Amherst’s Planning...
View ArticleHipper, sportier 2014 Corolla aims at younger market
DETROIT – Toyota is giving the Corolla a sportier look and more gadgets, a recognition by the world’s biggest automaker that the under-50 crowd wants more than just reliability in a compact car.The...
View ArticleEconomy adding jobs at steady pace
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May – a steady pace that shows strength in the face of tax increases and government spending cuts, if not enough to reduce still-high...
View ArticleCanada added 95,000 jobs in May
TORONTO – Canada’s economy pumped out a whopping 95,000 new jobs in May, the biggest month of employment growth in more than a decade, Statistics Canada said Friday.The massive gain was the first...
View ArticleStocks jump sharply following report of steady employment growth in May
NEW YORK – Steady growth in hiring last month sent the stock market sharply higher Friday.The 175,000 jobs added by U.S. employers last month was just what investors wanted. The number suggested that...
View ArticleConference aims to boost local economy
Sarah Bishop is a big believer in the power of local business.And next week, Bishop and others will have plenty of chances to show about 500 other local business boosters just what community-focused...
View ArticleWalden Galleria’s Macy’s expands to draw more Canadians
Walden Galleria is scheduled to unveil a sweeping overhaul of its Macy’s store today, driven in large part by the demand from Canadian shoppers.The new look and configuration, with its emphasis on...
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