Paper towels are household MVP
Paper towels lead a brief and unglamorous life, absorbing spills, wiping away messes and substituting for napkins and tissues. Bounty’s DuraTowel cleaned up in Consumer Reports’ latest tests, but...
View ArticleWater-main break leaves Chef’s closed for three days
Chef’s, the popular Italian eatery on Seneca Street near downtown, will be closed through Wednesday, following a serious water-main break discovered late Sunday afternoon.That break, discovered...
View ArticleTravers Collins lays off six in restructuring
Buffalo-based Travers Collins & Co. public relations and advertising firm has laid off six employees in a restructuring, and one of its co-founders and partners, Robert Travers, is...
View ArticleHarborCenter starting to 'go vertical'
Steel is rising at the Buffalo Sabres’ HarborCenter project in downtown Buffalo, as work progresses from the concrete parking ramp and lower levels into the primary feature of the $172.2 million...
View ArticleTravers Collins lays off six in restructuring
Buffalo-based Travers Collins & Co. public relations and advertising firm has laid off six employees in a restructuring, and one of its co-founders and partners, Robert Travers, is...
View ArticleBAC-to-LA Fitness transition hitting some stumbling blocks
To health club consumers, it was like Starbucks buying up your beloved corner coffee shop.In December, the Buffalo Athletic Club announced it had sold all but one of its co-ed gyms to LA Fitness, the...
View ArticleKung Fu Tea opening at UB North Campus
If University at Buffalo students aren’t getting enough coffee, now they can try some tea instead.Michael Jiang, a UB graduate from New York City, teamed up with a partner to open a new franchise on...
View ArticleInexpensive cures for cabin fever
Is cabin fever setting in?This is the time of year we start to go a little stir crazy. The fun of the holidays is over, spring is still months away, and it can seem like there’s nothing to do but wait...
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Your guide to Prospectus 2014
Introduction This Buffalo renaissance is different, and we can all make it stick Prospectus 2014 Factories here are transitioning into advanced manufacturing Your guide to the Buffalo Billion Business...
View ArticleApple iPhone sales trail estimates for crucial holiday quarter
Apple Inc. reported quarterly iPhone sales that trailed analysts’ estimates, even after debuting new models for the holiday shopping season.Profit was $13.1 billion, or $14.50 a share, for the fiscal...
View ArticleNiagara Falls cruiser is taking shape off Ontario
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Visitors who want a boat ride beneath Niagara Falls this year will be able to take it later in the evening, under fireworks and have a “sunset cocktail,” all in new boats – if...
View ArticleHuntley Station plant in Tonawanda facing possible shut down, environmental...
The coal-fired Huntley Station power plant in the Town of Tonawanda is losing money and is at risk of being shut down, a new report commissioned by an environmental group warned Tuesday.The report,...
View ArticleBuffalo execs launching Cheryl’s list referral site
The Buffalo Executives Association will launch Cheryl’s List, a business referral Web site for Western New York businesses.The Web site will list 85 local businesses it vouches for as members of the...
View ArticleUnemployment rate here hits 5-year low
The unemployment rate in the Buffalo Niagara region continued its steady move downward, dipping to 6.5 percent in December – the lowest level for any month in the last five years.The drop in the...
View ArticleLow cost power for Graphic Controls and Ingram Micro
Graphic Controls Corp. is getting 510 kilowatts of cheap hydropower from the New York Power Authority as part of a $950,000 project to upgrade the Buffalo manufacturer’s Exchange Street factory.The...
View ArticleUB to announce major medical school gift Wednesday
A major institutional donor is providing a multi-million-dollar gift to support construction of University at Buffalo’s new $375 million downtown medical school project.UB officials, along with...
View ArticleGoogle Glass to offer prescription lenses
NEW YORK – Google Glass is getting glasses.The computerized, Internet-connected goggles don’t actually come with lenses in its frame. Starting Tuesday, Google is offering an optional attachment for...
View ArticlePort terminal deal hits delay
The Toronto-area outdoor furniture manufacturer seeking to purchase the port terminal complex on Buffalo’s outer harbor has delayed closing the deal with the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority...
View ArticlePrentice buyers optimistic about office furniture firm’s future
The buyers of Prentice Office Environments, a major commercial office furniture supplier, and its affiliated Office Furniture Center say they remain committed to the region and to building on the...
View ArticleAfter strong year, Ford challenged
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Co. enjoyed one of the best years in its history in 2013, but the celebration won’t last long.The Dearborn-based automaker posted a pretax profit of $8.56 billion – the...
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