Buffalo News: Business
- Impact of Yahoo job cuts on Lockport complex unclear
Wednesday - 02/03/2016 - 10:26 AMYahoo is cutting 15 percent of its workforce across the company, but isn’t specifying whether those reductions will affect its Town of Lockport complex.“As part of our strategic plan, ...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- On the Record / Feb. 3, 2016
Tuesday - 02/02/2016 - 01:47 PMHires/Honors/Promotions
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Harter Secrest & Emery elected Craig S. Wittlin managing partner. Wittlin succeeds Michael R. McEvoy. A native of Williamsville, Wittlin joined the Rochester office of... Read More - Common Council wants to crack down on activities at neighborhood stores
Tuesday - 02/02/2016 - 09:02 PMFrustrated over illegal activities at some neighborhood grocery and deli stores, the Common Council Tuesday asked if the State of New York could help out. If a business violates state laws or...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Athenex ends $2.9 billion lawsuit against rival drugmakers
Tuesday - 02/02/2016 - 06:13 PMThe Buffalo biotech firm Athenex has ended its $2.9 billion lawsuit against two rival drugmakers it accused of accepting trade secrets from a former Athenex employee.The company on Monday filed...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Better Buffalo Fund seeks proposals for projects near public transportation
Tuesday - 02/02/2016 - 04:51 PMThe state is seeking proposals for the second round of funding from the Better Buffalo Fund, a $30 million Buffalo Billion program aimed at revitalizing neighborhoods within the city and...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Western New York bankruptcy filings drop 8.2 percent
Tuesday - 02/02/2016 - 08:17 AMBankruptcy filings in the Buffalo-Rochester region declined 8.2 percent in January from a year ago, to 293, according to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.Almost all of the decrease came in Rochester,...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- General Mills and jobs training program get funding
Monday - 02/01/2016 - 05:21 PMThe Western New York Power Proceeds Allocation Board has made its funding recommendations, which would go toward costs associated with business investment and workforce development projects.The... Read More
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - CDC’s probe of Chipotle restaurants concludes without finding source of E. coli contamination
Monday - 02/01/2016 - 04:38 PMThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has concluded its investigation into two E. coli outbreaks that sickened dozens of Chipotle Mexican Grill customers and thrust the chain into a...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Hodgson Russ names Kennedy president and CEO
Monday - 02/01/2016 - 10:57 AMHodgson Russ, Buffalo’s largest law firm, named Rick W. Kennedy its new president and CEO.Kennedy joined Hodgson Russ as an associate attorney in 1983 and became a partner in 1990,...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Dream cottage on Buffalo’s West Side turns into a bottomless money pit
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- Buffalo mayor to announce who will build city grocery store
Wednesday - 02/03/2016 - 08:38 AMAfter months of anticipation, Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown on Friday will announce the identity of the firm selected to redevelop a city-owned parking lot on Ellicott Street into a new urban...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Most residents back Deep South Taco plans
Tuesday - 02/02/2016 - 10:16 PMOwner lays out plans for Hertel restaurant at public meeting. Critics still wary of potential noise.... Read More
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Again, ebb and flow in malldom
Tuesday - 02/02/2016 - 07:08 PMIf you walk the malls this week, it will look as if some stores vanished overnight.That’s because they did.This is the time of year when malls shed tenants, shuffle stores and rejigger...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Athenex ends $2.9 billion lawsuit against rival drug makers
Tuesday - 02/02/2016 - 05:51 PMThe Buffalo biotech firm Athenex has ended its $2.9 billion lawsuit against two rival drug makers it accused of accepting trade secrets from a former Athenex employee.The company on Monday filed...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Kittinger keeps White House ties with chairs order
Tuesday - 02/02/2016 - 12:52 PMPresidents come and go from the White House, but Kittinger Furniture Co. is a constant at America’s most famous address.The Clarence-based manufacturer is continuing a relationship with 1600 ... Read More
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Monday - 02/01/2016 - 12:17 PMHires/Honors/Promotions
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The Eighth District Dental Society installed James A. Hoddick as president. Hoddick is a dentist with a private practice in the City of Tonawanda. The Eighth District Dental... Read More - Moog plans $12 million expansion in Elma, adding 100 jobs in 5 years
Monday - 02/01/2016 - 02:52 PMMoog Inc. is planning a $12 million expansion at its Elma campus that is expected to add 100 jobs within the next five years.The expansion will allow the maker of motion-control equipment bring to...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Moog plans $12 million expansion in Elma, with 100 new jobs
Monday - 02/01/2016 - 02:52 PMMoog Inc. is planning a $12 million expansion at its Elma campus that is expected to create 100 new jobs within the next five years.The expansion will allow the Elma motion control equipment maker...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Media coverage of region’s revival helps spark tourism boom
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- Home Depot to hire 375 seasonal workers
Wednesday - 02/03/2016 - 10:55 AMHome Depot is looking to hire 375 new workers in the Buffalo Niagara region as the home improvement retailer gears up for its busy spring season.Home Depot said a mix of permanent and seasonal part-...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Buffalo seeks state help in crackdown on illegal activities at neighborhood stores
Tuesday - 02/02/2016 - 09:16 PMFrustrated over illegal activities at some neighborhood grocery and deli stores, the Common Council on Tuesday asked if the State of New York could help out. If a business violates state laws or...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Again, ebb and flow in malldom
Tuesday - 02/02/2016 - 07:19 PMIf you walk the malls this week, it will look as if some stores vanished overnight.That’s because they did.This is the time of year when malls shed tenants, shuffle stores and rejigger...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Mattress Firm acquires Cheektowaga site for distribution hub
Tuesday - 02/02/2016 - 05:40 PMThe former home of Community Newspapers and then a logistics company will now become the regional warehouse and distribution center for Mattress Firm.Thomas J. Balch of Tully, N.Y., through... Read More
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kittinger keeps White House ties with order for new chairs
Tuesday - 02/02/2016 - 12:52 PMPresidents come and go from the White House, but Kittinger Furniture Co. is a constant at America’s most famous address.The Clarence-based manufacturer is continuing a relationship with 1600 ... Read More
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Flanagan may support minimum wage hike – with conditions
Monday - 02/01/2016 - 05:05 PMALBANY – State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, once again, is not ruling out support for a hike in the minimum wage. However, he said Monday that Democratic plans are untenable unless...More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Coffee Culture uncertain why local franchise cafes failed
Monday - 02/01/2016 - 05:44 PMA Coffee Culture executive said Monday he isn’t sure why the three franchised cafes that closed suddenly last week didn’t succeed.“Maybe that’s the toughest part is that ... Read More
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Wegmans not giving away $200, as bogus Facebook post claims
Monday - 02/01/2016 - 01:15 PMWegmans Food Markets warned consumers Monday that a Facebook post bearing the company’s name and offering a free $200 grocery coupon is fraudulent and not connected to the supermarket chain....More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- JetBlue to begin direct flights to L.A. in June
Monday - 02/01/2016 - 10:19 AMDirect flights from Buffalo to Los Angeles International Airport will begin June 16 on JetBlue, Sen. Charles E. Schumer announced Monday.There are currently no direct flights from Buffalo Niagara... Read More
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Advertising firms adjust to clients’ changing needs in digital age
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