Business First

  • ECMC files to $2.1M expansion

    Friday, Jul 9 at 7:09 AM

    A renal center project at Erie County Medical Center is expanding, with plans for 36 outpatient dialysis stations. Plans filed June 14 with the state Health Department call for shifting 12 additional outpatient stations from Buffalo General Hospital to the Center of Excellence for Renal Disease and Transplant, a free-standing facility planned for ECMC's Grider Street campus.

  • Basil may be on road to acquisition

    Basil Toyota is expected to make a bid for the site of a neighboring auto dealership. Michael Basil, who runs the Lockport dealership, is interested in the former Gambino Ford property on South Transit Road.

  • School districts: WILLIAMSVILLE RETAINS HOLD ON FIRST PLACE

    The Williamsville Central School District again takes top spot.

  • 2 Falls' projects awarded public aid

    Plans to assist in the development of two key Niagara Falls business districts have taken major steps forward. The USA Niagara Development Corp.

  • Business First: High School Rankings

    Nardin Academy takes the top spot among public and private high schools again.

  • NY sets up $50M fund for small biz

    A new $50 million Small Business Revolving Loan Fund has been created by New York state, Gov. David Paterson announced Wednesday.

  • Price of stamps could rise

    The U.S. Postal Service is requesting rate increases ranging from 2 cents for a first class stamp to as much as 8 percent for periodicals under a proposal submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) Tuesday.

  • Eden Lands Kite Deal

    The federal government will award $1 billion to biotech firms in the U.S. as part of the health-care reform law. A report in today's Business First says the tax credits and grants will go to projects that show significant potential to produce new therapies, reduce long-term health-care costs or significantly advance the goal of curing cancer within 30 years.

  • Restaurants Counting on the Taste

    We all know that a taste can lead to a larger portion and that's what area restaurants are hoping for... a whole plateful of business after this year's Taste of Buffalo.

  • National Fuel shifts downtown site

    National Fuel Gas Co. will move its downtown Buffalo customer assistance center from one side of Lafayette Square to another.

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