Business First
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Online job openings rise from a year ago
Online advertised vacancies climbed 22.4 percent in March from a year ago in the Buffalo area, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.
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New Lackawanna Restaurant
Two longtime friends from South Buffalo are teaming up to bring back a childhood memory. Jack Kuebler and Tony Mangione remember when this site on Ridge Road in Lackawanna was a popular McDonald's restaurant.
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Chicago co. buys GI warehouse for $2.5M
APP Pharmaceuticals LLC, which operates a manufacturing plant on Grand Island, has sold its former warehouse. Chicago-based RR Donnelley & Sons, a global provider of integrated communications, paid $2.
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No joke, NY's refund checks in the mail April 1
As planned, New York state will mail out $500 million of delayed tax refund checks on April 1. The state temporarily stopped issuing refund checks in mid-March, stashing money to help pay $14 billion of bills due this month.
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Statler Reuse Depends on Incentives
A potential developer is looking for an incentive package for the Statler Towers. Long Island developer Uri Kaufman tells Business First he remains interested in acquiring the Statler and using it for apartments, but will only advance his plans to buy the site if an attractive incentive package is offered from the public sector.
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Tonawanda bids for more GM engine work
Just weeks after General Motors Co. announced plans to build new engine lines to its Town of Tonawanda Powertrain plant, the auto making giant said the River Road facility is in the running for another new line of motors.
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NY loses 1st round of fed education grants
New York lost its bid for roughly $700 million in first round of the federal Race to the Top competition after the U.S. Education Department today awarded grants to Delaware and Tennessee.
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Arbitrator favors UAW versus American Axle
The United Auto Workers union is claiming a major victory after it said an arbitrator ruled that American Axle & Manufacturing violated its contract by moving most axle work from its Detroit plant to Mexico
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64% of NYers say Paterson handled budget poorly
Gov. David Paterson is getting low grades for how he is handling the budget, which is due April 1. According to the latest Marist Poll, 64 percent of registered New York voters disapprove of Paterson's handling of the budget, while 28 percent approve and 8 percent aren't sure.
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New York Adds Jobs
Twenty-three states added jobs during the past month, and New York was one of them. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says Florida leads for job growth.
