Business First

  • Home sale rush is on in Erie County

    The federal tax credit program that benefits home buyers has created a slew of busy days at the Erie County Clerk's office.

  • New York Tops Nation for School Spending

    A new Census report shows that New York's public elementary and secondary schools spent more than $17,000 per pupil in 2007-08.

  • Bass Pro signs 20-year lease - in Memphis

    The city of Memphis has Bass Pro Shops Inc. on the hook for a new store at the site of a former sports and entertainment venue, but now it has to get the Springfield, Mo.

  • Meckler, Gregory will exit NFTA in October

    The executive director of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, along with its long time general counsel, will retire later this year

  • Buffalo industrial site sold for $1.23M

    A Dingens Street commercial property that housed two businesses has been sold. 173 Dingens Street LLC, an affiliate of Laub Warehouse, has acquired a 70,050-square-foot building at that East Side Buffalo address, paying $1.

  • Northtowns 'Y' expansion nears

    Plans for an expanded Northtowns branch of the YMCA of Buffalo Niagara are shaping up, with Bammell Architects of Orchard Park signing on as architect

  • Downtown Building Up for Sale

    The downtown Buffalo headquarters for BlueCross BlueShield of WNY could be going up for sale. A report in today's Business First says the owner, Duke Realty Corp.

  • Bryant & Stratton eyes O.P. expansion

    A limited liability company affiliated with Bryant & Stratton College has purchased land adjacent to the college's existing Orchard Park campus with the intent to build a facility for the college's growing online program division, a college official said

  • SUNY greenlights ECC for enhancements

    A steady stream of revenue is likely available for future capital improvement projects at Erie Community College.

  • Historical Society introduces new director

    The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society has a new executive director, just the 11th since it was founded in 1862. Melissa Brown, formerly director of research and interpretation at the museum, succeeds Cynthia Conides, a Buffalo State College professor who will now return to her full-time job after serving as a loaned executive for the past four years.

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