Business First

  • College conference bringing 600 to WNY

    Six hundred high school and college admissions counselors are expected to flock to Western New York to participate in the New York State Association for College Admission Counseling's annual conference, behind held this year at Niagara University

  • Time for Investment Review

    Financial planners say now is the time to review your investments given changes in the stock market due to issues in Greece and Europe, U

  • Girl Scouts find buyer for headquarters

    Just a few months after putting its Buffalo headquarters up for sale, the Girl Scouts of Buffalo and Erie County have found a buyer for their Jewett Parkway complex

  • KeyBank wants new Amherst branch

    KeyBank N.A. wants to open a new branch at the corner of Hopkins and West Klein roads in Amherst. The Cleveland-based bank said this week that it has begun the approval process to build a new branch at 804 Hopkins Road, a former gas station site.

  • Retail Stores Focus on Groceries

    The grocery wars are heating up, not just at supermarkets. A bizjournals report shows how Wal-Mart and Target are rolling out smaller stores and beefing up their focus on grocery sales.

  • DiNapoli says NY racking up more debt

    New York state is on the brink of racking up more unsustainable debt, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli warned on Tuesday

  • Home ownership a big deal to NY'ers

    Home ownership remains a significant part of the "American Dream" to New Yorkers but property taxes and valuations are a concern

  • Made in Tonawanda, not China

    Chinese cars will be powered by "Made in Tonawanda" engine components. A report in this week's Business First shows how General Motors' Tonawanda plant is making 25,000 engine heads for a joint venture of GM and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.

  • Is Commercial Real Estate in the Dumps?

    A report in today's Business First shows how several building have failed to attract developers or buyers. An online auction at the Olympic Towers in Downtown Buffalo attracted attention, but the top bid was still $1 million less than the reserve - or minimum bid - sought by the buildings owners.

  • Businesses Gear up for Memorial Day

    Darien Lake Resort has chosen Memorial Day weekend to debut its newest attractions. Sea Lion Splash will make its local debut this weekend.

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