- Roswell Park workshop plants seeds for growth of technology
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Even the best inventions need a strong business model in order to flourish in the marketplace. That was the thinking behind the “Pre-Seed Workshop” that wrapped up Friday, analyzing the commercial potential of technology ideas generated by researchers and inventors.
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- New Era makes 'super' deal with Marvel Comics
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New Era Cap Co. and Marvel Entertainment announced on Friday that they signed a licensing deal to distribute their “Super Heroes” collection of hats in the United States. With its caps depicting the Incredible Hulk and the Iron Man, the Buffalo-headquartered cap company hopes to appeal to a new audience of comic book and movie fans.
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- Macy’s welcomes FAO Schwarz
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CINCINNATI (AP) — FAO Schwarz will open toy stores in close to 700 Macy’s department stores over the next two years, the companies said Friday. About 75 full-size FAO toy stores will open across the country in the fall, along with about 200 smaller shops that will be up to 300 square feet, the companies said.
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- Amherst IDA gives Key Bank tax break
The Amherst Industrial Development Agency, after some sharp discussion Friday, approved a sales tax abatement requested by Key Bank to renovate its call center on Main Street at Eggert Road.
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- Young Professionals group is networking with young talent
The Buffalo Niagara Partnership is working with local businesses to attract young professionals to the area and entice those already here to stick around.
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- Fannie Mae scraps higher payments
WASHINGTON — By relaxing down-payment requirements for borrowers in markets where home prices are falling, Fannie Mae aims to both resuscitate the flagging housing market and respond to pressure from industry groups, consumer advocates and lawmakers.
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Local Business
- Watermark records frozen by court order
- Young Professionals group is networking with young talent
- New Era makes 'super' deal with Marvel Comics
- Roswell Park workshop plants seeds for growth of technology
Real Estate and Development
- Damon & Morey signs lease
- Fannie Mae scraps higher payments
- Amherst IDA gives Key Bank tax break
- Mortgage rates dip a bit
Manufacturing, Transportation, Labor
- Oil sets record near $128
- Region’s job growth heats up in April
- Flat boards
- A leaner Gibraltar should be poised for a stronger 2008, Lipke predicts
Finance, Investments, Insurance
- Stocks pare losses to finish mixed
- Watermark records frozen by court order
- Berkshire drops Ameriprise
- Icahn begins bid to control Yahoo
Personal Finance
- Bankruptcies /Filings for May 9 to May 16
- Shoppers pinching pennies
- Going solo on savings
- Ford recalls pickups
Retail
- Macy’s welcomes FAO Schwarz
- New Era makes 'super' deal with Marvel Comics
- Buffalo ReUse opens a new door to transforming city neighborhoods
- Casino revenues jump
Technology and Science
- Roswell Park workshop plants seeds for growth of technology
- 3 households in 10 get most calls on cell phones
- Icahn to fight Yahoo board
- Hewlett-Packard agrees to buy EDS for $13.2 billion
The Link
- Switching to digital TV
- Wilmington viewers are guinea pigs for transition
- Test-drive version is built for speed — lots of it
- CR mows down the contenders, unveils the best lawn gear
Columns
- David Robinson
Mod-Pac Corp. shareholders are getting restless. Really restless. The Buffalo specialty printing company last week reported its ninth straight quarterly loss as it struggles to replace the sales it lost three years ago when its biggest customer, online printed products marketer VistaPrint Ltd., stopped using Mod-Pac for its printing.
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