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Locals advise Power Authority in rare Buffalo board meeting
NEWS STAFF REPORTER

Updated: 11/20/08 6:13 AM

The New York Power Authority should stop pocketing profits from the sale of unused hydroelectricity earmarked for Western New York, the head of the region’s leading business organization told authority leaders Wednesday.
On the Record / November 20, 2008

Updated: 11/20/08 6:13 AM

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Trettel expands holdings with 301 Ellicott St.
NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER

Updated: 11/20/08 6:13 AM

The developer who recently renovated the downtown Buffalo building depicted in Charles Burchfield’s “Rainy Night” painting has expanded his city property portfolio.
Rich Products sticks to global plan
NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER

Updated: 11/20/08 8:27 AM

The outlook for the global economy appears gloomy, but a Rich Products Corp. executive said the company isn’t shying away from investing overseas.
M&T boosts some ATM fees

Updated: 11/20/08 6:12 AM

M&T Bank Corp. has increased the fee it charges customers for taking out money at an ATM outside the U. S.
More consumers crying out for help with credit woes

Updated: 11/20/08 6:12 AM

More consumers than ever are reaching out to credit counselors, according to a report by a national trade group.
Megabus offers free seats

Updated: 11/20/08 6:12 AM

Megabus, an express bus service with fares starting at $1, is giving away 100,000 free seats, some of them on buses entering and leaving Buffalo.
On the Record / November 19, 2008

Updated: 11/19/08 6:49 AM

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Defense Department grants trim losses at Cleveland BioLabs
NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER

Updated: 11/18/08 6:58 AM

Cleveland BioLabs cut its third-quarter losses by more than half because of Defense Department grants that the Buffalo-based life sciences company won earlier this year.
On the Record / November 18, 2008

Updated: 11/18/08 6:58 AM

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Par Foam Products to close down after sale to Massachusetts buyer
NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER

Updated: 11/18/08 6:58 AM

Par Foam Products, a Buffalo business with 52 employees, is headed for a shutdown after it was acquired by a Massachusetts- based company.
Kaleida Health workers to vote on contract SEIU wants rejected
NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER

Updated: 11/18/08 6:58 AM

Members of a large union at Kaleida Health System will vote Wednesday on a contract offer that their union’s representatives are urging them to reject.
Tapestry Charter School trims its expansion plans
NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER

Updated: 11/18/08 8:19 AM

Buffalo’s Tapestry Charter School has scaled back plans for a permanent Kindergarten through 12th-grade campus in North Buffalo after hitting fiscal roadblocks.
Erie County Real Estate Transactions

Updated: 11/17/08 6:33 AM

Following are real estate transactions over $5,000 as listed in records of the Erie County clerk’s office for the week ending Oct. 3.
Niagara County Real Estate Transactions

Updated: 11/17/08 6:33 AM

Following are real estate transactions over $5,000 as listed in records of the Niagara County clerk’s office for the week ending Oct. 3.


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