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New Greatbatch HQ coming on line
The Clarence-based manufacturer celebrates its new space Wednesday at 10000 Wehrle Drive with an afternoon ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event showcases the 123,000-square-foot addition that houses the company’s executive offices and centralizes its research and development team.
“This is to celebrate that yes again we have another success,” company spokesperson Kathryn Tarquin said. “It’s to bring the community together to acknowledge who we are.”
Erie County Executive Chris Collins, along with University at Buffalo President John Simpson, are scheduled to speak at the event.
The addition is part of Greatbatch’s recent rebranding efforts, which include acquiring seven companies and adding new products to its lineup. The company was founded by Wilson Greatbatch as a medical battery manufacturer, but lately it has spun off into the technology solutions sector.
Construction on the addition began two years ago after the partial demolition of an existing Greatbatch manufacturing facility. It includes two stories of wide-open space with a modern flair, waterfalls and a wall of patents received by Greatbatch employees.
Thomas Hook, Greatbatch president and CEO, declined to name the total cost of the addition, but he did say it was “tens of millions of dollars.” He added that it is not the company’s largest investment, citing $30 million Greatbatch facilities in Alden and Massachusetts.
“The building really is a kind of reflection of the whole business,” he said.
About 260 employees are based at the new headquarters, which has been occupied since last August. Greatbatch operates 15 total sites around the world, including two others in Western New York and plants in Indianapolis, Minnesota, Mexico and Switzerland.
According to Business First’s 2009 Book of Lists, it is the eighth largest public company in Western New York.
- Work starts on Upstate MedTech Centre
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Jul-29-2009
— A new Batavia center that focuses on the MedTech fields will bear a familiar name.
The 43,000-square-foot building near Genesee Community College will be named after Bruce Holm, a Batavia native who is executive director of the University at Buffalo’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences. Holm is also a SUNY distinguished professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pharmacology and Toxicology at UB.
- A Life Sciences Stimulus?
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Jul-28-2009
— Soon after the financial meltdown began late last fall, J. Leslie Glick, Ph.D. (see sidebar on profile of Dr. Glick), who is a staunch supporter of capitalization and free enterprise, proposed the government provide stimulus monies to VC firms to ensure the continued growth and financial stability of the U.S. life sciences industry. In exchange for taxpayer investment in these firms, the federal government would become a limited partner (like other private investors in a firm’s funds) and share
- Yahoo! confirms WNY site
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Jun-30-2009
— Months of aggressive pitching and a coordinated economic development approach laid the groundwork for computer industry giant Yahoo! Inc. to decide to build a northeast data center in the Lockport Industrial Park.
- Serving up greener data centers
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Jun-30-2009
— This morning, at a press conference in Buffalo, New York, with New York Governor David Paterson and Senator Chuck Schumer, we took another big step forward in addressing climate change. We announced plans to build one of the greenest, most energy-efficient data centers in the world.
- Wind symposium airs energy issues
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Jun-29-2009
— Buffalo Niagara Enterprise sees an opportunity to build a supply chain locally to support the wind energy industry. For starters, it has identified 350 area companies that could be suppliers or manufacturers of components.
- Kemper selects local site for HQ
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Jun-26-2009
— Kemper System Production acquired a vacant plant in North America Center business park and initially will hire 10 people, said the company’s president, Richard W. Doornink. It expects full production to be under way by year’s end.
- N.Y. State has money to invest in start-up companies
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Jun-26-2009
— New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli visited the Albright Knox Art Gallery today as part of Explore Buffalo Niagara Investor and Entrepreneur High-Tech Forum to advertise $528 million waiting to be invested in New York State companies from the New York State Common Retirement Fund through its In-State Private Equity Investment Program.
- Buffalo-Niagara Region Gets Recognized Nationally
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Jun-17-2009
— This year marks the 60th anniversary of the All-American City Award given by the National Civic League. The event will take place today, June 17th, through the19th, in Tampa, Florida. The honor is given to ten winners each year for their outstanding ability to create jobs, revitalize their downtown and reduce crime. To be chosen as a finalist, cities need to complete an application noting at least three examples of community-based projects that address local challenges.
- Major International Award to be Presented for Comprehensive City of Buffalo Plan
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Jun-11-2009
— BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), one of the foremost international advocates for the revival of cities, will award its 2009 "Charter Award" to the City of Buffalo on June 13 during the CNU Annual Conference June 10-14 in Denver, Colorado.
- Public/Private Initiative To Redevelop Former Industrial Site Along Buffalo River
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Jun-10-2009
— Jun 09, 2009 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- HON | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- BUFFALO, NEW YORK - Congressman Brian M. Higgins, Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown and South Buffalo Development, LLC (SBD) today announced a public/private initiative to clean up and redevelop the former Buffalo Color site on the Buffalo River. They were joined by Dale Desnoyers and Abby Snyder from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC); local an
- Inventors get advice on selling creations
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Jun-10-2009
— Nine teams of scientists and inventors spent the day under the tutelage of consultants, intellectual property attorneys and MBA students, trying to draw a map for turning their laboratory creations into marketable products.
- Canada: Land of opportunity
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Jun-08-2009
— The recession has cast our business potential in a whole new light – now we're attracting more American suitors than ever
- “No Branch, No Problem”
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Jun-05-2009
— Move over “brick and mortar,” the US banking system has the technology available and legislation in place to eliminate the need to visit a branch to deposit a check! In a time where the industry news is dominated by doom and gloom, here is a product that shows innovation and forward thinking. Furthermore, this is a capability that is unique to the US banking industry and one that none of the “Big 5” Canadian Banks can offer or compete with.
- 100 years as boundary waters partners
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Jun-03-2009
— Crossing the 5,500-mile border between the United States and Canada has gotten more complicated for citizens.
But the lakes, rivers, streams and ponds through which much of the international boundary passes still flow without a care, thanks mainly to a 100-year-old treaty that will be celebrated throughout the Buffalo Niagara region in the coming days.
- More 'stim' funds for RPCI, UB
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Jun-03-2009
— The funding, announced by members of the Western New York congressional delegation, is from the National Institutes of Health comes through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Grants include:
- Greatbatch celebrates opening of its new Clarence headquarters
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Jun-03-2009
— Hank Yun never planned on moving to the Buffalo Niagara region, but a good job brought the battery engineer here.
Olean native Chris Williams wanted to come home after working for a few years in Maryland.
Both ended up in Clarence, working at Greatbatch Inc., thanks to the medical device and battery manufacturer’s push over the last few years to consolidate its research and development in the Buffalo Niagara region.
- Canadian Firm Hopes to Brew Success in Buffalo
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Jun-03-2009
— These may be dark economic times but not everyone is laying off employees and closing up shop.
A successful Canadian firm has chosen Buffalo to begin its first venture into the U.S. marketplace.
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