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The Bank Around the Corner

Dec-27-2011 — AS winter approached, a retired secretary here named Carol Bonner was putting snow tires on her car when she noticed that her back-right rim was bent. Ms. Bonner took the car to Otto’s Auto Body Shop and got bad news: the work was going to run her $244 — more than half of her $417 monthly pension check.

New York is Among Nine States Posting Job Gains

Dec-27-2011 — Just nine states have managed to add jobs during the past half-decade -- and New York is among them. The other 41 states currently have smaller employment bases than they did at the end of 2006, according to a new On Numbers breakdown of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The study predates the recession, which officially began in December 2007.

Wales Gives OK to National Fuel for Gas Compressor Station

Dec-27-2011 — After months of research, discussions and visits with National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., the Wales Town Board has approved a special use permit for the utility to build a compressor station on land it already owns on Reiter Road.

Grant Aims to Revamp Bethlehem Steel Site

Dec-20-2011 — The long-discussed project to relocate a railroad line that would open hundreds of acres in the former Bethlehem Steel complex in Lackawanna for redevelopment could get started next spring.

Cuomo Signs Grant for UB Medical School

Dec-15-2011 — Plans for a new University at Buffalo Medical School took another step forward Tuesday, with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in town to sign off on $35 million in seed money for the project.

Lackawanna Supermarket Opens Doors to Public

Dec-15-2011 — Lackawanna -- a city virtually devoid of large grocery store options -- has a new supermarket. It's not Tops, Wegmans or Jubilee, but the Lackawanna Halal Market at Ridge Road and Steelawanna Avenue opens its doors to the public this morning, featuring a full line of produce, meats and poultry, seafood, baked goods and grocery items.

WNY Wins on State Development

Dec-09-2011 — Ninety-six projects in Western New York will get state government cash or tax breaks after the region was selected Thursday, along with three other areas, in a new competitive program for economic development.

Canadian Company BTRG Opens U.S. Headquarters in Buffalo

Dec-08-2011 — Business Technology & Resource Group, or BTRG for short, was established in 1993 and is headquartered in Mississaugua, Ontario. Already having done business with some major employers in Buffalo, including Delaware North Companies, BTRG has chosen the Queen City for its U.S. headquarters.

New U.S.-Canada Border Deal to be Unveiled

Dec-07-2011 — The United States and Canada are expected to announce a new fast-track border agreement today.

NYS Job Website Has Tens of Thousands of Openings

Dec-07-2011 — New York state’s new employment-based website has some 52,000 jobs listed according to the governor’s office.

M&T 'Outstanding' Again Says Fed Reserve

Dec-06-2011 — The largest bank in Buffalo has once again received top honors from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the way it addresses the credit needs of the communities in which it operates.

Summer 2011 Deemed 'Breakthrough' for Buffalo Waterfront

Dec-06-2011 — An estimated 400,000 people visited Buffalo’s waterfront this summer, including the Central Wharf area inside the Canalside footprint.

'Most Optimists Have Left the Building'

Dec-06-2011 — Canada has fared considerably better than the United States since the onset of the recession, but that doesn't mean Canadian economists are bullish about 2012