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UB bolsters its supercomputer - 3/4/2007
Walk with Thomas Furlani between racks and racks of computers and you feel a blast of scorching heat. Furlani, director of the supercomputer center, seems used to it. "You know they're working," he says - meaning either the machines or the far-flung research scientists who use them. |
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Kaleida may leave UnitedHealth network - 3/3/2007
The region's biggest hospital group may drop out of UnitedHealth Group's provider network as of April 1, delivering a blow to the Minneapolis-based insurer's plans to grow business here. |
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On-the-job deaths seen diminishing in area - 3/3/2007
The blast flattened the building outside Olean where fireworks were being assembled. The two men working inside, Andrew Beck and Karl Marvin, were flown to Erie County Medical Center, but they couldn't be saved. |
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Excise tax refund going unclaimed by many New Yorkers - 3/2/2007
A lot of New York taxpayers are leaving money on the table when they file their federal income tax returns. More than one out of every four New Yorkers who filed their federal income taxes during a recent three-week period failed to claim the telephone excise tax refund that typically is worth $30 to $60, said IRS spokesman Kevin B. McKeon. |
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More time needed to attract businesses - 3/2/2007
Buffalo Niagara Enterprise Chairman Randall Clark is preaching patience to investors in the economic development and marketing initiative. Eight years into the BNE's ongoing campaign, officials said the effort is narrowing its focus to concentrate on business sectors that hold the most promise for the Buffalo Niagara region and is showing steadily improving results. |
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Area factories bounce back in February - 3/2/2007
Local manufacturers bounced back in a big way during February. A surge in new orders, coupled with strong growth in production and rising inventories pushed the growth rate among local manufacturers to its fastest pace in 20 months, a local purchasing managers group said Thursday. |
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Fisher-Price agrees to pay $975,000 fine - 3/2/2007
WASHINGTON - Fisher-Price Inc. has agreed to pay a $975,000 civil penalty for failing to report to the government that one of its toys posed a choking hazard to young children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday. |
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First Niagara gives Koelmel $135,000 raise - 3/2/2007
First Niagara Financial Group disclosed that it raised President John Koelmel's salary to $410,000 after he was named permanent chief executive officer this week. |
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Women's group seeks donations of clothing - 3/2/2007
Everywoman Opportunity Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women achieve personal and economic self-sufficiency, is seeking donations of new and gently used suits and business clothing, particularly in sizes 16 and above, to provide interview-appropriate clothing for women in economic transition. For information, visit: www.everywoman.org or call 847-1120. |
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On the Record / March 2, 2007 - 3/2/2007
Hires/Promotions/ Honors Niagara County Federal Credit Union named Robert J. Zabel vice president of lending. Zabel was most recently the vice president of consumer lending at First Niagara Bank. He earned an MBA in finance from Canisius College and is also a graduate of America's Community Bankers, National School of Banking at Fairfield University. |
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CompUSA to shut Amherst store - 3/1/2007
CompUSA will close its store in Amherst within three months, as major retailers and Internet vendors barge into the computer chain's previously uncrowded niche. |
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Developers plan $26 million office project in Lancaster - 3/1/2007
Two development partners have their eyes on the Town of Lancaster for a proposed $26 million office building. McGuire Development and R&P Oak Hill Development plan to open a 200,000-square-foot building on a 19-acre site on the corner of Genesee Street and Gunnville Road. The site, in what would be called Rocky Pointe Corporate Park, is about 3.4 miles east of Transit Road and is visible from the New York State Thruway. |
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On the Record / March 1, 2007 - 3/1/2007
Events Hilbert College Career Development Center is hosting its 13th annual Spring Job Fair from 9 a.m. to noon today in the atrium of Franciscan Hall, 5200 South Park Ave., Hamburg. Representatives from more than 25 local, state and federal agencies and organizations will be available to discuss job opportunities, internships and volunteer positions. Job seekers are encouraged to bring resumes. |
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Gasoline prices soar in Ontario - 2/28/2007
Gasoline prices in Toronto jumped almost 17 percent in the past two weeks, the biggest surge since Hurricane Katrina, after a fuel shortage closed some service stations in Canada's most populous province. |
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Developer plans to cash in on Buffalo casino - 2/28/2007
The future of the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino remains unclear, but a casino-related operation is eyeing a move to a Cobblestone District site that's just a "roll of the dice" away from the gambling complex. |
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On the Record / February 28, 2007 - 2/28/2007
Hires/Promotions/ Honors Entercom Buffalo general sales manager Don Tomasulo was awarded Radio Ink's Radio Wayne Award for Sales Manager of the Year. |
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Tonawanda Valve closing plant; 17 jobs to be lost - 2/27/2007
Tonawanda Valve, a North Tonawanda automotive engine valve manufacturer, will close at the end of April after losing the business of its sole customer, throwing 17 employees out of work. |
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Computer Task Group's profits increased 57 percent in quarter - 2/27/2007
Lucrative technology projects and lower employee benefit costs helped Computer Task Group Inc. lift its fourth-quarter profits to $1.1 million, up 57 percent from a year ago. |
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Former Tops Market exec decides to open his own food store - 2/27/2007
When Jim DeFilippis was an executive with Tops Markets, he sometimes differed with his superiors on the best way to run the chain's stores or display products. |
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On the Record / February 27, 2007 - 2/27/2007
Hires/Promotions/ Honors Curbell Electronics, an Orchard Park-headquartered hospital and health care products distributor, appointed Larry Hall president. |
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