Business First of Buffalo articles from April 1991

Business First of Buffalo archives from April 1991

KeyCorp sees growth in acquisitions: CEO Riley says bank will stay on path of regulator-assisted takeovers. (Victor Riley)
April 29, 1991... KeyCorp sees growth in acquisitions KeyCorp became one of the largest and strongest banking companies in upstate New York by adhering to a conservative philosophy and knowing when to deal. Victor Riley says he isn't going to change...

Leadership programs aimed for community involvement. ("Leadership Niagara", Niagara County, New York leadership-development program)
April 29, 1991... Leadership programs aim for community involvement Renee Bailey has the same responsibilities as the rest of us. The bulk of her time is devoted to her family and her job. She tries to help others in her community - volunteering at the...

Mall looms as issue in race for Falls mayor. (Manufacturers MegaMall, Niagara Falls, New York)
April 29, 1991... Mall looms as issue in race for Falls mayor Jacob Palillo, one of two announced candidates for mayor of Niagara Falls, says he doesn't like malls in general. "We've become glorified cave people these days," he said. "Everyone is...

Companies heat up plans to change refrigerants: chlorofluorocarbons used in auto air conditioners can't be made after 1991. (includes related article on appliance deposits)
April 29, 1991... Companies heat up plans to change refrigerants CFC. Three letters that have two meanings. They form the abbreviation for chlorofluorocarbons, commonly used as refrigerants in automobile air conditioners and refrigerators. They also...

Niagara hospitals struggle to cure financial troubles.
April 29, 1991... Niagara hospitals struggle to cure financial troubles Operating losses at four of Niagara County's hospitals could total more than $5.6 million for 1990, a year of rising salaries, reimbursement problems, strict regulations and sicker...

Sales jump by 10 percent at Main Place Mall in '90. (Buffalo, New York)
April 29, 1991... Sales jump by 10 percent at Main Place Mall in '90 Sales figures released by the owner of Main Place Mall show that spending at the 171,000-square-foot downtown retail center was up more than 10 percent in 1990. Hammerson Management...

Quest continues for a pro basketball team. (Buffalo, New York still courting Continental Basketball Association)
April 29, 1991... Quest continues for a pro basketball team Buffalo attorney William Cunnigham is continuing his quest to bring a Continental Basketball Association team to Buffalo. Cunningham said last week that he has talked with the owners of two CBA...

Fernbach steps down as Buffalo Place chairman. (Robert Fernbach resigns from Buffalo Place Inc.)
April 29, 1991... Fernbach steps down as Buffalo Place chairman Robert Fernbach, often referred to as "Mr. Downtown Buffalo," has resigned as chairman of Buffalo Place Inc. Fernbach, retired senior partner of Moot & Sprague law firm, stepped down as...

Fairfax sale aids Cardinal in effort to generate cash. (Cardinal Industries Inc.)
April 29, 1991... Fairfax sale aids Cardinal in effort to generate cash As part of efforts to raise $15 million, Cardinal Industries Inc. has sold one of its local apartment complexes. The Columbus, Ohio, company sold the 74-unit Fairfax Park Apartments...

IDA director in Salamanca leaves for Erie County job. (former Salamanca Industrial Development Agency director Penelope Buckley joins Erie County Industrial Development Agency)
April 29, 1991... IDA director in Salamanca leaves for Erie County job A search is under way to replace Penelope Buckley, Salamanca Industrial Development Agency director, who is leaving for a job with the Erie County Industrial Development Agency. ...

Feds OK sale of some Goldome NYC-area banks. (Federal Reserve Board approves sales of New York, New York offices to Manufacturers Hanover Corp.)
April 29, 1991... Feds OK sale of some Goldome NYC-area banks The sale of 13 of Goldome's downstate offices with $1.6 billion in deposits to Manufacturers Hanover Corp. has been approved by the Federal Reserve Board. The transaction had been delayed...

2 engineering firms plan office moves. (Nussbaumer and Clarke Inc. to move to Executive Park in Hamburg while Wendel Engineers P.C. relocates to another part of Audubon Office Park, Amherst)
April 29, 1991... 2 engineering firms plan office moves Two area engineering firms are moving to new headquarters. * Nussbaumer & Clarke Inc. is moving from its longtime offices on Delaware Avenue in Buffalo to the Gateway Executive Park in Hamburg. ...

Chautauqua food processors form alliance. (Chautauqua Food Processors Association)
April 29, 1991... Chautauqua food processors form alliance With the assistance of Fredonia State College, Chautauqua County's food processing and beverage companies have formed an association to address issues affecting the industry. "We realize that...

Self-promotion in recession can generate bucks.
April 29, 1991... Self-promotion in recession can generate bucks An economic recession can be a lesson in how to do more with less, according to area public relations and promotions specialists. Though funding is tighter during a recession, a company or...

Enidine's Goodyear contract could lead to job expansion. (Enidine Inc., Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.)
April 29, 1991... Enidine's Goodyear contract could lead to job expansion A master distributing agreement between Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Orchard Park's Enidine Inc. might eventually translate into additional jobs at the company's Western New York...

Wheatfield office park clears financing on third run with Niagara County IDA. (Calamar Inc.'s proposal approved by Niagara County Industrial Development Agency)
April 29, 1991... Wheatfield office park clears financing on third run with Niagara County IDA The third time was the charm for Calamar Inc. of Wheatfield. Calamar's $13.5 million bond application, which failed to pass at two previous meetings of the...

Lockport Memorial Hospital sets June clinic move.
April 29, 1991... Lockport Memorial sets June clinic move Lockport Memorial Hospital plans to move its extension clinic from Robinson Road to a larger and more visible location on Transit Road. The new site is slightly farther from an extension clinic...

Quaker Oats delays Fisher-Price spinoff - again.
April 29, 1991... Quaker Oats delays Fisher-Price spinoff - again The spinoff of Fisher-Price into an independent company is being delayed possibly for another two months. Quaker Oats Co. of Chicago said creation of the new corporation is awaiting the...

Buffalo Scale weighs in with competitor acquisition. (Buffalo Scale and Supply Company Inc. acquires Independent Scale Service, New York)
April 29, 1991... Buffalo Scale weighs in with competitor acquisition Buffalo Scale & Supply Co. Inc. has acquired a competitor, Independent Scale Service of Depew. Buffalo Scale, based at 280 Seneca St., specializes in sales and service of heavy-duty...

Rising up sales over the phone: companies of all size discover how to tap into telemarketing. (Special Report: Sales and Marketing)
April 29, 1991... Ringing up sales over the phone Alexander Graham Bell cried, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want you!" to an aide in 1876. And ever since, the telephone has been used to sell ideas, products and services. Never, however, has Bell's...

William Hayes. (People on the Move)
April 29, 1991... William Hayes William Hayes was named president and general manager of Roy H. Turnbull Inc., a Batavia air conditioning, heating and refrigeration firm. Company founder Roy Turnbull will remain with the firm as consultant. Hayes was with...

Admiral's Cove files for Chapter 11 protection. (Lawrence Davis' Tonawanda marina)
April 29, 1991... Admiral's Cove files for Chapter 11 protection Admiral's Cove, a Tonawanda marina owned by Buffalo developer Lawrence Davis, has filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Davis listed assets of...

TeleCommunications Inc. (For the Record - Annual reports)
April 29, 1991... TeleCommunications Inc. (OTC) Table : Year ended Dec. 31 (in millions) 1990 1989 Revenues $2,971 $2,457 Net income (loss) ($287) ($257) Earnings (loss) a share...

Comptek Research Inc. (For the Record - Contracts awarded)
April 29, 1991... Comptek Research Inc. Comptek Research Inc., a Buffalo defense electronics company, was awarded a $4.8 million subcontract to upgrade obsolete technology in the Air Force's electronic warfare aircraft, the EF-111A, which is designed to jam...

Enviro-Control Division. (For the Record - Contracts)
April 29, 1991... Enviro-Control Division Enviro-Control Division of North Tonawanda was awarded a three-year contract with a potential value of $500,000 from the General Services Administration to provide super absorbent polymers used to solidify hazardous...

Arvin Industries Inc. (For the Record - Earnings and dividends)
April 29, 1991... Arvin Industries Inc. (OTC) The board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 17 cents a share payable June 28 to shareholders of record June 7. Arvin Industries, headquartered in Columbus, Ind., is an international company...

Comptek Research Inc. (AMEX). (For the Record - Earnings and dividends)
April 29, 1991... Comptek Research Inc. (AMEX) The board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 5 cents a share payable June 6 to shareholders of record May 15. Comptek Research, based in Buffalo, develops command, control,...

Industrial park group builds a case for upstate. (National Association of Industrial and Office Parks creates an upstate New York chapter; Business First Commercial Real Estate Directory Supplement)
April 29, 1991... Industrial park group builds a case for upstate Western New York's growth in recent years can be tracked on several fronts. Housing starts are one indication. New office space is another. Yet another is creation of an upstate New York...

City recycling plant starts doing its thing. (Integrated Waste Systems Inc., Amherst, New York)
April 29, 1991... City recycling plant starts doing its thing Buffalo's new recycling processing center has begun regular operations. About 240 tons of recyclable material are being handled each week at the center, according to Jack Quigley, general...

American Precision Industries. (Proxy Report excerpts) (company profile)
April 22, 1991... American Precision Industries American Stock Exchange - APR American Precision Industries Inc., headquartered in Buffalo, operates in three business segments. The Electronic Components Group designs, engineers and manufacturers high-quality...

Canadian company ready to conquer falls with ride. (Riverrides Inc. to open ride in Niagara Falls)
April 22, 1991... Canadian company ready to conquer falls with ride Over the years Niagara Falls has left spellbound millions of tourists, many of whom no doubt have wondered what it would be like to conquer the majestic waterfall. That fantasy was what...

Main-Chippewa site picked for parking. (City Centre Development Co. and Pearl Parking Inc. team up with city of Buffalo to build parking lot)
April 22, 1991... Main-Chippewa site picked for parking Two downtown developments, both with pressing parking needs, may have found a solution to their problem in a new joint venture. City Centre Development Co. of Buffalo and Pearl Parking Inc. are...

A fresh model for the industry: auto dealers say the hard sell has gone the way of the Edsel.
April 22, 1991... A fresh model for the industry Like rare animals around the world that face extinction, the stereotypical automobile dealer sales representative is fast becoming a vanishing breed across Western New York. Industry sources say the image...

Women make new inroads with careers in auto sales.
April 22, 1991... Women make new inroads with careers in auto sales Carmella Arricale, Helen Sroka and Kim Wojciechowski have different business backgrounds, but they have one thing in common. The women are carving out a place for themselves in local...

Potholes riddle the road for highway renovations. (New York's road renovations dependent on state financing)
April 22, 1991... Potholes riddle the road for highway renovations Concern has been mounting recently over financing the state's infrastructure, spurred by proposed modifications to the federally administered Surface Transportation Act and the expiration of...

Car buyers in New York face new tax proposals from state. (Niagara Frontier Automobile Dealers Association combat proposed new car fees and taxes)
April 22, 1991... Car buyers in New York face new tax proposals from state The Niagara Frontier Automobile Dealers Association is taking its case to the public in an effort to combat several proposed state fees and taxes that would affect new car buyers. ...

Buffalo added to menu in Applebee's expansion. (Applebee International Inc. is looking to expand its Neighborhood Grill and Bar franchise into Buffalo, New York)
April 22, 1991... Buffalo added to menu in Applebee's expansion Applebee's "neighborhood" is about to include Buffalo. Applebee's International Inc., operator of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar franchised and company-operated restaurants, is...

Canadian brake company hopes to speed growth with Buffalo site. (Independent Brake and Clutch Builders Inc. of Brampton, Ontario)
April 22, 1991... Canadian brake company hopes to speed growth with Buffalo site Inexpensive real estate and an incentive package from a local development agency have helped lure a Canadian company to the former Worthington Compressor Division plant in...

Chase Lincoln posts earnings gain in 1990. (Chase Lincoln First Bank N.A.)
April 22, 1991... Chase Lincoln posts earnings gain in 1990 Chase Lincoln First Bank N.A., which operates 16 Buffalo area offices, earned $317.5 million in 1990, up $9.9 million from the year before. Net income would have been higher if not for special...

Varity sticks to schedule for Buffalo relocation. (Varity Corp., multinational industrial management company)
April 22, 1991... Varity sticks to schedule for Buffalo relocation Varity Corp. says it expects to meet the July 1 target date that the multinational industrial management company has set for its move to Buffalo. Toronto-based Varity hopes to win a...

A labor of love for a man of steel: union leader Jack Williams wins the respect of workers, management.
April 22, 1991... A labor of love for a man of steel If there was a Western New York version of Webster's dictionary and you looked up the word "union" in it, the entry might just read, "see Jack Williams." Williams, 54, has had nearly 30 different jobs...

Marine ranks 7th on list of money-losing banks. (Marine Midland Bank N.A.)
April 22, 1991... Marine ranks 7th on list of money-losing banks Buffalo-based Marine Midland Bank N.A. posted the seventh largest U.S. bank loss in 1990, a financial services industry publication reports. Marine Midland, wholly owned by Hongkong &...

Marrano, Cimato join forces for 200-home Clarence project. (Marrano/Marc Equity Corp. and Cimato Brothers Inc. to establish Pine Breeze Residential Community)
April 22, 1991... Marrano, Cimato join forces for 200-home Clarence project Two of the area's largest home builders are teaming up to develop a new Clarence Center subdivision. Marrano/Marc Equity Corp. and Cimato Brothers Inc. have unveiled the $9...

Niagara Tying picks city for second plant. (Niagara Tying Service Inc.)
April 22, 1991... Niagara Tying picks city for second plant In a search that included possible suburban sites, a Buffalo company has decided to open a second plant in the city's New Buffalo Industrial Park. Niagara Trying Service Inc. has been named a...

Games officials hunt for corporate sponsors. (1993 summer World University Games looking for Buffalo, New York businesses to sponsor event)
April 22, 1991... Games officials hunt for corporate sponsors Now that an agreement has been signed with CBS-TV to televise a portion of the 1993 summer World University Games in Buffalo, the local organizing committee will begin courting 15 major sponsors....

H.P. Hood removes 'for sale' sign from Empire Cheese Cuba plant. (H.P. Hood Inc., Boston, Massachusetts)
April 22, 1991... H.P. Hood removes 'for sale' sign from Empire Cheese Cuba plant H.P. Hood Inc., the Boston, Mass., parent company of Empire Cheese Inc., no longer is attempting to sell its Allegany County business. William Gauhs, personnel director...

Snyder plan for Berger's draws good reviews. (developer Paul Snyder, candidate to develop L.L. Berger Inc. flagship store)
April 22, 1991... Snyder plan for Berger's draws good reviews Downtown development officials say the city is making the right move in acquiring the L.L. Berger Inc. flagship store. And those officials say they are pleased that developer Paul Snyder has...

Integrated Waste offers 1 million shares: company hopes to raise $11.47 million for waste management facilities. (Integrated Waste Services Inc., Amherst, New York)
April 22, 1991... Integrated Waste offers 1 million shares Integrated Waste Services Inc., an Amherst-based solid waste management company, hopes to raise $11.47 million from a public offering of 1 million new shares of common stock. The stock was...

Consultants hit radio listeners right in between the ears. (Buffalo, New York radio stations hire consultants for promotion)
April 22, 1991... Consultants hit radio listeners right between the ears For decades, Buffalo avoided the scorched earth, take-no-prisoners attack of radio wars. Sure during ratings periods promotions came across the air almost as quickly as weather...

Upstate banks form pool for housing loans. (Community Lending Corporation for Upstate New York)
April 22, 1991... Upstate banks form pool for housing loans Upstate commercial banks and thrifts, including several from Western New York, are forming a non-profit private lending consortium to finance low- to middle-income housing to the tune of $90...

Area congressmen tread softly on Mexican free trade: delegation splits on giving President Bush 'fast track' authorization. (Western New York legislators)
April 22, 1991... Area congressmen tread softly on Mexican free trade Nary a discouraging word was uttered by Western New York's congressmen when the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement was being debated in 1987 and 1988. It sometimes seemed as if Reps....

Funding troubles spell more cuts for hospitals. (Buffalo General Hospital and Sisters of Charity Hospitals in financial crunch)
April 22, 1991... Funding troubles spell more cuts for hospitals Financial restraints imposed by Albany have pushed one Buffalo hospital into a multimillion-dollar deficit and caused another to cut nearly 3 percent of its work force, facility officials said....

Williamsville leads the local list for executive living, survey says. (Williamsville, New York)
April 22, 1991... Williamsville leads the local list for executive living, survey says Williamsville is the favorite home address of Erie County's business leaders. A survey by Standard & Poor's Corp. found that 46 of the county's top executives live in...

Buffalo tax deadbeats getting nailed by city.
April 22, 1991... Buffalo tax deadbeats getting nailed by city Delinquent property taxpayers watch out, Buffalo is coming after you. Under a new program started by Comptroller Joel Giambra, the city is aggressively going after property owners who have...

First Empire wins place on 2 national rankings.
April 22, 1991... First Empire wins place on 2 national rankings Buffalo-based First Empire State Corp., parent company of M&T Bank and two other banks in the state, has placed on two national rankings of businesses. United Shareholders Association...

College professor pay survey puts WNY above U.S. average. (Western New York)
April 22, 1991... College professor pay survey puts WNY above U.S. average Professors at Western New York's public colleges and universities are paid more than the national average, according to a new survey by the American Association of University...

Local legislators attack Cuomo's IDA tax plan. (Industrial Development Agency, Mario Cuomo)
April 22, 1991... Local legislators attack Cuomo's IDA tax plan Strong lobbying efforts may kill a budgetary plan by the Cuomo administration that local economic development officials say could have crippled their efforts. "I think the provisions have...

Phone company changes 3 exchanges to digital. (New York Telephone Co.)
April 22, 1991... Phone company changes 3 exchanges to digital New Tork Telephone Co. has connected 21,000 Buffalo customers to a new digital call-switching system. The change will affect customers in the 836,837 and 838 exchanges in three ways, New...

Alcom expands. (Special Supplement: The Corridor; division of Ascoletric Ltd., Brantford, Ontario)
April 15, 1991... Alcom expands Alcom, of Port Colborne, a division of Ascolectric Ltd. of Brantford, has begun a second expansion of its plant. The firm plans to manufacture more than one million coils in the Port Colborne plant for the use in solenoid...

McNally new Q & O CEO. (Special Supplement: The Corridor; William J. McNally appointed president and chief executive officer of Quebec and Ontario Paper Company Ltd.)
April 15, 1991... McNally new Q&O CEO William J. McNally has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Quebec and Ontario Paper Company Ltd. He succeeds John E. Houghton, who continues as chairman. Q & O, a wholly-owned subsidiary of...

Mitsubishi half owner of UCAR Carbon. (Special Supplement: The Corridor; UCAR Carbon Company Inc.)
April 15, 1991... Mitsubishi half owner of UCAR Carbon Union Carbide Corp. has sold 50 per cent of its ownership in UCAR Carbon Company Inc. to the Mitsubishi Corp. The sale totals $232.5 million and included UCAR's carbon and graphite operation in Welland....

Carborundum among best bosses. (Special Supplement: The Corridor; Carborundum Pulpstones Inc. of Niagara Falls)
April 15, 1991... Carborundum among best bosses Carborundum Pulpstones Inc. of Niagara Falls has rated 9th in a listing of Canada's 50 Best Bosses in a survey conducted by Profit Magazine. The survey looks at such issues as management style,...

Shipping firms merge. (Special Supplement: The Corridor; Misener Holdings Ltd., Canada Steamship Lines Inc., and James Richardson and Sons Ltd.)
April 15, 1991... Shipping firms merge Misener Holdings Ltd., of St. Catharines is among three Canadian shipping companies to merge their bulk shipping operations on the Great Lakes. The move is designed to reduce costs. Canada Steamship Lines Inc., of...

Port Colborne firms focus on global market. (Special Supplement: The Corridor; Hymac Machine Shop Ltd., Barber Waterpower Products)
April 15, 1991... Port Colborne firms focus on global market The two jointly-owned Port Colborne firms, Hymac Machine Shop Ltd. and Barber Waterpower Products have successfully tapped into the international marketplace. They're now among the world's top 12...

Headon sets new standard for Beamsville Industrial Park. (Special Supplement: The Corridor; Headon Contracting)
April 15, 1991... Headon sets new standard for Beamsville Industrial Park Niagara's "global access" opportunities have prompted Headon Contracting to establish a "new standard" of excellence in their development of the Beamsville Industrial Park. "The...

Pelee Island Ferry awarded to Port Weller Dry Docks. (Special Supplement: The Corridor; Ontario Ministry of Transportation contracts with Port Weller Dry Docks for new ferry construction)
April 15, 1991... Pelee Island Ferry awarded to Port Weller Dry Docks Port Weller Dry Docks of St. Catharines has been awarded a $25 million contract from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) for the construction of a new ferry for Pelee Island. ...

Task force tugs at ears of Toronto market. (Special Supplement: The Corridor; St. Catharines Promotion Task Force markets Niagara Region to Toronto businesses)
April 15, 1991... Task Force tugs at ears of Toronto market The St. Catharines Promotion Task Force, through an imaginative multi-media advertising campaign, is telling Torontonians that St. Catharines is the place "Where Business Meets Opportunity!" ...

MBB to design and build BO 105 LS helicopters. (Special Supplement: The Corridor; MBB Helicopter Canada Limited)
April 15, 1991... MBB to design and build BO 105 LS helicopters Fort Erie's MBB Helicopter Canada Limited has been given full authority in designing and manufacturing the multi-million dollar MBB BO 105 LS aircraft. The announcement is expected to create up...

Firms saving energy dollars through provincial program. (Special Supplement: The Corridor; Ontario Ministry of Energy's Industrial Energy Services Program saves energy costs for Ontario industries)
April 15, 1991... Firms saving energy dollars through provincial program Industries across Ontario are improving their energy efficiency and industrial competitiveness thanks to the Ontario Ministry of Energy's Industrial Energy Services Program (IESP). ...

Students link with business. (Special Supplement: The Corridor; Niagara Peninsula Industry Education Council's school-to-work transition program)
April 15, 1991... Students link with business Niagara companies are giving students a leg up on preparing for the work world through the Niagara Peninsula Industry Education Council. Working in co-operation with industry, education and labour, the...

Delays stall 2 studies on backups at bridges. (joint study by Niagara Frontier Transportation Committee, Regional Municipality of Niagara; report from Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas Inc.)
April 15, 1991... Delays stall 2 studies on backups at bridges Motorists traveling between Western New York and Southern Ontario often are delayed by long backups on the four international bridges over the Niagara River. Two studies of this problem have...

Pace enters race for club in Falls: Kmart also plans first WNY Builders Square. (Pace Membership Warehouse Inc. and Builders Square to open outlet in Niagara Falls, Western New York)
April 15, 1991... Pace enters race for club in Falls Kmart also plans first WNY Builders Square Slices of the Niagara Falls retailing pie are about to get thinner as Kmart Corp. prepares to bring two of it subsidiaries to the city. Negotiations...

Speculators could lose their socks in 'fool's rally' of Goldome stock. (speculation of Goldome takeover increases its stock sales)
April 15, 1991... Speculators could lose their socks in |fool's rally' of Goldome stock Shareholder trying to cut their losses before the expected takeover of Goldome are believed partially responsible for a tumultuous five-day period in which four times...

Celluloid stars still shine under the sky at one of the last outdoor picture shows. (Transit Drive-In Theatre, Niagara-Erie County, New York)
April 15, 1991... Celluloid stars still shine under the sky at one of the last outdoor picture shows If it was a movie, you could call it "Hurry Sundown." The story is about a battle 40 years ago between two drive-in theaters on then-rural Transit Road,...

Counties reluctant to increase sales tax despite state aid cuts. (Niagara County)
April 15, 1991... Counties reluctant to increase sales tax despite state aid cuts Lee Simonson is not advocating a sales tax increase for Niagara County, but he isn't rejecting the idea either. Simonson, Niagara County Legislature chairman, says...

Minneapolis firm buys 50 percent of HealthSource. (Employee Benefits Plan Inc. and the Western New York Preferred Provider Organization to manage HealthSource)
April 15, 1991... Minneapolis firm buys 50 percent of HealthSource The Western New York Preferred Provider Organization has entered into an agreement with a Minneapolis-based firm to manage HealthSource, its self-insured preferred provider program. ...

City eyes Asbury church to house cultural groups. (Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency)
April 15, 1991... City eyes Asbury church to house cultural groups Asbury Delaware United Methodist Church could soon be the home to at least three local cultural groups. City officials are looking at acquiring the historic church on Delaware Avenue at...

Extra benefits await many returning reservists. (Western New York businesses rewarding Persian Gulf War reservists)
April 15, 1991... Extra benefits await many returning reservists Western New York businesses are saluting returning reservists with more than yellow ribbons and a hand shake. Most are going beyond their legal obligations by giving back reservists their...

Enidine Inc. acquires Norwegian company. (UEC AS of Skoppum, Norway)
April 15, 1991... Enidine Inc. acquires Norwegian company Enidine Inc., an Orchard Park-based manufacturer of aerospace and industrial shock absorbers, has acquired a Norwegian company. Terms of the transaction involving UEC AS of Skoppum, Norway, were...

Artpark raises curtain on new money sources. (Albany, New York)
April 15, 1991... Artpark raises curtain on new money sources The drama is usually reserved for the stage at Artpark, but for the past six months there's been plenty of drama in the Lewiston facility's $5 million budget. Just as it overcame the $650,000...

95 more companies join Envirotek cleanup. (former clients of Enviroteck Ltd. cleaning up its waste site in Tonawanda)
April 15, 1991... 95 more companies join Envirotek cleanup Another 95 companies have heeded the federal government's request that they take part in the $2 million cleanup of the Envirotek waste site in Tonawanda. The total number of companies paying for...

Snyder-Kenzie group parks at 3 airport sites. (off-site airport parking facilities)
April 15, 1991... Snyder-Kenzie group parks at 3 airport sites Snyder Corp., in a joint venture with a group of local businessmen headed by former Goldome chairman Ross Kenzie, has acquired off-site airport parking facilities in Philadelphia, Atlanta and...

New book chronicles city's swing at the bigs. (Anthony Violanti's book 'Miracle in Buffalo: How the Dream of Baseball Revived a City')
April 15, 1991... New book chronicles city's swing at the bigs Buffalo is the only obstacle stopping Bisons owner Robert Rich Jr. from gaining admittance to Major League Baseball's small circle of owners. That assessment is contained in a new book on...

Number of employed drops by 400 in WNY. (Western New York)
April 15, 1991... Number of employed drops by 400 in WNY The total number of jobs in five outlying counties of Western New York declined by 400 over the past year, according to the state Labor Department. Nonagricultural payrolls in the five counties...