Business First of Buffalo articles from June 2001

Business First of Buffalo archives from June 2001

WNY economy reaches for stars.(Western New York)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... This is a bad news/good news story. The bad news first: The local economy received a below-average grade during the second quarter. And the good news? The local economy received a below-average grade during the second quarter. ...

Autoworkers watching 'bankruptcy gambit'.(of Valeo)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Buffalo-area auto workers and their leaders are watching with interest a French company's effort to use U.S. bankruptcy law to void a labor contract covering 4,000 employees at a Rochester plant. Valeo S.A., a major competitor of...

Hamburg company manufactures success.(company profile of K-Technologies)
June 25, 2001... When Jeff, Kryszak refers to his bible, he's not talking about the leather-bound book found in churches. Kryszak's bible is his strategic plan that has helped his Hamburg company's revenues, employment and overall success grow in the...

The Sidway acquisition builds Ciminelli holdings.(Ciminelli Development Co. acquires downtown Buffalo Sidway Building)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... The historic Sidway Building, a downtown Buffalo landmark sitting strategically between the city's Byte Belt, medical campus corridor and the central business district, has been sold. Ciminelli Development Co. has acquired the building,...

5th Coast.(salaries of school principals and legislators)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... Thumbs Up ... to the Buffalo school principals and assistant principals for getting a 21 percent raise. Average pay will now be more than $100,000 per year. I hope they can get by on that. They also had to give up summer vacation, which...

On the Street.(real estate in Buffalo)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... On the Street Wizing edition Subject Word on the street Delaware Park [up arrow] Houston real estate investor Scott Wizing loves Buffalo. To prove it, ...

Naming rights.(in Erie County, New York)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Who rocks? The Daily Monopoly rocks. The News, tired of the cumbersome moniker its reporters had to repeatedly type for the Inner Harbor, had a contest to rename it and chose Erie Canal Harbor. (Atleast they stuck with traditional spelling...

Moog wins $48 million contract for Shuttle.(space shuttle refurbishing)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... Moog Inc. has been awarded a five-year, $48.2 million contract to refurbish flight control hardware for the Space Shuttle. The deal is with United Space Alliance (USA) LLC of Cape Canaveral, Fla., a jointly owned venture of Boeing Co. and...

Albright-Knox Gallery to hike admission fee.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... Visitors to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery will pay a little more beginning July 1. The Albright-Knox board of directors has approved an increase in admission and parking fees of nearly $1 across the board. This marks the first time the...

State to buy parcel for wildlife preservation.(Hamburg, New York)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... The state Department of Conservation will spend $338,000 to acquire a 56-acre parcel along 18 Mile Creek in the Town of Hamburg. State officials say the land, to be purchased from Bleywood Estates Inc., will be expanded for recreational...

Working to recover the land.(redeveloping the Pfohl Brothers Landfill)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... A $1.5-million groundwater collection system is being installed as part of a two-year plan to consolidate a 130-acre site that was once the Pfohl Brothers Landfill in the Town of Cheektowaga. The goal is to reclaim 30 acres for commercial and...

Kissling acquires Cathedral Place.(office building)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Cathedral Place, a downtown Buffalo building that dates to 1917, has been sold to a New York City investment group. The Kissling Interests LLC, which in recent years has acquired properties ranging from trendy Delaware Avenue apartments...

New arrangement is lauded by IDA.(James Allen, Industrial Development Agency)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... James Allen's decision to serve as a pro bono loaned executive to the revamped Erie County Industrial Development Agency is being praised by his own board. Representatives of the Amherst Industrial Development Agency, in the first public...

Energy policies aid business, city says.(Buffalo, New York)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Environmental leaders say the City of Buffalo's commitment to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions will have an effect on the business community. They tout the city's environmental record as a valuable economic...

Expansion-minded Olean Hospital defies trend.(building and services expansion)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Olean General Hospital is months away from wrapping up a $32 million project that's part of an overall construction and renovation spree that will update the 1962 facility and add specialty services. Armed with new buildings and new...

City races to preserve jobs at coatings firm.(Advanced Refractory Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Buffalo officials plan to work diligently to prevent any further job losses at Advanced Refractory Technologies following an acquisition by a division of Tyco Electronics that has already resulted in 50 lost jobs. About one third of...

GCC creates outreach for performing arts.(Genesee Community College )(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Genesee Community College has created an arts outreach program that will enable performing arts groups in the region to stage productions at the college's Batavia campus. The program gives groups access to the Stuart Steiner Theatre and...

State, Seneca Nation betting casinos will roll.(Seneca Nation of Indians, New York state)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Western NewYork could soon be ready to roll the dice on casino gambling. An agreement June 20 between Gov. George Pataki and the Seneca Nation of Indians has cleared the way for casinos to be developed in Niagara. Falls and Buffalo, and...

City officials race to preserve jobs at Advanced Refractory Technologies.(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Buffalo officials plan to work diligently to prevent any further job losses at Advanced Refractory Technologies following an acquisition by a division of Tyco Electronics that has already resulted in 50 lost jobs. About one third of...

Selectors get close-up of what WNY can offer.(Western New York)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... When Charles Schumer was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1998, he learned first hand, just how far New York -- and specifically Western New York -- had fallen off the economic development radar screens. Schumer ran into an old friend, a...

Jaeckle Fleischmann adds Amherst office.(Jaeckle Fleischmann and Mugel)
June 25, 2001... The Buffalo law firm Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel will add an office in Amherst this summer. The office is expected to be open in mid-July in 1,700 square feet of space in the Centerpointe Corporate Park on Essjay Road, said Thomas...

Biomedical projects create high-tech potential.(western New York)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... The Western New York biomedical community is moving forward with plans for a trio of Centers of Excellence that will help make the region a national leader in development of pharmaceuticals and biomedical products. The three, the Center...

Acquisition broadens niche for family's machine shops.(Metal Locking Service)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... Wayne Mertz has serious plans for Metal Locking Service. He hopes to exceed $1 million in sales by the end of the year, is considering expansion and hopes to acquire another company. "We are matching a mature business with the...

The 'Jim & Tom' show meets region's needs.(Jim Allen, Tom Kucharski head Erie County Industrial Development Agency)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Don't undersell the importance of Jim Allen and Tom Kucharski teaming up to lead the region's economic development efforts. By having them agree to head up the Erie County Industrial Development Agency, even if its under an "interim"...

IRS demands $2.22 million from Aronson estate.(Internal Revenue Service, estate of Charles Aronson)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... WASHINGTON -- Retired industrialist Charles Aronson's creation of a trust to benefit his wife could cost his estate $2.22 million. That's how much the Internal Revenue Service demanded that the estate of the Freedom (Cattaraugus County)...

Cliffstar Corp. acquires cranberry operation.(Five star Cranberry Processors Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... A new acquisition by Cliffstar Corp. gives the Dunkirk juice bottler a cranberry receiving station and facility in Warrens, Wis. Cliffstar announced this week the acquisition of Five Star Cranberry Processors Inc., which operates the...

Foreclosure sale set on Vandor building.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... The ownership of a prominent downtown Buffalo office building could be settled by early July. A court-imposed foreclosure sale has been set for 10 a.m. July 10 that wilidetermine who ultimately ends up as the owner of a...

Amtrak opens station for Dunkirk passengers.(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Amtrak has committe to a one-year trial run for a passenger train to stop in Dunkirk. No start date has been given, but the hope is to breathe, new life into the dormant station along Main and Fourth streets. Several organizations...

Online reservations hailed by taxi owners.(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... The days of hailing a cab with a whistle or a wave are slowly disappearing. Transportation providers have greater access to online reservations via the Internet or toll-free numbers that connect to a variety of services. Liberty Cab...

Rival to HSBC, M&T buys CNB Financial Corp.(HSBC Bank USA, M and T Bank, NBT Bancorp)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... A rival of Buffalo-based M&T Bank and HSBC Bank USA in northern and central New York state is getting bigger. NBT Bancorp Inc., a $2.6 billion-asset company based in Norwich, said it has agreed to buy CNB Financial Corp. in Canajoharie...

Mills discovered a niche in food.(profile of retiring president of J. Mills Distributing Co., John Mills)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... In the food distribution business, you are always out of something. Just ask John Mills. As president of J. Mills Distributing Co. in Orchard Park for the last 25 years, Mills knows a thing or two about being short a case of this or a...

Downsizing dilemma faces some pro leagues.(professional sports teams face ratings and attendance woes)(Brief Article)(Column)
June 25, 2001... To apply a sports cliche, there is a break in the action. At last. We have finally landed in that portion of the calendar where there are just a few scant sports vying for our time. Baseball will carry the sports pages for the...

Hotels.(Buffalo, New York area, ranked by number of rooms)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... Hotels Ranked by total number of overnight rooms Prior Rank rank 1 1 Adam's Mark Hotel 120 Church St. Buffalo, NY 14202 2 2 Holiday Inn Select 300 Third St. ...

Weinberg Campus seeks rezoning of parcel.(Amherst, New York retirement community plans to expand)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... The Menorah Campus of the fast growing Weinberg Campus in Amherst is preparing for a new wave of expansion. Representatives from the campus are scheduled to appear before the Amherst Planning Board on June 28 to seek a rezoning of a...

Ernst & Young awards honor six companies.
June 25, 2001... The founders of six Buffalo-area companies are among 22 finalists for Upstate New York's 2001 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards. They were selected by a panel of judges from a field of 82 nominees. Award recipients chosen...

New career center opens on Goodell Street.(Buffalo Employment and Training Center, Buffalo, New York)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Buffalo's new One-Stop Career Center is ready. The Buffalo Employment and Training Center will open. June 27 at the former M. Wile building at 77 Goodell St. The site has been housed at the former Private Industry Council offices at...

Small business owner helps HMOs fight reform.(advertising against Patient's Bill of Rights)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... San Antonio printing company owner Wanda Rohm is getting her 30 seconds of fame thanks to the battle over the Patient's Bill of Rights. Rohm stars in a television commercial produced by the American Association of Health Plans. The ad...

AMA backs HMO reform; CEO sues organization.(American Medical Association sued by E. Ratcliffe Anderson Jr.)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Supporters of the Kennedy-McCain bill also took to the airwaves as the Senate began debate on the issue. The American Medical Association bought drive-time radio, spots urging support for the Patient's Bill of Rights legislation, and...

Arkansas company gets waiver for Army berets.(Bancroft Cap Co.)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... A small Arkansas manufacturer will be able to continue making berets for the U.S. Army after receiving a waiver from a law that prohibits the use of foreign materials in products purchased by the military. Bancroft Cap Co., which employs...

Bill exempts 'inside sales' from overtime restrictions.(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Rep. Patrick Tiberi, R-Ohio, introduced legislation to exempt "inside sales" employees from minimum wage and overtime laws. The bill applies to employees with specialized or technical knowledge -- not tele-marketers -- who use technology...

Leader of the pack.(Hal Leader, Printing Prep Inc.)(Company Profile)
June 25, 2001... Printing exec took risks to bring and keep jobs in the region Take risks. Shell out dough for expensive equipment. Repeat. That, in a nutshell, is the business plan that has helped Hal Leader to keep Printing Prep Inc. going -- and...

Recruiters trying to fill medical job prescription.(Western New York)(Brief Article)(Column)
June 25, 2001... These experts have some tips for industries whose recruitment attempts might be considered Sisyphean. They are the recruiters who are charged with attracting doctors and other medical personnel to a region where fewer and fewer in the...

Back office operations get banks high marks.(Buffalo's banking history)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Buffalo's importance as a banking hub has ebbed and flowed. Today, it is a regional center known for sizable back office operations -- the first time in history the area has been prominent for that reason. The rise, fall, and rise...

Center gets an A in helping teachers.(Stanley M. Makowski Early Childhood Center)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Norma Fletcher spent 30 years teaching in the City of Buffalo until last year, when she took a curriculum coordinator position. Working in an urban setting means dealing with significant challenges and obstacles, but Fletcher wouldn't...

Salaried workers push to get overtime pay.(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
June 25, 2001... As a restaurant manager for almost 10 years, Sue Donoghue routinely put in 60- to 70-hour weeks and never received overtime. "Because I had always been in that industry, I did not think of it as an overtime situation," said Donoghue, who...

Paperwork counts in good employee reviews.(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Perhaps it's that time of year again in your office -- the time when everyone seems to revert to the grammar school gymnasium for report card day. Annual performance reviews seem to generate immediate feelings of uncertainty, anxiety and...

HealthTec Solutions Inc.(new name of Western New York Medical Network Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... HealthTec Solutions Inc., formerly Western New York Medical Network Services Inc., announced its name change and relocation to expanded offices. The medical and health care billing, reimbursement and practice management company has been in...

Systems Personnel Inc.("Learn at Lunch Summer Training Series")(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Placement company Systems Personnel Inc. is offering the "Learn at Lunch Summer Training Series" to help clients improve their interviewing skills and employee retention. Intended for information technology managers and human resources...

F. Richard Blake.(patent for Companion Dovetail Jig)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Hamburg inventor F. Richard Blake was issued a patent for his Companion Dovetail Jig. Used by cabinet makers, the machine cuts dovetails, which are used to join the sides of wooden drawers to front and back cabinet panels. The device, which...

Kittinger Furniture.(creates pieces for Roosevelt Room in the White House)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Kittinger Furniture was asked to create several pieces of furniture for the Roosevelt Room in the White House. The items are to be shipped to Washington, D.C., at the end of this month. Raymond Bialkowski is company president.

Eric Mower and Associates.(number 81 on Adweek's Top 100 ranking advertising agencies)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Eric Mower and Associates moved up six spots in Adweek magazine's Top 100 ranking of advertising agencies, moving up to 81 out of 10,000 agencies in the United States. The agency's public relations services group moved up 35 spots to 133 on...

MarketSource Direct.(Syracuse sales office)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... MarketSource Direct opened a satellite sales office in Syracuse, helmed by account executive Jackie Musca. The agency hopes to grow its central and eastern New York state client base.

Evans National Bank.(Bauer Financial Group )(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Bauer Financial Group awarded its five-star superior rating to Evans National Bank for the 33rd consecutive quarter. The criteria examined include capital ratio, profitability/loss trends, level of delinquent loans and repossessed assets,...

Anthony B. Smolen Jr.(Anthony B. Smolen Jr. )(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... The accounting and auditing practice of Anthony B. Smolen Jr. successfully completed an American Institute of Certified Public Accountants peer review.

ACI Controls Inc.(Ircon Inc. deal)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... ACI Controls Inc. was named exclusive New York state sales representative for Ircon Inc. of Niles, Ill. ACI is a manufacturer's representative and distributor of process control equipment, and also provides repair, calibration and engineering...

Wonderfulbuys.com Inc.(United Parcel Service )(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Web retailer wonderfulbuys.com Inc. will use the United Parcel Service for e-commerce delivery services to its U.S. customer base. Based in Mississauga, Ont., with a distribution center in Batavia, the company processes more than 160,000...

PremCom Corp.(Buffalo Independent Secondary Schools Network )(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... PremCom Corp. will provide application support, Internet access and network support for the 19 members of the Buffalo Independent Secondary Schools Network (BISSNET) for the next five years. Services the company offers include integration of...

The Design Department.(Reese Pharmaceutical Company )(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... The Design Department signed an agreement to provide Reese Pharmaceutical Company in Cleveland with package design and other graphic support for promotions and advertising. Dan Humpartzoomian is art director for the graphic design agency, and...

Apex Transportation and Tours.(American Classic Voyages)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Apex Transportation and Tours was awarded a multi-year contract to provide ground transportation and shore excursions for Delta Queen Voyages, a division of American Classic Voyages.

Carr Marketing Communications.(Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society )(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Carr Marketing Communications was selected by the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society to assist with promoting its exhibit, "Spirit of the City: Imagining the Pan-American Exposition." The $1 million interactive exhibit runs through...

Designer Dreams Consulting.(marketing company moves to Buffalo)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Designer Dreams Consulting has relocated here from Southern California. With the tag line, "Taking great ideas to market," the marketing company does brand development and market research; public relations; event marketing; and business...

Jamestown Savings Bank.(Eastern Hills Mall location)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Jamestown Savings Bank is holding grand-opening festivities throughout June for its new Eastern Hills Mall location. The branch is the bank's first location in Erie County. The branch is in the mall entrance area next to Sears.

Becker Farms.(Farmhouse Market)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Becker Farms in Hartland now offers homemade fudge at its Farmhouse Market. The product is available in chewy praline, mint chocolate swirl, maple nut and creamsicle flavors, plus seasonal flavors including strawberry and pumpkin. The farm...

Who's most important, and how do you treat them?(Jeffrey Gitomer )(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... This is an excerpt form my book: Customer Satisfaction is Worthless, Customer Loyalty is Priceless. When you're speaking with a customer, who's the most important person in the world? "THE CUSTOMER!" you all say. Oh really?...

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE.(includes, Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center elects 2001 board of directors)
June 25, 2001... James Manzella of Amherst was elected vice chairman of the St. Joseph Hospital board of directors. He is president of Market-Source Direct and has served on the foundation's advisory board since 1996. Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America...

NEW YORK METROS ECONOMIC RATINGS [JUNE].(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... NEW YORK METROS ECONOMIC RATINGS [JUNE] Albany-Schenectady-Troy **** Binghamton **** Buffalo-Niagara Falls ** Elmira * Glens Falls ** New...

MONEY MARKET AND CD RATES-YIELDS.(includes 6 month and 24 month data)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... MONEY MARKET AND CD RATES-YIELDS MM 6 mos. 12 mos. 24 mos. Cattaraugus County Bank 2.25-2.27 3.20-3.25 3.60-3.67 3.85-3.93 Chase Manhattan .75-.75 2.62-2.65 2.76-2.80...

Coordinated Access Intervention on Network/Quality Behavioral Health (CAIN/QBH).(receives Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo grant)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... The Coordinated Access Intervention on Network/Quality Behavioral Health (CAIN/QGH) has received a grant of $11,300 from the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. The funding will be coed for the development end implementation of a...

Junior League of Buffalo.(provides People Inc. grant)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... The Junior League of Buffalo has awarded a grant of an undisclosed sum to People Inc. to provide urgently needed items for 15 area families through the Early Prevention Program.

Classic melody is a hit with concert hall crowd.(Brief Article)(Column)
June 25, 2001... I've been singing that song for most of my life -- and you have, too -- but until just a few days ago, I never realized it was the most popular song ever written in America. And when I heard it that day, it was being sung in an unfamiliar...

It's cool to be in Buffalo.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 25, 2001... Well, the rankings are in and Buffalo is near the bottom. Great! The figures in question, you see, reflect the fact at the Queen City ranks 210 on a listing of 254 cities in a study of harsh summers complied by Demographics Daily. So...

A special graduate's success story.
June 25, 2001... * VIEWPOINT: JEFF WRIGHT An odyssey launched 18 years ago reaches a celebratory conclusion this week when my daughter collects her high school diploma. There will be no high academic honors for Mara. Advanced Placement courses and...

WHO'S WHO: WNY'S CORPORATE YEARBOOK.(Western New York, executive profiles)
June 25, 2001... Welcome to Who's Who: WNY's Corporate Yearbook 2001, your source for information about the men and women who run companies, nonprofit agencies and educational institutions in the eight-county region. Business First has assembled a...

MAKING A DIFFERENCE.(scholarship winners)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... It's the 'extras' that help a person mature Congratulations to our First Honors scholarship winners and to the entire class of 2001. This year's winners are: David Weintrop of Williamsville South High School, who plans to study computer...

2001 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS.(Business First scholarships)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... First Honors spotlights three of Western New York's outstanding students The following Western New York high school students each won a $500 college scholarship from Business First: ERK CISSELL Maple Grove Junior-Senior High...

Niagara, Artpark reach agreement on stage.(Niagara University, Artpark and Co.)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... Niagara University and Artpark & Company announced that Artpark-at-the Church will in the fall become the second stage for NU's theater program. Artpark plans to continue producing shows at the location.

Nardin selects new board.(Nardin Academy Board of Trustees)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... The Nardin Academy Board of Trustees announced the following retired from service on the board: Seth Barnes (1998-01), Carolyn Eabiano (1994-01), Jane Griffin (1994-01), James Higgins, S.J. (1995-01) and Michael Walsh (1994-01). The...

Fredonia program is accredited.(Brief Article)
June 25, 2001... The International Assembly for Collegiate Schools of Business accredited the business administration degree programs at Fredonia State College. Fredonia's business department offers a bachelor's degree in business administration and...

Canisius COLLEGE.(recognizes first honor students)
June 25, 2001... Where leaders are made Canisius salutes these First Honor students, and invites them- and students lime them-to discover the place "Where leaders are made." To find out more about how Canisius prepares students for the best possible...

Optimism still rules Adelphia project.(Brief Article)
June 18, 2001... It was a year ago that a Who's Who of elected leaders stood on the Harbour Club's outdoor balcony and toasted Adelphia Communications Corp.'s decision to build its $125 million regional operations center in Buffalo. The kudos and...

Evans banks on growth.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 18, 2001... Evans National Bank is small compared to HSBC Bank USA, M&T Bank and KeyBank, the titans of Western New York. But it is no nickel-and-dime operation. Nor is it stagnating. In the last 18 months, assets of the Angola-based bank and its...

Summertime is cool in Buffalo.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 18, 2001... Yuma, Ariz., and Buffalo have very little in common, especially in the summertime. The southwestern Arizona city endures the harshest summer weather in the United States, while Buffalo enjoys one of the nation's mildest summer climates,...

Bit by bit, Buffalo's Byte Belt brings in business.(Brief Article)
June 18, 2001... Some months ago, Kathleen Gust joined five other downtown tech professionals at Spot Coffee to meet with representatives of a California company who were considering a move to Buffalo. Though many were competitors, they gathered with a...

5th Coast.(the Buffalo News' new equipment and Joel Giambra's spending)(Brief Article)
June 18, 2001... Thumbs up ... to the photographers at the Buffalo News, who soon will be able to see how crisp their pix look. New presses mean no more muddy photos. Make some shelf space, the awards will becoming! Thumbs down ... to County Exec...