Business First of Buffalo articles from June 2001

Business First of Buffalo archives from June 2001

Too many houses, too few people.(15.7% of Buffalo's housing units are unoccupied)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 4, 2001... The city of Buffalo is saddled with one or the nation's largest inventories of vacant houses and apartments. Nearly one-sixth of the housing units in Buffalo -- 15.7 percent --were unoccupied in April 2000, according to an analysis of new...

Women's fund launches drive to raise $3 million.(WNY Women's Fund)
June 4, 2001... A group of area women is hoping to raise $3 million for a new fund that will help find solutions to problems faced by women and girls while encouraging philanthropy among women. The inter-generational group, called the WNY Women's Fund, is...

List of radio moguls ranks John Rigas 5th-wealthiest owner.(Radio Business Report)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 4, 2001... John Rigas is in some pretty elite company. According to statistics compiled by Radio Business Report, an industry trade journal, the Rigas family is the nation's fifth-wealthiest radio ownership group and the catch is, it owns only one...

Pumped out.(independent service stations seek to retain market share)(Industry Overview)
June 4, 2001... Independent service stations fight for a share of the market Independent gasoline retailers, once the cornerstone of the region's service station industry, are finding it harder to survive in a market where retail diversity has become the...

5th Coast.
June 4, 2001... Thumbs up ... to the jury in the Tim McGraw case for making Western New York safe for country music stars. His acquittal on all charges in a misdemeanor case in Orchard Park means we can all rest easier now. Giddyap. Thumbs down ...

A man of the people.(possible mayoral candidate Kevin Gaughan)(Brief Article)(Column)
June 4, 2001... The more I think about Kevin Gaughan's could-be candidacy for mayor of Buffalo, the more I think about how wrong I was to summarily dismiss him. Mea culpa. Despite his accent, wherever it came from, this guy is pure Buffalo, from his red and...

Bakery may rise with land donation.(Luigi's Bakery gets donation from Bristol-Myers Squibb)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... A land donation by pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb may pave the way for a 55-year-old bakery business to expand on Buffalo's West Side. Bristol-Myers Squibb will donate a small parcel of land to Luigi's Bakery for parking,...

Erie County to study public safety plan.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... The Erie County Legislature has authorized nearly $150,000 to study the feasibility of a regional public safety facility. It would house a law enforcement training academy, forensic laboratory, 911 communications center, data information...

Astronics signs deal with Cessna Aircraft.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Astronics Corp. of Orchard Park has announced that its subsidiary, Luminescent Systems Inc., has entered into a four-year contract with Cessna Aircraft Co. The $4 million deal calls for Luminescent to provide cockpit lighting components...

Clarifications & amplifications.
June 4, 2001... Gayle Eagan is a partner with Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel LLP. A story May 21 incorrectly stated her law firm affiliation. Additionally, Jim Eagan said, "(My wife) is the best person I've found to debate with. I'm hoping never to be up against...

Business leaders look to fill slots.(Buffalo Niagara Partnership, board of directors election)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... A slate of 23 prominent business leaders are up for posts on the Buffalo Niagara Partnership's board of directors. The election is set for the Partnership's annual meeting, scheduled for June 27. The group is running for 23 open spots on...

Darien takes concert stage to higher level.(Six Flags Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... If the live acts on the stage of Six Flags Darien Lake Performing Arts Center seem a little bit taller this year, there's good reason. Metropolitan Entertainment, owner and operator of the concert venue at the Six Flags Darien Lake...

Brush Up finds new mission for event.(Brush Up Buffalo)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... A small nonprofit that organizes volunteers to paint the homes of low-income homeowners is shifting focus this year to help residents of an East Side missionary project. Brush Up Buffalo is partnering this year with St. Luke's Mission of...

Buffalo Place embraces Chippewa St. district.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Since it s emergence as ground zero for downtown's nightlife, Buffalo Place Inc. has always had a symbiotic relationship with the Chippewa Street district. Now, Buffalo Place Inc., the entity that markets and maintains the downtown...

Towne BMW dealership ready for Clarence move.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Towne BMW which is moving its Orchard Park dealership at 3030 Orchard Park Road to Clarence, expects to open the new location at 8215 Main St. on July 9. The new building, which was constructed over the last six months as part of a project...

Legislation approved for Adelphia development.(Adelphia Waterfront project in Buffalo)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... The state Senate has done its part to advance a major development project in Buffalo. Legislation has been approved for the Adelphia Waterfront project. Adelphia Communications Corp., the sixth-largest cable TV operator in the country is...

New-design nursing home ends 'warehousing'.(Cattaraugus County, New York)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Cattaraugus County officials are hopeful the design of a new nursing home planned for Machias will put the public facility on equal competitive ground with private facilities. Gone will be the traditional nursing home configuration of long...

Sheridan Manor, union continue negotiations.(Sheridan Manor Nursing Home labor negotiations)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Negotiations are continuing between Sheridan Manor Nursing Home and the union that represents more than 100 of its employees. The contract under discussion dates to 1994 and expired. April 30, said Patricia DeVinney, president of Nurses...

Automaker signs deal with American Axle.(American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. will supply the driveline system for a rear-wheel-drive vehicle being produced by a major Detroit-based carmaker. The work will be done, but not necessarily exclusively, at American Axle's...

Dentist/developer gives Newfane a new look.(Scott Geise)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... A $750,000 to $1 million project on Main Street, Newfane, is making Dr. Scott Geise the biggest private developer in the Niagara County hamlet in decades. "I'll turn 40 this year and I can't remember any other, project like this in my...

Law firm changes name to Colucci & Gallaher.(Block and Colucci)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Block & Colucci P.C. has changed its name to Colucci & Gallaher P.C. The firm has nine lawyers in Liberty Tower offices concentrating primarily in civil litigation and regulatory counsel. Anthony Colucci III and Patrick Gallaher are...

American Axle cited for gear production.(named 2000 Supplier of the Year)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... American Axle & Manufacturing's Tonawanda Forge and Cheektowaga facilities were singled out for recognition when the company was named 2000 Supplier of the Year by ZF Industries Axle Division of Tuscaloosa, Aid. The facilities were cited...

AFL-CIO leader joins discussion on relicensing.(Joe Alvarez, relicensing of New York Power Authority)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... AFL-CIO Northeast Director Joe Alvarez joined labor and business leaders in Lewiston on May 30 to address the relicensing of the New York Power Project and its impact on the region's economy. Alvarez participated with support from the...

Tompkins County Trust opens 5 WNY branches.(Western New York)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Tompkins County Trust Co. is opening trust offices at five Western New York locations of the Bank of Castile, one of its subsidiary banks. In addition to Arcade and Perry in Wyoming County, trust offices will opened at Bank of Castile...

State OK's off-site ATM for Bank of Holland.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Bank of Holland has gained approval from state regulators to open the first offsite ATM in the tiny bank's 108-year history. The automated teller machine will be in Hogan's Food Market & Deli at 4457 Route 78, Java, in Wyoming County. ...

Kittinger going to White House.(Kittinger Furniture)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Kittinger Furniture has received an order from the White House. The 134-year-old furniture maker manufactured a camel-back sofa and two matching chairs for the first family. Raymond Bialkowski, president of Kittinger, said the new pieces...

Old railroad line gets new life in Cattaraugus Co.(Norfolk-Southern rail line)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Directors for the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency have approved a $250,000 Al Tech Trust Fund loan package for the new operators of the old Norfolk-Southern rail line. Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad LLC will use...

Background checks OK'd for nursing homes.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... A new program designed to protect residents of nursing homes and other senior care facilities takes effect June 1. The measure allows such facilities in the Eighth Judicial District, encompassing Western New York, to run criminal background...

Univera, partner may sell HMO on Long Island.(Winthrop Hospital)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Buffalo's Univera Healthcare and a partner appear to be getting out of the HMO business on Long Island. Vytra Health Plans of Melville, owned by Univera and Winthrop Hospital of Mineola, is expected to be sold to HIP Health Plan of the New...

Visteon opens plant June 4 in West Seneca.(Visteon Climate Control Systems)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... June 4 is opening day for Visteon Climate Control Systems Ltd.'s new West Seneca plant. Seven months after ground breaking, the 255,000-square-foot assembly and distribution facility at 4900 North America Drive is ready to open as...

Schools target corporate training.(Buffalo Public School System )(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... The Buffalo Public School System is reaching out to the local business community to market adult education and corporate training programs. The district's Department of Workforce Preparation Adult Education Division has begun a series of...

Radio Shack moving store from Main Place Mall.(Buffalo)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Radio Shack, one of the oldest stores in the Main Place Mall, is leaving the downtown retail center. Radio Shack is moving nearby, leasing a vacant storefront at 410 Main St. The retailer- expects to be in its new space by early August. ...

Waterfront townhouses boost housing demand.(Buffalo, New York)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... The construction of the upscale Waterfront Circle Townhouses in downtown Buffalo carries more external significance than just the fact that five pricey units are being built along the edge of the Erie Basin. The townhouses, four of which...

Stovroff Realty takes sales online.(eHomeSales, an online service )(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... People can buy virtually anything via the Internet, and now that includes a house in Western New York. Stovroff Realty has added eHomeSales, an online service offered nationally by BidTrac, to its array of customer options. The program,...

Good sportsmanship has links to integrity.(golf Greg Chalimers turns himself in for cheating)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Sportsmanship, as we are supposed to define it, means "conduct (as fairness, respect for one's opponent, and graciousness in winning or losing) becoming to one participating in a sport." But let's face it. In almost any game, any sport you...

Momentum carries on at Erie Country IDA.(Erie County Industrial Development Agency )(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Even if it's on an interim basis, there's a new man in charge at the Erie County Industrial Development Agency these days. Tom Kucharski, the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise's president and regional economic development pointman, is officially...

Schools turn up heat on energy efficiency.(Green Schools program)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Four Buffalo City schools are laying the foundation for an energy efficiency program that could spread district wide. Aptly labeled the Green Schools program, the effort is part of the Alliance to Save Energy in Washington, D.C. Its primary...

Falls medical center joins regional coalition.(Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center )(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has joined the regionwide effort to measure quality at area hospitals. The 195-bed facility becomes the 15th hospital to become part of the Niagara Health Quality Coalition, formed to improve health...

Small business is wary of Democratic Senate.(Small business lobbyists)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Democratic control of the Senate makes it more likely that small business lobbyists will lose their fight against managed care reform legislation that would allow patients to sue their HMOs. Additional tax cuts beyond those included in...

Politics carries the day as GOP gives up Senate.(United States Senate)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Clear the way, clear the way," commanded 98-year-old Sen. Strom Thurmond as he approached a clump of reporters blocking the hall outside the Senate chamber. The reporters stepped aside so Thurmond, who held the arm of an aide for support,...

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS.(Niagara County Community College )
June 4, 2001... Niagara County Community College honored five faculty members for innovations in teaching. Life sciences division: Yvonne Baptiste-Szymanski, who integrated a faculty Web page into the teaching of anatomy and physiology. Fine arts division: Ann...

PremCom Corp. buys Dataline Associates.(Multi-service integrator)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... PremCom Corp., a multi-service integrator headquartered in Amherst, has purchased Dataline Associates, based in Utica. Terms of the deal were not released. Dataline is a reseller of computer supplies and peripheral equipment with annual...

Bills camp workouts going prime time.(Buffalo Bills )(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... The Buffalo Bills are taking couple of their summer training camp workouts at St. John Fisher College under the lights. Coach Gregg Williams has announced Monday sessions on July 30 and Aug. 6 will be held in the evening, preceded by...

Key tourism indicators portend a strong year.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 4, 2001... Key tourism indicators show that the region is poised for a strong year. Leading the pack is the Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau, which booked 16 new conventions in April that potentially could bring in 5,125 visitors to...

Estate tax opponents could face more fights.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 4, 2001... The tax bill passed by Congress kills the estate tax in 2010, but the tax could rise from its grave in 2011 unless a future Congress drives a stake through its heart. That's because Congress terminated all of the bill's tax cuts after nine...

Bill includes incentives for computer purchases.(tax bill)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... The tax bill did not include a top priority of the nation's high-tech industry: making the research and development tax credit permanent. But that credit does not expire until 2004, so industry lobbyists will have plenty of other...

Veterans: SBA has failed to provide required help.(Small Business Administration)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... The Small Business Administration has done little to help veterans start and grow their own businesses despite a 1999 law that called for the agency to provide them with technical, financial and procurement assistance, representatives of...

Manufacturers hope to stop fee 'siphoning'.(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... The National Association of Manufacturers is pleased that President Bush has appointed a former member of the House Judiciary Committee, "a locus of expertise on intellectual property issues," as director of the Patent and Trademark Office. ...

Wisconsin company acquires WNY firm.(Shur-Line Inc. )(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... A Milwaukee manufacturer has acquired a Lancaster company, closing the plant and transferring about $20 million in business to Wisconsin. Newell Rubbermaid recently acquired Shur-Line Inc. The Shur-Line product line consists of tools and...

Buffalo credit union receives OK from state.(to offer services to International Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Buffalo Service Credit Union has received approval from state regulators to open its membership to employees of International Services Inc. and their families. The Buffalo Service Credit Union has a 5,100-membership comprised of military...

WHO'S AT HOME.(occupancy rates)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 4, 2001... Occupancy, vacancy, homeownership and rental rates for the U.S. * Occupancy rate State: More than 11.5 million of California's 12.2 million housing units were occupied by owners or renters in April 2000. That works out to an occupancy...

Legislation targets assisted living regulations.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Legislation has been introduced in the state Senate that requires assisted living residences to register with the state and disclose information about offered services. In addition to registering with the state Department of Health,...

Swinging boredom out of board meetings.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Planners are now scheduling fun into business confabs Business meeting planners are up against a difficult reality. While many professionals describe business meetings as the very bane of their existence, meetings are a necessary...

Clever ideas needed when marketing a spot.(Jennifer Sparcino, Hampton Inn and Suites)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... One of the first things a professional does when considering a meeting space is to visit the location and check out the facilities. Not having a facility to show made Jennifer Sparcino's job difficult when she began marketing the Hampton...

Solve the puzzle: How to do more by doing less.(Brief Article)(Column)
June 4, 2001... Do you believe in coincidence? When the same thing happens three times in 24 hours, I tend to pay attention. As I was thinking over a variety of themes for this article, I had lunch with a gentleman I hadn't seen in years. During lunch, he...

A different setting helps keep meetings afloat.(Chautauqua Lake cruises)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Writing in "The Earth," Samuel Griswold Goodrich declared, "The land is man's safe dwelling place, but ships sail on the sea." Did he mean to suggest that taking to the waters somehow isn't safe? If he did, he surely didn't have Lake...

New York City venues offer something for all.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 4, 2001... A view of the water always enhances every corporate event or meeting. Naturally, the venue has to match the event in terms of what the meeting planner wants, menus selected and the size of the group, but there is enough variety in waterview...

Pyrotechnics fire up the crowd at meetings.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Fireworks are not just for outdoor celebrations. Indoor pyrotechnics are firing up corporate meetings and conventions, luncheons, employee motivation and employee appreciation events. Although the use of indoor pyrotechnics has been around...

Travel pros have learned how to iron out wrinkles.(packing clothes into suitcases)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Packing for business is serious stuff for professionals focused on the art of dressing well. It takes time and planning to arrive at a destination wrinkle-free, but many say the extra effort is worth it in their dress-for-success world....

A good chef can spice up boring business meetings.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... Long before programmers and Web designers made job-hopping and long hours a professional virtue, professional cooks were spending hours standing on hard kitchen floors chopping celery, grilling swordfish and. simmering demi-glace -- without the...

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE.
June 4, 2001... 40 Under Forty winners on the move Business First annually honors 40 Western New Yorkers younger than 40 for their records of professional success and community involvement. (Nominations for this year's 40 Under Forty awards are now being...

MORTGAGE RATES.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
June 4, 2001... MORTGAGE RATIES Conventional Fixed Lender (phone) 30 Yr. 15 Yr. Alexis Funding (632-7674) 7.13 6.75 Amer. Home...

GREAT LAKES METROS ECONOMIC RATINGS (MAY).(Brief Article)
June 4, 2001... GREAT LAKES METROS ECONOMIC RATINGS (MAY) Buffalo-Niagara Falls ** Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin *** Cleveland-Akron, Ohio ***...

MONEY MARKET AND CD RATES-YIEDS.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 4, 2001... MONEY MARKET AND CD RATES-YIEDS MM 6 mos. 12 mos. 24 mos. Cattaraugus County Bank 2.45-2.48 3.30-3.36 3.60-3.67 3.90-3.98 Chase Manhattan 1.09-1.10 2.62-2.65...

World's best rye bread is locked up in Buffalo.(New York rye)(Brief Article)(Column)
June 4, 2001... Locked in the vault I have the secret formula, the very formula that was such a closely guarded secret for so many years. I think it's a precious item, but some others may not agree. Let me explain a little about the use and history of this...

Deserving charities can't be ignored.(United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, New York)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 4, 2001... The United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, like so many other United Ways across the country, is between the proverbial rock and a hard place. On the one hand, charitable giving in general is on the decline. On the other hand, funds are...

N.Y. needs to raise minimum wage.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 4, 2001... New York should act now to increase its minimum wage. Increasing the New York state minimum wage would benefit well over I million New York workers. And these aren't just teenagers. Three-fourths of the beneficiaries would be adults, and many...

Skylon project towers over Falls.(Niagara Falls, Ontario)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 11, 2001... Ontario's Skylon Tower, perhaps the most prominent manmade landmark along the Niagara Falls skyline, is getting a new neighbor. Itself. The owners of the Skylon Tower are planning $200 million (Canadian) worth of new projects that will...

Buffalo lacks economic might for big leagues.(baseball)(Statistical Data Included)
June 11, 2001... Major League Baseball is pondering its future, but Buffalo isn't in its thoughts. Rumors are swirling that baseball will soon opt to relocate or eliminate a few troubled franchises. The prime candidates, according to a new study by online...

Suppliers brace for cuts by Big 3.(Brief Article)
June 11, 2001... The possible impact of a reported cutback on car and truck development programs by the Big 3 automakers is being evaluated by Western New York automotive sup pliers. But one executive already terms it "not good news." The Detroit News...

M&T Bank performance produces good reviews.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 11, 2001... Becoming one of the nation's 30 largest banking companies is paying dividends for M&T Bank in the form of heightened attention from a growing number of analysts. To date, seven--including analysts from Credit Suisse First Boston, Sandler...

5th Coast.(Brief Article)(Column)
June 11, 2001... Endorsement Night This is going to be a grand summer for Fifth Coast readers. To help students keep up with reading lists -- and to remind adults what they slept through in English class -- coLumn cLassics will run periodically this...

Snow removal wins award for airport.(Brief Article)
June 11, 2001... If there is a large airport anywhere that knows how to deal with removing snow from runways, Buffalo Niagara international Airport is it. For the last several years BNIA officials have been sharing their knowledge with peers from other cold...

Alfiero gives $2 million to UB School.(Alfiero Family Foundation, the University at Buffalo School of Management)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 11, 2001... Buffalo businessman Sal Alfiero has made a $2 million commitment to the University at Buffalo School of Management. The donation from the Alfiero Family Foundation will be used for construction of a structure to host management school...

Companies donate to Special Olympics.
June 11, 2001... A number of local companies have stepped forward to assist in sponsoring the upcoming Special Olympics New York Summer Games, scheduled for Buffalo June 14-17. Cingular Wireless, the New York State Lottery, Wegmans and Rich Products Corp....

New-look restaurant opens in Hyatt atrium.(Harriet's, Hyatt Regency Buffalo)(Brief Article)
June 11, 2001... The month of dust and banging hammers is drawing to a close at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. The Hyatt will unveil Harriet's, an upscale restaurant/bar that will sit in the middle of its five-story atrium. Harriet's is set to debut June 21....

Fitness Factory owners acquire popular downtown health club.(David Radich, Tim Penfold)(Tim)(Penfold)(Brief Article)
June 11, 2001... The Olympia Health Club, a downtown fitness center and spa, has been sold. David Radich, who started the Fitness Factory chain in 1987, and his business partner, Tim Penfold, have acquired the club from businessman Paul Snyder Sr. Snyder...

Columbus McKinnon to close Ark. plant.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 11, 2001... Amherst-based Columbus McKinnon Corp. said it will close its Yale Hoist manufacturing facility in Forrest City., Ark., and transfer work to some of its other U.S. facilities. The closing, which will begin immediately and be completed by the...

Maroones join group buying hockey team.(Al Maroone, Michael Maroone, Florida Panthers)(Brief Article)
June 11, 2001... The Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League have been sold to an investment group that includes retired Buffalo-area auto dealer A1 Maroone and his son, Michael. The new owners paid $101 million to buy the team from the publicly...

Cheektowaga company solves a sticky situation.(Day Spring Enterprises produces lollipop holder)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 11, 2001... A Cheektowaga confectioner has come up with a solution to a very sticky problem: What to do with a half-eaten lollipop that you'd like to finish later. Though the average person may not encounter the leftover lollipop frequently, the staff...

WNY banking units makes 'most efficient' list.(Western New York)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 11, 2001... Five banking companies with Western New York headquarters or branch offices are ranked on a listing of most efficient U.S. bank holding companies. Warsaw-based Financial Institutions, par ent of Wyoming County Bank, First Tier Bank and...

Ellicottville considers constructing exhibition/concert hall.(New York)(Brief Article)
June 11, 2001... In an effort to enhance Cattaraugus County, and specifically Ellicottville's status, as a year-round tourist and visitor destination, local officials have taken the first step towards possibly constructing a multi-purpose exhibition/concert...

D'Youville reaches out to 3rd Ontario college.(D'Youville College's contract with Niagara College)(Brief Article)
June 11, 2001... D'Youville College has signed an agreement with Niagara College in Ontario that will help alleviate the projected demand for trained teachers in the province. The agreement gets Canadian students on track for an education degree right out...

Area colleges sign transfer agreement.(Brief Article)
June 11, 2001... SUNY Empire State College has signed an agreement with Jamestown Business College to allow students to complete a four-year degree. The transfer articulation agreement allows students to transfer to Empire State after completing a two-year...