Business First of Buffalo articles from March 1996

Business First of Buffalo archives from March 1996

M&T Bank opening branches in downstate supermarkets. (Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company and Big V Supermarkets Inc. joint venture)
March 25, 1996... M&T Bank continues to demonstrate its belief in supermarket relationships as a route to expansion. Less than a week after partnering with Giant Food Inc. to offer a cobranded credit card for shoppers in the Washington, D.C. area,...

Jet aircraft manufacturer may move operations to WNY. (Paragon Aircraft Corporation)
March 25, 1996... After years of design work, an Ellicottville businessman plans to manufacture a first-of-its-kind jet in a factory that could employ up to 200 in Olean or Wheatfield. Paragon Aircraft Corp. President George "Bill" Northrup has secured early...

Dresser-Rand pumping up oil - and the economy: Olean company's new compressor is drawing customers worldwide. (Dresser-Rand Turbo Products Division)
March 25, 1996... Olean company's new compressor is drawing customers worldwide An Olean company's three-year project to upgrade its product is already paying off for the Southern Tier, said officials with the Dresser-Rand Turbo Products Division. And, in this...

Small T-shirt company meets technology - and gains world market. (Studio 4 East)
March 25, 1996... T-shirts and technology have been good to the Wintermantel brothers. Their creatively customized silk-screen wares have allowed them to build an international business in the tiny village of Allegany. Faxes, computers and overnight shipping...

Electronics 'Wiz' entering WNY. (Nobody Beats the Wiz Inc.; Western New York)
March 11, 1996... Fast-growing consumer electronics giant Nobody Beats The Wiz is getting ready to plug into Buffalo. Lon Rubackin, vice president of real estate for the New Jersey-based retailer, confirmed that the company wants to be in Western New York by...

Ruling fuels talk of First Empire, Onbancorp merger. (First Empire State Corp.)
March 11, 1996... Once more, First Empire State Corp. and Onbancorp are linked in merger speculation. Like last year, the buzz on the investor hotline has Buffalo-based First Empire acquiring Syracuse-based Onbancorp to expand its franchise into central and...

Hot business. (Sunbeam Heating and Cooling)
March 11, 1996... Family ties strengthen HVAC company in its fourth generation What's going on: Sales and service of residential and light commercial heating and cooling systems. Installation and maintenance are major parts of the business. A division, Sunbeam...

Norfolk Southern on track for new Hamburg center. (Norfolk Southern Corp.'s new distribution building, New York)
March 4, 1996... Railroad giant Norfolk Southern Corp. is rolling out plans for a new Hamburg distribution center. Gateway Southtowns Inc., a local development company, has submitted a proposal to the Hamburg Planning Board for a 75,000-square-foot...

Rubino brothers build on family's established name. (John and Joseph Rubino)(Real Estate and Construction)
March 4, 1996... Nowhere is it written that sons must follow their father into the family business. Indeed, some fathers encourage their offspring to find a different line of work. Such is the case with John and Joseph Rubino, who, while carrying the name of...