Business First of Buffalo articles from May 1991

Business First of Buffalo archives from May 1991

Rich says he'll buy existing ball club. (Robert Rich Jr. to move major league baseball franchise to Buffalo)
May 27, 1991... Robert Rich Jr. will look to buy an existing major league baseball franchise and move it to Buffalo if the city is not named as one of two National League expansion teams next month. The Bisons president said he is not optimistic about...

Feds give WNY less than rest of country: limited congressional clout seen as partial reason. (Western New York receives less federal money)
May 27, 1991... The federal government spends less money per person in Western New York than it does in the country and the state, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Erie and Niagara counties received less federal money than the...

Spare parts for that old house are in Horsefeathers' stable. (includes related article; James Curran's architectural salvage shop, Buffalo, New York)
May 27, 1991... It might not say so in the dictionary, but "salvage" means "salvation" to restorers of old homes. Because of that and thanks to surging interest in reusing house parts that once were thrown out, old is gold for Buffalo businessman James...

Canadians search for plug to shopping drain: summit seeks ways to keep the retail economy from going south. (includes related article)
May 27, 1991... John Teal says he doesn't need to look far to gauge the popularity of cross-border shopping. Teal, the mayor of Fort Erie, says the peak-hour congestion on the Peace Bridge tells him what he needs to know. "Cross-border shopping is...

Chamber board votes to stop merger talks. (Greater Buffalo Chamber of Commerce halts merger between itself, its convention and visitor's bureau, and The Greater Buffalo Development Foundation )
May 27, 1991... A proposal to put three area private sector agencies under one umbrella agency ended last week. The directors of the Greater Buffalo Chamber of Commerce voted May 20 to end discussions of a possible merger or joint operating agreement...

Decision believed near on Goldome's future. (Goldome savings bank)
May 27, 1991... Some banking insiders and at least one Buffalo source close to the situation expect the fate of Goldome to be decided by the end of May. Though nobody will agree to be quoted by name, they say a resolution of Goldome's two-year quest for...

Central Trust parent tries to shake away its troubles. (Midlantic Corp.)
May 27, 1991... Rochester-based Central Trust Co., which has nine Western New York offices, posted record earnings in 1990. And if it continues on its present course, 1991 will outdo last year's performance. Ironically, though, Midlantic Corp.,...

Station tunes Jamestown into public radio. (WNED-FM applies to Federal Communications Commission to operate a repeater station, WNJA-FM)
May 27, 1991... Jamestown area residents who pick up occasional strains of WNED-FM (94.7) over the airwaves soon will hear the classical radio station loud and clear. Wester New York Public Broadcasting Association, operator of the Buffalo radio...

Clark: Dunlop must cut $25 million to survive. (Randall Clark, president and CEO, Dunlop Tire Corp.)
May 27, 1991... Dunlop Tire Corp. must cut $25 million in costs within the company if it is to remain competitive and survive, the chief executive said. The cost cutting could come in a number of areas, ranging from better utilization of the company's...

Educator says area needs to aid minority business. (Henry Taylor, Jr., director of the center for Applied Public Affairs Studies, University at Buffalo)
May 27, 1991... Lack of progress among area minority businesses stems from a lack of community commitment, a panelists at a recent business symposium said. Henry Taylor Jr., director of the Center for Applied Public Affairs Studies at University at...

FDIC counters bids for Courtyard Mall. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.)
May 27, 1991... The Courtyard Mall remains in the hands of the government after rejecting three bids for the vacant downtown office building. As part of the bidding process, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. made counter-proposals to the three bidders...

Albany's importance ebbs after Fleet/Norstar merger. (Fleet/Norstar Financial Group Inc.)
May 27, 1991... When Norstar Bancorp Inc. and Fleet Financial Group Inc. were united in a 1988 "merger of equals," the new entity announced that it would maintain dual headquarters in Albany and Providence. But, quietly, mention of Albany is...

Falls CVB tussle leaves Gatley hanging. (Mark Gatley, executive director, to leave Niagara Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau)
May 27, 1991... Mark Gatley's 8-1/2 -year tenure as executive director of the Niagara Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau is scheduled to end June 15. But leading up to a scheduled May 23 meeting of the bureau's executive board, Gatley's supporters...

Buffalo convention group names Alverson to fill president's post. (Kurt Alverson becomes president of Greater Buffalo Convention and Visitors Bureau)
May 27, 1991... A two-year search by the Greater Buffalo Convention & Visitors Bureau has ended almost where it started. The bureau's executive board on May 17 named Kurt Alverson, currently vice president of tourism development, the new president. The...

UB launches research into outer space. (University of Buffalo's experiment is being used on Space Shuttle Columbia)
May 27, 1991... Research at the University at Buffalo has gone out of this world. An experiment by university researchers on how the human heart and lungs perform under zero gravity is being conducted on the Space Shuttle Columbia, which was expected to...

New plant could figure prominently in Acme's decision to stay in Cuba. (Acme Electric Inc.)
May 27, 1991... If Acme Electric Inc. stays in Allegany County rather than move to Utah, the company will need a new plant to replace one built in the 1930s. "They've indicated a need for a new facility and that has been their major concern," said...

Senate 'poison pill' bill offers takeover protection. (New York State Senate)
May 27, 1991... Legislation permanently giving New York corporations the right to adopt protections against hostile takeovers has passed in the state Senate. An Assembly version of the bill, which isn't expected to come to a vote until June, differs...

Hoyt's high-speed rail line picks up pace. (Assemblyman William Hoyt's proposal for a High Speed Surface Transportation Commission)
May 27, 1991... Assemblyman William Hoyt's dream of bringing ultra-fast passenger rail service to New York state is speeding ahead. Hoyt, D-Buffalo, earlier this month introduced a bill in Albany that would create a High Speed Surface Transportation...

Wegmans uncorks new soda brand with big ad splash. (Wegmans Food Market Inc.)
May 27, 1991... WPOP might prove to be a contemporary hit, but it's not a radio station. It's Wegmans Pop. And it is the center of a marketing campaign costing upward of $500,000--at least $300,000 more than Wegmans Food Markets Inc. has ever spent...

Mexican leader sees growth from trade pact with U.S. (Luis Donaldo Colosio, chair, Institutional Revolutionary Party)
May 27, 1991... The proposed free trade agreement between Mexico and the United States will benefit both countries by opening up access to markets, says the man who may be that country's next president. Luis Donaldo Colosio acknowledges that he sees...

Erie County union nurses take contract impasse to fact finder. (New York State Nurses Association)
May 27, 1991... Erie County nurses and labor negotiators have brought their year-long disagreements to an impartial fact finder who is expected to recommend a contract by month's end. The 800 registered nurses who work for Erie County Medical Center in...

Bush shows off entertainment centers. (Bush Industries Inc.)
May 27, 1991... Bush Industries Inc., a Jamestown manufacturer of ready-to-assemble furniture, has introduced new home-entertainment centers. The products are made by Bush Industries and its companies, Erie Morgan Inc., a case goods manufacturer based in...

The retail shakeout: chain store comings and goings pose challenge for developers. (declining retail business affects real estate industry)
May 27, 1991... Douglsas Bradley had a problem. As vice president of Bradley Real Estate and Development Corp., he was faced with finding an anchor tenant for a strip plaza the company owns on Walden Avenue in Cheektowaga. The anchor tenant, Gold...

RE/MAX closes the gap on Century 21 in real estate's Hertz and Avis struggle. (RE/MAX International Inc. gains on Century 21 Real Estate Corp.)
May 27, 1991... Pepsi and Coke. McDonald's vs. Burger King. United Parcel Service or Federal Express. Every industry has its chief rivalries. Competition is tough for the almighty] dollar. McDonald's claims its hamburgers are better, less...

Foreign trade zone space is developmental resource. (Western New York has eight foreign trade zones)
May 27, 1991... To help sweeten the pot and induce companies to locate here, area economic development officials have some specialized tools at their disposal. The standard package may include some form of tax abatement, low-cost hydropower or job...

Joseph Perna. (People on the Move)
May 27, 1991... Joseph Perna was elected board chairman and CEO of Supermarket Management Inc. and Farnk Perna was elected vice chairman. Also appointed were Philip Perna, president and chief operating officer; Paul Perna, executive vice...

Supermarket Management Inc. (People on the Move; Philip Perna)
May 27, 1991... Pratt & Lambert Inc. promoted John Yeager III to product manager. A graduate of University at Buffalo, he was been affiliated with the company since 1986. Attorney Michael Paskowitz of Siegel, Kelleher & Kahn was elected treasurer of...

Playcon Enterprises. (For the Record - Contracts awarded)
May 27, 1991... Playcon Enterprises of Tonawanda, a specialty construction company that builds squash and recquetball courts, was awarded a contract to build seven squash courts for Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass. It will build two international co...

Harsco Corp. (For the Record - Earnings and dividends)
May 27, 1991... First quarter, March 31 (in thousands) 1991 1990 Revenues $454,479 $388,471 Net income $11,952 $388,471 Earnings a share $0.46 $0.50 Harsco Corp.,...

Integrated Waste Services Inc. (For the Record - Earnings and dividends)
May 27, 1991... First quarter, July 1 (in thousands) 1991 1990 Revenues $5,965 $2,886 Net income $377 $171 Earnings a share $0.06 $0.06 Integrated Waste Services, based in Amherst, is...

Merchants Group Inc. (For the Record - Earnings and dividends)
May 27, 1991... First quarter, March 31 (in thousands) 1990 1989 Revenues $23,910 $23,947 Net income $1,140 $1,466 Earnings a share $0.65 $0.68 Buffalo-based Merchants Group, through its...

The Quikrete Cos. (For the Record - Mergers)
May 27, 1991... Companies: Quikrete South Inc., Mid-South Quikrete Inc., Buffalo Dri-Mix Corp., Bond Industries Inc., Quikrete of Cleveland Inc., Quikrete Connecticut Inc. and Georgia C. Cure Inc. Filer: Charles Kaps

Bucci Imports Ltd. (For the Record - Mergers)
May 27, 1991... Companies: Bucci Imports Ltd. and Thoth Systems Ltd. Filer: Schlesinger & Hoffman

Direct System Corp. (For the Record - Mergers)
May 27, 1991... Companies: Direst System Corp. and CMH Industrial Sales Inc. Filer: Magavem & Magavem

SLC Consultants/Constructors Inc. (For the Record - Mergers)
May 27, 1991... Companies: SLC Consultants/Constructors Inc. and 6263 Robinson Road Inc. Filer: Gross Shurman et al

Midsize realtors at risk; mini, maxi firms prosper. (Western New York)
May 27, 1991... In a land of growing real estate Goliaths, there's still room for the Davids. Small to midsize firms in Western New York--those with 40 or fewer agents--are competing against big names like Stovroff & Herman Inc., Hunt Real Estate Corp....

HMOs feel great after profitable '90. (health maintenance organizations)
May 20, 1991... Led by Independent Health Association's 76 percent increase in net income, all three area HMOs checked in with a profitable year. Membership grew at Independent Health and Health Care Plan while Community Blue posted a slight drop. ...

Hospital looks to revamp paychecks: plan calls for salaried nurses, not hourly, at Millard Fillmore.
May 20, 1991... Millard Fillmore Hospitals has proposed taking the 700 nurses off the time clock and putting them on salary. The move would improve morale and help recruit and retain nurses, according to the committee formed to study the issue. But...

Non-profits make their number on bingo.
May 20, 1991... Dorothy Orser of Cheektowaga has been playing bingo for decades. So she knows the thrill of being one number away from the jackpot. She has hit a few jackpots, to be sure. But even if she comes up dry one night, she'll knows she'll be...

Survey links CEO pay to the bottom line: National Fuel's Kennedy leads ranking of WNY public companies. (Western New York)
May 20, 1991... Bernard Kennedy last year was the most cost-effective chief executive officer of any public company based in Western New York, according to research by Business First. Kennedy, chairman and president of National Fuel Gas Co., received...

Canadian bank eyes operation in Buffalo. (National Bank of Canada)
May 20, 1991... National Bank of Canada -- smallest but one of the more aggressive of the "Big Six" Canadian banks -- is casting eye on the Buffalo market. The interest of National Bank, coupled with CT Financial Services Inc.'s acquisition last week of...

CT Financial boosts U.S. stake with First Federal buyout. (CT Financial Services Inc., First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Rochester)
May 20, 1991... First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Rochester has become the area's first financial institution to come under Canadian ownership. London, Ont.-based CT Financial Services announced May 8 that it completed the purchase of the...

Kids R Us clothing chain tries on Cheektowaga. (New York State)
May 20, 1991... Kids R Us, the popular children's clothing division of Toys R Us, plains to open its first area store just in time for last-minute Christmas shopping. The clothing chain is slated to move into a 21,500-square-foot store in a plaza being...

Wegmans-run chain of home centers looks at Cheektowaga. (New York State)
May 20, 1991... Kids R Us may not be the only new retailer coming to a plaza being built by Wegmans Food Markets Inc. Thomas Adamczak, Cheektowaga building inspector, said Wegmans officials also have discussed building a 100,000-square-foot Chase-Pitkin...

Cellular Products investor gives firm a booster shot. (Marco Pater)
May 20, 1991... Before Italian businessman and investor Marco Pater stepped forward with $1.55 million, Cellular Products Inc. faced a gloomy and uncertain future. The Buffalo biotechnology company had never earned a profit since it founding in 1982....

NAACP files complaint against WYRK, WLVL. (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People cites radio stations)
May 20, 1991... Two area radio stations have been targeted by the state branch of the NAACP for allegedly not complying with minority hiring practices. WYRK-FM in Buffalo and WLVL-AM in Lockport were among 11 stations cited across the state by the New...

Ont. jobless rate up in Niagara region. (Ontario - Niagara River Region)
May 20, 1991... The unemployment rate in Ontario's Niagara Region climbed by three-tenths of a percentage point in April, according to Statistices Canada. Eleven percent of the work force in the St. Catharines-Niagara Falls metropolitan area was...

Erie Engineered restructures, plans spinoff. (Erie Engineered Products)
May 20, 1991... Erie Engineered Products, a North Tonawanda manufacturer of industrial storage containers, has shaken up its executive staff and is planning a spinoff of its plastics division. Erie Engineered Products consists of the former Applied...

Exchange Insurance offers stock holdings. (Niagara Exchange Corp.)
May 20, 1991... niagara Exchange Corp. has received regulatory approval to offer most of the preferred stock holdings of its largest shareholder to common shareholders on a pro rata basis. The Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred shares held by...

Strippit has concerns over trade agreements. (Strippit Inc.)
May 20, 1991... In the early 1980s, members of the U.S. metal working industry joked about the Japanese competition. American metalworkers didn't take the Japanese seriously, especially when they came across their foreign counterparts at trade shows,...

Rich Products stresses quality and quantity. (Rich Products Corp. winds Vanguard Business Award for manufacturing)
May 20, 1991... Frozen food products, minor league baseball and radio programming constitute Rich Products Corp., perhaps Buffallo's best-known private company. The family-owned company, headed by Robert Rich Jr., stresses quality first. It is this...

Large inventory builds McLean-Thomas business. (McLean-Thomas wins Vanguard Business Award for small business)
May 20, 1991... McLean-Thomas Inc. has been in the family business for 50 years. The building supply wholesaler has been owned and operated by siblings James McLean and Judith Snider since the mid-1970s when they took over from their father, James, who...

Tops makes out a lengthy shopping list for expansion. (Tops win Vanguard Business award for service)
May 20, 1991... Tops never stops. So brags the jingle that closes the television and radio commercials for Tops supermarkets. And indeed, the past year has been unusually busy for Buffalo-based Tops Markets Inc. "We are very pleased with the last...

Construction owner wants to build helping network. (construction services business Seneca Hawk Inc. wins Vanguard Business Award for minority-owned)
May 20, 1991... Barry Snyder has a lot of experience starting up a minority business and he wants to share that knowledge with other Native American enterpreneurs looking to make their mark in Western New York. Snyder, a Seneca Indian, is president of...

Harlequin books stages long love affair with WNY. (Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. win Vanguard Business Award as Canadian-owned business in Western New York)
May 20, 1991... Canadian book publisher Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. began a new chapter seven months ago when it opened a distribution center in Depew. Fort the distributor of romance novels, the September opening marked the start of a fruitful...

Ellicottville company has grown from horses to autos. (Lori Northrup's Stride Tool Inc., tool-and-die maker, wins Vanguard Business Award)
May 20, 1991... Lori Northrup will receive her MBA from University at Buffalo but at 31 and as president of her own company for 11 years, she could teach her professors a few things about business. For examples, how to turn a private company with a...

Varity clears hurdle for move to Buffalo. (Varity Corp. leaving Toronto, Canada)
May 20, 1991... Varity Corp.'s plan to move world headquarters this summer from Toronto to Buffalo has survived one more, and possibly final, challenge. The Ontario Court of Appeal removed a potential legal obstacle by upholding a lower court's decision...

M and T plans move to former Empire space. (Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co. to add another Amherst location)
May 20, 1991... A growing space need for its data processing services has prompted M&T Bank to acquire a former Empire of America F.S.B. computer center Amherst. M&T Bank originally announced in February it would move its data processing employees from...

Village Green set to turn a new page on expansion. (Village Green Bookstore Inc.)
May 20, 1991... A year ago, Paul Adams, Village Green Bookstore Inc. president, was talking about growth and expansion. This year, Adams' ambitions are the same. His strategy, however, has changed. Village Green, operator of two Buffalo area...

Seeds planted to germinate upstate housing. (seventy-five banks and thrifts form consortium to support low and moderate-income housing in upstate New York)
May 20, 1991... Seventy-five banks and thrifts, including several from the Buffalo area, have formed a consortium to support housing for low- and moderate-income families in upstate New York. The institutions are contributing $450,000 to $600,000 each in...

Mower's move into Key Center grounded again. (Eric Mower and Associates, advertising agency)
May 20, 1991... The on-again, off-again, on-again move of LKW/Eric Mower and Associates into Key Center is once again off. Advertising agency principal Eric Mower said an agreement in principle to occupy 12,800 square feet in Key Center's mezzanine...

Sammy's auto shop eyes City Hall site for new auto mall. (Sammy's Auto Repair and Collision, Buffalo, New York)
May 20, 1991... An auto mall is being considered for an odd-shaped parcel behind Buffalo City Hall. Sam Buscarino, owner of Sammy's Auto Repair & Collision on Tupper Street, plans to move the company to the corner of Niagara Street and South Elmwood...

No place to play for basketball team. (William Cunningham searches for Buffalo, NY playing site to purchases Tulsa Fast Breakers basketball team)
May 20, 1991... The lack of a suitable playing arena is blocking Buffalo attorney William Cunningham's attempt to bring a Continental Basketball Association team to Western New York. Cunningham said last week there is no possibility of working out 28...

Local man looks for seat on Warsaw Stock Exchange. (Casmir Jaszewski)
May 20, 1991... Casimir Jaszewski wants to build a bridge between investors in the United States and business in Poland. He doesn't know if he'll be eligible or how much it will cost, but he's counting on doing it through a seat on the Warsaw Stock...

Cattaraugus County looking for planning department chief. (Michael Kayes resigns as chief)
May 20, 1991... Less than three months after the Cattaraugus County Legislature restructured its economic development agencies, former industrial development agency Director Michael Kayes has resigned as head of the county planning department. Kayes,...

Acme Electric hears from Utah, waits to listen to N.Y. offer. (Acme Electric Corp. courted by Allegany County, New York and Utah)
May 20, 1991... Acme Electric Inc. President G. Wayne Hawk called the competition between Utah and Allegany County for a manufacturing plant an "honest horse race." In an attempt to get Acme Electric to remain in Cuba and preserve the plant's 400 jobs,...

Trico reports loss in first quarter of '91. (Trico Products Corp., manufacturer of windshield wipers and systems)
May 20, 1991... Trico Products Corp., the Buffalo-based manufacturer of windshield wipers and systems, posted a $723,000 loss in the first quarter of 1991, the company stated. Trico lost $723,000, or 39 cents a share, on sales of $58.94 million in the...

Rollins relocates its truck leasing office. (Rollins Truck Leasing Corp.)
May 20, 1991... Rollins Truck Leasing Corp. has moved its district office. The Wilmington, Del.-based truck rental agency has moved into the former Corsi Fleet Service Inc. building at 1989 Harlem Road in Cheektowaga. Corsi moved to Kenmore Avenue in...

Ball tourney part of summer in the city. (Buffalo Place Inc. promotes the Gus Macker Basketball Tournament)
May 20, 1991... Buffalo Place Inc. officials hope to score high with a midsummer basketball tournament that will bring people downtown. Buffalo Place, which promotes downtown, is helping to bring the Gus Macker Basketball Tournament downtown July 20-21....

Harold E. Donlon Associates Inc. (People on the Move )
May 20, 1991... Harold E. Donlon Associates Inc. named Scott Donlon president. He joined the engineering service firm in 1981 as designer and in 1985 was named vice president.

Value of stations could hold fate of WGRZ's parent. (Chemical Bank and Bank of New England N.A. may push for reorganization of Tak Communications Inc. instead of liquidation)
May 13, 1991... Two banks holding the largest secured debt to Tak Communications Inc. are likely to push for reorganization rather than liquidation of WGRZ-TV's parent, their attorney said. However, Chemical Bank and New Bank of New England N.A. are...

Falls projects near opening: but several issues remain unresolved for Niagara Venture complexes. (Falls Street Faire and Falls Street Station; includes related article)
May 13, 1991... The long awaited openings of Falls Street Faire and Falls Street Station appear likely before the end of the month. Niahe Niagara Falls retail-entertainment complexes, which have been under construction since 1987, could receive certificates...

Developers find old churches can be an answer to a prayer. (churches converted to offices and other non-religious uses )
May 13, 1991... Judy Wolf spent six months looking for a place to move her office. She almost ended up in a church, but instead settled on a parish house. "There's a charm to a church," she said. "You just don't get that in too many other places." ...

WNY economy shows signs of improvement. (western New York; includes related article on home sales)
May 13, 1991... Western New York's economy is looking a bit healthier, but experts say it is too shoon to talk about a recovery. The good news is that the Business First Economic Index improved by 5.7 percent in March to 915 points, its best score since...

Cuba stands up to fight for Acme Electric plant. (Acme Electric Corp. considers closing Cuba plant and moving operations to its Western New York or Utah location)
May 13, 1991... Acme Electric Corp.'s manufacturing plant in Allegany County is the prize in what appears to be a contest developing between Western New York and Utah. At stake are 400 jobs that will be lost if the manufacturer of power converters...

Three Saperston attorneys form new law practice. (Edward Griffith Jr., Ellen Yost and Raymond McCabe leave Saperston and Day to form Griffith and Yost law firm)
May 13, 1991... Three attorneys have left Saperston & Day P.C., Buffalo's third largest law firm, to form their own practice across the street. Former Saperton & Day partner Edward Griffith Jr. and associates Ellen Yost and Raymond McCabe formed Griffith...

New tax warrants are filed against Berger's. (New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, L.L. Berger Inc.)
May 13, 1991... L.L. Berger Inc.'s financial problems got $705,000 worse recently. On April 30, the state Department of Taxation and Finance issued warrants for back sales tax tataling $705,680 against the company and its principals, Louis Berger Jr....

Second Holiday Inn ready to check into Niagara Falls. (includes related article)
May 13, 1991... A nearly completed 160-room hotel in downtown Niagara Falls, originally planned as a Best Western franchise, instead will be a Holiday Inn. That will give the city two Holiday Inns, each under control of separate Canadian ownership,...

Hospitals face deadline on new incinerator rules. (western New York hospitals face 1992 state regulation mandating cleaner air emissions)
May 13, 1991... Western New York hospitals are racing a 1992 deadline to comply with new state regulations mandating cleaner air emissions. As of Jan. 1, hospitals with medical waste incinerators will be required to have new or improved systems that burn...

Albany food brokers cook up new building. (McDermott Food Brokers Inc. to build offices in Amherst, New York)
May 13, 1991... Albany-based McDermott Food Brokers Inc. will build offices in the Windsong development In Amherst. Windsong, an 80-acre mixed-use development, has sold three acres to McDermott Food Brokers for a 15,470-square-foot building. Windsong is...

Olean's Dresser-Rand helps to build gas plant. (Turbo Products Division of Dresser-Rand Co. contracts with Lagoven S.A., the national oil company of Venezuela)
May 13, 1991... Dresser-Rand Co.'s Turbo Products Division in Olean will play a key role in producing a $110 million gas compression plant for Lagoven S.A., the national oil company of Venezuela. As much as 25 percent of the contract will be performed by...

Wheatfield floor-maintenance company buys Toronto manufacturer's product line. (Tennant Trend Inc.)
May 13, 1991... Tennant Trend Inc., a Wheatfield producer of floor-maintenance equipment, plans to buy manufacturing assets of a Toronto company and tap into its network of 40 Canadian distributors. The transaction involving Burnside Equipment Ltd.,...

Former bank executive takes on MBA, chamber duties. (Richard Gorko, Greater Buffalo Chamber of Commerce vice-president of business development and head of Metro Buffalo Alliance for Economic Development)
May 13, 1991... The Greater Buffalo Chamber of Commerce has named a former banking executive as the new vice president of business development. Richard Gorko, a former Empire of America F.S.B. divisional president, will succeed Randall Brown. Gorko...

Occupancy rates at Buffalo hotels clip U.S. average. (Smith Travel Research Inc. report)
May 13, 1991... The vacancy sign is flashing less often at Buffalo hotels. A Buffalo lodging report, released May 1 by the Greater Buffalo Convention and Visitors Bureau, found that hotel occupancy between 1987 and last year increased 25 percent. The...