Business First of Buffalo articles from November 1990

Business First of Buffalo archives from November 1990

Headhunters find it tough in job jungle.
November 26, 1990... Headhunters find it tough in job jungle Headhunter Maggi Dolan, owner of a small Bowmansville executive search firm, was on the road to a record year when suddenly the bottom fell out. "It happened in September. Business has dropped...

Moving government jobs out of Toronto would be like transferring state departments from Albany. (Ontario provincial government considering move)
November 26, 1990... Moving government jobs out of Toronto would be like transferring state departments from Albany Toronto is Canada's economic hub, a magnet that attracts jobs from all over the country. That's why officials in St. Catharines and Niagara...

A lot of horse sense goes into Buffalo Raceway season.
November 26, 1990... A lot of horse sense goes into Buffalo Raceway season Harnessed under the theme of "new attitude," Buffalo Raceway opens its 49th season Dec. 5 with a new owner and general manager and $600,000 worth of improvements. Industry insiders...

Home sales rise in third quarter. (Western New York State)
November 26, 1990... Home sales rise in third quarter When it comes to real estate, Western New York isn't a Boston, Dallas or San Francisco. To homeowners and real estate agents, that's good news. Third quarter statistics, recently released by the...

Census review uncovers extra 7,000 housing units. (Western New York State)
November 26, 1990... Census review uncovers extra 7,000 housing units Western New York officials say they finally have some positive news about the 1990 federal census. Officials in Erie and Niagara counties say local reviews have identified more than...

Blue Cross increases may climb higher. (Blue Cross of Western New York Inc.)
November 26, 1990... Blue Cross increases may climb higher The single-digit rate hikes requested by Blue Cross of Western New York Inc. for 1991 might have to be increased to offset multimillion-dollar losses, the state Insurance and Health departments warned....

Creditor seeks Chapter 11 filing for West Seneca's Berkeley Group. (Capitol Products Corp.)
November 26, 1990... Creditor seeks Chapter 11 filing for West Seneca's Berkeley Group. A major creditor of Berkeley Group Inc. has pushed the pool manufacturer holding company into Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Capitol Products Corp. of Newnan,...

Dunlop rolls into bigger share of tire market.
November 26, 1990... Dunlop rolls into bigger share of tire market Dunlop Tire Corp. quietly has been making inroads by signing contracts as a supplier of original equipment tires for car manufacturers. The locally headquartered tire maker's contracts are...

Mark IV bulks up with another buyout. (Mark IV Industries Inc.)
November 26, 1990... Mark IV bulks up with another buyout Mark IV Industries Inc. has completed its second major acquisition in four months and the fourth since January. Anchor Swan, a division of Harvard Industries with annual sales of $140 million, was...

Concord looks for avalanche of support to maintain ski club.
November 26, 1990... Concord looks for avalanche of support to maintain ski club Some area skiers say the Concord Ski Club, a private Ellicottville resort owned by Kissing Bridge Corp., is one of the most beautiful in the area, but that's only when it snows....

Ciminelli unveils new Centerpointe building. (Ciminelli Development Company Inc.)
November 26, 1990... Ciminelli unveils new Centerpointe building Ciminelli Development Co. Inc. plans to unveil a fourth office building in its Centerpointe Corporate Park complex in Amherst. Ciminelli Development is seeking Amherst Planning Board approval...

Nursing homes require right touch. (Robert and Carol Chur of ElderWood Affiliates Inc.) (Profile)
November 26, 1990... Nursing homes require right touch Robert Chur saw the plans for his future laid out on a table in his parents' basement in the mid-1960s. Those plans eventually would give him a reputation for being a caring nursing home administrator...

Cattaraugus bank takes top rating. (Cattaraugus County Bank)
November 26, 1990... Cattaraugus bank takes top rating Cattaraugus County Bank received a Florida financial research firm's highest rating as one of the nation's safest banks. Bauer Financial Reports Inc., which analyzed financial data reported to federal...

Browning Ferris Industries Inc. (Annual reports)
November 26, 1990... Browning Ferris Industries Inc. (NYSE) Year ended Sept. 30 (in millions) 1990 1989 Revenues $2,967 $2,491 Net income (loss) ($45) $263 Earnings (loss) a share...

Alexander & Alexander Services Inc. (Earnings and dividends)
November 26, 1990... Alexander & Alexander Services Inc. (NYSE) The board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents a share payable Dec. 31 to shareholders of record Dec. 3, 1990. Alexander & Alexander, based in New York City, is an...

Arvin Industries Inc. (Earnings and dividends)
November 26, 1990... Arvin Industries Inc. (NYSE) The board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 17 cents a share payable Dec. 31 to shareholders of record Dec. 7. Arvin Industries, headquartered in Columbus, Ind., is an international company...

Integrated Waste Services Inc. (Earnings and dividends)
November 26, 1990... Integrated Waste Services Inc. (OTC) Third quarter, Sept. 30 (in thousands) 1990 1989 Revenues $6,918 $3,257 Net income $582 $262 Earnings a share $0.10 $0.09 Integrated...

Trico Products Corp. (Earnings and dividends)
November 26, 1990... Trico Products Corp. (OTC) Third quarter, Sept. 30 (in thousands) 1990 1989 Revenues $58,210 $52,715 Net income $1,465 $676 Earnings a share $0.79 $0.37 Trico...

Bank on Buffalo. (Buffalo, New York remains regional banking center)
November 19, 1990... Bank on Buffalo Buffalo's star as a regional banking center was on the rise in the 1980s. But a banking climate as capricious as a Lake Erie storm is changing the Buffalo banking community's look and role. In the '80s: *...

GST: Boston Tea Party tax of Canada. (General Services Tax)
November 19, 1990... GST: Boston Tea Party tax of Canada Americans tend to think of Canada as a country that is seriously, perhaps fatally, divided. Television newscasts drifting across the border give the impression that French and English Canadians are...

Residential units out of United plan. (United Office Building in Buffalo, New York)
November 19, 1990... Residential units out of United plan John Merino still dreams of renovating Niagara Falls' tallest building, but his visions no longer include residential space. Merino is executive director of Niagara Falls Neighborhood Housing...

NYSE trading makes Niagara Share No. 1. (New York Stock Exchange volume percentage leader on November 8, 1990)
November 19, 1990... NYSE trading makes Niagara Share No. 1 Heavy trading of Niagara Share Corp. stock made the Buffalo-based investment fund the volume percentage leader on the New York Stock Exchange Nov. 8. The single-day volume of 662,500 shares traded...

O'Loughlin takes the reins of IDA. (William O'Loughlin Jr.; Erie County Industrial Development Agency)
November 19, 1990... O'Loughlin takes the reins of IDA If nothing else, William O'Loughlin Jr., the new chairman of the Erie County Industrial Development Agency, plans to be around longer than his predecessor. O'Loughlin replaces R. Bruce Sampsell, who...

Acme Electric tightens belt to keep up profits. (company profile)
November 19, 1990... Acme Electric tightens belt to keep up profits Delays in obtaining federal contracts and poor retail pricing of some products prompted a restructuring at Acme Electric Corp. and the termination of 15 percent of its white-collar work force...

Exit toll reaches 38 for Moot & Sprague. (another associate leaves law firm)
November 19, 1990... Exit toll reaches 38 for Moot & Sprague Another attorney has announced he is leaving Moot & Sprague as part of the exodus from the once prominent law firm. Marc Hopkins, who has been with the firm as an associate for under five years,...

Manny Hanny cuts Olean loan office. (Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.; Olean, New York)
November 19, 1990... Manny Hanny cuts Olean loan office Cost-cutting at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. has forced the New York City-based bank to close its commercial loan department in Olean. The office's portfolio has been consolidated at the bank's...

Buffalo ad exec looks to buy Rochester agency. (Eric Mower and Associates Inc.)
November 19, 1990... Buffalo ad exec looks to buy Rochester agency Syracuse-based Eric Mower and Associates Inc., which owns the Buffalo advertising agency LKW/Eric Mower and Associates Inc., hopes to close on a deal to acquire a Rochester agency by year-end....

Discount dollar store opens in Main Place. (All for a Dollar)
November 19, 1990... Discount dollar store opens in Main Place All for a Dollar, a chain of deep discount stores, will open its first Western New York store in the Main Place Mall. All for a Dollar sells overstocked and discontinued items for $1, including...

American Brass layoffs blamed on seasonal work. (company profile)
November 19, 1990... American Brass layoffs blamed on seasonal work American Brass Co., the Buffalo manufacturer of quality brass and copper strip tube products that was acquired by a Finish company earlier this year, has laid off more than 50 production...

Merger of Bell Aerospace divisions fails to raise concern of analysts. (Bell Aerospace Textron and Textron Defense Systems merge)
November 19, 1990... Merger of Bell Aerospace divisions fails to raise concern of analysts The merger of Bell Aerospace Textron and Textron Defense Systems will be seen as just a small blip in Textron Inc.'s history, industry analysts predict. Textron...

Funding agreement near for Benderson mega-mall. (Benderson Development Company Inc.)
November 19, 1990... Funding agreement near for Benderson mega-mall The Niagara County Legislature is expected Nov. 20 to endorse the funding agreement that will clear the way for construction of Benderson Development Co. Inc.'s proposed Niagara Falls outlet...

Conrail, Uniland plan Bison Yard development. (Consolidated Rail Corp.; Uniland Development Co.; rail serviced industrial park in Cheektowaga, New York)
November 19, 1990... Conrail, Uniland plan Bison Yard development Consolidated Rail Corp. and Uniland Development Co. are joining ranks to develop the Bison Yard in Cheektowaga. The 250-acre parcel is one of the largest single tracts of developable land in...

Canadian economist is optimistic about recession. (Robert Baguley)
November 19, 1990... Canadian economist is optimistic about recession Canada is in a recession. Can Western New York escape? Yes, but only by the narrowest of margins, said Robert Baguley, deputy chief economist for Montreal-based Royal Bank of Canada. ...

Manufacturer chooses WNY over Long Island. (Mono-Systems Manufacturing Corp.; Western New York)
November 19, 1990... Manufacturer chooses WNY over Long Island A Long Island aluminium manufacturer will relocate to Buffalo. A package of tax incentives, low-cost power and the area's inexpensive operating costs helped to sell Western New York. ...

Rochester bank continues Buffalo expansion study. (Central Trust Co.)
November 19, 1990... Rochester bank continues Buffalo expansion study Central Trust Co., an expansion-minded, Rochester-based bank, has no specific plans yet to enlarge its presence in the Buffalo area, but continues to study the possibility. "We are...

Downtown leasing is market test. (Robert F. Stuart Jr., general manager of Hammerson Management Co.) (Profile)
November 19, 1990... Downtown leasing is market test Bob Stuart faces a challenge. As general manager of the Liberty Building, Main Place Mall and Empire Tower, three downtown buildings that total 939,000 square feet at a time when the local office market...

Hospital admissions raise health costs, study finds. (Western New York)
November 19, 1990... Hospital admissions raise health costs, study finds Western New York employers could be paying more for health-care coverage than their counterparts across the state because local health facilities are used more often than those in other...

Beer brewers meeting pours into Buffalo. (1991 Institute for Brewing Studies convention)
November 19, 1990... Beer brewers meeting pours into Buffalo Buffalo will host the 1991 Institute for Brewing Studies convention that is expected to draw 300 people and 200 beer brewers and suppliers from the United States and Canada. The four-day event...

Ohio closeout retailer to open three stores. (Consolidated Stores Corp.)
November 19, 1990... Ohio closeout retailer to open three stores Big Lots, one of the country's largest closeout retailers, will open three stores in Western New York. The stores are owned by Consolidated Stores Corp. of Columbus, Ohio. Kent Larson,...

Melody Fair must pay judgement for copyrights on two concerts. (Melody Fair Theater in North Tonawanda, New York)
November 19, 1990... Melody Fair must pay judgment for copyrights on two concerts Melody Fair Theatre has been ordered by a federal court judge to pay $120,600 for copyright infringement dating from two concerts held since 1988. The suit was brought by...

Business group survey paints grim outlook. (National Federation of Independent Business)
November 19, 1990... Business group survey paints grim outlook Optimism about the economy fell sharply in the third quarter as the nation's small-business owners expressed fear that they will bear the brunt in a recession. The National Federation of...

D.A. Elia Construction Corp. (Contracts awarded)
November 19, 1990... D.A. Elia Construction Corp. D.A. Elia Construction Corp. of Buffalo submitted an apparent low bid of $2.14 million to the state Thruway Authority to rehabilitate the Castleton-on-Hudson bridge in Albany County.

Wendel Engineers P.C. (Contracts awarded)
November 19, 1990... Wendel Engineers P.C. Wendel Engineers P.C. of Buffalo and Lockport has been awarded a $199,517 contract by the National Guard to produce a comprehensive land development and base master plan for the Ohio Air National Guard Base at Toledo...

Computer Task Group Inc. (Contracts awarded)
November 19, 1990... Computer Task Group Inc. The Pittsburgh, Pa. operation of Buffalo-based Computer Task Group Inc.'s Scientific Systems Services was awarded a $1.5 million contract from National Steel Corp. to provide software enhancements for an existing...

Barrister Information Systems Corp. (Contracts awarded )
November 19, 1990... Bethlehem Steel Corp. (NYSE) Third quarter, Sept. 30 (in millions) Bethlehem Steel Corp., based in Bethlehem Pa., is engaged primarily in the manufacture and sale of a variety of steel mill products. Locally, the Lackawanna coke ovens,...

Empire Systems International Inc. (Contracts awarded)
November 19, 1990... Empire Systems International Inc. Empire Systems International Inc. of Buffalo has been awarded a contract by Cyrix Corp. of Dallas, Texas, for a manufacturing/distribution system.

Alexander & Alexander Services Inc. (Earnings and dividends)
November 19, 1990... Alexander & Alexander Services Inc. (NYSE) Third quarter, Sept. 30 (in millions) Alexander & Alexander, based in New York City, is an international insurance brokerage and risk firm. The Buffalo office employs about 45 people.

Astronics Corp. (Earnings and dividends)
November 19, 1990... Astronics Corp. (OTC) Third quarter, Sept. 29 (in thousands) Astronics Corp., based in Orchard Park, manufactures and markets systems products and packing products.

Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Earnings and dividends)
November 19, 1990... Barrister Information Systems Corp. Barrister Information Systems Corp. of Buffalo has received a contract from the Detroit, Mich., law firm of Kitch, Saurbier, Drutchas, Wagner & Kenney for Barrister's advanced law firm management systems...

Chemical Fabrics Corp. (Earnings and dividends)
November 19, 1990... Chemical Fabrics Corp. (OTC) First quarter, Sept. 30 (in thousands) Chemical Fabrics Corp., based in Merrimack, N.H., is the parent company of OC Birdair Inc., which employs 75 people at the Cheektowaga plant. It also is the parent company...

Letchworth Independent Bancshares Corp. (Earnings and dividends)
November 19, 1990... Letchworth Independent Bancshares Corp. (NYSE) The board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $.06 a share plus a special dividend of $.04 a share on the outstanding shares of common stock of the company. Both dividends will be payable...

Niagara Share Corp. (Earnings and dividends)
November 19, 1990... Nichols School Nicholas School will conduct its admissions test, beginning at 9 a.m., Dec. 1 and Jan. 19. Financial aid candidates are encouraged to register for the Dec. 1 test date. Call 875-8212.

Pratt & Lambert Inc. (Earnings and dividends)
November 19, 1990... Pratt & Lambert Inc. (AMEX) Third quarter, Sept. 30 (in thousands) Pratt & Lambert, based in Buffalo, is a leading manufacturer of paints, coatings and adhesives. About one-third of its 1,400 employees are based in Buffalo.

RPM Inc. (Earnings and dividends)
November 19, 1990... RPM Inc. (OTC) First quarter, Aug. 31 (in thousands) Based in Medina, Ohio, RPM operates the Alox Corp. plant in Niagara Falls, which employs 50 people and produces organic chemicals used as corrosion inhibitors and rust-preventive...

TV cartoon characters animate Colad growth. (Colad Group Inc.)
November 12, 1990... TV cartoon characters animate Colad growth Cartoon characters Babs Bunny, Fred Flintstone and Woody Woodpecker will draw a major role in the continued growth of Colad Group Inc., a Buffalo custom packaging company whose financial future was...

Cemeteries plot ad strategy. (Western New York cemeteries advertising more aggressively)
November 12, 1990... Cemeteries plot ad strategy Campaigns center on resurrecting business Every business is digging for dollars. Even cemeteries are playing the game. Some of Western New York's largest have launched advertising campaigns to raise...

Cattaraugus ski area proves to be paradise for developers. (Cattaraugus County, New York)
November 12, 1990... Cattaraugus ski area proves to be paradise for developers The mountains of Cattaraugus County continue to be a magnet for ski resort development with the third multi-million project proposed since June. A group of Buffalo investors,...

Clean Air bill is full of mystery and compliance. (impact of new amendments on Western New York)
November 12, 1990... Clean Air bill is full of mystery and compliance There are two points to keep in mind when discussing the potential impact of the new Clean Air Act on Western New York business. Point No. 1: Everyone of the largest industry to the...

Waste company buys former GBP building. (Waste Stream Technology Inc.; GPB Industries Inc.)
November 12, 1990... Waste company buys former GBP building Waste Stream Technology Inc., a Buffalo hazardous waste remediation company, has purchased the former corporate headquarters of GBP Industries Inc. on Grote Street. Waste Stream Technology, a...

Moot & Sprague shrinkage continues with departure of four more lawyers.
November 12, 1990... Moot & Sprague shrinkage continues with departure of four more lawyers Buffalo law firm Moot & Sprague stands to lose at least four more attorneys this month in the continued downsizing of the once prestigious office. The four...

Rath's reign at Blue Cross ends suddenly. (Charles Rath; Blue Cross of Western New York Inc.)
November 12, 1990... Rath's reign at Blue Cross ends suddenly Officials are mum on what led to feisty Charles Rath stepping down as president of Blue Cross of Western New York Inc. But sources say it was a swift move that took place during a hastily called...

WBEN's Levite buys two Syracuse stations. (Larry Levite; WEZG-FM; WXRA-AM)
November 12, 1990... WBEN's Levite buys two Syracuse stations Larry Levite, owner of WBEN-AM and WMJQ-FM, has added two Syracuse radio stations to his portfolio. Levite purchased WEZG-FM and WXRA-AM from Buffalo businessman Frank Lorenz, who owns WBLK-FM....

Marine downshifts as Ford buys auto business. (Marine Midland Banks Inc.; Ford Motor Credit Co.)
November 12, 1990... Marine downshifts as Ford buys auto business Marine Midland Banks Inc. and Ford Motor Co. are two companies headed in opposite directions. Buffalo-based Marine Midland Banks is going through a radical restructuring by pulling back in...

Carbo sends flowers to Falls as gift. (Carborundum Co.; Niagara Falls, New York)
November 12, 1990... Carbo sends flowers to Falls as gift The Carborundum Co., which will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year, has made a centennial gift of more than 50,000 flowers and trees to Niagara Falls. Volunteers planted about 20,000 daffodil...

WGRZ parent has tough time fighting rumors. (Tak Communications Inc.; television station in Buffalo, New York)
November 12, 1990... WGRZ parent has tough time fighting rumors The owners of WGRZ-TV, Channel 2, insist their station is not for sale or bankrupt despite industry rumors. Tak Communications Inc., WGRZ's parent company, admits they are trying to...

Two companies debut on small-company list. (Ecology and Environment Inc.; CPAC Inc.; Forbes magazine list of 200 best small companies)
November 12, 1990... Two companies debut on small-company list Two Western New York businesses have been included by Forbes magazine in its annual list of the country's 200 best small companies. Ecology & Environment Inc. and CPAC Inc. were cited in the...

Popeyes restaurant chain ready to feed WNY diners. (Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken and Biscuits Inc.; Western New York)
November 12, 1990... Popeyes restaurant chain ready to feed WNY diners Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits, a New Orleans-based restaurant featuring a Cajun menu, will make its Western New York debut. Popeyes signed a lease to rent a former Wendy's...

Salamanca firewood company is no fan of fire. (Southern Tier Forest Products Inc.; Salamanca, New York) (company profile)
November 12, 1990... Salamanca firewood company is no fan of fire Southern Tier Products Inc., a Salamanca producer of bundled firewood sold in grocery stores throughout the Northeast, has rebounded from a December 1988 fire that nearly put the Cattaraugus...

Mercy system wants to run Clarence facility. (Mercy Health System Inc.; Brothers of Mercy Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Clarence, New York)
November 12, 1990... Mercy system wants to run Clarence facility Mercy Health System Inc. has asked the state for permission to operate the longterm home health care program run by the Brothers of Mercy Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Clarence. ...

Decision promised by January on Niagara trade zone. (free trade zone in Niagara County, New York)
November 12, 1990... Decision promised by January on Niagara trade zone The chairman of the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency has promised a decision by the end of the year on three competing development proposals in the county's lone foreign trade...

Ex-Wheatfield official plans office park. (Stanley Brezezinski)
November 12, 1990... Ex-Wheatfield official plans office park Two developers, including Wheatfield's former supervisor, are proposing to build a new office park on Williams Road, Wheatfield. Former Wheatfield Supervisor Stanley Brezezinski and his grandson,...

Metro officials play dating game with 900-number classified ads. (Datemaker Inc.)
November 12, 1990... Metro officials play dating game with 900-number classified ads The owner of the area's largest free distribution newspaper has a proposal that could lead to marriage. Richard Maussner, publisher of the Metro Community News, and his...

Acres International Corp. (Contracts awarded)
November 12, 1990... Acres International Corp. of Amherst was awarded a $2.5 million contract by the state Department of Transportation to provide surveying, mapping, preliminary design and bridge and highway rehabilitation projects over a three-year period in...

Empire Systems International Inc. (Contracts awarded)
November 12, 1990... Empire Systems International Inc. of Buffalo has been awarded a contract by Hilec Inc. of Arcade to provide manufacturing distribution systems.

Bell Aerospace Textron. (Contracts awarded)
November 12, 1990... Bell Aerospace Textron of Wheatfield has been awarded three contracts totaling $2.84 million from the Air Force and Allied-Signal Aerospace Co. for accelerometers, a precision electro-mechanical device used to measure the speed of...

Buffalo Office Interiors Inc. (Contracts awarded)
November 12, 1990... Buffalo Office Interiors Inc. of Buffalo has been awarded an office furniture contract for Enidine Inc.'s expanded corporate headquarters and manufacturing addition in Orchard Park.

Exchange to redeem Class A shares. (Exchange Insurance Co.)
November 12, 1990... Exchange to redeem Class A shares Exchange Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Buffalo-based Niagara Exchange Corp., will redeem at $5 a share approximately 99,600 shares of Class A common stock as of Nov. 16. The stock was issued during...

Banding together Buffalo groups. (Buffalo area business groups talk of merger)
November 5, 1990... Banding together Buffalo groups Umbrella organization, as discussed, would oversee chamber Members of an influential leadership group are reviving talks about creating an umbrella group to oversee at least three key image and...

Millard talks to DeGraff about merger. (Millard Fillmore and DeGraff Memorial Hospitals)
November 5, 1990... Millard talks with DeGraff about merger Officials from Millard Fillmore and DeGraff Memorial hospitals are discussing a merger of their facilities. "Merger is a possible option. At the moment, we still have a distance to go. We are...

Canadian group to resurrect Bluemont skiing. (Mountain at Bluemont ski resort)
November 5, 1990... Canadian group looks to resurrect Bluemont skiing A group of Canadian investors is in the process of acquiring the dormant Mountain at Bluemont ski resort in Cattaraugus County and plans to spend as much as $100 million to create a...

Mexico may share free trade spotlight. (Western New York companies interested in trade with Mexico)
November 5, 1990... Mexico may share free trade spotlight Let's say we're playing a game of word association, and the next phrase is "free trade." Quick, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Most likely, "Canada." It's a logical answer,...

Niagara crossing needs new bridge, study says. (Niagara River)
November 5, 1990... Niagara crossing needs new bridge, study says The new 30-year plan approved by the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission offers a wonderful vision of a future without those familiar lines of cars waiting to cross the Niagara River. A new...

Three buyers step up for Goldome NYC offices.
November 5, 1990... Three buyers step up for Goldome NYC offices Goldome expects soon to announce that it is selling the last of its 16 remaining branch offices in metropolitan New York. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.--the nation's seventh largest...

John Hayes ad agency files for bankruptcy. (John E. Hayes Company Inc.)
November 5, 1990... John Hayes ad agency files for bankruptcy Several debts left by clients and a weak market pushed the former John E. Hayes Co. Inc. advertising agency into bankruptcy, the company founder said. The 36-year-old company filed Chapter 7 of...