Business First of Buffalo articles from November 1996

Business First of Buffalo archives from November 1996

Mentholatum likely buyer of Moog plant. (Mentholatum Company Inc.; Moog Controls Inc.)
November 11, 1996... Mentholatum Co. Inc. has emerged as the likely buyer for the 102,000-square-foot Moog Controls Inc. plant in Orchard Park. The building, near the Route 219 Expressway, was built earlier this year. But it was never occupied because Moog Controls...

Region's economic indicators fall flat in the 3rd quarter. (Western New York)
November 11, 1996... Western New York's economy took a breather during the third quarter. The local business climate spent July, August and September adrift in the summer doldrums after starting 1996 with six months of solid expansion. The Business First...

New Unifrax ownership prepares for market growth. (Unifrax Corp.)
November 11, 1996... When he talks about the future under new ownership, Unifrax Corp. President William Kelly does not use the S word. "Underlying all this, one of the things you're not hearing is talk of synergy and other companies," said Kelly, days after...

Presses are rolling. (Buffalo Standard Printing Corp.)(Small Business Handbook)(Company Profile)
November 11, 1996... Am-Pol Eagle targets Polish community spreading into the suburbs Buffalo Standard Printing Corp. 3343 Harlem Road Cheektowaga, NY 14225 Phone: 835-9454 Fax: 835-9457 What's going on: Buffalo Standard Printing is a commercial printer...

Marine Midland facing tough decisions. (Marine Midland Bank)
November 18, 1996... Jobs, servicing center affected by acquisition Marine Midland Bank will be one of the nation's 30 largest mortgage companies when its $620 million purchase of First Federal Savings and Loan Association is completed. But before the deal...

Falls bailing out of splash park. (Niagara Falls; Niagara Splash Water Park)
November 18, 1996... The president of a Virginia-based company trying to buy a water theme park run by the City of Niagara Falls says the sale could be complete by year-end. Robert Hostler, president of the Alliance Foundation of Western New York Inc., a nonprofit...

NYCE Corp. will double operation.
November 18, 1996... The quality of the local work force has prompted NYCE Corp. to expand local operations and more than double its area employment. NYCE, an electronic banking network and system, has signed a long-term lease to anchor a 55,000-square-foot...

GM struggling to bounce back from strike. (General Motors Corp.)
November 18, 1996... Delays at the factory level are stalling delivery of some new General Motors cars and trucks to Western New York, dealers say. The three-week Canadian Auto Workers strike in October, which halted production of the Chevrolet Lumina and other...

Printer romances Harlequin in effort to reverse layoffs. (Quebecor Printing USA Corp.; Harlequin Enterprises Ltd.)
November 18, 1996... Lingering effects of a lost contract to print Reader's Digest are bringing another 258 layoffs to Quebecor Printing USA Corp.'s Depew plant. The change comes as the company is preparing to boost its book printing capacity with faster presses...

Credit unions organize opposition to court injunction.
November 18, 1996... Western New York credit unions are mobilizing a multi-pronged campaign to enlist support in the wake of a federal injunction barring them from signing new members. The effort, which is aimed at members and the public at large, includes many of...

Team hoping soccer's popularity provides a kick for attendance. (Buffalo Blizzard)
November 18, 1996... A few months ago, no one could say for certain if there was a future for professional soccer in Buffalo. Now, with new ownership and commitment, the Blizzard is ready to tap into a sporting public that previously has been lukewarm to the game....

Niagara Compact gets 'save' in bid to keep Mentholatum.
November 18, 1996... When the Niagara Compact was introduced 18 months ago, it was hailed as a CEO-to-CEO program designed to stabilize and grow area work forces. After several months of quietly winning some small battles, the Niagara Compact is credited as one of...

Big shot: company makes the tools needed for self-defense. (Avanti USA Ltd.)
November 18, 1996... Avanti USA Ltd. 389 Division St. North Tonawanda, NY 14120 Phone: 695-5800 Fax: 695-0855 What's going on: In the most non-traditional sense of the phrase, you could call Avanti a defense contractor. For police agencies, they make...

Investors, small business touched by on-line angel. (Angel Capital Electronic Network)
November 18, 1996... A new online program will increase access to capital for small businesses and start-ups. The Angel Capital Electronic Network, or ACE-Net, was designed by the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy to provide a link between private...

A degree of success: non-traditional students want that MBA.
November 18, 1996... Though Dr. James Viapiano is a busy anesthesiologist, he's making time to pursue a master's in business administration degree. "I think in the changing medical environment, an understanding of business is essential," said Viapiano, who...

Offering help when the cheering stops. (National Football League club director of player and alumni relations Jerry Butler)
November 18, 1996... November and December are college application months, and for the next several weeks Jerry Butler's desk will be neatly littered with transcripts. Is he a guidance counselor? Not exactly, but for the Buffalo Bills, he's pretty close....

Empire of America remnant closing. (Empire of America Realty Credit Corp.)
November 25, 1996... Unit of failed S&L giant acquired by Fla. company Empire of America Realty Credit Corp., one of the vestiges of Buffalo's former national prominence in the savings and loan industry, has been sold. Midcoast Mortgage Corp., a mortgage...

Ronald Pirtle takes charge at Delphi. (named GM of Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems)
November 25, 1996... Ronald Pirtle, a 24-year General Motors Corp. employee with a variety of experience at different levels in the company, was named general manager of Lockport-based Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems. A Tennesse native, Pirtle, 42, most recently...

Ronco Communications & Electronics Inc.(Western New York's 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies)
November 25, 1996... 595 Sheridan Drive Tonawanda Patricia Wasp, CEO No. 27 Last June, Ronco Communications and Electronics Inc., sold off the remaining segment of its original core business of distributing standby generators and power systems for use during...

HealthCarePlan.(Western New York's 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies)
November 25, 1996... 900 Guaranty Building Buffalo Arthur Goshin, M.D., president No. 1 Established in 1978, HealthCarePlan was Western New York's first health maintenance organization. Now, the HMO offers medical care to about 136,000 people through two...

Newspaper Voice Services.(Western New York's 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies)
November 25, 1996... 1150 Wehrle Drive Williamsville 14221 Reginald Williams III, Owner No. 12 The marriage of computers with telecommunications technology has created countless possibilities for niche service entrepreneurs, including Williamsville's...

Cannon.(Western New York's 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies)
November 25, 1996... 2170 Whitehaven Road Grand Island Gary Miller, president No. 38 Cannon has evolved into a national and international player in the fields of architecture and engineering, plus project planning, interior design and program management....

Ferguson Electric Construction Co. Inc.(Western New York's 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies)
November 25, 1996... 333 Ellicott St., Buffalo Whitworth Ferguson Jr., president No. 4 Whitworth Ferguson Jr. says the company founded by his late father in 1935 has electrified the Niagara Frontier. The company was started in a small office on Oak Street...

Voice Technologies Group Inc.(Western New York's 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies)
November 25, 1996... 2350 N. Forest Road Getzville Laszlo Meszaros, CEO No. 13 Voice Technologies Group. Inc., a 7-year-old entrepreneurship that develops and markets voice processing communication products and services for business telephone systems, has...

Robert-James Sales Inc.(Western New York's 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies)
November 25, 1996... 269 Hinman Ave. Buffalo James Bokor, president No.5 Ask anyone familiar with the stainless steel industry, and chances are Robert-James Sales Inc. will score a hit. That's because Robert-James Sales has become a major player in that...

Industrial Power & Lighting Corp.(Western New York's 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies)
November 25, 1996... 701 Seneca St. Buffalo George Schlemmer, owner No.8 Telecommunications is rapidly becoming part of Industrial Power & Lighting Corp. because it's the big growth area for this longtime Buffalo-area industrial, commercial and institutional...

Sealing Devices Inc.(Western New York's 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies)
November 25, 1996... 4400 Walden Ave. Lancaster Terry Galanis Jr., president No. 2 Back in 1963 Terry Galanis Sr., fed up with his employer's treatment of people, went home and started his own small business. He was distributing O-ring sealing devices to...

Concept Construction Corp.(Western New York's 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies)
November 25, 1996... 255 Transit Road Elma Mike Shevlin, president No. 3 From major government office buildings and school district construction projects to hospital and college or corporate work, Concept Construction Corp. has been forging a record of strong...

Lehigh Construction Group Inc.(Western New York's 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies)
November 25, 1996... 3576 California Road Orchard Park David Knauss, president No. 10 After 13 years of riding an upwardly mobile success curve building for others, the Lehigh Construction Group of Orchard Park has reached the point where it will own its own...

Teach Ryan & Cable Inc.(Western New York's 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies)
November 25, 1996... 5225 Sheridan Drive Williamsville Louis Pingtella, Owner No. 31b Teach, Ryan & Cable Inc., a 103-year-old independent insurance agency in Williamsville, is building a bridge to the future, something started four years ago, long before...

TR Services Inc.(Western New York's 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies)
November 25, 1996... 567 Vickers St. Tonawanda Neal Fatin, president No. 39 Since coming to Western New York from the United Kingdom in 1974, TR Services Inc. of Tonawanda has become one of the top 30 business telephone interconnect providers in the country....