Business First of Buffalo articles from October 1995

Business First of Buffalo archives from October 1995

Trade skyrockets at upstate ports. (Buffalo, New York)
October 9, 1995... Fed by a steady flow of goods to Canada, the Buffalo customs district has recorded one of the biggest trade increases in the country - better than all but one of the nation's 43 port regions during the first six months of 1995. And though it...

Radio tunes out Canisius and Niagara. (radio broadcasting of Canisius College and Niagara University men's basketball games)
October 9, 1995... Economics and coverage of pro sports teams may shut out two area college basketball programs from local radio airwaves. Niagara University's men's basketball games were broadcast last winter on WWKB-AM and Canisius College was on WECK-AM, but...

District's SBA loans surge past record. (Buffalo, New York; Small Business Administration loan programs)
October 9, 1995... Local bankers and Small Business Administration officials say 1995 was a record year for SBA loan programs. The Buffalo district reported 499 loans, a 31 percent increase over last year's 379. "The difference has to be in the fact that our...

Foundations pad portfolios on bull market. (Buffalo, New York charitable foundations)
October 9, 1995... 1995's raging bull market is fattening up the investment portfolios of area charitable foundations. That could spell good news in 1996 for health, research, educational, cultural and other organizations that increasingly rely on foundation...

Ovation is not enough to avert BPO's demise. (pay reductions for Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra members)
October 9, 1995... I'm ashamed of myself for standing and cheering for people who just accepted another pay cut. I'll never do it again. That was the scene at Kleinhans Music Hall when the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra opened its new season. There was a...

UB medical practice group could include 520 doctors. (University of Buffalo)
October 9, 1995... University of Buffalo medical doctors are forming a practice group that organizers say will assure the viability of the medical school. The University Medical Group would be open to the 520 specialists and primary care doctors who see...

Going through med school for the love of healing. (profiles of Buffalo, New York student doctors)
October 9, 1995... They grew up with a family doctor on the corner who took traditional insurance. But today's medical students won't have it that easy when they graduate from their program and finish their residencies. Health care reform changed all that....

New Calspan ownership brings fresh philosophy. (acquisition of Calspan Advanced Technology Center in Buffalo, New York)
October 9, 1995... The mother of all local high-tech companies has returned to its roots and gained a lot of patience. A management-led buyout has taken auto parts manufacturer Arvin Co.'s 70 percent stake in Calspan Advanced Technology Center and renamed the...

School 40 mapping future as a new magnet center. (geography learning program at School 40 in Buffalo, New York)
October 9, 1995... The Kanto Plain and the Bug River won't be at all foreign to the students at Buffalo's School 40. The elementary school at 89 Clare St. near Fillmore Avenue has adopted a geography focus with the intention of becoming a magnet school of the...

National bank subsidiary opens markets for M&T. (First Empire State Corp.'s subsidiary M&T Bank National Association)
October 9, 1995... First Empire State Corp. has formed a national bank subsidiary, M&T Bank, National Association, as part of a move to broaden its business into national markets. The new enterprise, which was chartered Oct. 2, is a sister operation of...

Home health care registry designed cut abuse, fraud. (Home health-care Worker Registry in Erie County, New York)
October 9, 1995... Because they feel extremely vulnerable, many older people are hesitant to report fraud, abuse or neglect that they may be receiving at the hands of caregivers, whether they be family or professional health-care aides. A House of Representatives...

Area health-care insurers have to set rates by Dec. 1. (Health Care Plan and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Western New York)
October 9, 1995... Subscribers of Community Blue will pay the same amount in 1996 as they did this year for HMO coverage. And those of Independent Health will pay an average 2.9 percent. But subscribers of Health Care Plan and the traditional coverage...

Buffalo, Ontario stations seek Edge in local market. (dispute between Buffalo, New York radio station WEDG-FM and Brampton, Ontario radio station CFNY-FM)
October 9, 1995... What's in a name? A lot if you ask WEDG-FM, a Buffalo alternative radio station. And not a lot if you ask CFNY-FM, an alternative station in Brampton, Ont. The cross-border tug-of-war is over the nickname both stations use as their...

National research center tests anti-cancer treatment. (National Cancer Institute's Prostate Prevention Trial)
October 9, 1995... In 1995, more than 244,000 American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and 40,400 deaths will result. In an effort to reduce the mounting incidence rates, the National Cancer Institute is sponsoring the Prostate Cancer Prevention...

SBIC program resurrected freeing itself from red ink. (Small Business Investment Co.)
October 9, 1995... It's not often that a beleaguered government program, best known for scandalous financial losses, gets another chance. But thousands of small-business owners across America are benefiting from the new and improved Small Business Investment...

Workers of tomorrow need education and better skills today. (Business Council of New York State's participation in the School-to-Work program)
October 9, 1995... Has your company been discouraged with its field of job applicants? Welcome to the 21st century. Most businesses will agree that the level of education and skill needed in the workplace is increasing, and the emerging workforce is not keeping...

Volunteer firefighters get an exemption on gas tax.
October 9, 1995... This week's column addresses a number of measures dealing with the rights of taxpayers, Realtors and prospective buyers. Also reported are changes to both the banking and environmental conservation laws. Volunteer fire and ambulance...

Office, sweet office. (establishing home-based businesses)(Special Report: Office/Technology Communications)
October 9, 1995... From filing cabinets and chairs to fax machines and computers, here are the basics of running your business from home James D'Amato, a carpet manufacturer representative, says his clients never know he's speaking to them from the office in...

Working without a 'Net. (cyberphobia)(Special Report: Office/Technology Communications)
October 9, 1995... WNY businesses and organizations work to conquer fear of cyberspace Technology has created a new paranoia: cyberphobia. Though cyberphobia is mostly a result of inexperience and apprehension about computers and the Internet, some people are...

UB systems allows people to converse with computer. (University of Buffalo's Show & Tell system)(Special Report: Office/Technology Communications)
October 9, 1995... Eugene Koontz wears a headset when he talks to the computer. "The L-shaped building on the left is the laboratory," Koontz says, and he watches as his words are printed on the screen. On the screen, aerial photos shine back in his face, and...

Patent Office providing more protection for software.(Special Report: Office/Technology Communications)
October 9, 1995... In this age of Web sites, file transfer protocols, and uploading and downloading software on the information superhighway, legal protection of software in general has just become easier to obtain, courtesy of the United States Patent and...

Dunlop pulls dinner support. (Dunlop Tire Corp., Dunlop Tire Pro-Am Awards Dinner)
October 2, 1995... Partnership seeking sponsor for sports event Dunlop Tire Corp., original sponsor of a popular sports award dinner that annually brings top athletes to Buffalo, has dropped its support for the event. Dunlop's move, a long time in the works,...

Report forecasts sluggish state economy....
October 2, 1995... Five years ago, business was booming at American Biorganics Inc., growing at an annual rate of 30 to 35 percent. The Wheatfield company, which manufactures specialty biochemicals and laboratory agents for university, pharmaceutical and...

... But WNY business climate is strong. (Western New York)
October 2, 1995... Choose your favorite adjectives. You could say that Western New York's economy is surprisingly strong. Or you might prefer to call it robust. Or energetic. Or resurgent. All are appropriate. The local economy turned in its best...

WNY banks' ad campaign takes aim at credit unions.
October 2, 1995... The long-simmering rivalry between banks and credit unions is escalating into a war of words. Nine Western New York community banks have joined to buy newspaper ads aimed at whittling away at the credit union industry's grassroots support by...

Vermont-based company brings bagel to Buffalo. (Bruegger's Bagel Bakery, New York)
October 2, 1995... Bruegger's Bagel Bakery has joined a barrage of bagel restaurants to scope out the Buffalo market. The 11-year-old Vermont-based company plans to be in the Buffalo area by January, said Mike Borrelli, operating manager and franchisee of the...

Dresser unveils new compressor line. (Dresser-Rand Turbo Products)
October 2, 1995... The 1,500 workers at Dresser-Rand Turbo Products Division in Olean are poised to lead their worldwide company into the future with a new product line unveiled in September at a Houston trade show. But even before the press clippings about the...

Inventor's success is at his fingertips. (Ultra-Scan Corp. Vice President for Technology John Schneider)
October 2, 1995... John Schneider's determined spirit produces innovative imaging system John Schneider doesn't exactly fit the stereotype of an inventor: No bubbling beakers, no white mane, no blue-sky theories. Associates call him driven, yet kind. He's...