The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) articles from August 2001

The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) archives from August 2001

Elma, N.Y.-Based Aerospace Company Plans Stock Split.
August 31, 2001... Byline: David Robinson Aug. 31--Moog Inc. plans to split its stock 3-for-2 to put more of the Elma aerospace company's shares in circulation and bring the price down to a range that might be more attractive to investors. "The...

Cable Company Stays on Track to Fill 1,000 Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Jobs.
August 31, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 31--COUDERSPORT, Pa.--Buffalo's economy is having dessert before its dinner. Adelphia Communications is on track to fill the 1,000 jobs it promised -- and perhaps more -- before its waterfront office...

Buffalo, N.Y.-Based Utility Unit Signing Up Customers for Fixed-Price Gas.
August 31, 2001... Aug. 31--National Fuel Resources will sign up customers through Sept. 15 for its program that offers to sell natural gas to consumers at a fixed price for the next two years. The company, which is the energy marketing business of National...

Williamsville, N.Y.-Based Supermarket Chain's Parent Posts Profit Increase.
August 31, 2001... Byline: David Robinson Aug. 31--Royal Ahold NV, the world's biggest food distributor and the owner of Tops Markets, said its second-quarter profits rose 26 percent because of a string of 15 recent acquisitions and a strong dollar that...

Fed-Lowered Interest Rate on Student Loans Brighten Financial Outlook for Many.
August 30, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 30--Canisius grad Jennifer Sicignano didn't know it, but her financial outlook brightened on July 1. That's when interest rates on federal student loans took a steep dive, meaning she'll get a break when she...

Syracuse, N.Y.-Based Utility Gets Approval for 7.9 Percent Rate Increase.
August 30, 2001... Byline: David Robinson Aug. 30--Niagara Mohawk's residential customers will pay 7.9 percent more for their electric service beginning Saturday under a two-year rate plan approved Wednesday by the state Public Service Commission. The...

Quarterly Profits Rise for North Tonawanda, N.Y.-Based Shock Absorber Maker.
August 29, 2001... Byline: David Robinson Aug. 29--Taylor Devices' fourth-quarter profits rose 10 percent as the North Tonawanda shock absorber manufacturer's sales continued to benefit from its growing business to protect buildings and bridges against...

Amherst, N.Y.-Based Call Center Expanding with Help of French Parent Firm.
August 29, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 29--With just 10 people and a 2,300-square-foot office, Ben Sayers runs one of the busiest call centers in Western New York. His company, IVR Inc. in Amherst, handles automated, touch-tone calls, such as...

Buffalo, N.Y., Economic Development Group Supports Casino Deal, Survey Finds.
August 29, 2001... Byline: Chet Bridger Aug. 29--A large majority of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership's membership supports the state's casino gaming agreement with the Seneca Nation, according to results of a recent member survey. The area's largest...

Goodyear to Redevelop Niagara County, N.Y., Superfund Site.
August 29, 2001... Byline: Chet Bridger Aug. 29--Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company plans to start next month on a multimillion-dollar redevelopment of the contaminated Forest Glen site in Niagara Falls. The 28-acre waste site, which is on the federal...

West Seneca, N.Y.-Based Beverage Company Acquires Friendly Competitor.
August 28, 2001... Byline: Matt Glynn Aug. 28--Mayer Brothers Fine Beverages in West Seneca expects to extend its reach in eastern New York state and New England after buying a Hudson Valley-based beverage maker. Mayer has acquired Scrumpy Beverage Co....

Owner of Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Eatery Plans New Waterfront Restaurant.
August 28, 2001... Byline: Chet Bridger Aug. 28--City officials are preparing to give the green light for a new restaurant in the Erie Basin Marina. Henry Gorino, who owns the upscale Oliver's Restaurant on Delaware Avenue in North Buffalo, wants to...

Auto Parts Supplier Decides to Keep Headquarters in Detroit.
August 27, 2001... Byline: Matt Glynn Aug. 27--American Axle and Manufacturing will keep its headquarters in Detroit, after flirting with the idea of moving elsewhere. American Axle has scheduled a press conference for Wednesday in Detroit with...

Buffalo, N.Y., Bar to Undergo Major Renovations.
August 27, 2001... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Aug. 27--The House O'Quinn, the longest running drinking establishment in Buffalo's Chippewa Street entertainment district, is undergoing a transformation that will bring it into the 21st century. The bar,...

York, Pa.-Based Retailer Bon-Ton Loses Money in Second Quarter.
August 27, 2001... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Aug. 27--A dip in sales during the current soft retail economy led to a loss for The Bon-Ton Stores during its second quarter. The York, Pa.-based retailer, which operates 10 department stores in Western New...

Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Economic Development Groups Cooperate More.
August 27, 2001... Aug. 27--Paul Ciminelli says it feels like the Berlin Wall is coming down. Maybe that's overstating it a bit, but there certainly seems to be a growing spirit of teamwork and cooperation among the region's hodgepodge of economic...

New Book Details Challenges Faced by Women in Workplace.
August 27, 2001... Aug. 27--"You've done really well for a woman. I bet you never thought you'd do so well." When Susan Wilson Solovic heard those words come out of the mouth of a prospective employer during a job interview, her first reaction was to stomp...

Buffalo, N.Y., Printing Company Sued over 'Intel' Name.
August 27, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 27--Intel-Data Group in Buffalo arranges printing jobs for local businesses. It has five employees and sales of $1.2 million a year. Intel Corp. of Santa Clara, Calif., makes computer chips, has 86,100...

Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Companies Struggle to Find Qualified Workers.
August 27, 2001... Byline: Emily Achenbaum Aug. 27--Behind the census figures that show young people leaving the Buffalo Niagara region in droves is a curious fact: There are lots of jobs here with opportunities for advancement. Companies throughout...

Buffalo, N.Y., Law Firm Rotates Presidency to New Executive.
August 27, 2001... Byline: Matt Glynn Aug. 27--The top executives at Hodgson Russ see the Buffalo law firm's presidency as a job that ought to change hands every few years. Dianne Bennett had that in mind when she took the job in 1998. Her recently...

Federal Government to Help Displaced Workers from Nabisco Plant.
August 27, 2001... Byline: Matt Glynn Aug. 27--Workers losing their jobs at the soon-to-be-closed Nabisco plant in Niagara Falls can apply for a host of training and cash benefits from the federal government under a program designed to help employees...

North Buffalo, N.Y., Middle School to Undergo Renovations.
August 27, 2001... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Aug. 27--When the 2001-2002 school year begins, the whir of construction machinery, rather than the sound of young voices, will fill the air at Nichols Middle School in North Buffalo. The long-time private...

New Supermarket to Take Over Location in Amherst, N.Y.
August 27, 2001... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Aug. 27--A vacant supermarket site in Amherst will come back to life as a B-Kwik market early next year. The new, 20,000-square-foot B-Kwik store will locate in space that was most recently home to a Quality...

Buffalo, N.Y., Officials Boost Effort to Retain Local Businesses.
August 24, 2001... Byline: Matt Glynn Aug. 24--While Buffalo economic development officials chase new employers, they don't want to ignore potential job growth in their own back yard. The city's economic development arm, the Buffalo Economic...

Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Residents Asked for Input on Bridge Project.
August 23, 2001... Byline: Emma D. Sapong Aug. 23--With plans to expand the Peace Bridge on the drawing board, Raleigh Spinks views this as a perfect opportunity to correct what he considers a wrong from when the bridge was built: the presence of...

Erie County, N.Y., Executive Wants to Unify Development Agencies.
August 23, 2001... Byline: David Robinson Aug. 23--Two months after spearheading the move to bring the Amherst and Erie County Industrial Development agencies under the leadership of Thomas A. Kucharski and James J. Allen, County Executive Joel A. Giambra...

Texas-Based Office Chain to Vacate Buffalo, N.Y., Building.
August 23, 2001... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Aug. 23--HQ Global Workplaces, a worldwide chain of serviced offices, is leaving Olympic Towers in downtown Buffalo and will concentrate local leasing efforts at its Amherst location. The company, which has...

Syracuse, N.Y.-Based Communications Firm Reaches Deal to Restructure Finances.
August 22, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 22--Telergy Inc., a provider of fiber-optic connections in Buffalo and upstate New York, announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with banks allowing time to restructure operations and finances....

Buffalo, N.Y., Economic Development Officials Look Locally for Growth Avenues.
August 22, 2001... Byline: Matt Glynn Aug. 22--While Buffalo economic development officials chase new employers, they don't want to ignore potential job growth in their own back yard. The city's economic development arm, the Buffalo Economic...

Health Plan Administrator to Hire 100 Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Workers.
August 22, 2001... Byline: Emily Achenbaum Aug. 22--North American Health Plans, one of the nation's largest administrators of health claims, will start hiring up to 100 additional analysts and member service representatives this week and next during two...

Verizon Security Lapse Gives Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Firm Access to Other Computers.
August 22, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 22--First thing Monday morning, Dennis Scott knew that something was wrong. Instead of two computers on his company network, there were a baker's dozen. Scott, the owner of employment agency TLC Inc. in...

Montana-Based Bread Company to Open Tonawanda, N.Y., Bakery.
August 21, 2001... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Aug. 21--Competition in the local specialty bread market will rise to a new level next month when one of the country's largest bread chains opens its doors in the Town of Tonawanda. Great Harvest Bread Co.,...

Amherst, N.Y.-Based Manufacturer to Seek New Business Abroad.
August 21, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 21--Bruised by the slowdown in manufacturing, Columbus McKinnon is closing plants in the U.S. and Canada while opening offices abroad to boost sales, executives said Monday at the company's annual meeting....

Ownership Change Brings New Name to Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Vitamin Store Chain.
August 21, 2001... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Aug. 21--Locally-founded VitaminCity Nutritional Essentials Discount Club Stores is changing its name to Nutrition Warehouse reflecting its new ownership. Dave Mueller, a co-founder of the VitaminCity chain,...

Mothers Juggle Work, Family Life at Buffalo, N.Y.-Area CPA Firm.
August 20, 2001... Byline: Emily Achenbaum Aug. 20--Yes, they are all female. And no, they aren't anti-male, so could you please not make a big deal about it? Certified public accountants and partners Lynn Domachowski, Sarah Kempisty, and Carol...

Digital Broadcasts Are Coming to Buffalo, N.Y., Area, but Few Can View Them.
August 19, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 19--Lou Verruto's TV station is having a digital twin. Last week, WIVB Channel 4 began installing a digital transmitter to send a new signal into the ether. Like other local broadcasters, the CBS...

Buffalo, N.Y., Area Retailers Say Back-to-School Shopping Is a Sales Goldmine.
August 19, 2001... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Aug. 19--Carol Lorenz has learned patience is a virtue when it comes to back-to-school shopping. The Amherst mother of two teenage daughters has spent more than a few hours in recent days waiting outside...

Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Industrial Agency to Give Incentives for Flight-Simulator.
August 17, 2001... Byline: Matt Glynn Aug. 17--A flight simulator training center planned near Buffalo Niagara International Airport could generate more than 100 jobs and about $150 million in total investment when it's fully developed, said an executive...

For Buffalo, N.Y., Community Advocates, Persistence Pays off with Supermarket.
August 17, 2001... Byline: Rod Watson Aug. 17--They won't be a prominent part of the news coverage as public officials jostle for position at today's big announcement. In fact, they probably won't be invited to the microphone at all. But you can...

Michigan Offers $18.5 Million To Keep American Axle in Detroit.
August 16, 2001... Byline: Matt Glynn Aug. 16--The state of Michigan plans to offer incentives worth up to $18.5 million to American Axle & Manufacturing to persuade the company to build its new headquarters in Detroit. The auto parts supplier has...

Volunteers Give Up Their Time to Make Erie County, N.Y., Fair Run Smoothly.
August 16, 2001... Byline: Barbara O'Brien Aug. 16--They come from grocery stores, public utilities, local municipalities and even out of state -- not to visit the Erie County Fair but to work there for two weeks every summer. Dozens of the security...

Motorola's Planned Shift to Mexico Jeopardizes 200 Jobs.
August 16, 2001... Byline: Matt Glynn Aug. 16--Motorola plans to move printed circuit board production from its Elma plant to Mexico within two years, a shift that's expected to affect one-third of the plant's jobs. Employees were notified of that plan...

State Fines Five Telemarketers for Violating `No Call' Law.
August 16, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 16--New York's consumer protection agency is seeking $168,000 in fines against five companies that it says ignored the state's "Do Not Call" telemarketing law, including an Arizona company that sells...

Crews to Revamp Buffalo, N.Y., Council Chambers to Past Splendor.
August 16, 2001... Byline: Brian Meyer Aug. 16--Common Council members will soon be passing laws and debating issues in a chamber reminiscent of the 1930s. Crews have begun work on a $273,720 restoration project in Council chambers on the 13th floor of...

Coudersport, Pa.-Based Adelphia Communications Posts Second-Quarter Loss.
August 15, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 15--Adelphia Communications lost more money than analysts expected in the second quarter, as it sank more capital into its cable television networks. But the nation's No. 6 cable company remains on track...

Political Leaders Offer to Help Solve Problems at Lockport, N.Y., Plant.
August 15, 2001... Byline: Matt Glynn Aug. 15--Political leaders at all levels have asked plant officials and union leaders at Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems if they need help in trying to shed the Lockport plant's label as a "troubled operation." So...

Tops Supermarket to Open in Inner City Neighborhood in Buffalo, N.Y.
August 15, 2001... Aug. 15--When a new Tops supermarket opened in Rochester's Upper Falls area in April 1998, life got a lot easier for Mary Clark and many other residents of that inner-city neighborhood. "It's saved me a lot of time riding the bus, and a...

Elma, N.Y.-Based Servotronics Posts 35 Percent Gain in Earnings.
August 15, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 15--Servotronics in Elma saw quarterly profits rise 35 percent as its mix of sales tilted toward higher-profit, higher-technology goods, the company announced Tuesday. Investors applauded with their...

Lancaster, N.Y.-Based Company Wins Military Contract Worth Up to $15 Million.
August 14, 2001... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Aug. 14--Ecology & Environment of Lancaster has won a military contract that could bring in $15 million in revenues over the next five years. The contract guarantees one year of services, with four one-year...

Interest Rates on Savings Accounts Are So Low, It Makes Sense to Pay Off Debt.
August 14, 2001... Byline: David Robinson Aug. 14--With interest rates falling to such low levels, it doesn't always make sense to keep money in the bank. That's especially true if you are carrying a balance on your credit cards, which charge interest...

Buffalo, N.Y.-Based Call Center Delays Release of Quarterly Financial Results.
August 14, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 14--Telespectrum Worldwide, operator of a call center in Buffalo, is renegotiating the terms of its loans for the second time this year, causing it to postpone the release of its quarterly financial results,...

The Buffalo News, N.Y., Buffalo's Business Column.
August 13, 2001... Byline: David Robinson Aug. 13--How would you like a 37 percent cut in your property taxes? Would you settle for a 26 percent savings? A tax break like that could be yours. All you have to do is either turn 65 or be a veteran and...

Orthodontics Office to Expand Its Headquarters in Tonawanda, N.Y.
August 13, 2001... Byline: Lisa Haarlander Aug. 13--One of the country's largest orthodontics laboratories is expanding its Town of Tonawanda headquarters. Great Lakes Orthodontics is moving from a small industrial park on Fire Tower Drive to a new...

Syracuse, N.Y.-Based Fiber-Optic Company's Future in Hands of Creditors.
August 13, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 13--Fiber-optic company Telergy Inc., a major communications provider in Buffalo and upstate New York, went into the weekend with a dark financial cloud hanging over its future. The Syracuse-based...

Fate of Lockport, N.Y., Plant Is in Delphi's Crosshairs.
August 13, 2001... Byline: Matt Glynn Aug. 13--Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems in Lockport is on the corporate hot seat. Top executives at its parent company, Delphi Automotive in Troy, Mich., consider the site a "troubled operation" that must resolve...

Buffalo, N.Y., Tourism Officials to Begin 4-Day Blitz of Pennsylvania.
August 11, 2001... Byline: Chet Bridger Aug. 11--Buffalo Niagara tourism officials will begin a four-day blitz of Pennsylvania Monday to sell the region as a destination. The local sales team will hit AAA and motor coach tour offices in York,...

Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Business Group Elects New Chief.
August 10, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 10--Health care entrepreneur Mark E. Hamister, the owner of the Buffalo Destroyers and former head of County Executive Joel Giambra's transition team, is adding another line to his resume. The Clarence...

Five Car Dealers in Western New York Agree to Drop Misleading Ads.
August 10, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 10--Do you believe that the car advertised as being "below invoice" is selling for less than the dealer really paid? Or that a 0.9 percent financing rate is available to anyone, no matter what their...

New York General Motors Dealerships Merge Operations.
August 10, 2001... Byline: Norma Braude Aug. 10--FREDONIA, N.Y.--Bertges Chevrolet, formerly at 16 Lake Shore Drive West in Dunkirk, has been consolidated with Robert Basil Chevy-Olds-Buick Cadillac at 212 E. Main St. in Fredonia. Terms of the deal...

Two GM Dealerships in Fredonia, N.Y., Area Merge Operations.
August 10, 2001... Byline: Norma Braude Aug. 10--FREDONIA, N.Y.--Bertges Chevrolet, formerly at 16 Lake Shore Drive West in Dunkirk, has been consolidated with Robert Basil Chevy-Olds-Buick Cadillac at 212 E. Main St. in Fredonia. Terms of the deal...

Cheektowaga, N.Y., Hospital Nurses, Technicians Ratify Three-Year Contract.
August 10, 2001... Byline: Matt Glynn Aug. 10--Licensed practical nurses and technical employees at St. Joseph Hospital in Cheektowaga have approved a three-year contract. The nurses voted 25-13 to accept the deal, which expires May 31, 2004. The...

Amherst, N.Y.-Based Self-Storage Company Gives Strong Second-Quarter Showing.
August 10, 2001... Byline: Lisa Haarlander Aug. 10--Lower interest rates and higher rental rates helped Sovran Self Storage's second-quarter earnings grow by 8 percent, the Amherst-based real estate investment trust said Thursday. Sovran's...

Automotive Firm's CEO Stresses Cost Cutting in Visit to Lockport, N.Y., Plant.
August 9, 2001... Byline: Matt Glynn Aug. 9--Two top Delphi Automotive executives visited the company's Lockport plant on Tuesday to review the local operations and stress the need for the site to improve its profitability. J.T. Battenberg III, the...

New York to Implement Tighter Deadlines for Auto Injury Claims.
August 9, 2001... Byline: Chet Bridger Aug. 9--The New York State Insurance Department will implement tighter automobile insurance claim filing deadlines that a state judge has already struck down as an "enormous burden" on accident victims. The...

Buffalo, N.Y.-Based Medical Device Maker Looks to Resurrect Dead Firm's Work.
August 9, 2001... Byline: Chet Bridger Aug. 9--Appro Healthcare is trying to revive the once-promising -- but now dead -- Buffalo medical device company Fertility Acoustics. Fertility Acoustics was working on a diagnostic kit for reproductive...

Elma, N.Y.-Based Aerospace Company Moves to New York Stock Exchange.
August 8, 2001... Byline: David Robinson Aug. 8--Moog Inc. is moving its stock to the Big Board. After trading for the last 36 years on the American Stock Exchange, the Elma aerospace company is moving its stock to the New York Stock Exchange later...

Senator from New York Assails Hidden Telephone Fees.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 8--Dialing *69 will connect you with the last caller who dialed your number. You know this if you've heard the phone company's jingle, "Not in time, use star-69." But do you know how much the service...

Accounting Firm Returns to Buffalo, N.Y., Area in More than Name.
August 7, 2001... Byline: David Robinson Aug. 7--The Freed Maxick name is coming back to Buffalo's accounting circles, less than a year after it disappeared. The Buffalo accounting firm, which is owned by H&R Block, changed its name to McGladrey...

Buffalo, N.Y.-Based Bank's Parent Company Posts Gains.
August 7, 2001... Byline: Lisa Haarlander Aug. 7--Some of the more exotic aspects of banking and the sale of interest rate-sensitive securities helped the parent company of HSBC Bank USA post record-breaking earnings. Cash profits for HSBC USA rose 28...

Ex-President Clinton May Consider Speaking at Buffalo, N.Y., School for Free.
August 7, 2001... Byline: Douglas Turner Aug. 7--WASHINGTON--Former President Bill Clinton would consider speaking before students at the University at Buffalo without charging a fee, his spokeswoman said Thursday. Julia Payne said Clinton "would love...

Operation of Vehicles Can Effect Gas Mileage.
August 7, 2001... Aug. 7--If you're curious about tracking your miles per gallon, reset the trip meter on your odometer the next time you fill up, the AAA suggests. All those maintenance steps will help keep your car running smoothly, but paying attention...

Insurance Costs Likely to Soar for Western New York Residents.
August 7, 2001... Byline: Jay Rey Aug. 7--Western New Yorkers should brace themselves for rising health insurance premiums, forecast to climb at double-digit rates nationwide next year. The increase is likely to force workers with employer-sponsored...

Buffalo, N.Y.-Based Internet Company to Change Name, Strategy.
August 7, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 7--Chek.com in Buffalo has adopted a new name and a new business strategy to go with it, hoping to avoid the fate of other dot-coms, officials are announcing today. Now called Synacor, the company is...

Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Manufacturing Continues to Decline.
August 7, 2001... Byline: David Robinson Aug. 7--The manufacturing slump continued to worsen last month, with Buffalo-Niagara region factories cutting back on production and bringing in fewer new orders, a local purchasing managers group said. A new...

Orchard Park, N.Y.-Based Medical Products Maker Cuts 20 Positions.
August 7, 2001... Byline: Matt Glynn Aug. 7--Gaymar Industries, a medical-products maker based in Orchard Park, has cut 20 jobs in support staff positions, but intends to bolster its manufacturing job count. The company, which was bought last year by...

Lawmakers Get Good News on Albion, N.Y., Mortgage Service Center.
August 7, 2001... Byline: Chet Bridger Aug. 7--Two financial heavyweights on Western New York's congressional delegation have received a preliminary signal that Dime Bancorp's mortgage service center in Albion could have a future under Washington Mutual...

Discounters See Brisk Back-to-School Sales.
August 7, 2001... Byline: Lisa Haarlander Aug. 7--Consumers are buying as much as ever this back-to-school season, but they continue to prefer discount stores over department and specialty stores, according to August sales figures. The overall flat...

New York Utility Offers 3 Percent Rate Cut to Gain Approval for Long-Term Deal.
August 7, 2001... Byline: David Robinson Aug. 7--New York State Electric & Gas Corp. is sweetening the pot a bit in a bid to win approval from state regulators for a long-term rate agreement, offering to cut prices by 3 percent over the next six years...

Audit Accuses New York State-Owned Utility of Waste, Inefficiency.
August 7, 2001... Byline: David Robinson Aug. 7--A stinging audit of the New York Power Authority charged Monday that the nation's biggest state-owned utility is moving forward with a series of "ill-defined and uncoordinated initiatives" that could cost...

Amherst, N.Y., Company Creates Web Marketplace for Businesses.
August 6, 2001... Byline: Fred O. Williams Aug. 6--Among the attractions at Lalit Goel's Web site are requests for a seven-row fin of galvanized steel and a 4.5-inch threaded rod. Probably not the sort of content that keeps Yahoo! awake at night. But...

Buffalo, N.Y., Bar Owner Plans to Open Establishment in Syracuse.
August 3, 2001... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Aug. 3--A Buffalo bar owner who's found success with a trio of diverse watering holes along Chippewa Street's entertainment strip, is exporting his "monkey business" to Syracuse, and beyond. Mike Sherk,...

Buffalo, N.Y., to Focus on Economic Development of East Side.
August 3, 2001... Byline: Chet Bridger Aug. 3--The city's economic development agency has hired a business development specialist to focus on the East Side, particularly the Jefferson Avenue neighborhood. Avery T. Bates, former chief of staff to...

Niagara Falls, N.Y.-Based Environmental Services Firm Hit by Higher Costs.
August 3, 2001... Byline: David Robinson Aug. 3--Higher costs, coupled with a 1 percent drop in sales, caused Sevenson Environmental Services Corp.'s profits to plunge 29 percent during the second quarter, the Niagara Falls hazardous waste cleanup firm...

Older, Less Desirable Buildings in Buffalo, N.Y., Have High Vacancy Rates.
August 3, 2001... Byline: Lisa Haarlander Aug. 3--More businesses are moving into classier office space, but that trend is increasing vacancy rates for Buffalo's older and less desirable office buildings. And the amount of vacant office space has...