The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) articles from June 2000

The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) archives from June 2000

Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Partnership Discusses Harnessing Power of Internet.
June 28, 2000... Byline: BRIAN MEYER Jun. 28--Western New York's high-technology infrastructure could be as powerful a catalyst for economic growth as the Erie Canal was in the 1800s, said business leaders who met Tuesday to probe strategies for...

Health Benefits of Juice Generate Demand for Chautauqua County, N.Y., Grapes.
June 26, 2000... Byline: Chet Bridger Jun. 26--Concord grapes, visible in vineyards along the I-90, have become one of the most profitable crops in agribusiness. Local growers increased grape production last year and prices are holding firm as a result...

Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Incubators Nurture All Types of Businesses.
June 26, 2000... Byline: Peter Woodall Jun. 26--Incubators are safe, warm containers for hatching baby chicks. Business incubators are harder to define. "We have this mental image of an incubator being solely for high-tech companies sharing space,"...

Buffalo, N.Y., Art Major Finds Job Search Difficult.
June 26, 2000... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Jun. 26--Art has played a big role in Alicia Nickerson's life since childhood, so big, in fact, she hopes to make it her life's work. Unfortunately, the freshly-graduated art history major has quickly learned...

Buffalo, N.Y., Union Leader Waffles on Election to Higher Office.
June 26, 2000... Byline: Fred O. Williams Jun. 26--For Mike Bogulski, winning once wasn't enough. Bogulski, chief of Erie County's 6,000-member civil service union, won election to a higher union office in February. Then he turned down the office...

Female CEO Leaves Buffalo, N.Y.-Based Information Technology Firm.
June 23, 2000... Byline: Chet Bridger Jun. 23--Gale S. Fitzgerald has stepped down as head of Computer Task Group after 5 years as the only female CEO of a local publicly traded company. Her departure Thursday follows a string of declining sales and...

FBI Probes New Mexico-Based Medical Firm.
June 23, 2000... Byline: Matt Glynn Jun. 23--The FBI is investigating a New Mexico-based company that had announced plans to employ as many as 300 people in the Friendship Economic Development Zone, amid allegations that company officials defrauded...

Buffalo, N.Y., Running Race Remains Popular after Twenty Years.
June 22, 2000... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Jun. 22--On a warm June evening back in 1980, 425 runners, representing 60 local businesses and agencies, gathered in Buffalo's Delaware Park for the area's first ever Corporate Challenge. When the starting...

Western New York Men, Formerly Insurance Agents, Forced to Repay Investments.
June 22, 2000... Byline: Matt Glynn Jun. 22--Fred White had tried to explain to his 91-year-old aunt, Lillian LaGrant, that the $198,000 she had invested was gone. "She couldn't understand that she lost her money," White said. "When it came back, I...

Buffalo, N.Y., Employment Center Tries to Pair Workers with Jobs.
June 22, 2000... Byline: Peter Woodall Jun. 22--Matching people who need a job with employers looking for workers seems easy -- both have what the other wants. But it isn't as simple as it seems, given the fragmented array of employment and training...

Buffalo, N.Y., Businessman Opens New Conference Center Downtown.
June 22, 2000... Byline: Chet Bridger Jun. 22--Businessman Paul Snyder is unveiling his $1 million weapon for capturing a larger share of the competitive corporate meeting space market in Buffalo. Snyder Corp. will host an open house today for...

German Auto Parts Manufacturer to Close Amherst, N.Y., Plant.
June 21, 2000... Byline: Fred O. Williams Jun. 21--Auto parts maker Edscha of New York Inc. didn't create half the 70 jobs it projected before a change in strategy caused it to pull out of Western New York. The German-owned manufacturer announced...

Buffalo, N.Y.-Based Concession Company to Launch Private-Label Candy Line.
June 21, 2000... Byline: David Robinson Jun. 21--Delaware North is getting into the candy business. The Buffalo-based concessions giant, which runs more than 200 shops at airports and national and state parks throughout the country, has launched its...

Western New York Sees Active Month for Real Estate Due to Heavy Demand.
June 21, 2000... Byline: Chet Bridger Jun. 21--Heavy demand for both small and large houses in Western New York made May the second most active month in a decade, the Greater Buffalo Association of Realtors reported Tuesday. Area real estate agents...

Parent Company of Cheektowaga, N.Y., Machining Operation Plans Expansion.
June 21, 2000... Byline: Matt Glynn Jun. 21--A few years ago, it was an empty Builders Square store in the Town of Cheektowaga, another victim of the home-improvement retail wars. Today it's a humming American Axle and Manufacturing machining...

Western New York Five-and-Dime Celebrates 70th Anniversary.
June 20, 2000... Byline: Karen Robinson Jun. 20--When Vidler's 5 & 10 store made its debut 70 years ago in the depths of the Great Depression, some bet that the store wouldn't make it a year. Those nay-sayers couldn't have been more wrong. What's...

Industry, Northeast Consumers Spread the Blame for High Gasoline Prices.
June 20, 2000... Byline: Matt Glynn Jun. 20--There's lots of debate about who's to blame for soaring gasoline prices at the pump, but one thing is clear: No one is predicting a price drop-off anytime soon. A gallon of unleaded gas cost motorists an...

New York State Lawmakers Endorse Notification Rule on Pesticides.
June 20, 2000... Byline: Tom Precious Jun. 20--ALBANY, N.Y.--State Senate and Assembly negotiators struck a deal Monday at the State Capitol that would require commercial pesticide companies to notify adjacent property owners before spraying lawns and...

Ralcorp Deal May Not Affect Condiment Maker's Western New York Workers.
June 20, 2000... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Jun. 20--Red Wing Co. workers in Fredonia and Dunkirk have nothing to fear from the company's proposed sale to Ralcorp Holdings of St. Louis, according to Red Wing's president. Gene Bailen, president of the...

Buffalo. N.Y., Airport Lands Southwest Airlines.
June 20, 2000... Byline: Patrick Lakamp Jun. 20--Let the fare wars begin. Southwest Airlines, the nation's leading cut-rate carrier, is coming to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, local officials said Monday. Destinations, fares and the...

Buffalo, N.Y., Shoe Maker Offers Relief for Indiana NBA Star's Aching Feet.
June 19, 2000... Byline: Peter Woodall Jun. 19--Indiana Pacers center Rik Smits is battling two opponents in this week's NBA finals: Los Angeles Lakers' superstar center Shaquille O'Neal and his own aching feet. The "Dunking Dutchman's" flat feet...

Buffalo, N.Y., Family Business Creates, Rents Lawn Signs for Special Occasions.
June 19, 2000... Byline: BRIAN MEYER Jun. 19--Wearing a fashionable derby on its feathered head and a pair of glasses on its bill, the eight-foot-tall stork cast a distinctive shadow on the lawn of the Grand Island home. The elderly owner was stunned...

Lockport, N.Y., Thermal Systems Plant Under Pressure to Improve Profitability.
June 18, 2000... Byline: Matt Glynn Jun. 18--Delphi Automotive gained more freedom and took on more risk last year when it separated from General Motors. The spin-off enabled Delphi and its subsidiaries, including Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems in...

Buffalo, N.Y., Business Summit Discusses Work Force, Economic Development.
June 18, 2000... Byline: Matt Glynn Jun. 18--Buffalo has the basic services that a newly arrived business needs to get going -- electricity, water, sewer and the like -- but it needs more modern quarters for them, according to a state economic...

West Seneca, N.Y., Defense Electronics Firm Chief Finalizes Sale.
June 18, 2000... Byline: David Robinson Jun. 18--For John Sciuto, Comptek Research's deal to be acquired by Northrop Grumman didn't just mean a sleepless night. It meant a sleepless weekend of non-stop negotiations, culminating with a two-hour board...

Buffalo, N.Y., Teens, Residents Look for Specialized Work.
June 18, 2000... Byline: Brian Meyer Jun. 18--She's only 17, but Julia Mangus knows exactly what she wants to be doing 10 years from now. "I want to be drafting at my own little desk in my own home that I built myself," said the Buffalo teenager, who...

Dunkirk, N.Y., Steel Firm Gets New Partner in Deal between Canadian Companies.
June 18, 2000... Byline: Chet Bridger Jun. 18--A deal between two Canadian steel companies will give the United Steelworkers of America a new operating partner at Empire Specialty Steel in Dunkirk. Atlas Specialty Steels, the Ontario-based steelmaker...

Amherst, N.Y., Developers to Cut Tax Breaks for Buffalo, N.Y., Project.
June 18, 2000... Byline: Brian Meyer Jun. 18--A long-festering legal fight over claims that Amherst developers pirated a business from downtown Buffalo took another turn Friday when officials voted to reduce tax breaks that were originally given to the...

Washington, D.C., Study Seeks to Reduce Border Barriers.
June 18, 2000... Byline: Fred O. Williams Jun. 18--The wall must fall -- the invisible one that's bottling up trade, tourists and commuters on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, according to a high-profile study released Friday in Washington, D.C. ...

Buffalo, N.Y., Workers Compensation Building Move Causes Complaints.
June 18, 2000... Byline: Fred O. Williams Jun. 18--Using a walker because of nerve damage, nurse Linda Jenkins attended seven Workers Compensation hearings before she won permanent benefits for her on-the-job injury. Now that the Workers Compensation...

Business Park, Marina Considered for Vacant Buffalo, N.Y., Industrial Site.
June 16, 2000... Byline: Brian Meyer Jun. 16--A $16.5 million blueprint for transforming a vacant South Buffalo industrial site into an upscale business park and public marina was presented to a city development agency Thursday. Planners are hopeful...

Leicester, N.Y.-Based Specialty Chemical Maker to Buy Back 5 Percent of Stock.
June 16, 2000... Byline: David Robinson Jun. 16--CPAC Inc., the Leicester-based specialty chemical maker whose stock has been battered by weakness at its direct-selling and cleaning technologies businesses, plans to buy back up to 5 percent of its...

Upstate New York Cities Seek Common Strategy for Trade, Tourism, Investment.
June 16, 2000... Byline: Brian Meyer Jun. 16--A push to forge a common agenda for economic growth among six fiercely independent cities in Upstate New York and Ontario appears to be gaining momentum. A binational coalition of business leaders,...

General Motors' Tonawanda, N.Y., Engine Plant Receives High Productivity Marks.
June 16, 2000... Byline: Matt Glynn Jun. 16--General Motors' engine plant in the Town of Tonawanda received high marks for productivity in a widely watched industry report released Thursday. The Tonawanda powertrain site was ranked the third...

Hiring Surge Makes Buffalo Top Job Market in Upstate New York.
June 16, 2000... Byline: David Robinson Jun. 16--Buffalo is back on top as Upstate New York's biggest job market. After losing that crown to Rochester in April, the Buffalo job market came roaring back in May, with a seasonal hiring surge at local...

New York Physicians Face New Rules With Workers' Compensation System Reform.
June 16, 2000... Byline: Fred O. Williams Jun. 16--Physicians paid by insurance companies to examine injured workers will face a host of new rules under a reform of the state's Workers Compensation system that has passed the Legislature. The measure...

Customers of Failed Niagara County, N.Y., Builder to Receive Refunds.
June 15, 2000... Byline: Chet Bridger Jun. 15--Eight consumers who lost down payments ranging from $1,000 to $15,000 when Churchill Builders folded last year will be reimbursed through a settlement announced Wednesday by Attorney General Eliot Spitzer....

Niagara County, N.Y., Developer Plans Wheatfield Office Park.
June 15, 2000... Byline: Bill Michelmore Jun. 15--NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.--A plan by a Niagara County developer to build a corporate center in Wheatfield may get a financial boost today from the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency. The developer...

Defense Contractor's Bid for West Seneca, N.Y., Electronics Firm Scores High.
June 15, 2000... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Jun. 15--Northrop Grumman's proposed $180 million acquisition of West Seneca-based Comptek Research is receiving high marks from the financial community. The deal, announced Monday, would see the nation's...

Market Chain to Open New, Larger Store on Grand Island, N.Y.
June 15, 2000... Byline: Mary Pasciak Jun. 15--Tops Friendly Markets, which runs the only supermarket on Grand Island, opened the doors to its new store Wednesday. For years, residents have complained that the Tops in town was outdated and just...

State Funding for Buffalo, N.Y., Institute May Aid Some Area Firms.
June 15, 2000... Byline: Chet Bridger Jun. 15--The University at Buffalo Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics has received $500,000 of state funding which could help transfer new technologies into economic development opportunities. The...

Supreme Court Ruling Deals Blow to Faster Insurance Claims Rules.
June 15, 2000... Byline: Chet Bridger Jun. 15--A State Supreme Court justice has struck down new no-fault insurance regulations that gave consumers only 30 days to report automobile accidents and health care providers only 45 days to submit medical...

Jamestown, N.Y., Metal Products Maker Gets $500,000 Loan for Expansion.
June 15, 2000... Byline: Norma Braude Jun. 15--DUNKIRK, N.Y.--A growing Jamestown company got some help Wednesday from the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency. The IDA board of directors approved a $500,000 loan, at a 5 percent interest...

Victoria's Secret to Test New Store Format at Cheektowaga, N.Y., Galleria.
June 15, 2000... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Jun. 15--Pssssst! Victoria's got a secret and it will be revealed at the Walden Galleria later this month. International intimate apparel seller Victoria's Secret has chosen the Cheektowaga mall to test the...

Two E-Businesses Expand Horizons in Buffalo, N.Y., 'Byte Belt'.
June 15, 2000... Byline: Brian Meyer Jun. 15--Two fast-growing information technology companies are expanding their Buffalo facilities, launching projects that are expected to pump $15.5 million into the downtown business district and create up to 273...

North Tonawanda, N.Y., Firm Wins Contracts for Earthquake Protection Device.
June 14, 2000... Byline: David Robinson Jun. 14--Taylor Devices' earthquake protection business is starting to shake. The North Tonawanda shock absorber manufacturer said Tuesday it has won three new contracts worth more than $5 million for its...

Western New York Firm Solves Temporary-Housing Dilemmas for New Arrivals.
June 13, 2000... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Jun. 13--On a recent morning, Helene Steinhart received an e-mail from a physician in India, seeking a fully-furnished apartment for three months while he visits Buffalo's Roswell Park Cancer Institute. ...

Tourism Booms In Canada Thanks to Cheap Dollar.
June 13, 2000... Byline: Barry Brown Jun. 13--TORONTO, Ont.--At the Toronto East Delta Hotel, the suites once marketed mainly to upscale business travelers are now being offered as luxury "romantic getaways" for American couples -- complete with rose...

Higher Jobless Rate Could Help Buffalo, N.Y., Attract Employers.
June 12, 2000... Byline: Brian Meyer Jun. 12--As strange it might sound, Buffalo's higher-than-average unemployment rate could be its most powerful magnet for attracting new companies. Corporate real estate experts and site selection consultants --...

Buffalo, N.Y., Residents Disagree with City's Bad Image.
June 12, 2000... Byline: Peter Woodall Jun. 12--Buffalo's economy is on the skids, the city's in the middle of nowhere and the winters are brutal. Buffalo is a failing Rust Belt city on par with Detroit or Gary, Ind. That may be Buffalo's national...

Survey Says Bad Image Remains Obstacle to Buffalo, N.Y., Economic Growth.
June 12, 2000... Byline: Brian Meyer Jun. 12--Buffalo's status as the brunt of bad jokes goes far beyond late-night monologues. Its regional persona -- troubled by images of snow-clogged streets and rusting factories -- looms as a major obstacle to...

Buffalo, N.Y., University to Update `State of the Region' Economic Report.
June 12, 2000... Byline: Matt Glynn Jun. 12--The University at Buffalo grabbed local leaders' attention last November when it released a "State of the Region" report detailing the good news and bad news of the area's economy and quality of life. UB...

$35 Million Genome Center Considered for Buffalo, N.Y.
June 12, 2000... Byline: Chet Bridger Jun. 12--A research center for genome-based medicine, physically linked to Roswell Park Cancer Institute's genetic testing facility on Carlton Street, is under consideration by a group of local health-related...

Federal Regulator Orders Probe of Rail Problems in Buffalo, N.Y., Area.
June 12, 2000... Byline: Douglas Turner Jun. 12--WASHINGTON -- The nation's top railroad regulator on Friday ordered an investigation into problems Buffalo-Niagara industrial employers are having with two huge railroad conglomerates moving their goods in...

Buffalo, N.Y.-Based Manufacturer Gets Air Force Deal Worth $9.4 Million.
June 9, 2000... Byline: David Robinson Jun. 9--Astronics Corp. has firmed up orders for another $9.4 million in work to modify the cockpits of F-16 fighters to accommodate night-vision equipment, putting the Buffalo-based manufacturer well on its way...

Seven Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Women Get Leadership Awards.
June 9, 2000... Jun. 9--Seven area women were honored recently by the YWCA of Western New York as recipients of the agency's 22nd annual leadership awards. The recipients, selected from 31 nominees were: Catherine Weiss, direct services award; Kyleena...

Founders of Amherst, N.Y.-Based Bagel Makers Give Up Baking for $1 Million.
June 9, 2000... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Jun. 9--Bob and Jay Gershberg, known to local bagel lovers as the Bagel Bros., will soon bake their last bagels under a proposed court settlement with mega-chain New World Coffee & Bagels. The Gershbergs, who...

Leicester, N.Y.-Based Specialty Chemicals Manufacturer Boosts Earnings.
June 9, 2000... Byline: David Robinson Jun. 9--Sharply higher earnings at its imaging chemicals business offset lower earnings at its struggling Fuller Brands division, helping CPAC Inc. increase its fourth-quarter profits by 28 percent and increase its...

Chrysler PT Cruiser Makes Impact in Safety Test at Cheektowaga, N.Y., Center.
June 9, 2000... Byline: Matt Glynn Jun. 9--The tiny white garage on Veridian Engineering's property looks like something straight out of suburbia. But the vehicles that roll out of it are headed for anything but a pleasant drive in the neighborhood. ...

National Highway Traffic Safety Group to Crash Test Chrysler PT Cruiser.
June 9, 2000... Byline: Matt Glynn Jun. 9--Federal officials scoured the country for a Chrysler PT Cruiser and paid a pretty penny for the retro vehicle. Now they plan to smash it up during a crash test in Cheektowaga. The National Highway...

Dairy Company Plans to Expand Cheektowaga, N.Y., Milk Production Facility.
June 9, 2000... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Jun. 9--Upstate Farms Cooperative is planning a multimillion-dollar expansion of its milk production and distribution facility in Cheektowaga, a change that will trim 25 jobs at its Jamestown plant. Relocation...

Dutch Parent Firm of Amherst, N.Y.-Based Grocery Reports First Quarter Profits.
June 9, 2000... Byline: Fred O. Williams Jun. 9--Royal Ahold, the Dutch parent company of Amherst-based Tops Markets, saw its first quarter profits swell 32 percent, boosted by strong sales and internal cost savings. Ahold Wednesday reported profits...

King of Prussia, Pa.-Based Toy Store Chain to Open Shop in Amherst, N.Y.
June 9, 2000... Byline: Sharon Linstedt Jun. 9--Zany Brainy, a rapidly expanding educational toy store chain, will set up shop at Boulevard Consumer Square in Amherst this fall. The King of Prussia, Pa.-based retailer has signed a deal with...

Low Water Levels in Great Lakes Cause Ships to Lighten Loads.
June 9, 2000... Byline: Peter Woodall Jun. 9--Just three years ago, some of the highest water levels this century floated the giant cargo freighters transporting coal, grain and iron ore across the Great Lakes. Ships could be filled to capacity without...

New York-Based Think Tank Blasts Bush's Social Security Plan.
June 9, 2000... Byline: Douglas Turner Jun. 9--WASHINGTON--The Century Foundation, a New York-based think tank, sharply criticized Texas Gov. George Bush's Social Security bail-out plan, saying it would drastically cut benefits for future pensioners....

Buffalo, N.Y.-Area High-Tech Firms to Get $14.5 Million in Contract Funds.
June 9, 2000... Jun. 9--WASHINGTON--A defense appropriations bill passed by the House contains $14.5 million in contract funds for three Buffalo area high-technology manufacturers, a lawmaker said Thursday. Advanced Refractory Technologies of Buffalo...

Buffalo, N.Y., Will Suffer Job Cuts in Wake of Trade Relations with China.
June 9, 2000... Byline: Fred O. Williams Jun. 9--Buffalo and other industrial cities will suffer an onslaught of job cuts in the wake of establishing permanent trade relations with China, the president of the United Steelworkers of America said...

Buffalo, N.Y.-Area to get $6 Million in Traffic Aid.
June 9, 2000... Jun. 9--WASHINGTON--Western New York will receive a $6 million share of a $70 million national fund to improve traffic conditions at border trade points and build a network of trade highways, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday....

Over Half of Western New York Homes Lack A Computer, Survey Finds.
June 7, 2000... Byline: Fred O. Williams Jun. 7--The digital era may be dawning, but Buffalo isn't exactly leaping up to greet it. More than half of households in Western New York lack a personal computer, according to a survey by a unit of Arbitron...

Buffalo, N.Y., Minority Bankers Association Takes Fresh Appreach.
June 7, 2000... Byline: Chet Bridger Jun. 7--The city's professional association for minority bankers is spreading its wings. The local chapter of the National Association for Urban Bankers has a new name, new leaders and a renewed mission to...

Lockport, N.Y., Thermal Systems Plant Workers Told to Cut Costs.
June 5, 2000... Byline: Matt Glynn Jun. 5--Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems employees in Lockport have been told the plant isn't meeting its financial goals and they need to concentrate on helping make it a more profitable place. Parent company...

Women Are Under-Represented at Top Levels of Buffalo, N.Y.-Area Banks.
June 5, 2000... Byline: Chet Bridger Jun. 5--M&T Bank has a few good men at the top of its executive ladder -- 36 to be exact That is how far down the bank's organizational chart goes before the names of its highest ranking women appear. ...

GE May Expand Collections Business in Amherst, N.Y.
June 5, 2000... Byline: Chet Bridger Jun. 5--GE Capital Corp. has leased 30,000 square-feet of additional office space in Amherst, possibly planning an expansion of its Great Lakes Bureau collections business, according to local real estate sources. ...

Immigrant's Cheektowaga, N.Y., Engineering Firm Has Hand in Many Area Projects.
June 5, 2000... Byline: BRIAN MEYER Jun. 5--Walid S. Daham isn't exactly a household name, but most local residents benefit from his company's handiwork on a weekly basis. The lighting systems in hundreds of supermarkets, department stores, schools...

Former Forger Offers Tips for Foiling Fake Checks at Buffalo, N.Y., Seminar.
June 5, 2000... Byline: Matt Glynn Jun. 5--Forged checks just aren't what they used to be. Time was, a business only had to keep a sharp eye out for a faked signature. Not anymore. Criminals these days can use a computer scanner to reproduce a...

Rochester, N.Y., Senator Files Trade Complaint against Ontario, Canada,.
June 5, 2000... Byline: Fred O. Williams Jun. 5--Businessman Raymond Bubar has bumped into a closed door in what's supposed to be Canada's open market. His rivals across the border get a 10 percent price "preference" on work for the Ontario...

Buffalo, N.Y., Central Business District's Board Re-Elects Four Members.
June 1, 2000... June 1--Four downtown business leaders have been re-elected to the board of the directors of Buffalo Place Inc., the entity that manages and promotes the central business district. Elected to two-year terms on the 15-member board were:...

Officials Hope Locally-Owned Theater Chain Can Revive Buffalo, N.Y., Cinemas.
June 1, 2000... Byline: Brian Meyer June 1--When the Angelika Film Center becomes the Buffalo Playhouse on June 9, some downtown business leaders are cautiously optimistic that it will be the first step toward turning the financially ailing multiplex...

Director Urges Buffalo, N.Y. Development Agency to do More for Inner City.
June 1, 2000... Byline: Brian Meyer June 1--As Buffalo's main development agency approved a new budget Wednesday, one director raised concerns that the city has not been doing enough to revitalize the inner city. The Buffalo Economic Renaissance...

Tarrytown, N.Y., Electrical Components Maker Calls East Aurora Firm a Good Fit.
June 1, 2000... Byline: David Robinson June 1--The Tarrytown, N.Y., company that has agreed to buy Acme Electric Corp. thinks the East Aurora electronics maker will be a good complement for the electrical components it already makes, the potential...

New York Wins Kudos for Easing License, Permit Process.
June 1, 2000... Byline: Brian Meyer June 1--New York and four other states are winning praise for harnessing computer technology to make their licensing and permitting processes more business-friendly. The National Governors' Association in a report...

Western New York's Manufacturers Are Back in a Growth Mode.
June 1, 2000... Byline: David Robinson June 1--A survey of local purchasing managers found that business was picking up again in May, as a sharp rise in production and a rising flow of new orders helped the region's manufacturers gain strength for the...

Cut in Phone Fees Should Reduce Long-Distance Bills for Most Customers.
June 1, 2000... Byline: Fred O. Williams June 1--AT&T will eliminate its $3 minimum monthly fee under a sweeping overhaul of telephone rates announced Wednesday by the Federal Communications Commission that should lower rates for most long-distance...

New York Prison Guards Are Angry over Contract Offer.
June 1, 2000... Byline: Fred O. Williams June 1--They aimed shouts at Gov. George Pataki, but the state prison guards demonstrating outside the state GOP convention on Tuesday reserved some anger for their own fledgling union. The guards broke away...