New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the issue of drug testing pregnant patients without their consent at hospitals across the state, according to two lawsuits.
A closer look at the hiring patterns across the region over the past year shows that some of the strongest gains in employment are coming from the industries that suffered the most during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Uniland Development Co. says it was chosen by the city to develop a new consolidated campus for the Department of Public Works' street maintenance, trash removal and snow-clearing operations. There's just one problem: The city hasn't actually made that decision yet.
Comings and goings continue at area shopping malls throughout Western New York.
The Amherst-based energy company said Thursday its profits during the current fiscal year are expected to be about 3% lower than they were forecasting three months ago.
The latest job cuts, which are on top of 285 positions that were eliminated at the local plant in cutbacks announced last month, are only a modest part of the 500 jobs that Tesla is eliminating companywide by disbanding its Supercharging operations.
The Frontier Investment Club's eight current members are keeping the decades-old tradition alive by following a formula that works for them. They pool their money, vote on whether to buy or sell the stocks they research, and have some fun along the way.
City officials plan to apply for a $3.5 million state grant for Douglas Jemal's redevelopment of the former Statler Hotel, helping the developer remove an impediment to his goal of putting in parking in the building's lower level.
Industrial development agencies aren't primarily funded by state or local budgets, but by the transaction fees that the project applicants pay when their projects receive tax breaks. Those fees are considered by the state as service charges to pay for project administration, usage, processing, issuing bonds or other functions.
Penney Property Sub Holdings' appeal was dismissed April 18 on the grounds that "no substantial constitutional question is directly involved," according to the Court of Appeals decision.
Rebecca Brady, founder of Top Seedz, discusses the contributions of 43North to her company's success.
Top Seedz unveils a mural at its new facility on Oak Street in Buffalo.
Colleen Heidinger, executive director of 43North, looks back on 10 years of 43North as the startup incubator and accelerator readies for its next competition.
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Just months after buying the former Saturn Rings or Byers Building in downtown Buffalo's Theatre District, a Long Island developer whose wife went to University at Buffalo plans to convert it into market-rate apartments and ground-floor retail.
“This program is a great opportunity for students to see the wide scope of the accounting field, from tracking manufacturing costs to working in law enforcement,” says Lorrie Metzger, clinical assistant professor of accounting and law in the UB School of Management.
The higher cost of competing for deposits hit Evans Bank's first quarter earnings. The bank's profits in the first quarter fell 60% from a year ago.
The stores do three to four times more volume on a per-store basis than the average corporate-owned Tops store, said retail expert Burt Flickinger.
Basil Classics is the newest dealership of Joe Basil Chevrolet, which also operates in Depew.
Tesla, which said earlier this month that it would cut 14% of its workforce – 285 jobs in all – at its South Park Avenue factory, now plans to eliminate its entire 500-person Supercharging team, according to an email from CEO Elon Musk that was obtained by the website The Information.
Twenty-seven new homes are poised to come to Clarence, if town officials give them the green light.
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Bridge Rauch, environmental justice organizer with the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York, speaks about the Town of Tonawanda's recently approved zoning code update.
The Clean Air Coalition of Western New York agreed Tonawanda needed to modernize its code. But the group said the town didn't go far enough to encourage walkable, public transit-friendly projects.
Erie 1 BOCES worked with 43North and some of its partners to develop a curriculum and projects for students as part of a pilot program that led to the inaugural 43North Students to Startups competition – a student version of the 43North finals. It’s another example of how the education system, even at the K-12 level, is laying the groundwork for future entrepreneurs and getting them to think about that path at even earlier ages, helping support the growing Buffalo startup ecosystem.
First-place winners Alexander Balaban, Isabella Gray and Elaina Bitsas are announced as the winners of the 43North Students to Startups Finals at Seneca One tower in Buffalo, April 25, 2024.
Tops Markets President Ron Ferri said adding the five stores will strengthen its corporate store network and said the transition will be seamless because Tops and the Perna family have worked together for so many years.
Defi Solutions is laying off 21% of its work force at its Amherst location, due to the loss of a contract, according to filing with the state Department of Labor.
Dottie Gallagher, president and CEO of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, discusses free membership to local businesses with five employees or fewer, through a new initiative called BNP Pro Free.
The renovation includes repainting the park’s iron fencing, restoring pillars at the Walnut Avenue entrance, enhancing pedestrian pathways, updating the sprinkler system and installing new, contemporary lighting fixtures.