Business People/Hires, promotions and honors
Hodgson Russ elected Jessica S. Bilkey, Joseph S. Brown, and Joshua Feinstein partners in the law firm’s Buffalo office. Bilkey obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees and J.D. from the...
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ASTRONICS CORPORATION: Kramer, James S., officer, exercised an option for 5,467 shares of common at $3.37 each on Jan. 4.CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP.: Krummel, Christopher A., officer, exercised an...
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MondayBusiness groupsTuesdayBusiness groups• BNI Executive Marketing Team, breakfast meeting, 6:45-8:30 a.m., Holiday Inn Buffalo Airport, 4600 Genesee St., Cheektowaga. Information, 818-2526. •...
View ArticleStocks in the news / Week of Jan. 7
INCREASED DIVIDENDS Quarterly unless noted otherwise Alliant Energy .47 from .45 Chatham Lodging Tr .07M from .20Q DDR Corp .135 from .12 Ford Motor .10 from .05 Genesis Energy .485 from .4725...
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CVR Refining LP - Sugar Land, Texas, 20 million common units, priced $24 to $26, managed by Credit Suisse, Citigroup, and Barclays. Proposed NYSE symbol CVRR. Business: Limited partnership formed to...
View ArticleErratic driving leads to felony DWI charge
A 30-year-old Alden man was charged with felony drunk driving early this morning after being stopped for driving erractically on Bullis Road in Elma, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office reported.Todd T....
View ArticleDrive to police station leads to DWI charge
A 50-year-old Clarence man drove drunk to State Police headquarters Saturday night to report that he was concerned that he could not get in touch with his 19-year-old daughter, police said today. The...
View ArticleTrial tacks spread of sex trafficking to suburban sites
When people hear tales of young women and underage girls forced into prostitution, they think of places like Malaysia and South Africa, not Amherst and Cheektowaga.But it was in Buffalo’s suburbs...
View ArticleAt-risk family reacts to VA misstep; Collins calls for thorough review
Authorities say there’s a “very small risk” for the hundreds of Buffalo VA Medical Center patients who may have been exposed to HIV or hepatitis through the inadvertent reuse of insulin pens over a...
View ArticleSabres hit the ice for first camp session
The Sabres' 2013 season is under way. Practice has just begun in First Niagara Center, and coach Lindy Ruff is getting right into it with five-on-five work rather than breakout drills or goalie...
View ArticleReport sheds light on Buffalo School administrator’s firing
As a high-ranking Buffalo Public Schools administrator, Debbie Buckley oversaw more than $100 million of federal grants that were intended to help impoverished students in the nation’s third-poorest...
View ArticleWest Side Boxing Club is sanctuary for youth
‘‘Private Keep Out” says the sign. It is taped to the scarred glass door of a one-story, peach-colored building on West Ferry Street. Faded letters above the entrance are from the name of a barbell...
View ArticleNew CBA includes some unusual items
Hotel chains, beer drinkers, fans who like European travel and the parents of players making their NHL debut have a lot to like in the new collective bargaining agreement.While core economic issues...
View ArticleCrossman joins Bills as special teams coordinator
Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone filled another key position on his staff with Monday’s hiring of Danny Crossman as the Bills’ special teams coordinator.Crossman, 45, has eight years of NFL experience...
View ArticleJerry Sullivan: Note to Bills: Top teams have top QBs
Wow, what an amazing NFL playoff weekend! My head is still spinning from the relentless drama, the big plays, the curious coaching decisions, the dubious officiating. And if you thought the teams were...
View ArticleSabres must deal with crowded blue line
In theory, the defense-laden Sabres can keep all nine of their NHL defensemen in Buffalo. The roster limit is 23, so they can field 12 forwards, two goaltenders and nine blue-liners.That, however,...
View ArticleAdoption ends puppy’s ordeal
Norine Hoch knew right away she would adopt the emaciated, shivering puppy that was near death when she rescued it from the parking lot of a veterinary clinic.That is, if the animal would even survive...
View ArticleWyoming County GOP chairman refuses call to resign
The Wyoming County Republican Party remains in turmoil this week following a raucous Friday evening meeting that produced an overwhelming vote of no confidence in Chairman Gordon M. Brown.The meeting,...
View ArticleHamburg teachers, administration continue talks on teacher evaluations
Hamburg teachers plan to continue negotiating today with the administration over the teacher evaluation plan that is supposed to be approved by the state by Thursday.Teachers overwhelmingly rejected...
View ArticleECIDA backs $4.9 million in incentives for Catholic Health HQ
The Erie County Industrial Development Agency on Monday approved $4.9 million in incentives for Catholic Health System’s planned $46 million headquarters in Buffalo after a lengthy debate about when...
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