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New dean talks plans for 'New York's law school'
S. Todd Brown isn’t from Buffalo. He isn’t really from anywhere, as his father was in the Navy and Brown's family moved frequently. <\p> “I’ve lived longer in Buffalo than I have anywhere else in my life,” he said. <\p>
Buffalo health system approved for $35M in FEMA grants tied to Covid
Catholic Health will get a financial boost from $35 million in disaster funding tied to the pandemic.<\p> The funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency include a grant for $15.2 million and another for $20.2 million to help cover costs associated with emergency measures and increased staffing dating back to the start of the pandemic in spring 2020.<\p>
Global biotech firm closing Niagara County site, laying of 38 workers
A global life science tools company is shuttering its Buffalo-area site. <\p> VWR Chemicals,LLC, doing business as Avantor Inc., notified New York state that it plans to close its facility at 6315 Inducon Drive East, Sanborn, according to a recently filed Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification.<\p>
Buffalo News parent auctioning off hundreds of pieces of equipment
Buffalo News parent company Lee Enterprises is auctioning off hundreds of pieces of equipment and furniture that were once part of the News' printing operations at One News Plaza.<\p> Cash Auctions of Tonawanda is managing the online auction, which is live now and runs through 7 p.m. Monday.<\p>
Golden Corral eyes expansion into the Buffalo market
Golden Corral is plotting a return to the Buffalo market – and one of the region's recently shuttered Red Lobster sites could be a target.<\p> The national franchise is focusing on expanding into select U.S. markets, with Buffalo named a major target for qualified investors. <\p>
Beyond the breach: How WNY companies reacted to cyber attacks
Derek Meixell of Synergy IT Solutions has been on calls with a client because a CFO's email got compromised due to a lack of multi-factor authentication. <\p> One breach led to a snowball effect for the business, from legal costs to hiring contractors to putting credit monitoring on its employees.<\p>
Kaleida begins construction of Northtowns hub
Kaleida Health has begun construction on its new Lockport multi-specialty practice site, with plans for an opening in early 2025.<\p> The project at 6009 Transit Road will create a new Northtowns service hub to serve patients from Eastern Niagara County and Northern Erie County communities including East Amherst and Clarence.<\p>
Buffalo State employees have 3 weeks to decide: Deal or no deal
Buffalo State University faculty have less than a month to decide if they’re going to take the retirement incentives in the voluntary separation program the university announced last week. <\p> In her address to the college’s faculty and staff, Interim President Bonita Durand said the Buffalo State Foundation will fund the one-time payout to full-time, retirement-eligible employees. <\p>
Despite James Beard buzz, Buffalo wine bar isn't changing anything
Not much has changed for the team at Waxlight Bar à Vin since the Buffalo wine bar was named a finalist for a James Beard award.<\p> Sure, there are more people calling and showing up for dinner, and those people might have to wait a few extra weeks to get a reservation than before. But the 10-person workforce — including its four owners — are continuing to do what they’ve done since opening at 27 Chandler St. in 2019.<\p>
HSBC North America CEO says Buffalo is bank's 'second home'
Buffalo is HSBC’s “second home” in the United States, according to Michael Roberts, CEO of HSBC North America. <\p> He was in town Wednesday to dedicate the opening of the bank’s new Buffalo offices in the Larkin U building at 239 Van Rensselaer St., which will house about 1,500 HSBC employees. Its headcount is second only to New York City among the bank’s North American offices. <\p>
Lawsuit targeting small-business grant program is tossed
A judge has tossed a lawsuit targeting Progressive Insurance and small-business funding platform Hello Alice for a grant program offered to Black small business owners.<\p> The decision, handed down by the U.S. District Court for Northern Ohio, found plaintiff Nathan Roberts, owner of Cleveland-based Freedom Truck DIspatch LLC, lacked the standing to sue the companies over a grant program it offered to Black small-business owners to purchase a new truck.<\p>
Charter to sell high school as it preps for move to Medaille campus
As Buffalo Academy of Science prepares to move its high school to the former Medaille University campus, the charter school will sell its current high school building on Franklin Street.<\p> The charter school welcomed guests and stakeholders to its new campus — BuffSci at Medaille — Wednesday for tours and to announce its $14 million capital campaign to pay for the $9.9 million purchase of the campus and the approximately $3 million in renovations it needs. <\p>
Hauptman-Woodward to merge into local university
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute is coming under the University at Buffalo umbrella, nearly 70 years after its founding.<\p> The move is expected to be approved by both organizations at their June board meetings, with a goal of strengthening the ability of both to advance medical science research and education.<\p>
Buffalo's Assisted Living Facilities: This year's No. 1 has 266 units
Weinberg Campus is the largest assisted living facility in Buffalo for the fourth consecutive year.<\p> Based in Getzville, the skilled nursing organization maintains 266 assisted living units on its property. Weinberg expanded from 181 units to 266 in 2021's list, bringing them up to the No. 1 spot. <\p>
Reducing transplant-related side effects and improving quality of life
Dr. Shernan Holtan has dedicated her career to reducing complications tied to blood and stem cell transplants, which has led to a new focus on improving quality of life and hastening the recovery process.<\p> It’s the next step in her research focused on how to make transplants accessible and more recoverable while getting people back to their lives more quickly with the least amount of burden on caregivers. The work focuses on quality of life and how diet and exercise can hasten recovery. <\p>
Three attorneys launch general counsel practice at Harter Secrest
After years as general counsel at prominent local companies, three attorneys are starting a new general counsel practice at a local firm. <\p> Stephen Van Arsdale retired at the end of last year after 33 years at Wegmans, eight of them as general counsel. In February, he started working part-time with Harter Secrest & Emery LLP. <\p>
Tesla's Buffalo plant in danger if conditions worsen, analyst says
An analyst who has followed Tesla closely for nearly a decade says Buffalo’s operations could be on the chopping block if things get worse for the company.<\p> John Engle is an analyst and market commentator for the financial services website Seeking Alpha, which offers stock market analysis for investors. He’s been following the company closely since 2016, especially after it dove into the solar industry with its $2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity. <\p>
Resume gaps aren't the dealbreaker they once were, but there's a catch
Job seekers worried about gaps in their resume might still have to deal with some pushback from hiring managers, but the market today has become more forgiving to such openings than it once was.<\p> According to a recent Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey, while 36% of hiring managers said they might be deterred by applicants' unexplained work gaps, the vast majority (95%) believe there are valid reasons to explain career gaps. The top reasons cited were health issues, staying home with a child, going back to school and caring for an elderly parent.<\p>
Williamsville complex sells for $1.38M; work to start on new Taco Bell
A 12-unit apartment complex at 30 Linwood Ave., Williamsville, has sold for $1.38 million.<\p> Home of My Own of WNY Inc. of East Amherst purchased the three-building complex from the estate of the late Lawrence Colucci of Amherst.<\p>
UB fills C-suite gap with hire from Nebraska
The University at Buffalo has appointed a new chief information officer, filling a role that’s been vacant since March. <\p> Heath Tuttle, associate vice president for information technology for the University of Nebraska system and chief information officer at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will take on the role at UB Aug. 1. <\p>
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