West Herr WBEN Buffalo Business Report - Monday, September 30th, 2024

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - The Buffalo Niagara Partnership is moving into the old Labatt USA headquarters at 79 Perry Street in Buffalo's Cobblestone District. The organization plans to move into its new headquarters in 2025. More details about the move will be unveiled at the Partnership's Annual Report on November 14th. The space is 11,000 square feet. Labatt announced they were moving out this past June.

Mayer Brothers has laid off 26 employees at its bottling facility in Barker, according to Buffalo Business First. Mayer Brothers controller Alan Zak says the layoffs are a result of a customer reducing its production commitment. A total of 123 people worked at the facility before the layoffs.

Gas prices in Buffalo have dipped 3 cents since last Monday at $3.38 per gallon. The national average of a gallon of gas went up a cent at $3.22, which AAA attributes to Hurricane Helene.

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