BUFFALO, NY — National Grid has been named the recipient of Edison Electric Institute’s Emergency Assistance Award for the company’s exceptional performance in restoring power after Winter Storm Quiana — with wind speeds of up to 75 mph — impacted 180,000 customers across upstate ...
Christopher P. Reisch, professor of mathematics and computer science at Jamestown Community College’s North County Center in Dunkirk, received the 2019 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence recently. The Chancellor’s Award for Excellence recognizes consistently ...
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world’s largest anti-fraud organization and leading provider of anti-fraud training and education, recently awarded Nicholas Daniel McCormick, of Fredonia, the globally preferred Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential. In order to ...
Jennifer and Bill Uhl owned a business in Ohio while maintaining a vacation home on Chautauqua Lake. The family boated on Chautauqua Lake in the summer and skied at Peak ‘n Peek in the winter. Currently, one daughter has completed college and is working in social work. The other is in the ...
Associates from Purina’s Dunkirk factory recently celebrated the company’s annual PetCare Pride Day, which is dedicated to helping people and pets in the communities where Purina has a presence. For the event, a team of employees built cat trees and dog beds and put together adoption ...
GOWANDA — The "I Know a Guy Home Improvement" is a Native American owned and operated local business that was hired to make the Gowanda Free Library handicapped accessible to better serve the community. Cathy Walsh, the Director of the library, said she was pleasantly surprised to hear the ...
JAMESTOWN — Through funding from the United Way of Southern Chautauqua County and the Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative (ESPRI), the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County (MHA) has created a program focused on workforce development. The cover story of the MHA’s spring ...
When students at the State University of New York at Fredonia complete Medical Technology courses, fulfill graduation requirements and pass the national certification exam, they’ll be positioned to hit the ground running — straight to a high-paying job. In fact, all 10 students on track ...
Eight local wineries went up against over 650 competing wineries from all over the world and came away with a disproportionate share of the top honors. There were over 2,800 wines entered in the 19th Finger Lakes International Wine Competition held on April 13 and 14 in Rochester. This event ...
Bahgat & Laurito-Bahgat, one of Chautauqua County’s largest Certified Public Accounting firms, announces that Nicholas McCormick successfully completed all four parts of the CPA exam and has obtained licensure by the State of New York. The CPA examination is a rigorous exam ...
More than a dozen pro-business, pro-taxpayer organizations have sent a letter to legislators and members of Governor Cuomo’s administration voicing their unified opposition to the Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act. The proposal, which is being sponsored by Senator Jessica Ramos and ...
Area residents are well aware of the expansive agricultural district in Chautauqua and surrounding counties. A long-standing, local business recently learned of a need at the Grape Discovery Center in Westfield and rallied to the cause. “With only one paid employee at the Center, the ...
The Innovation of the Year Award recognizes innovative approaches to care and services for the elderly are a hallmark of mission-driven organizations. The award recognizes programs that stand out because of their ground-breaking creativity, vision, success, and ability to replicate. Programs ...
On Friday, Tim Hortons in Cassadaga opened. The coffee and bakery shop is located on the same property of the former White Horse Inn at the corner of North Main Street (Route 60) and Bard Road.
The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier are pleased to provide a new resource that offers New York State compliant workplace harassment guidance and tools, and much more. By providing an online platform, the Chamber and MAST can offer a ...
Southwestern Independent Living Center, 843 N Main St., Jamestown, was recently acknowledged at the 2019 National Lifespan Respite Conference, Illuminate Respite, which was held in Buffalo from April 30 through May 2, 2019 at the Buffalo Grand Hotel. Judy Wroda, who facilitates the No Wrong ...
The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Development Center, and Workforce Readiness at Jamestown Community College launched Small Business Week with an open house on Monday, May 6 hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Mark Geise, Deputy County Executive for Economic Development, ...
JAMESTOWN — Featuring a dynamic keynote address, the Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier held its 119th Annual Meeting on Thursday, May 2 at the new DoubleTree by Hilton. Bob Roitblat, CEO of Mainsail Consulting Group, has combined his experiences in business and as a ...
LeadingAge Western New York honored 50 employees and volunteers who have shown exemplary work in the senior care and geriatrics profession at Samuel’s Grande Manor on May 8. The organization also presented Thomas Holt, president and CEO of Lutheran Social Services, Jamestown, with the ...
Dr. Syed Ali Haider, professor of computer and information sciences at SUNY Fredonia recently led a team of four students to the Paychex headquarters in Rochester. Two groups of SUNY Fredonia computer and information science students presented their semester projects from software ...