A home health care agency is laying off 280 workers across Western New York, including roughly two-thirds of its Jamestown office. Venture Forthe Inc., based in Niagara Falls, provides health care services to seniors and individuals with chronic illnesses, mental health disorders and ...

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Lake Shore Savings Bank, announced Thursday the Board of Directors has adopted a Plan of Conversion and Reorganization pursuant to which Lake Shore will undertake a “second step” conversion from a mutual holding company structure to the ...

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Lake Shore Savings Bank (the “Bank”), announced this week that the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of 18 cents per share on its outstanding common stock on Jan. 27. The dividend is expected to be paid on Feb. 14 to stockholders ...

Building a customer base is crucial for all businesses. Whether your business is a large manufacturer, a service provider, or a small retailer or restaurant, customers and the revenue they provide are truly the life blood of an organization. Sometimes customer numbers grow organically, but ...

By Daniel J. Heitzenrater President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce From sole proprietorships to major employers, businesses come in all sizes here in Chautauqua County. They also cut across all economic sectors including hospitality, service industries, finance, ...

ELLICOTT – There’s good reason Electrovaya officials are happy work to open its Jamestown area factory is progressing. The company’s fourth quarter and year-end financial statements show a company that is improving its operating margins and cash flow — and the increased production ...