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Fairmount Avenue Rite Aid sold to O’Reilly Auto

ELLICOTT - A closed Rite-Aid building in the south county has been sold and may be turned into an auto parts store. According to documents at the Chautauqua County Clerk’s Office, in March 9275 Group, LLC of Buffalo sold 963 Fairmount Ave., Ellicott to O’Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC of ...

US stocks rally after pressure eases from the bond market and oil prices fall

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market bounced back Wednesday after pressure eased on Wall Street from the bond market and oil prices gave back some of their big gains. The S&P 500 climbed 1.1% for its first rise in four days and pulled closer to its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 645 points, or 1.3%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.5%. Stocks got a lift from easing yields in the bond market, which offered relief following rapid climbs that had rattled stock markets worldwide recently. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.57% from 4.67% ...

New Case Study Highlights Successes of CCPEG

The Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth (CCPEG) has released a new case study that illustrates how Chautauqua County is getting economic development projects across the finish line – faster, better coordinated, and with results people can see. For years, economic development initiatives in the county were spread across many groups. This not only made it challenging to agree on priorities, but also created a situation where multiple groups were competing for limited funding. It also resulted in good ideas stalling before they became real projects. This case study, ...

Gas Prices Hit Highest Level In Four Years

The average price for a gallon of gas in Jamestown is five cents higher this week at $4.640, though prices have stabilized in recent days after a late-week increase. After some consistent declines, the national average price for gasoline rose towards the end of last week. Monday’s national average is $4.51, a penny less than May 11 and nearly 50 cents higher than mid-April’s price. In the Jamestown area gas is $4.640 a gallon, about 5 cents higher than last week and $1.259 higher than the same time a year ago. Travelers are preparing to hit the road in record numbers this ...

SUNY’s third Shark Tank helps prepare future business people

The search for relief from this long, cold winter shone clearly in more than half of the product and service ideas pitched by students from five local school districts at the third SUNY Fredonia School of Business Shark Tank Business Pitch competition. Artificial Intelligence (AI) also ...

Profits, revenue up as Electrovaya continues buildout of local plant

Electrovaya, one of the newest additions to Jamestown’s manufacturing base, is projecting a roughly 30% increase in revenue for the rest of 2026. One reason for the company’s revenue and profit growth is the opening of its Gigafactory in Ellicott. Company officials said work on the site continues, with site upgrades and construction in progress, including a significant portion of dry room construction. The company has also hired a head of Jamestown cell manufacturing operations along with other senior managers. Raj DasGupta, Electrovaya CEO, said he was at the Ellicott plant on ...