Speakers named for the May 16 Commencement in the State University of New York at Fredonia’s Steele Hall are alumni Jim Ranney and Craig A. Harris. Ranney, speaker for the morning ceremony, serves as Director of Communications and Senior Advisor to New York State Senator Patrick Gallivan. ...
County officials were involved for nearly a year trying to prevent the closure of eSolutions Furniture’s plant on Mason Drive in Ellicott. Those efforts, according to County Executive PJ Wendel and Mark Geise, county IDA director, included working with Empire State Development, Upstate ...
One day after saying it had no public information to share, Bush Industries closed its doors. Employees were told during a 9 a.m. meeting Thursday that the Jamestown plant — and longtime headquarters of the company — was closing. Rumors had been running rampant throughout the community ...
The lawyer for the motel targeted for shutdown by Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson has offered a lengthy response. Richard Morrisroe, counsel for Dunkirk Hospitality, LLC, owner and operator of the former Econo Lodge motel on Bennett Road (Route 60), called on the village of Fredonia to rescind ...
The eSolutions Furniture Group is pursuing bankruptcy in a Canadian bankruptcy court, leading to the decision to end manufacturing activities at the Jamestown Bush Industries facility. The company said Thursday morning that the Federaon des caisses Desjardins du Quebec, as lender and as ...
New York’s uninspiring contest for governor remains stuck in neutral. As Albany Democrats blunder with a state budget that is now four weeks late and counting, both incumbent Kathy Hochul and challenger Bruce Blakeman are giving voters little reason for optimism. Hot-button topics for ...