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 ...

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 ...

SILVER CREEK — Never has a request been made to the Silver Creek Village Board that was easier for its members to approve, as Wayne and Elaine Hotelling asked one final time for permission to hold the yearly event they have become known for throughout the region. The 30th annual Laurel ...

SUNY Fredonia officially opened its newly upgraded outdoor track and field facility Sunday, hosting its first home meet in nearly two decades. Prior to the meet, university leaders, student-athletes, coaches, alumni and invited guests gathered at the facility for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, ...