People in the News
     SENIOR ASSOCIATE - Laura A. Goodwin of Williamsville recently joined Watts Architecture & Engineering, P.C. in Amherst as a senior associate. She has 28 years of architectural experience in planning insight, including historic preservation. Goodwin is also a registered architect in New York and cer...
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Western Division Federal Credit Union returning $500,000 to members
      Western Division Federal Credit Union is right on the money. The board of directors declared a bonus dividend of more than $500,000 on Dec. 31 - the largest bonus dividend in the history of the credit union. "The value of Western Division membership continues to grow," said Samuel Loquasto, chai...
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Cost Cutters offers quality, affordability
by LISA A. JOHNSON Lancaster/Depew Editor
      Cost Cutters at 6733 Transit Road, Lancaster, may be a national chain, but manager Renee Russell and assistant manager Kerry Locke want to make customers feel at home while offering quality results at affordable prices. The full-service beauty salon offers styles for the whole family, no appointme...
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Meetings
      Villa Maria spring semester starts Villa Maria College is accepting applicants for its spring 2007 semester, beginning Jan. 22. Interested students are encouraged to contact the admissions office at 896-0700 or apply on-line at www.villa.edu.
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Canisius College offers seminar on successful fund raising
      The Center for Professional Development at Canisius College will offer a 30-hour course titled "Fundamentals of Fund-raising" beginning the end of the month. The course meets from 5:45 to 8:45 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 31 through April 18 at the Canisius Center at Amherst, 300 Corporate Parkway.
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Bubble Boy Car Wash opens in East Amherst
      Calvin Caruso Jr., owner of Calvin's Furniture, recently opened Bubble Boy Car Wash at 6707 Transit Road, near County Road, East Amherst. The facility has a state-of-the-art, full-service, conveyor-driven wash system with a hand-dry finish.
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Business Briefs
      The Amherst Chamber of Commerce will be holding its first Business After Hours of 2007 at the Buffalo Brew Pub. The event is planned from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 at the bar/restaurant, 6861 Main St., Williamsville. Business After Hours is a way for chamber members to meet one another and n...
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People in the News
     ADVISORY COMMITTEE - Steven J. Weiss of Williamsville, partner in the law firm of Cannon Heyman & Weiss, has been appointed to Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer's housing policy advisory committee as well as the interview panel for housing and real estate. Weiss concentrates his practice in the areas of...
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