Greater Buffalo Savings Bank, First Niagara to merge
      First Niagara Financial Group Inc., the holding company for First Niagara Bank, and Great Lakes Bancorp, the holding company for Greater Buffalo Savings Bank, have announced a merger under which Great Lakes will merge into First Niagara in a transaction valued at approximately $153 million.
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Candidates forum set
      The Buffalo/Amherst Business and Professional Women will hold a Candidates Forum at its monthly dinner meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Fairdale Restaurant, 672 Wehrle Drive. All Countywide, Amherst and Buffalo political candidates have been invited to speak to the group for three ...
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Georgetown Capital Group celebrates 20th anniversary
      When Clarence resident Joseph Curatolo first opened the doors of Georgetown Capital Group on May 11, 1987, he never dreamed it would evolve into one of Western New York's most prominent financial planning firms. The company, which is located in Williamsville, marked its 20th anniversary this past...
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Roundtable discussion addresses exporting opportunities
Exports near $230 million
      The Amherst Chamber of Commerce and World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara met recently with U.S. Rep. Thomas Reynolds at a roundtable discussion about ways to enhance opportunities for local companies to export their various goods and services.
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Allstate Minority and Women program offers presentational skills seminar
      The University at Buffalo School of Management's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership will offer a seminar on presentational skills at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19 at the Jacobs Executive Development Center, 672 Delaware Ave.
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Meetings
      Star to hold motivational seminar Star Enterprises of Western New York will hold a free, life-enhancing seminar from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 at 260 Michigan Ave., Buffalo. The event will feature motivational speaker Toni Coleman Brown.
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People in the News
     Rick Harlock has been named care management operations administrator for Independent Health, located in Amherst. He will be responsible for supporting the care management team, and has more than 20 years of clinical and administrative leadership experience in the health care industry.
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Gilman Ciocia sets September workshop schedule
      Gilman Ciocia, a provider of federal, state and local tax planning and preparation services, has set its schedule of workshops taking place in Williamsville and Snyder in September.
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Business News
      The Center for Professional Development at Canisius College will offer a course for nonprofit leadership from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 15 through Nov. 5 at the college's Center at Amherst, 300 Corporate Parkway. The course is titled, "Mission, Money, Metrics and Mobility," and the cost is ...
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