Business News
      EMS Group is expanding with the addition of its fourth full independent partner, Floss Agency. Together with the other partners, Emerling, McMahon and Stahlka agencies, the EMS Group generates $33.64 million in yearly premium volume from commercial and individual accounts. Emerling Agency, LLC is...
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Falafel Bar: A Mediterranean Eatery opens second Western New York location
by JESSICA L. FINCH Associate Editor
      The recipes may have come from across the globe, but the meals are prepared fresh at the new Falafel Bar - A Mediterranean Eatery, in Amherst. Oded Rauvenpoor, chef and owner, said he prides his restaurant on serving fresh, large portions of food at a reasonable price.
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Meetings
      Business women to provide tips on working room Members and guests of the Buffalo Niagara Chapter of NAWBO, the National Association of Women Business Owners, will gain tips on how to work a room during the group's meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 at Fairdale Inn, 672 Wehrle Drive, Amh...
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Hunt Mortgage finishes relocation to Broadway, Lancaster
      Hunt Mortgage, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hunt Real Estate Corp., has opened its new office at 5400 Broadway, near the corner of Central Avenue, in the Village of Lancaster. Hunt Mortgage's new facility will be staffed by 50 full-time employees who will provide operations and loan processing se...
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MJ Peterson Real Estate expands
      Michael Olear, a broker associate with MJ Peterson Real Estate, has launched Olear Realty Group. The Olear Realty Group, a group within MJ Peterson, specializes in owner-occupied, residential real estate in Erie and Niagara counties. The group focuses on "later in life" real estate situations, a...
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Chamber to host After Hours at Dave & Busters
      The Amherst Chamber of Commerce will holds its Holiday Business After Hours event from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11 at Dave & Buster's Sports Café, located in the Eastern Hills Mall, 4545 Transit Road near Main Street. Business After Hours is a monthly, casual networking event sponsored by a...
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People in the News
     Caitlin Weaver of Amherst has been appointed an account executive for Crowley Webb and Associates, a marketing communications agency in Buffalo. Previously she was employed at Worktank Enterprises in Seattle, where she worked primarily on the Microsoft account.
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