Business News
      The Northeast Family YMCA Branch will offer a 12 session nutrition lecture series at the Northeast Family YMCA, located at 4433 Main St., Amherst beginning Monday, Jan. 14. Lora Williams will present the series on Mondays at 7 p.m. where she will cover such topics as long term weight loss, food a...
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Pollack Furs returns
Third generation owner comes out of retirement
by KIMBERLY M. KARCHER Clarence Editor
      David Pollack has come out of retirement to once again head the family business and community staple of more than 100 years - Pollack Furs. The company, which went on a brief year and a half hiatus when Pollack's successor backed out of running the business, is back in action at its new location...
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Birdair Inc. earns Outstanding Achievement Award
      Birdair Inc. has earned the 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award from the Industrial Fabrics Association International for its innovative tension cable and fabric membrane roofing system, recently installed on Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Safat, Kuwait.
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Williamsville business collects donations for wounded soldiers
      Wounded U.S. soldiers will be recovering in athletic pants and pajamas as a result of a donation to the nonprofit organization, Jammies for GIs, formed by Adeptiv Solutions, a Williamsville-based company, and the Liberty Region of Foresters, a financial services group.
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Meetings
      Information sessions slated in Cheektowaga Empire State College will hold public information sessions about its undergraduate degree programs at 10 a.m. Saturday Jan. 12; at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 22 and at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 30.
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Business News
      Gilman Ciocia, a provider of federal, state and local tax planning and preparation services, has set its schedule of complimentary workshops, taking place in Williamsville and Snyder in January: 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the at the Eagle House Restaurant, 5578 Main St.; 6 p.m. Thursda...
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DK Benson Interiors opens design center in Williamsville
      DK Benson Interiors' new Williamsville center showcases upscale kitchen, cabinetry and appliances and an array of furniture, accessories, a working ceiling-to-floor brick fireplace and a home theater room. Considered a first of its kind, the design center is located in the nearly 3,000-square-foo...
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BNI announces January meeting dates, speakers
      BNI Business Makers will meet from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Thursdays at Amberleigh, 2330 Maple Road, west of Transit Road, throughout the month. • Jan. 10, Bryan Castro, financial adviser with Clear Plan Financial Inc., will present "Put your oxygen mask on first.
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Better Business Bureau expels two accredited Amherst businesses
      In 2007, the Better Business Bureau Board of Directors voted to revoke the accreditation of 17 businesses, two in Amherst. The expulsions resulted from unanswered or unresolved complaints, and/or excessive and high volume complaints or failure to submit a dispute to arbitration after agreeing in ...
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