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Business

‘Wrong Direction’

LAS VEGAS (AP) — For a few hopeful weeks this summer, a bright billboard on the major highway linking Toronto to New York greeted Canadian drivers with a simple message: “Buffalo Loves Canada.” The marketing campaign, which included a $500 gift card giveaway, was meant to show ...

New Investment

Don’t Trash It LLC in Falconer has installed a new, state-of-the-art $250,000 sorting and crushing machine, an investment that marks the center’s continued growth. The machine counts, automatically reads barcodes, sorts returnables accordingly, and crushes them on-site to streamline the ...

Sony Raises Profit Forecast After Expecting Less Damage From Tariffs

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese entertainment and electronics company Sony said Thursday that its profit surged 23% in the last quarter from the year before, as damage from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs was less than it had expected. The Tokyo-based manufacturer reported its April-June ...

Positive Branding

ALLEGANY - In a world where it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, Jamestown native Kim Survil is hoping to make encouragement a little more wearable and a lot more accessible. Survil is the founder of Reminder Collection, a new online apparel brand that Survil said attempts to help people feel ...

High School Students Learn About Employability Skills

(Springville) – Regional high school sophomore students enrolled in the Careers in Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) P-TECH program participated in a presentation entitled, “You Want a Job?” during their week-long Summer Bridge Program held recently. Ellen Ditonto, Jamestown BPU Business ...

Average Rate On A 30-Year Mortgage Drops To Lowest Level Since April

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage has fallen to its lowest level in four months, welcome news for prospective homebuyers who have been held back by stubbornly high home financing costs. The long-term rate fell to 6.63% from 6.72% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. ...