Back in January, 109 container ships waited off the California coast to unload cargo in Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation’s two largest ports. Consumers, stuck at home amid the pandemic, had unleashed an avalanche of orders for goods that overwhelmed factories and ports. Importers were ...

ALBANY — Business advocates are calling on the state to return unemployment insurance rates to pre-pandemic levels after an audit determined fraud and lax oversight by the state Department of Labor led to $11 billion in losses for the fund that pays jobless benefits. The National Federation ...

LOS ANGELES — Homebuilders have pumped the brakes on new single-family home construction this year, a trend that’s likely to extend into 2023, according to several forecasts. Single-family housing starts were running at a seasonally adjusted annual pace of about 1.16 million properties in ...

Erica Dix and Chris Laury have opened a new gym — the Anatomy Warehouse. Located at 20 Carroll St., Jamestown, the gym is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and offers nearly 7,000 square feet of space. Anatomy Warehouse is equipped with up-to-date equipment. The owners, staff and ...

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Lake Shore Savings Bank, announced a pair of appointments on Tuesday. Jennifer Zatkos, CFE, has been named the bank’s new chief operating officer. Zatkos brings more than 15 years of leadership experience in the financial industry to the ...

Century 21 Turner Brokers has welcomed Daniel Terhune to its 4 E. Fairmount Ave. office. Terhune has nine years of experience in the field. “We are so pleased to announce that Dan will be joining our team,” said Donna Breen and William Burley, who manage Century 21 Turner Brokers. ...