Batavia paper switches to Buffalo printer

The Batavia Daily News is now being published in downtown Buffalo.
The Daily News ran its own presses for the last time on Friday. Its 13,000 daily copies will now be printed by the Buffalo News.
The Batavia newspaper’s five pressmen are being laid off, along with two maintenance workers, a mailroom employee and 15 to 20 […]

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Spirit net income rises in Q2

Spirit AeroSystems Inc. reported Tuesday that net income in the second quarter rose to $55 million, compared to the $8 million loss in net income the company reported in the second quarter of 2009.
Revenues at the Wichita-based aircraft supplier dipped slightly year over year, down to $1.056 billion from $1.06 billion
Earnings per share rose to […]

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Haiti donations: $1.3 billion

U.S. relief organizations have raised $1.3 billion in donations over the six months since an earthquake devastated Haiti, according to a philanthropy expert.
While much of the money is yet to be spent, even more will be needed to rebuild the battered nation.
The donations have been enough to provide basic necessities such as food and […]

Greensboro United Way invests $7.3M

United Way of Greater Greensboro said Tuesday that its board of directors has approved a plan to invest $7.3 million with 66 United Way member agency programs and initiatives.
Funding is tied to demonstrated outcomes to address community needs in three areas: education, income/self-sufficiency and health.
“The program results of our partner agencies have been especially effective […]

Sequoia leads new $55M SunRun funding

Sequoia Partners led a third round of funding for solar power startup SunRun Inc., the company said Tuesday.
The Menlo Park venture firm was joined in the investment by existing investors Accel Partners of Palo Alto and Foundation Capital, also of Menlo Park.
The San Francisco solar company last week announced a $100 million investment from PG&E […]

NCVB plans World Cup final watch party

The Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau hopes World Cup fever has hit Nashville.
In an effort to bolster the city’s chances of hosting games if the tournament comes to the U.S. in 2018 or 2022, the bureau is hosting a viewing party for the World Cup final Sunday, July 11 at LP Field. The event is […]

Stocks on the rise: A sucker’s rally?

The Dow has puffed up nearly 600 points in a week on the thinnest of fumes: a short-term bounce in the euro and some amnesia about the European debt crisis.
While the advance has been a relief to U.S. investors who watched stocks plunge 12% in the previous six weeks, many market pros think the […]

NYS government still in business

State lawmakers put off a shutdown of government operations Monday, with both houses securing enough votes to approve emergency spending for the 11th consecutive week.
This extension, forwarded by Gov. David Paterson, does include several hundred million dollars in reduction in health care and human services.
The stat Senate approved the measure 34-27 while the Democratic-led Assembly […]

Sound off! Opposing views on proposed income tax in Washington

Should the wealthiest Washington residents pay an income tax to fund education and health care improvements in the state?
There are two opposing sides to the idea, and both sides submitted recent opinion pieces to the Puget Sound Business Journal.
Last week, Bill Gates Sr. co-authored a pro-income tax opinion, in which he proposes the state should […]

Cardinal exec added to Wexner Center Foundation board

The foundation arm of Ohio State University’s Wexner Center for the Arts has added a Cardinal Health Inc. communications executive to its boardroom.
The Wexner Center Foundation this week appointed to its board Shelley Bird, executive vice president of public affairs at Dublin-based Cardinal (NYSE:CAH). At the pharmaceutical and health-care products distributor, she’s in charge of […]