OTA Practice Notes - Day 6

Heading into the long weekend, there were some Bills first teamers absent for the sixth day of OTAs in Buffalo. Those absences provided some opportunities for others and some young Bills made the most of the increased reps. With tight ...

Chandler on fast track in return from ACL

had enough of a sense of humor left to joke that he would return from the injury better than Minnesota Vikings All-Pro Adrian Peterson. After watching Chandler spend 20 minutes running routes and making catches after the Bills OTA practice Thursday no one was joking. Chandler, just four and a half months removed from surgery, and five months to the day from sustaining the injury, wasn't 100 ...

4Q profits rise at Columbus McKinnon

Columbus McKinnon Corp. closed its 2012 fiscal year with a significant jump in profits, citing a tax change as well as improved productivity. Net income for the 2012 fourth quarter rose to $52.0 million, or $2.67 per share, up from $8.9 million, or 47 cents per share, a jump of 478.3 percent. Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ: CMCO) said the results include an income tax benefit of $40.2 million. Sales ...

Fired family member to show at Servo company meeting

Things could be tense Friday afternoon at the downtown offices of Jaeckle, Fleischmann and Mugel LLP, where the Servotronics Inc. annual shareholders meeting will be held. That's because Nicholas Trbovich Jr., the company's former president and chief operating office, will be present. That gathering will also likely including Trbovich Jr.'s father the company's founder, board ...

Thurman Thomas to help in Oklahoma relief efforts

Though Thurman Thomas was home in Buffalo this week, his heart and mind were in Oklahoma. The prolific Bills running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer played college football at Oklahoma State, where he set records and earned a Heisman Trophy candidacy on the field and found a welcoming new home off the field. "I was engulfed by the spirit of the people of Oklahoma when I went ...