Bottom line Kaleida Catholic Health hit by flu

A tough flu season led to a jump in labor costs during first quarter for the regions two largest health systems. Kaleida Health and Catholic Health each saw the costs for salaries and benefits increase by more than 5 percent during first quarter, according to financial statements filed with bondholders. Kaleida Health, which employs more than 10,000 full- and part-time workers, paid $182.6 ...

Pay-for-performance an issue for bank execs

Banks large and small continue to struggle when it comes to tying executive pay to performance, according to a new report. Nearly 70 percent of CEOs, directors and chairmen who responded to Bank Directors annual compensation survey say that linking compensation to bank performance is the biggest compensation challenge for 2013. The sentiment cuts across banks of all sizes, in all parts of the ...

Expanding Sovran poised for more growth

Throughout 2008, 2009 and most of 2010, Sovran Self Storage Inc. resisted pressure from investors to substantially grow its footprint, believing the market conditions werent right. Finally, prices came down from individual operators who were struggling with the economy, and the Amherst-based self-storage company (NYSE: SSS) hasnt looked back. It purchased 29 stores in 2011, 26 stores in 2012 and ...

Vets promoting staffs new attitude

There's little debate that Buffalo's new coaching staff has successfully hit the reset button on the team's attitude and approach in preparing for a football season. Their methods are in stark contrast to what came before them. But players can only hear the message coming from the coaching staff for so long. Fortunately for Marrone and his staff the veteran players have already ...

OTA Practice Notes - Day 5

The defense appeared to have the better of the play in Tuesday's OTA session for the Bills, but Buffalo's top receiver was the headline ...