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  • 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 ...

  • Kids Day tickets a fundraising opportunity for local schools

    Schools in Buffalo, Rochester and Southern Ontario will have the opportunity to sell tickets for the Buffalo Bills vs. Minnesota Vikings Kids Day Game on August 16 at Ralph Wilson Stadium for just $20.00. For every $20.00 ticket sold, $5.00 will go back to the ...

  • 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 ...


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Analyze That

Analyze That

Analyze That is the opposite of its predecessor, the hilarious Analyze This (1999). While reviewing that film three years ago, I wrote that the films ultimate strength and why it was so effective as a comedy was because director Harold Ramis knows to play the movie straight, and he doesn't force the laughs down our throats. Its as if someone else directed Analyze That, althou ... ...

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  • 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 ...

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