Tonawanda News Business 2012-02-10T17:09:35-05:00 urn:uuid:86017051-4e2b-43e1-9d40-e8873065e4c4 Police probe scrap copper theft urn:uuid:8a81e9c9-3372-49e4-aa05-e43c48dab3b0 2010-03-25T00:15:21-04:00 <p> Security camera offers a few clues to the crime.</p> ANTIQUES: Treasure hunting is worth wait in NT By Julia Shanahan/Contributor urn:uuid:82b1e1ba-f4c0-4662-a413-a5d4161a4900 2010-03-13T00:17:00-05:00 Experts at the Treasure Hunters Roadshow have seen an average of 200 visitors and thousands of treasures per day since the exhibit kickoff on Tuesday, WHEATFIELD: IDA to consider tax deal for dentist office Staff Reports urn:uuid:275ab211-8953-4e86-9ecc-c51da609e237 2010-03-11T23:48:00-05:00 Two Erie County-based dentists are seeking a payment-In-lieu-of-taxes plan with Niagara County Industrial Development Agency to open an office in Wheatfield. BUSINESS: Group plans summit to discuss economic development By Don Glynn<br><a href="mailto:glynnd@gnnewspaper.com">E-mail Don</a> urn:uuid:500bfe5c-068a-4be4-ac09-4a4ff118bd3f 2010-03-07T00:31:00-05:00 Local and regional government officials are coordinating a Niagara County Economic Summit to inform the public about business opportunities in the county. TOWN OF TONAWANDA: New GM engine line slated for 2012 By Daniel Pye<br><a href="mailto:pyed@gnnewspaper.com">E-mail Dan</a> urn:uuid:899e07c9-a070-437e-b7e6-8ea9d8c0e34c 2010-02-18T23:17:00-05:00 Idled machines on one side and bustling activity on the other served as a stark reminder to crowds assembled at the General Motors Powertrain plant Thursday, sitting on the dividing line between productive industry and layoffs. GAS PRICES: Some stations' deceiving signs anger motorists By Neale Gulley<br><a href="mailto:gulleyn@gnnewspaper.com">E-mail Neale</a> urn:uuid:f15fe256-7ada-4d21-a558-b81387f84b2f 2010-01-20T00:58:00-05:00 One high-priced filling station in North Tonawanda has a new weapon to confuse money-conscious customers who might otherwise debate and switch — the bait and switch. NIAGARA COUNTY: Wheatfield dental office offered tax break by IDA By Mark Scheer<br><a href="mailto:scheerm@gnnewspaper.com">E-mail Mark</a> urn:uuid:a3a53ad9-2236-444c-93f9-9ee4e60b61d7 2010-01-18T23:30:00-05:00 The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency has agreed to provide tax incentives to a Town of Wheatfield dentistry office, despite concerns raised by some of the agency’s board members. TOWN OF TONAWANDA: Business park inks deal for the future By Neale Gulley<br><a href="mailto:gulleyn@gnnewspaper.com">E-mail Neale</a> urn:uuid:a7971855-363b-45b1-bcfb-a1c2dcdf9110 2010-01-18T23:11:00-05:00 Owners of the Town’s Riverview Commerce Park signed a memorandum of understanding Monday with a Chinese sustainable technology coalition, a move hailed as the first step in reinventing the area’s former industrial role. TAXES: With filing season here, some things have changed By Joe Olenick<br><a href="mailto:olenickj@gnnewspaper.com">E-mail Joe</a> urn:uuid:56353755-f0a7-439d-a13c-1d3e38f785d8 2010-01-17T00:23:00-05:00 January usually means three things: A new year, the holidays are over and the tax season is beginning. BUSINESS: Local invention really taking off By Neale Gulley<br><a href="mailto:gulleyn@gnnewspaper.com">E-mail Neale</a> urn:uuid:62a84836-e160-4470-ac39-529591ab870e 2010-01-13T23:37:00-05:00 Climbing the ladder to success didn’t happen overnight for North Tonawanda businessman Robert Palka, but sales of his patented exercise machine “Jacobs Ladder” are definitely reaching new heights.