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New York Farm Bureau backs Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act

U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) this week introduced the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act (SAWA), legislation that would provide critical changes to the H-2A guest worker program. “New York Farm Bureau (NYFB) commends Rep. Thompson and the bill’s cosponsors for their leadership in addressing one of the largest concerns facing New York farmers — the shortage and rising cost of farm labor,” said NYFB President David Fisher. “These changes to the H-2A program will make a huge difference in our farms’ ability to hire workers for longer periods of time while ...

Chautauqua County has hope for former Bush plant

While more than 200 people were laid off through the closure of Bush Industries, Chautauqua County officials insist there is interest in the facility and in the industrial park where it sits. According to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, Bush Industries laid ...

Work at Warren Mall

Photo by Jeff Haight via Jeff News Construction crews were doing work on the roof at the Warren Mall on Friday. Reports indicated there are new tenants moving in with one of them being a possible fitness center. The mall dates back to 1972 with current tenants being Dunham's Sports, Ollie's ...

Falconer company to eliminate line, 79 positions

A new business plan at Saint-Gobain, corporate owner of the SEFPRO facility in Falconer, is leading to the loss of 79 jobs at the local plant. Saint-Gobain officials are ending production of its Alumina-Zirconia-Silica line at the Falconer facility, which was formerly known as Monofrax. The ...

SKF, Cummins navigate regulations, global unrest

National and global politics are helping shape the coming months for two of the area’s larger employers. Officials from Cummins and SKF talked recently with investor analysts about the effects things like tariffs, new environmental regulations and global uncertainty, particularly in the ...

Tops promotes district manager

WILLIAMSVILLE – Tops Friendly Markets is pleased to announce the promotion of Jay Knavel to District Manager for their Pennsylvania District. He has been a valued member of the Tops family since 1993. He began his career 33 years ago as a cart associate and has held various roles including ...