Will Facebook friend New York? Crain's New York Business It was, reported Crain's New York Business, the most crowded IPO pitch session in more than four years. Twenty-three IPOs were completed that month, in large part because companies were taking advantage of renewed interest in IPOs as investors avidly ... Start-ups casting hopeful eyes toward Facebook IPOBoston Globe
Raise the minimum wage Crain's New York Business Employer associations such as the National Federation of Independent Business are fighting Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's push to increase the minimum hourly wage in New York to $8.50. Their arguments deserve attention—notably that it would hurt ... Buffalo's BusinessBuffalo News
Retailers pray: Let it snow Crain's New York Business From ski resorts in Vermont to sporting-goods and apparel stores in Manhattan, businesses are feeling the heat—literally. The month of January was the country's third warmest in 50 years, and the warmest in New York City since 2008, with the average ...
Business People / Hires, promotions and honors Buffalo News Amershadian is a director and the treasurer and audit committee chair of the Western New York Public Broadcasting Association, as well as a director and the vice president of Buffalo Civic Auto Ramps. He graduated from Yale and earned his law degree ...
Meet some of Facebook's best friends in New York Crain's New York Business The Facebook IPO could renew investor interest in the online advertising business, one of the New York tech scene's core strengths. “Facebook is now the monster is this area, but even they haven't cracked the code,” said Sheldon Gilbert, ...
Giants are 'serious business' for Horseheads man Elmira Star-Gazette New York Giants fan Tom L'Amoreaux is surrounded by Giants memorabilia in his downstairs entertainment area. / JEFF RICHARDS / STAFF PHOTO Horseheads -- Tom L'Amoreaux had his epiphany when he was only 9. L'Amoreaux, a Horseheads native, first became ...