Strictly Business

From Business Today:

The growth of the local banking industry topped the local business stories of the year. With first Niagara Bank Corp. tripling in size over two years and M&T Bank growing  steadily, one analyst compared Buffalo to Charlotte, N.C., as an emerging  super-regional banking center. The other top nine stories are...

The assessed value of the Statler Towers has become a point of contention in the bankruptcy case. The trustee is not happy about the growing tax bill on an abandoned building he is simply trying to save. The city, on the other hand, is not keen on giving such a prominent building a negative value.

Who is getting hired, promoted and honored?