JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that a local call center – which employs approximately 200 people – will be relocating to the Lynn Building in downtown Jamestown. Lynn Development announced it has signed off on a ten-year grant … [Read more...]
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Jamestown Public Market Seeks Vendors, Meeting Set for April 23
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation is hosting a pre-season meeting for all current and interested vendors for the 2018 Jamestown Public Market season. Those seeking to offer their locally grown or raised products, artisan crafts, or … [Read more...]
Heidenhain Leaving Chautauqua County, 39 Jobs to be Lost
JAMESTOWN - Another local manufacturer is reportedly leaving town and taking 39 jobs with it. According to Buffalo Business First, the Heidenhain Corp., an Illinois-based optics and electronics business with location at 1 Precision Way in the … [Read more...]
Bon-Ton to Close by August 1
YORK, PA - A bankruptcy court has approved the sale of all Bon-Ton stores and its affiliated department stores to a liquidator. All remaining stores will shut down by Aug. 31, with going out of business sales to begin immediately. Company … [Read more...]
City Planning Commission Approves Site Plan for Jamestown Brewing Company
JAMESTOWN - The site plan for the new brewery and restaurant coming to downtown Jamestown has been approved. According to the Post-Journal, the Jamestown Planning Commission on Tuesday approved the site plan for the Jamestown Brewing Company, … [Read more...]
Future of Bon-Ton Department Store at Chautauqua Mall in Doubt
LAKEWOOD - One of the three anchor retail stores in the Chautauqua Mall could soon be going out of business. The Bon-Ton department store chain, which has more than 260 stores in 24 states including at the Mall in Lakewood, has been in bankruptcy … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board Approves Budget Focusing on Long-Term Financial Stability
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board has unanimously approved an $86.23 million budget for next year that includes no tax increase. Compared to the current year’s budget, the total spending for the 2018-19 budget would see an increase … [Read more...]
Bemus Point School Board Approves $15.47 Million Budget, School Resource Officer
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that the Bemus Point Central School District Board of Education approved a tentative budget that totals $15.47 million. The plan includes – for the first time - funding for a school resource … [Read more...]
Hilton DoubleTree in Downtown Jamestown to Open in Fall 2018
JAMESTOWN - The DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Jamestown will be opening sometime this fall. That’s according to the Jamestown Post-Journal, which says the newly renovated hotel will be opening toward the end of the third quarter or early in the … [Read more...]
Tax Decrease Question to be Resolved Tuesday Night During Jamestown School Board Meeting, Budget Vote
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board will finalize the 2018-19 School Budget when it meets Tuesday night, April 17, at the school administration building on Martin Road. The tentative budget includes $86.23 million in spending, with nearly 79 … [Read more...]
