The Niagara Falls City School District is getting closer to implementing equal tax rates for homeowners and business owners alike, but commercial properties will still be taxed slightly more for the coming year.

TechBiz Connection (http://www.techbizconnection.org) will host a distinguished panel of business leaders and innovators who will reveal how small businesses can grow sales revenue while averting shrinking profitability on Wednesday, September 17 from 6:0

STAFFORD — Jill Gregori has been all about Stafford schools. The school system’s business manager graduated from Stafford High School in 1970 and has spent more than a decade working to help the schools financially.

As banks tighten lending standards, alternative sources are stepping into the breach, organizing and processing loans among family, friends and business associates.

The six candidates vying for three City Commission seats include a podiatrist, a Realtor, an interior decorator, a pair of business owners and a funeral-home director.