Darien Lake Theme Park Resort is gearing up for summer with a new roller coaster, a new general manager, and a new strategy to bring families together inside the park fence.

Since the park's sale by Six Flags Inc. to Real Estate Investment Trust CNL Properties last year, Darien Lake has gained more regional independence, allowing it to work with more local brands and vendors, such as Labatt beer, Sahlen's hot dogs and Perry's ice cream.

March 2008 SBA 504 Rates

6.46% = 20-Year Fixed Rate, 90% Loan-to-Value, Projects of $1 million or more
6.91% = 20-Year Fixed Rate, 90% Loan-to-Value, Projects less than $1 million

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Downtown Perry welcomes a new eatery as Decisions Catering of Silver Springs opens its doors on South Main Street. Panini, sandwiches, homemade potato chips and more in a deli setting. Come on downtow

Bristol ID Technologies, a manufacturer of custom plastic identification cards in Lima, Livingston County, has won the International Card Manufacturers Association's I.D. Ideas Badge Design Competition.

Perry, NY -- The Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the very first Pride of Wyoming County Agriculture Dinner is sold out. Nearly two weeks before the event, all 300 tickets have been sold and there is now a waiting list.

Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with new cell sites in Geneseo and Perry, and the addition of EVDO Revision A technology -- the technology behind the company's high-speed wireless broadband network -- to cell sites in Dansville and Cohocton.

The Perry Main Street Association(PMSA) will be holding its annual public meeting in the Masonic Temple on Main Street. The brief 75 minute meeting will serve as an informative seminar for both existing and prospective members of the organization.

Managers and leaders are encouraged to create procedures and policies that encourage people to follow proven "trails" to create a measurable outcome, maybe a sale or a product. Managers spend time working to make people be at their most effective. How often do managers, individuals, and teams push themselves out of their discipline? How often are individuals and teams given the opportunity to safely practice pushing that comfort zone, to walk a different "trail"?

After more than a year and a half of waiting, Tim Hortons is finally coming to Medina. Medina Mayor Clayton Ehrenreich said he received confirmation from the coffee and doughnut chain on Monday, but the location has changed and a long standing dispute over a left-hand turning lane has dissipated.

BATAVIA, NY -- Graham Corporation announced that its Board of Directors, at its regular meeting yesterday, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per common share.

The dividend will be payable April 7, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 24, 2008.