West Herr WBEN Buffalo Business Report - Monday, April 24, 2023

Local gas prices still riisng
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Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - The AAA reports the current cost for a gallon of unleaded gas in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls region rose seven cents from a week ago to $3.66.

Bed Bath & Beyond filed for bankruptcy on Sunday. Closing sales will begin Wednesday. Bed Bath & Beyond has three local stores - on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst, Transit Road in Williamsville and McKinley Parkway in Blasdell.

At its 11-year anniversary party this weekend, Community Beer Works announced a planned second location in the City of Buffalo. The brewery will open late this fall at 976 Elmwood Avenue. In addition, Community Beer Works announcing that Tim Czarnetzki has been hired as Director of Operations.

The stadium naming rights agreement between M&T Bank and the Baltimore Ravens has been extended.  The Baltimore Business Journal reports the deal comes just a few months after the Ravens signed a new lease to keep them in the stadium until 2037.  The financial terms were not publicly announced.

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