West Herr WBEN Buffalo Business Report - Thursday, October 31st, 2024

New Barnes and Noble at Galleria
Barnes & Noble on Niagara Falls Blvd. in Amherst is one of the bookseller's soon-to-be three locations in the Buffalo area. Photo credit JHVEPhoto/Getty Images

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - Barnes & Noble is opening a new location at the Walden Galleria next Wednesday at 10 a.m. The bookstore is taking over the former Williams Sonoma site next to Apple and across from Bath & Body Works. Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt says the mall is a "perfect fit" for the bookseller.

For the sixth straight year Independent Health has been named one of the best health insurance companies for Medicare Advantage coverage by U.S. News & World Report. Independent Health is the only health plan in Western New York to receive the honor in six consecutive years.

Hamburg Overhead Door has received Women-Owned Business Certification from New York State. The status gives the company more opportunities to attract new customers, priority for contracts and access to special funds for minority and women-owned businesses. Owner Jennifer Kuhn says she's been working on getting the certification for three and a half years.

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