Buffalo Business Report - Monday, October 1st 2012

So much for that local gas price decline. Over the weekend, the average cost per gallon of unleaded jumped a penny-and-a-half to $4.075. The AAA reports the national average is twenty-nine cents lower, at $3.78 per gallon.

Sovran Self-Storage has bought up nine more self storage facilities for a total of $54.7 million. Four are in Atlanta; three are in Jacksonville, Florida; there is one facility each in Raleigh, North Carolina and Chicago, Illinois.

Business First reports Kaleida Health has agreed to a $1.6 million settlement on claims for dental services at Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo's dental clinic. The provider overbilled for certain Medicaid payments.

ACP Technologies has been named to the Ingram Micro SMB 500. The list celebrates the top 500 fastest-growing Ingram Micro U.S. channel partners, with a focus on small and midsize businesses.