A Tonawanda-based manufacturing company expects to create 72 new jobs on top of its existing pool of 55 local employees with a new expansion project. Viatran, which makes industrial measuring instruments, will renovate and expand its facility on Firetower Drive in Tonawanda to 24,000 square feet. The project will be supported with $600,000 in Excelsior Tax Credits from Empire State Development Corp. The renovated facility will provide additional space for research and development, lean manufacturing...