Online grocery shopping is near
Leslee Chilcott dreads grocery shopping. With four kids ages 2 through 13 in tow, one can imagine why. So, to Chilcott and many busy moms like her, click-and-collect grocery shopping sounds like...
View ArticleSynacor battling headwinds
Synacor Inc. hasn’t had much good luck over the last couple of years.So maybe a new man at the top will bring better fortune to the Buffalo-based Internet content provider than its current CEO Ronald...
View ArticleErie County Real Estate Transactions
AMHERST Highest price: $16,250,000 Average price: $1,132,842 Median price: $147,805 Number of Sales: 33• 45 & 55 Spindrift Drive, Windsong Medical Park to Spindrift Medical Park, $16,250,000.•...
View ArticleNiagara County Real Estate Transactions
CAMBRIA• 3223 Northway Drive, Sharon A. Lowman; Paul T. Lowman to Zelda Hillman, $72,000.LEWISTON• 407 Harper Drive, Wieland Kaphingst; Anne Marie Kaphingst to Christopher M. Sicoli; Heather L....
View ArticleThe McGuire Group Pharmacy promoted Jennifer L. Battin to president of the company. Battin is a certified geriatric pharmacist and holds a bachelor of science from Albany College of Pharmacy.Rich...
View ArticleDress for Success celebrates its first year while looking to the future
In its first year in Buffalo, the Dress for Success program to outfit women for professional job interviews has helped more than 200 clients and received closets full of donations of stylish suits and...
View ArticleWith 1.6 million cars recalled, GM now faces the hard part
Less than a month after General Motors announced that it would recall 1.6 million cars because of a defective ignition switch, the automaker now faces an arduous task: fixing the cars.The process,...
View ArticleSome shoppers push the limits to get a deal, but stores are getting wise
Nordstrom is famously forgiving when shoppers change their minds about purchases.Customers love it – especially those whose motives may be questionable. The Seattle retailer has been known to take...
View ArticleFive tips for faster, tastier meals
Five to 10 minutes might not sound like much, but when you’re racing to get dinner on the table, that can be the difference between a relaxing family meal and one gobbled down with hardly a “How was...
View ArticleRetirement prospects fairly good for those with a 401(k)
People with access to 401(k) plans for at least 30 years are on track for a reasonably comfortable retirement.That’s the upshot of a new study measuring how Americans will fare in retirement.The...
View ArticleInvestment advice for those without millions
Although investors with pint-size retirement accounts often have the greatest need for solid financial advice, the reality is that top-notch financial advice more likely goes to those with at least $1...
View ArticleWhere to find last-minute deals
Need a vacay, like, right now? ShopSmart, the shopping magazine from the publisher of Consumer Reports, suggests these sites that make last-minute travel cheap and easy to book. Each one of them meets...
View ArticleThe Color of Money: The rising cost of skipping college
With the rising cost of college, people have been asking if it’s worth the investment.But that might be the wrong question.We know that many employers demand a college degree – any degree – as a...
View ArticleSmartphone cameras step closer to high-end power
Expect sharper, clearer selfies this year.Samsung Electronics Co. has beefed up the camera in its Galaxy S5 smartphone due for April release and added smarter camera software, following Sony and Nokia...
View ArticleSocial media can give banks a peek at potential borrowers
The personal information that friends share on social media websites is being used by a growing number of financial institutions to build a credit profile for potential borrowers, in addition to the...
View ArticleRegular or Roth: Which type of IRA is best for you?
Think of the last time you bought something that made you very happy.Maybe a car, a new pair of shoes, the snowblower that kept you from having a heart attack this winter. Whatever the item, it gave...
View ArticleHornblower picks names for its new Niagara Falls catamarans
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – The two new catamarans providing boat rides near Niagara Falls will be called the Niagara Wonder and the Niagara Thunder, Hornblower Niagara Cruises announced Monday.The company,...
View ArticleOn the Record / March 11, 2014
Hires/Promotions/Honors The Western New York Trial Lawyers Association elected Soo-young Chang a director. Chang is special counsel in Goldberg Segall’s Buffalo office. Chang is a graduate of Brooklyn...
View ArticleCablevision directors sued over executives ‘grossly excessive’...
Cablevision Systems Corp. directors were sued by an investor for wrongfully approving “grossly excessive” compensation for Chairman Charles Dolan and members of his family who serve as executives of...
View ArticleChiquita to merge with Irish importer to make world’s largest banana...
DUBLIN (AP) – Yes, they have more bananas.Fruit supply companies Chiquita of the United States and Fyffes of Ireland said Monday they had agreed to merge to create the world’s biggest banana...
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