Niagara Gazette Business

FIRST NIAGARA: Rating agencies say bank is stable

2010-01-12T23:20:00-05:00

Two credit rating agencies are saying the First Niagara Financial Group is favorable for investors.

Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s stocks and bonds rating services gave First Niagara credit ratings of “Baa1” and “BBB-” respectively.

DELPHI: Congressional committee will hold hearing on benefits

2009-11-24T18:12:00-05:00

A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee is planning on conducting a hearing on the handling of Delphi Corp. pensions.

LIFESTYLE: Good things still brewin' for Tonawanda native Jon Luther

2009-11-17T21:08:00-05:00

Jon Luther might now be the pride of the City of Tonawanda, but it took him quite a while to ascend to the peak of his profession.

BUSINESS: Skateboarder is mission driven

2009-10-13T00:37:00-04:00

Jason Salfi, wearing blue jeans, a work shirt and sporting a cast on his right arm, waved the injured limb at his small audience of area business people.

“Yes, I did break it skateboarding,” he laughed. “I was going about 40 miles an hour down a hill and had a terrible crash.”

LOCKPORT: GM won’t change Lockport plant

2009-10-07T19:53:00-04:00

Other than losing the Delphi name, the Lockport plant won’t see any changes as the newest addition to General Motors.

BUSINESS: Niagara USA Chamber looking for community input

2009-09-18T00:16:00-04:00

The Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce is looking for input from members and non-members in the community.

WILSON: Pfeiffer Foods closing

2009-09-10T16:55:00-04:00

Pfeiffer Foods will cease local operations before Thanksgiving.

So a representative of the salad-dressing maker’s parent company, T. Marzetti, informed 156 employees early Thursday.

WINERY: Local brew debuts at Becker Farms

2009-08-30T19:55:00-04:00

When wine tours and tasters come through Becker Farms, Owner Oscar Vizcarra has heard one question over and over again.

“It’s not unusual to hear a person say, ‘My wife likes wine, but where do I get a beer?’ ” he said.

BUSINESS: Even in the middle of a recession, Wireless Zone continues to grow

2009-08-16T00:41:00-04:00

Lockport Wireless Zone opens at 10 a.m. Friday, and within five minutes the business is already full of customers.

LOCKPORT: Yahoo! plan gets approval

2009-06-30T20:39:00-04:00

t’s official. Yahoo! is coming.

The well-known Internet services company’s plan to build a data center in the town was given the green light Tuesday. The town’s Industrial Development Agency approved a 20-year tax break, and the planning board gave its blessing on the company’s construction site plan. Currently the plan is to break ground sometime in the middle of August, once the Yahoo! board of directors give their expected approval.