http://www.lockportjournal.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:41:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_201024301.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_201024301.html The doors to the eagerly awaited Niagara Produce Lockport are open for business. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:06:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_199220723.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_199220723.html Starbucks Coffee Co. on Transit Road in the Town of Lockport is one of the latest casualties of a companywide move to turn the struggling coffee chain’s economic fortunes around. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:03:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_199220354.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_199220354.html The First Niagara Bank branch on East Avenue was closed Thursday after an apparent electrical short caused the building to lose power. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:42:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_199024244.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_199024244.html After a year and a half of work from state agencies and NRG Energy, the proposed clean coal plant at the Huntley Station in the Town of Tonawanda has gone up in smoke. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:41:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_198014403.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_198014403.html Niagara Produce Lockport will throw open its doors for business Friday morning. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:05:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_198011843.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_198011843.html General Motors Corp. announced Tuesday it would cut salaried jobs, salaried retiree health care and 150,000 additional units of truck production, as its sales plummet because of a weak U.S. economy and high gasoline prices. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:07:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_195210728.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_195210728.html The door to the Scrap N Stamp Emporium was propped open Thursday, as a nice breeze moved through the store. People passed by, but it was still pretty quiet outside in the Lockview Plaza on Main Street in Lockport. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:54:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_192025428.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_192025428.html With gas and grocery prices rising, many people are looking to buy everything they need in one quick trip. Local farmers’ markets may have the answer. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:37:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_190013036.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_190013036.html While some people believe the national economy is in recession, a number of local businesses are still going strong, despite the economic hard times. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:44:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_183014413.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_183014413.html While the Molson Canal Concert Series impacted businesses in and around Main Street in Lockport, the shows had little effect with some of the surrounding businesses that are away from the Ulrich City Centre. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:33:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_183013433.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_183013433.html The federal government has obtained court approval to restore $2.2 million in retirement plan assets owed to hourly employees of auto supplier Delphi Corp. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:04:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_180010559.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_180010559.html It looks like there’ll be plenty of business to go around on concert nights. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:38:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_176013829.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_176013829.html Let the money-making begin. That’s Mayor Michael Tucker’s advice to downtown business owners preparing for the first Canal Concert Series show at City Centre. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:53:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_176005421.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_176005421.html Niagara Foods Inc., which suffered a serious fire last June, is preparing to build a 25,000-square-foot building on its Kelly Avenue property. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:43:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_168234350.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/business/local_story_168234350.html United Auto Workers Local 686, Unit 1, is close to a competitive operating agreement with Delphi Thermal Systems management, reaching a tentative agreement Monday.