Samantha Christmann

Gov. Kathy Hochul joined one of her constituents to shop for groceries at the Tops Markets grocery store on Union Road in Cheektowaga.

Once a location is built that regularly contributes to traffic problems and congestion, there isn't much a municipality can do to address it. That's why getting things right in the first place is so important, Christmann writes.

Security professionals are working hard to stop porch pirates in their tracks, and they've got new tools at their disposal that are getting more sophisticated every day.

The Starbucks Workers United union and corporate representatives had been making progress in negotiations, coming to several tentative agreements. The strike authorization could be a sign that negotiations have hit a bump.

Canada has agreed to close a "flagpoling" loophole in immigration law that regularly tied up border resources and caused traffic backups at the Peace Bridge and other bridges on the American border with Canada.

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Workers plan to strike until Christmas Eve, during some of the company's busiest days, due to a lack of progress in contract negotiations with Starbucks Corp.

Where Your Story Lives Party City will close all of its stores, including three in Erie County, according to a report from CNN.

Walden Galleria, the largest shopping center in the region, faces headwinds as it looks to the future. Online shopping, lower foot traffic, and lower revenue has caused people to wonder how the mall can compete with "town center" shopping and lifestyle projects set to be built in Clarence.

It's less than the $30 million developer Douglas Jemal had requested and leaves a long way to go toward the project's total $140 million price tag.