Price Chopper is preparing to expand its Ben & Bill’s Deli franchise into its Saratoga Springs store.

Fuel-cell maker Plug Power has become ensnared in the student loan crisis with almost half of its investment portfolio tied up in bonds investors are wary to touch.

Pastrami and hot dogs: a match made in heaven.
That is what Mark Shuket is hoping for when his Old World Provisions in Albany takes over Fritz Helmbold in Troy today. Old World on Westerlo Avenue announced Thursday the merger of the two family-owned meat manufacturers.

Latham-based hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer Plug Power on Thursday announced increased year-over-year revenues for the first three months of this year but also increased net loss.

The 210 Teamsters at Sysco Food Services of Albany narrowly averted a strike late Wednesday, but labor tensions are escalating at Adirondack Beverage, where another 170 Teamsters have also authorized a walkout.

Costlier commodities continued to wallop New Yorkers in April, knocking their confidence levels down to new record lows, according to a Siena Research Institute monthly report released Thursday.

Advanced Micro Devices is conducting the company’s annual shareholder meeting today, but it’s unknown whether it will discuss any new details about a proposed “asset light” strategy and what that would mean for its planned chip plant in Luther Forest.

Two brothers are embracing the organic food craze and found the inspiration to start a new food product line from their great-grandfather Joe, who immigrated to the U.S. from Italy and grew his own vegetables naturally.

The credit crunch has foiled Trans World Entertainment founder Robert Higgins’ bid to buy the music and video retailer and take it private.

After news broke last week that Cobleskill Business Park LLC had filed for Chapter 11 reorganizational protection to stave off county tax foreclosure, marketer Michael J. Tersigni said he’s been busy reassuring potential tenants that the former Guilford Mills site is still “ready to go.”

Dr. John D. Bennett Jr., chairman of the board of directors of the Capital District Physicians Health Plan, will replace Dr. William J. Cromie as the organization’s president and chief executive officer, the company announced Tuesday.

Albany International Corp.’s growing pains — in the midst of an economic slowdown — led the paper machine clothing manufacturer to report a net loss of $1.5 million for the first quarter Sunday.

The love of New York has prevailed over Santa Barbara.

The National Energy Technology Laboratory, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy, has awarded Green Island-based Crystal IS a $1 million grant to help offset the costs of the company’s program to develop high-performance, energy-efficient solid state lighting applications.

Organic food products are more expensive than traditional products. And with the recent spike in food prices, organic prices have gone even higher, forcing many organic buyers to think twice about purchases.