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Mountain Lakes, N.J. (AP) - Packaged foods company Pinnacle Foods Group says it's buying Rochester-based frozen-vegetable company Birds Eye Foods for $1.3 billion.

Henrietta, N.Y. -- It has become as much a holiday tradition as the holidays themselves -- throngs of people crowding into stores for “Black Friday” discounts. Video

Henrietta, N.Y. – The recession, budget conscious consumers, and stores worried about unloading inventory are all reasons that retail experts say early deals are becoming a 2009 trend. Video

New York (AP) – Americans spent about the same amount in October as in August and September, according to figures released Thursday by a key data service, and they may be settling into new low-spending habits.

U.S.A./ Rochester, N.Y. - The House version of a healthcare reform bill, was passed, and among other things, the bill requires everyone to have health insurance and all employers to provide it.

The fleet of new cars and trucks sold to U.S. consumers averaged 21 miles per gallon in the 2008 model year, a modest increase over the previous year, the Environmental Protection Agency reported Friday.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second term will be the subject of a Senate Banking Committee hearing next month, the panel's chairman said Friday.

Refineries from New Mexico to New Jersey are under severe economic pressure because of falling demand for fuel, with a number of facilities shutting down in recent months.

AOL says it plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs - or about a third of the struggling Internet company's work force -- as it prepares to separate from Time Warner.

A high-profile South Florida attorney under federal investigation for allegedly running a huge fraud scheme has been sued for $100 million by a group of investors.