"Buffalo - Niagara Falls - Amherst" ranked number 33 on priceline.com's list of the 50 most-popular destinations for Independence Day weekend. Priceline says many people traveled by car this weekend and that the survey is accurate because it is based on actual bookings. New Orleans ranked number one. Researchers say that could signal a comeback.

A report in this week's Business First looks at Wal-Mart's progress in Hamburg. A new store will open on Southwestern Boulevard at Rogers Road this fall, replacing the McKinley Parkway site. It's one of eight new or relocated Wal-Marts in the area. It will be the largest Wal-Mart in the region and should create 90 new jobs.

Just Pizza plans to open its first non-local site in Sarasota, Florida by September. Plans for a Las Vegas operation are on hold, stalled by the slow economy.