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	State funds to aid housing projects
	The State Division of Housing and Community Renewal and nyhomes today announced $32 million in funding for communities in Central New York. The money will aid development of affordable housing, redevelopment of downtown areas, and upgrades to water and sewer systems.

	Local, statewide home sales tumble in July
	Statewide sales of existing single-family homes fell 50 percent in July after a "record-setting" sales total in June, which was boosted by the now expired federal home-buyer tax credit. July home sales also declined by more than 50 percent in Onondaga and Broome counties and nearly 30 percent in Oneida County, according to the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR). The association released its latest survey on home sales today.

	Tops Plaza in Owego has a new owner
	A buyer from Long Island is the new owner of the Tops Plaza is Owego, according to Joseph Pietrafesa II, a broker with Investment Real Estate Advisors. Pietrafesa brokered the $2.65 million, all-cash transaction, which he announced on Friday.

	Weitsman to buy the The Krebs, invest $1.85M in renovations
	SKANEATELES — A Skaneateles man who operates a scrap-metal business in Tioga County has plans to buy a restaurant that’s considered a Skaneateles landmark.

	Northland building owner cuts price in hopes of finding buyer
	UTICA — The owner of the Northland Communications building on Court Street never intended to own the building and lowered the asking price after almost two months on the market in hopes of unloading the four-story office building.

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Business Of The Week

	Sphere plans to quadruple revenue in 2008
	CAZENOVIA -- Kurt F. Wendler and Gregory S. Widrick, managing partners of Sphere Development LLC, left their jobs at Syracuse-based mall developer The Pyramid Companies in May 2006 to start their own commercial real-estate firm.

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	New Historic Credit Law Will Spur Development of Downtowns
	Gov. David A. Paterson signed into law a bill that will increase the availability of rehabilitation tax credits to developers of New York historic structures. The new bill increases the New York Historic Tax Credit to 20 perce

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Wilber taps former CEO as interim leader

Former Wilber Corp. President and CEO Alfred Whittet on Aug. 27 took the reins as interim president and CEO of the banking company's subsidiary, Wilber National Bank.

He temporarily replaces Douglas Gulotty, who departed in early August.

Whittet currently also serves as a director and vice chairman of the company and the bank. He served as president and CEO from 1998 until he retired in 2006. Whittet first joined Wilber in 1972.

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From The Publisher

	Celebrating Washington Station
	Spending on office buildings, which has dropped 47.5 percent since the September 2008 record-spending high, is nearing a 13-year low, according to the Institute for Trend Research. Permits for new-office construction have dropped 26.7 percent just since last December. Office vacancy rates in the second quarter of 2010 increased to 17.4 percent, the 10th consecutive quarterly rise. Construction of office buildings is projected to close 2010 at nearly 32 percent below 2009.

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	Another Jobs Report, Another Disappointment
	Another month brought more disappointing news on the pace of hiring. Businesses added fewer jobs than expected in July, and previous estimates of private-sector hiring were revised downward, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

VIEWPOINTS/OP-EDS

	How to Turn the Economic Tide in Your Favor
	Even the most self-assured and stoic among us feel the intensity of the times. The economic recovery seems quite elastic at best. Today’s good news can disappear as quickly as it appeared.

On The Move

	People on the Move - GB - 8/30/2010
	BANKING & FINANCE Wilber National Bank has appointed Kenneth W. Giblin, Jr., to the position of senior mortgage account representative in its Provantage Home Loans division.

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Top Ranks Lists
The 2010 Book of Lists electronic edition may be downloaded in Excel format. These 62 lists include key business information (when available) such as number of employees, revenue, products/services offered, and top executives for each company.

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