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For new Opportunity Zones New York State’s focus is cities
ALBANY — Across the state and the region, downtowns were at the front of the line when New York chose which Census tracts to nominate
Audit: Most property tax exemptions not properly documented
ALBANY — An audit of property tax exemptions in the Empire State found that most were not properly documented, causing other taxpayers to bear an
Whitesboro man charged in robbery of GPO Federal Credit Union
UTICA — Utica Police on April 10 arrested a Whitesboro man, charging him with robbing the GPO Federal Credit Union. Joshua M. Smith, 38, was
Bankers, credit unions split on court ruling
New York Credit Union Association President/CEO William J. Mellin had a different opinion than the judge or the ABA. “The New York Credit Union Association
Former C-NS booster club treasurer charged with stealing more than $15,000
CICERO, N.Y. — Onondaga County Sheriff’s deputies arrested the former treasurer of the Cicero-North Syracuse Winter Guard parent-run booster club. Deputies said Steven Bara, 51,
Citizens Bank says customers were unable to access accounts Friday morning
Customers of Citizens Bank were unable to access their bank accounts Friday morning, the Providence, R.I.–based bank said on social media. Around 8 a.m., Citizens,
DeFrancisco suspends campaign for governor, urged to consider another run for Senate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — State Sen. John DeFrancisco has suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor. “In light of the fact that the
Following sale to Speedway, Express Mart expects to lay off 53
CICERO, N.Y. — Express Mart Franchising Corporation informed New York State that it will be laying off 53 employees beginning in July. Speedway announced April
State proposes areas for federal economic opportunity zones
ALBANY, N.Y. — Empire State Development (ESD) has recommended 514 census tracts to the U.S. Department of the Treasury for designation as Opportunity Zones, a
Thousand Islands Bridge to run 1-way overnight for maintenance
ALEXANDRIA BAY — Traffic on the Thousand Islands Bridge will be reduced to one-way during overnight hours starting May 6 as crews go through annual