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Cuomo: change in fuel-tax law will improve cash flow for petroleum distributors
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a change in state tax law he says will benefit small-business operators selling heating oil and certain highway diesel-motor fuels.
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Community Plan today announced plans to hire more than 60 new employees to support its recent expansion in New York, including additional counties
NFIB: small-business optimism up ‘marginally’ in July
Small-business optimism “sighed” in July, with a monthly index that measures the optimism up 0.6 points for a reading of 94.1, according to the National
First Niagara to pay former CEO Koelmel a severance of at least $3 million
First Niagara Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: FNFG) will pay former president and CEO John Koelmel a severance package of at least $3 million. The figure is
New York AG sues out-of-state firms for charging ‘exorbitant’ interest rates on Internet loans
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Monday announced that his office filed a lawsuit against two out-of-state companies for violating New York’s usury and
Schumer expresses support for preserving helicopter contracts at Lockheed’s Owego site
OWEGO — U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–NY) today offered his support for planned defense contracts between the Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky team and the U.S. military.
AT&T invests nearly $225M in NY wireless, wireline network in first half
AT&T today announced it has invested nearly $225 million in its wireless and wired networks in New York in the first half of 2013.
St. Joseph’s appoints Kuss as director of development
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has announced the appointment of Vincent Kuss as director of development. The appointment is effective Sept. 3,
Community Foundation names new board officers
SYRACUSE — The Central New York Community Foundation board of directors recently appointed the following four new officers. Linda Dickerson Hartsock, director of community
YMCA’s Healthy Syracuse works on worksite-wellness initiative
SYRACUSE — Healthy Syracuse, a community coalition stemming from a partnership between the YMCA of Greater Syracuse and the Onondaga County Health Department, has developed