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Governor signs tax credit targeting Upstate post-production film work
A law signed today by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to expand New York state’s film tax credit includes an extra credit for Upstate post-production work. The
New York licenses first mutual bond insurer for U.S. municipal market
The New York State Department of Financial Services has licensed the first mutual bond insurer to operate in the municipal market in the United States,
Texas company to acquire five Upstate television stations
Irving, Texas–based Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) plans to acquire television stations serving the Syracuse, Binghamton, Elmira, and Watertown markets as part of a
Tops to acquire 21 stores from GU Markets
Tops Friendly Markets has agreed to acquire 21 supermarkets in upstate New York and Vermont in a transaction expected to close by fall of this
Most New York voters support implementing federal health-care reform
New York voters who support implementing the federal health-care reform law outnumber voters who back repealing it, according to a Siena (College) Research Institute (SRI)
Workers’ compensation premium rates to decrease
New York employers’ workers’ compensation premium rates are set to fall for the first time since 2008, the state said today. Policyholders’ premiums will drop
Business conditions pick up for New York manufacturers in July
New York’s manufacturing sector bounced back from an early summer slowdown in July, according to a survey released this morning by the Federal Reserve Bank
Auburn hospital reducing staff after patient drop-off
AUBURN — Auburn Community Hospital is cutting its number of staffed beds following a drop in its inpatient census. The nonprofit hospital’s daily average of
AXA Equitable settles with attorney general’s office
The state attorney general’s office has reached a settlement with AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. following an investigation into the company’s medical reimbursements from September
SCHENECTADY — MVP Health Care President and CEO David Oliker plans to retire in early 2013, the company said today. Oliker informed MVP’s board of