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Consultant suggests HR professionals take ‘strategic approach’ to benefit design
DeWITT — The high cost of employee benefits suggests that using a strategic approach is both “obvious and necessary.” That was the message that Neil
Unshackle Upstate issues new plan for job growth and tax relief
Unshackle Upstate, a business-advocacy organization, has released its new economic-revitalization agenda (ERA) for Upstate. The proposal includes five points designed to deliver “broad-based” tax relief
Bryant & Stratton focuses on employability of its graduates
CLAY — Once college students earn their degrees, the next step is to either further their education or begin pursuit of their first job. To
New York’s initial unemployment claims jump 19 percent
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ending Aug. 24 increased by nearly 19 percent to
New York’s initial unemployment claims edge up in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ending Aug. 17, rose by 435, or more than
New York’s initial unemployment claims rise 4 percent in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ending Aug. 10, rose by 762, or more than
Area jobless rates fell by one percent or more in July
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, and Utica–Rome regions fell by at least one percentage point in July when compared to the same month in
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
New York’s initial unemployment claims fall by 4 percent
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ending Aug. 3, fell by 712, or almost 4
NYS unemployment rate unchanged at 7.5 percent, Upstate rate falls
New York state’s unemployment rate remain unchanged in July at 7.5 percent, its lowest level since February 2009, according to preliminary figures the New York
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