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New York jobless claims fall to a four-month low
The number of people filing initial applications for unemployment benefits in New York state declined more than 12 percent to 17,494 in the week ending
Upstate Shredding owner makes unsolicited bid to acquire competitor Metalico
OWEGO, N.Y. — The owner of Owego–based Upstate Shredding, LLC and sister company Weitsman Recycling has announced an unsolicited proposal to acquire one of its
New York manufacturing index slips in February
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 2.2 points to 7.8 in the February
FAA proposes new rules for small drones; NUAIR, Schumer react
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed regulations that would allow “routine” use of certain small, unmanned-aircraft systems
Empire Brewing collaborates with Chinese company on beer made with tea
Two Dragons beer, made with tea from China in collaboration with a Chinese company. Empire Brewing announced the partnership with JingWei Fu Tea Company of
Cuomo signs bill allowing St. Lawrence power-sale earnings to boost economic-development efforts
MASSENA, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed a bill that allows proceeds from the sale of a block of hydropower from the St.
ESD approves funding for projects in Syracuse, Binghamton, Auburn, and Lewis County
Projects in Syracuse, Binghamton, Auburn, and Lewis County will benefit from funding awards that the board of directors of Empire State Development (ESD) has approved.
New York milk production rises nearly 4 percent in November; prices mixed
New York dairy farms produced 1.11 billion pounds of milk in November, up 3.8 percent from the year-earlier period, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural
Weitsman plans new scrap-processing plant in Owego instead of western PA
OWEGO, N.Y. — Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling announced last Thursday that it will build a new scrap-processing plant in Owego. The company had discussed
General Contractors group honors Hueber-Breuer
A Syracuse–based construction company is among three firms the Associated General Contractors of New York State (AGC NYS) selected for its 2014 Jeffrey J. Zogg
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