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Sikorsky to shutter Horseheads plant
HORSEHEADS — Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. will close its plant at 1250 Schweizer Road, leaving 570 employees without a job by year’s end. “Due to declining
Berkshire Hills to raise $75 million
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. plans to raise capital for its pending acquisition of DeWitt–based Beacon Federal Bancorp. Berkshire Hills (NASDAQ: BHLB) entered a subscription agreement
Vestal businesswoman wins competition
VESTAL — White Knight Productions owner Elin Barton is one of 30 winners in the Make Mine a Million business competition. Barton, who gave a
Unshackle Upstate endorses NY legislative candidates
The business advocacy organization Unshackle Upstate endorsed nine New York State Senate candidates and 21 Assembly candidates today through its political action committee, UPAC. Endorsed
A.G. sends settlement funds to new foreclosure prevention program
New York’s attorney general will use money from a February foreclosure abuse settlement to replace the state’s expiring Foreclosure Prevention Services Program. The attorney general’s
N.Y. construction employment inches up month-to-month, lags behind last year
Despite rising in August, the number of New Yorkers working in construction dropped since summer drew to a close in 2011, according to an analysis
Local unemployment rates fell in August, but are still as much as a percent higher than they were a year ago, according to figures released
M&T outstrips pledge to ramp up small-business lending
M&T Bank exceeded a promise it made last year to boost small-business lending, it said today. The Buffalo–based bank increased small-business lending by $196 million
Baldwinsville business owner wins pitch competition
BALDWINSVILLE — The owner of a Baldwinsville–based business was one of 30 winners of the Make Mine a Million competition in New York City. Kelli
Centro wheeling out new buses in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Centro is taking 56 new buses to the streets of Syracuse. The new vehicles use compressed natural gas (CNG) for power and are
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