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Pamela Matt to head up MV Chamber
UTICA — Pamela Matt of New Hartford is the new executive director of the Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce following an extensive nationwide search. She
Financial Quarterly Investment Panel – 2/10/12
Editor’s note: The Investment Panel feature appears regularly in our Financial Quarterly publication, spotlighting area investment professionals and their views on the markets and investments.
Small-business optimism stagnates in January
Optimism remained virtually flat among small-business owners in January, according to the latest monthly survey from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The NFIB’s
AGC: Syracuse lost 3,100 construction jobs since 1990
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse-area construction job market has declined by 21 percent since peaking in 1990, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) said this
BAE lands Bell Helicopter contract
ENDICOTT — Bell Helicopter selected BAE Systems to provide fly-by-wire flight-control computers for its 525 Relentless super medium-class helicopter. BAE Systems flight-control computers provide the
Carousel expansion achieves gold LEED certification
SYRACUSE — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded gold LEED certification to the 1.3 million-square-foot expansion of the Carousel Center shopping mall. The
Wal-Mart signs on as ParTech customer
NEW HARTFORD —ParTech, Inc. recently landed Wal-Mart as one of its newest accounts. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) will use PAR’s EverServ SureCheck and Temperature Measuring Devices
State launching mobile center to deal with foreclosures
The state Department of Financial Services (DFS) will send a 36-foot-long van around New York in an attempt to prevent mortgage foreclosures. Foreclosure counselors will
State gives grants to flood-damaged Southern Tier towns
Five Southern Tier municipalities will receive grants from the New York State Department of State to help them recover from flooding that swept the region
Fourth-quarter slide doesn’t derail record full-year earnings at Chemung Financial
ELMIRA — The acquisition of Fort Orange Financial Corp. in the second quarter of last year helped push earnings at Chemung Financial Corp. to record
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