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State gains jobs, unemployment rate creeps up
New York added 15,400 private-sector jobs in June and grew its labor force by 105,000 people since last July, according to the state Department of
Income increases at Elmira Savings
ELMIRA — Net income rose 4 percent in the second quarter at Elmira Savings Bank, (NASDAQ: ESBK) to $1.36 million, or 42 cents per share.
Profit falls in second quarter at KeyCorp
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) generated net income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders of $221 million in the second quarter, down from $243 million a
Shareholders OK Tompkins-VIST deal
ITHACA — Shareholders this week approved the planned acquisition of VIST Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: VIST) of Wyomissing, Pa. by Ithaca–based Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex:
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
Houston company to acquire NYSEG Solutions, Energetix
BINGHAMTON — Houston-based Direct Energy, will acquire NYSEG Solutions, Inc. and Energetix, Inc., both wholly owned subsidiaries of Iberdrola USA for $110.2 million in cash
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
Grocer to occupy former Wegmans site
SYRACUSE — Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is selling a former North Side store location to a developer who will lease the space to another grocer.
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