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CNY region unemployment rates decline in April compared to a year
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in April, compared to the year-ago period, according to the latest
New York state home sales rise nearly 9 percent in April; CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state realtors completed the sale of more than 8,400 previously owned homes in April, up almost 9 percent from the
Binghamton University unveils manufacturing lab, introduces industry partner
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University has unveiled what it’s calling a “smart electronics manufacturing laboratory” as part of its Integrated Electronics Engineering Center (IEEC). Seoul,
Cuomo announces plan to create 119-mile travel corridor in Adirondacks to boost tourism
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo last week announced the final plan to govern the use of the 119-mile travel corridor from Remsen in Oneida County to
Community Bank announces quarterly dividend, annual meeting results
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 31 cents a share on its
Haylor, Freyer & Coon’s MacDonald elected IIABNY vice-chair
DeWITT, N.Y. — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York (IIABNY) recently elected Richard MacDonald to a one-year term as vice-chair and secretary-treasurer
Some CNY areas gain jobs, some lose them in last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, and Watertown–Fort Drum regions gained jobs in the past year, while the Ithaca and Binghamton areas shed positions in the same period.
Kost Tire to pay nearly $300,000 to settle state AG accusations over customer oil-change fees
Kost Tire Distributors, Inc. will pay the state of New York almost $300,000 to settle accusations that it collected a fee from consumers that state
New York manufacturing index plummets back to negative territory in May
Manufacturing activity in New York state contracted in May after two months of expansion, according to results of the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey issued
Upstate Medical to use nearly $200,000 in NSF funding to fight Zika virus
Upstate Medical University will use almost $200,000 in grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to “treat, prevent and understand” the Zika virus. Researchers
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