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Cuomo puts out his own top 10 list in honor of Letterman
In the aftermath of Thursday’s surprise announcement by David Letterman that he planned to retire from his late-night talk show in 2015, plenty of celebrities
State Fairgrounds seeks contractor to operate restaurants and catering
GEDDES — The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets announced the issuance of a request for proposals (RFP) for a contractor to operate
Upstate consumer sentiment slides in March
The cold weather of the winter season and the heating bills that followed may have hindered upstate New York consumers’ willingness to spend in March,
First Niagara launches private insurance exchange
BUFFALO — First Niagara Benefits Consulting (FNBC), a division of First Niagara Risk Management, Inc., today announced its launch of a private insurance exchange. FNBC
SUNY announces new presidents of Potsdam and Canton campuses
The State University of New York (SUNY) board of trustees today announced the appointments of Kristin Esterberg as president of SUNY Potsdam and Zvi Szafran
New York’s initial jobless claims fall to lowest level of the year
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ending March 22 fell by 225, or just over
Upstate consumer sentiment falls in March
Consumer sentiment in upstate New York fell 5.3 points to 68.8 in March, according to the latest monthly survey the Siena (College) Research Institute (SRI)
Gift shop at Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts to formally reopen Saturday
LITTLE FALLS — The Selective Eye, a gift shop in the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts (MVCA), will celebrate its grand reopening on Saturday,
NY Attorney General sues FedEx over untaxed cigarettes
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced his office has filed a $70 million lawsuit against Federal Express (FedEx) Corp. (NYSE: FDX) for “unlawfully”
First Niagara names Saffire EVP of commercial financial services
BUFFALO — First Niagara Financial Group (Nasdaq: FNFG) has appointed Joseph Saffire to serve as executive vice president (EVP) of commercial financial services. Saffire brings
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