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New York’s jobless claims fall to seven-year low
The number of people filing initial applications for unemployment benefits in New York state fell 16 percent to 15,910 in the week ending Sept. 20,
People news: McChesney joins Tully Rinckey as new director of PR
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Tully Rinckey PLLC, an Albany–based law firm that also operates a Syracuse office, has hired Charles J. McChesney as its director of
Cuomo signs bill expanding MWBE certification for N.Y. businesses, boosts contract target
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signed legislation designed to increase the number of certified minority- and women-owned enterprises (MWBE) in New York.
New York AG says Rochester CEO defrauded investors
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman on Thursday announced that his office has obtained a judgment against the CEO of Rochester–based
USDOL awards OCC $2.5M for food-process job training
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has awarded Onondaga Community College (OCC) a $2.5 million grant for job training in the agribusiness
New York egg production rises 9 percent in August
New York farms produced 119 million eggs in August, up 9 percent from the year-ago period, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) New
State awards several CNY solar projects NY-Sun funding
Nearly 50 solar-electric projects at businesses and schools between Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, the Southern Tier, and the North Country will benefit from
New York dairy farmers receive higher prices for milk
Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $25.30 per hundredweight of milk they sold during August, up 40 cents from July and
New York’s jobless claims rise 4 percent in latest week
The number of people filing initial applications for unemployment benefits in New York state increased more than 4 percent to 18,969 in the week ending
State Fair: 2014 sponsorship sales rose 16 percent from 2013
GEDDES, N.Y. — The New York State Fair reported sponsorship sales of nearly $2 million at this year’s event, up 16 percent from the final
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