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VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will participate in a state program in which it will grow and research industrial hemp as an “agricultural commodity.” The
SBA awards Syracuse University’s IVMF $135,000 grant for female veteran entrepreneurship program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) will use a federal grant of $135,000 for the veteran women igniting the
Report: CNY region unemployment rates rose in February compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Binghamton, Watertown–Fort Drum, and Ithaca regions increased in February compared to a year ago. The figures are part of
Mohawk Valley Ambulance Corps inks another agreement with Priority Billing
MOHAWK, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Ambulance Corps (MOVAC) announced it will continue working with Priority Billing to provide billing services for its nearly 9,000 annual
People news: Sterling Insurance appoints McArdle as new marketing director
AUBURN, N.Y. — Sterling Insurance Company announced it has recently promoted Catherine R. McArdle to marketing director. McArdle has more than 25 years of sales
New York home sales decline nearly 7 percent in February; CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors completed the sale of 7,391 previously owned homes in February, down 6.7 percent from 7,925 in the year-ago month,
Report: CNY regions gain jobs in the last year
The Syracuse region added 3,700 jobs, a 1.2 percent rise, and the Ithaca area picked up 1,600 jobs, an increase of 2.5 percent, between February
State: Rome auto dealer to pay state, serve probation after admitting tax evasion
ROME, N.Y. — The owner and operator of a Rome auto-sales business will serve five years’ probation and pay the state more than $70,000 after
New York manufacturing index dips in March
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell two points 16.4 in March. The index had climbed 12 points in February to its highest
Report: Most CNY region unemployment rates decline in January
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Binghamton, and Ithaca regions fell in January compared to a year ago, while the jobless rate in the Watertown–Fort
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