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New York milk production rises 4 percent in June
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York dairy farms produced 1.25 billion pounds of milk in June, up 4.2 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s New

Rome to use $1.5M state grant to demolish abandoned housing at former Woodhaven developmen
ROME, N.Y. — The City of Rome will use a $1.5 million state grant to demolish the former Woodhaven housing complex and to market the

New York home sales rise nearly 10 percent in June compared to a year ago; CNY numbers mostly up
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors completed the sale of more than 12,100 previously owned homes in June, up nearly 10 percent from about 11,100

State awards Upstate Medical $1 million grant for HIV program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University announced it will use a five-year, $1 million grant to support a program that seeks to “keep vulnerable populations

FAA awards Massena International Airport $459K grant for lighting, visual guidance improvements
MASSENA, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Massena International Airport a grant of nearly $459,000. The airport is also known as Richards

Labor report: All CNY regions add jobs, except for Binghamton
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, and Ithaca regions all gained jobs in the past 12 months, while the Binghamton area lost jobs in the same

Binghamton University to use federal grant to train nurses for work in rural areas
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University’s Decker School of Nursing will use a federal grant of $350,000 to “fully fund” the training of nurses for work

Oneonta wins Mohawk Valley’s $10M prize in state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Oneonta is the Mohawk Valley’s winner in New York’s $100 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), according to a news release that the

SBA lending in upstate New York rises 16 percent in FY 2016 compared to a year ago
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved 741 loans in 34 counties across upstate New York during the first nine months

DiNapoli: local-government property-tax cap remains below 1 percent in 2017
ALBANY, N.Y. — Property-tax levy growth for local governments will be capped at 0.68 percent for 2017, down “slightly” from the 0.73 percent in 2016.
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