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Northern Safety to be acquired by German conglomerate
FRANKFORT, N.Y. — Northern Safety and Industrial, a company based about 10 miles east of Utica that sells safety and industrial supplies, is being bought
New York posts second-largest rise in jobless claims in latest week
New York reported the second-biggest increase in jobless claims of all 50 states in the latest week, according to a U.S. Department of Labor news
People news: ACEC New York appoints Kime as a director
AUBURN, N.Y. — Beardsley Architects + Engineers announced that its employee Joseph S. Kime, structural engineer, was recently appointed as a director of ACEC New
First Niagara hires former HSBC executive to lead commercial card and payments unit
BUFFALO, N.Y. — First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG) on Wednesday announced that Peggy Yankovich has joined its treasury management group to lead its
Greater Watertown Chamber’s recently named president not coming aboard
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The Greater Watertown North Country Chamber of Commerce (GWNC) says the man it chose as its next president has decided to remain
PSC approves overlay for 315 area-code region
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved an area-code overlay in the 315 area-code region serving all or part of 18 counties
NYS Labor Department: CNY job growth mixed in the last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, and Ithaca regions gained jobs between June 2014 and this past June. At the same time, the Binghamton and Watertown-Fort Drum regions
U.S. Navy awards Lockheed Martin a contract modification worth nearly $154M
SALINA, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) a nearly $154 million modification to a previously awarded contract for block
Syracuse business owner accused of failing to pay sales taxes
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The owner of Rob’s Cycle Supply Inc. of Syracuse is accused of failing to pay more than $37,000 in sales taxes to
Cuomo: unemployment insurance interest-assessment surcharge to be lowest in 5 years
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that the 2015 unemployment insurance interest-assessment surcharge (IAS) will decrease to its lowest level in
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