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A.G. sends settlement funds to new foreclosure prevention program
New York’s attorney general will use money from a February foreclosure abuse settlement to replace the state’s expiring Foreclosure Prevention Services Program. The attorney general’s
N.Y. construction employment inches up month-to-month, lags behind last year
Despite rising in August, the number of New Yorkers working in construction dropped since summer drew to a close in 2011, according to an analysis
Local unemployment rates fell in August, but are still as much as a percent higher than they were a year ago, according to figures released
M&T outstrips pledge to ramp up small-business lending
M&T Bank exceeded a promise it made last year to boost small-business lending, it said today. The Buffalo–based bank increased small-business lending by $196 million
Baldwinsville business owner wins pitch competition
BALDWINSVILLE — The owner of a Baldwinsville–based business was one of 30 winners of the Make Mine a Million competition in New York City. Kelli
Centro wheeling out new buses in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Centro is taking 56 new buses to the streets of Syracuse. The new vehicles use compressed natural gas (CNG) for power and are
Upstate Economy Pays the Price for Health-Care Law
On March 21, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the President’s health-care bill by just seven votes. Two days later, the president signed the
Do you get tired of politicians talking about how many jobs they have created? Or how few jobs their opponents have created? The president claims
Mackenzie Hughes seminar tackles election-year HR headaches
DeWITT — Business human-resources departments should be ready to head off potential problems resulting from this year’s heated political-campaign period, attendees of a recent Central
Mercer: Health-benefit costs in line for 6.5-percent rise
Employers anticipate the cost of health-insurance coverage will rise slightly faster in 2013 than it has in recent years, according to early results from an
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