National Grid asks for lower electric rates, higher gas rates
National Grid wants to lower electric rates and raise natural gas rates in New York starting on April 1, 2013. The utility submitted a request for new rates to the New York State Public Service Commi Read More
NYPA funds efficiency project at Upstate Medical University
SYRACUSE — Renovations at The State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University’s Weiskotten Hall were among a dozen energy-efficiency projects the New York Power Authority (NYPA) highlig Read More
Interest income pushes profit higher at Pathfinder
OSWEGO — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC) earned $529,000, or 16 cents a share, in the first quarter, up from $426,000, or 12 cents a share, a year earlier. A rise of $174,000 in net interest Read More
Midair USA to expand Rome operations at Griffiss
ROME — Over the past six years, Midair USA, Inc. has quietly and steadily grown at Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome. The company, which occupies about 70,000 square feet at 592 Hangar Ro Read More
Orion Bus plant to stop making buses in a year
Exactly how many of the 400 to 500 employees will lose their jobs is still unclear ORISKANY — Daimler Buses North America’s announcement April 25 that it would stop manufacturing transit buses in N Read More
PAR Technology profit jumps in 1st quarter
NEW HARTFORD — PAR Technology Corp (NYSE: PAR) reported that its net earnings from continuing operations rose to $1 million, or 7 cents a share, in the first quarter from $741,000, or 5 cents per shar Read More
Local company develops mobile app for golf courses
UTICA — The warm weather of late winter and early spring brought golfers out of hibernation, and one Utica–based company believes it has the next big thing to help golfers enjoy their game even more. Read More
Hobby Lobby boosts full-time minimum wage to $13 per hour
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., which operates a store in New Hartford in the Hannaford Plaza on Commercial Drive, recently increased its minimum wage to $13 an hour for full-time employees and $9 per hour Read More
Berkshire Hills’ Q1 profit rises, boosted by Rome acquisition
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nearly a year after Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHLB) closed on the acquisition of Rome Bancorp, the deal continues to boost earnings for the Massachusetts–based banking Read More
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