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State accepting applications for 7th round of Grow-NY agribusiness competition
ITHACA — Firms interested in getting involved in the 7th round of the Grow-NY competition have until mid-May to apply. Empire State Development (ESD) says
New York manufacturing index turns negative in March
New orders, shipments decline Declines in the indexes for both new orders and shipments were again factors as
Upstate CEOs’ confidence rises in latest Business Leader Survey
More leaders see a brighter future The index of Upstate Business Leader Confidence rose by 18 points from 60.8 to 78.8 this year, pointing to
Excellus net income rebounds in 2024 despite operating loss
ROCHESTER — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield says the health plan ended 2024 with a profit of $25.6 million, citing its annual report filed with the New
MACNY selects Indium Corporation R&D director as Innovator of the Year
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, has selected Yan Liu, Ph.D., director of global research and development (R&D) at Indium Corporation, as the recipient
Binghamton business-plan competition has April 2 submission deadline
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton entrepreneurs still have a few weeks to make their submissions for this year’s Binghamton business-plan competition. Applications are due April 2.
Willow Point Rehabilitation & Nursing Center boosts salaries for several health-care roles
VESTAL, N.Y. — Willow Point Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Vestal says it has significantly increased the pay scale for several health-care roles at the
New York manufacturing index plummets back into negative territory in March
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business conditions index fell 26 points to -20 in March. In the past couple months, the index rose 18
Pulaski, Chittenango, and Marathon win millions in state’s DRI, NY Forward programs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York State has awarded the Village of Pulaski $10 million as the Central New York winner of the eighth round of
Additional Syracuse airport tenants moving to cashless operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — More tenants at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) are transitioning to cashless operations in the coming months. Beginning April 7, restaurants operated