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Survey: Workers’, retirees’ confidence hasn’t recovered from drop in 2023
Majorities remain optimistic about retirement prospects Workers’ and retirees’ confidence has not yet fully recovered from the “significant drop” measured in 2023, but majorities remain

SU student-athletes, area eateries to benefit from NIL program
SYRACUSE — From now through Aug. 1, some Syracuse–area independent restaurant owners are giving patrons the chance to “round up” their bill to benefit SU

KeyBank rolls out KeyVAM for treasury-management clients
Uses Qolo’s technology platform KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) is now offering KeyVAM, which it describes as a virtual account-management product for treasury-management clients who have “complex”
CNY jobless rates rise in April compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions were higher in April of this year versus the same month in

Destiny USA adds mobile remote guarding systems to its security measures
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA says it has added mobile remote guarding systems into its security program at the mall complex. The systems come from

Syracuse University names alumnus as the next dean of the College of Law
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has appointed Terence Lau as the 13th dean of its College of Law. The executive committee of the Syracuse University

Onondaga County seeks proposals for new downtown hotel; to create hotel initiative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County plans to issue a request-for-proposals (RFP) to the private sector to build a convention-center hotel on a county-owned parking lot

Syracuse law firm combines with Buffalo–based firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CCBLaw — a Syracuse law firm known for its work with health care, business, and labor and employment clients — has combined

State acquires land near Ithaca, creating Cayuga Shores Wildlife Management Area
LANSING, N.Y. — New York State has purchased a portion of the former Bell Station property in the town of Lansing in Cayuga County and

Schumer pitches Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse to Commerce Secretary ahead of funding awards
The first major funding awards for the federal tech hub program are expected as early as this month. His office says U.S. Senate Majority Leader