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N.Y. manufacturing index turns positive again in November
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index bounced back into positive territory by rising 14 points to 9.1 in November, its highest reading since

PPC Broadband to relocate production from overseas
DeWITT, N.Y. — PPC Broadband, which makes components for broadband connections, is expecting to add nearly 200 jobs by the end of 2024, as it

ESD awards funding to regional incubators
New York State has awarded $125,000 in annual funding and extended designations to business incubators operating in the greater Central New York, Mohawk Valley, and

Hochul signs bill to streamline payments to ambulance-service providers
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul this week signed a bill that will streamline payments to ambulance-service providers. The measure “authorizes payments to nonparticipating or

KeyBank honors Syracuse–area business owner at annual Key4Women awards
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — KeyBank has honored a town of Salina business owner as its 2023 Key4Women Achieve Award winner. KeyBank’s Key4Women Syracuse chapter recognized Susan

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Firms from Ithaca and Poughkeepsie, two from Ontario, and companies from Georgia and the United Kingdom won prize money in this year’s

Guthrie has plans for new medical office building in the Cortland area
CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. — Guthrie Clinic announced it has plans for a new medical office building to serve the Cortland area. The organization is working with

Wildhack says a shortfall of wins led to firing of Babers as Syracuse football coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse football’s inability to reach seven wins this season and its lack of success in November in past years is what led

Farm bill with farmer-payment program extended for a year, Schumer says
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Friday announced that he has secured an extension of the dairy margin coverage (DMC) program that he

Syracuse football fires Dino Babers as head coach, national search for replacement underway
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Director of Athletics John Wildhack on Sunday announced that Dino Babers will conclude his tenure as head coach of the