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DiNapoli: North Country sales-tax collections rise after rate increases
Local sales-tax collections in the North Country increased 7.7 percent in 2014, topping all New York state regions in growth in 2014. Overall, local sales-tax
CenterState CEO formally opens Tech Garden II, awards Grants for Growth
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Monday formally opened the Tech Garden II on the ground floor of AXA Tower Two at 120 Madison St.
Chemung Financial profit rose in Q4, fell for full year
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) on Thursday reported net income of $4.9 million, or $1.04 per share, in the fourth quarter, up
M&T, Hudson City give merger still more time
BUFFALO — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) and Paramus, N.J.–based Hudson City Bancorp. Inc. continue their long-time efforts to finalize their merger that was first
Community Bank posts strong Q4, 2014 profit growth
DeWITT — Community Bank System Inc. (NYSE: CBU) reported Jan. 21 that its net income jumped nearly 50 percent to $23.1 million in the fourth
Lockheed Martin posts profit increase in Q4, 2014
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT), a Bethesda, Maryland–based defense contractor that employs about 4,200 people in Central New York, posted earnings gains in the final quarter
Miner to use special lighting fees to create infrastructure-expense fund
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner has plans to create an infrastructure-expense fund as part of the city’s capital-improvement program. The City of Syracuse
Rome Memorial Hospital to open new women’s health practice in March
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital announced today that it will open a new women’s health practice in March to provide obstetrical and gynecological services.
ConMed profit rises in Q4, slips during 2014
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD) on Tuesday reported net income of $11.3 million, or 41 cents a share, in the fourth quarter. That’s
POMCO to add 55 new jobs at Syracuse headquarters
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — POMCO Group, a third-party administrator of self-funded health-care and risk-management plans, says it’s looking to hire 55 new customer-service employees at its