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CNY International Business Alliance encourages, educates on exporting
SYRACUSE — The Central New York International Business Alliance (CNYIBA), an organization formed to enhance global sales of companies in the 12-county region, uses education

Miner releases Syracuse Billion proposal for infrastructure projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner has unveiled her “Syracuse Billion” agenda, a billion-dollar public-investment plan focusing on infrastructure projects throughout the city. Miner

Cuomo signs Craft New York Act, offers $3M in promotional funding
Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently signed the Craft New York Act that he says cuts “burdensome” requirements placed on craft-beverage manufacturers and eases restrictions on the
ESD awards funding to Broome, Oneida County firmsESD awards funding to Broome, Oneida County firms
Companies in Broome and Oneida Counties will use state funding that the board of directors of Empire State Development (ESD) approved during a recent session
Welch Allyn unveils new website, online parts store
SKANEATELES FALLS — Welch Allyn’s customers spoke and the medical diagnostic-device manufacturer listened. The result is a newly launched website for U.S. customers that includes
CNY unemployment rates fall in October compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, and Ithaca metro areas declined in October, compared to a year ago, according to the latest New York

People news: MVCC appoints McDonald as director of community and workforce development
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has appointed William McDonald as the new director of community and workforce development in the school’s Center
DEC acquires 87 acres of Tompkins County land from Finger Lakes Land Trust
DRYDEN, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has acquired 87 acres of land in the town of Dryden in Tompkins
AT&T, local partners award prizes for local Civic App Challenge
SYRACUSE — Smart-phone applications (apps) focused on local tourism and finding available food banks claimed the grand prizes in the AT&T Central New York Civic
New York manufacturing business activity expands in November
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Nov. 17 that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose 4 points to 10.2 in