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NYSTEC awards $50K to student entrepreneurs at Commercialization Academy
MARCY, N.Y. — The New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation (NYSTEC) has awarded $50,000 to teams of student entrepreneurs participating in the 2014 Commercialization Academy.

Turning Stone announces plans for luxury retail outlet complex
VERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation on Wednesday announced plans for a development project at the Turning Stone Resort Casino that will include luxury
O’Brien & Gere cuts 27 jobs, closes Louisville office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based engineering firm O’Brien & Gere has cut 27 jobs and closed its office in Louisville, Ky., citing “weak market conditions” in

Survey: New York manufacturing activity improves in November
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Monday that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose four 4 points to 10.2 in
Southern Tier Health Link plans to merge with similar downstate organization
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Southern Tier HealthLink (STHL) on Monday announced plans to merge with Taconic Health Information Network and Community (THINC) into a single “qualified
Dermody, Burke & Brown to merge with Liverpool accounting firm
SYRACUSE — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC (DB&B ) on Nov. 10 announced it is merging with Kane, Bowles & Moore, P.C., a Liverpool–based

Schumer discusses NLRB office remaining in Buffalo, FEMA grant for stream gauges
SYRACUSE — The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has abandoned plans to consolidate its Buffalo regional office with the Pittsburgh regional office. The office of
Lawmakers urge colleagues to support provision protecting DFAS jobs in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — Three New York lawmakers are urging their Congressional colleagues to support a provision in a defense bill that would provide protections for
Illness inspires launch of New Hartford wellness firm
NEW HARTFORD — Jack Kunkel was working for his family’s Kunkel Ambulance Service in Utica in 2008 when he become quite ill. Kunkel, who was
Survey: New York’s ACA enrollees mostly satisfied, but some encounter problems
More than nine in 10 New Yorkers who became newly insured under the Affordable Care Act are “completely or somewhat satisfied” with their health insurance,