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Lockheed signs manufacturing pact with waste-to-energy firm
OWEGO — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) on Oct. 9 inked an agreement with Concord Blue Energy, Inc. making it the “exclusive manufacturing provider” of
M&T Bank profit slips 6 percent in the third quarter
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB), the Syracuse area’s largest bank ranked by deposit market share, earned $275 million, or $1.91 a share,
Report: CNY metro areas post job declines in the last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, and Binghamton regions lost jobs in the last year, as the state unemployment fell from 6.4 percent to 6.2 percent in September,
Cazenovia’s Tierno sets goals for final 21 months before retirement
CAZENOVIA — A renovation project and a new curriculum are two of the objectives that Cazenovia College President Mark Tierno hopes to meet in the

Work begins on Southern Tier High Technology Incubator
BINGHAMTON — The design phase is under way on the Southern Tier High Technology Incubator, which the state describes as a “major” economic-development project in
New equipment, new contracts fuel growth at Bo-Mer Plastics
AUBURN — After a year filled with new equipment and new contracts, Bo-Mer Plastics, LLC is set to end 2014 on a strong note and

Cuomo designates Upstate University Hospital, seven others to treat potential Ebola patients
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital is among eight hospitals statewide that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has designated to treat potential patients with Ebola. Cuomo on
New York manufacturing index plunges in October
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported today that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index plummeted 21 points to 6.2 in October.
NFIB’s small-business optimism index slips in September
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported Tuesday that its index of small-business optimism fell 0.8 points in September to 95.3 and indicated that
Rome Memorial suspends affiliation talks with Bassett, to explore other options
ROME, N.Y. — The board of trustees of Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) on Tuesday decided to suspend affiliation discussions with Bassett Medical Center. Bassett Medical