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EBRI: Employment-based health coverage continues to shrink
A new report by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) shows that the percentage of workers with employment-based health-insurance coverage continues to decline. The
Amendment targets cyber security
ROME — An amendment passed by a Senate committee requires the U.S. Air Force to establish a strategy to strengthen America’s cyber security with new
Laing Industries returns to diesel services
CONKLIN — The Laing family is back in the diesel business with a new diesel-service division at Laing Industries, Inc. The company, which got its
Lourdes completes $70M Mission 2012 project
BINGHAMTON — After three years and $70 million, Lourdes Hospital completed its Mission 2012 project and celebrated with an open house at the new facility
Hardinge reports improved first quarter
ELMIRA — Machine-tool manufacturer Hardinge, Inc. continued its return to profitability with a strong first quarter in which profit jumped and sales edged up. Hardinge
Bankers Healthcare Group reaches $1 billion in loans
SYRACUSE — Reaching $1 billion in loans is just another milestone for a company that has averaged 2,526 percent growth over the last decade. This
Busy summer construction season set for SUNY Oswego
OSWEGO — The State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego will be humming with construction activity this summer as the school nears the end of
American Granby seeks growth in Canada
CLAY — American Granby Inc. has a new pipeline into Canada. It’s a line laid on March 20, when American Granby owner John Lowe acquired
Currier Plastics ready to start expansion in Auburn
Plans to add 50 new jobs over three years AUBURN — Currier Plastics, Inc. is moving forward on a 55,000-square-foot expansion project that was in
New York manufacturing conditions improve in May
Business activity on New York’s factory floors picked up in May, according to a monthly survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The