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Rome Area Chamber honors Manueles for contributions to business community, chamber
ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Area Chamber of Commerce recently recognized Michael and Carol Manuele for their contributions to the business community and the chamber. “Carol and Mike have been strong leaders, not only in the financial institutions where they worked, but also in the community,” Rome Area Chamber Chairman John Calabrese said in a […]

New York manufacturing index turns negative again in December
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 16 points to -11.2 in December, pointing to a slowdown in manufacturing activity in the state. The general business-conditions index is the monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing sector. The index had climbed 14 points to 4.5 in November after declining 8 points to -9.1 in
United Radio offers program focusing on employee leadership
DeWITT — United Radio has started a leadership-development program, which the company says works at “developing leaders for the next century at United Radio.” “We started examining our talent-development process and decided that we weren’t being intentional enough with identifying and training people [on] what it means to be a leader at United Radio,” Mark
Ask Rusty: Will My Wife’s Benefit Change My Claiming Decision?
Dear Rusty: I’ll be 69 in April 2023, and my wife will be 59 [in about a month]. I’m still working and am trying to determine whether I should take Social Security at 69 or 70. My main question revolves around my wife’s future Social Security benefits and how they will affect my decision on

Goddard sentenced to prison for embezzling funds from the nonprofit H.O.M.E organization
“Stealing funds meant to serve developmentally disabled members of our community is reprehensible and absolutely unacceptable,” James said in a news release. “For years, Shirley

Auburn Community Hospital secures federal funding for cancer-center construction, equipment
AUBURN, N.Y. — Auburn Community Hospital (ACH) will use $2 million in federal funding to further the expansion of the hospital after it broke ground

Ithaca Area Economic Development to use grant funding for manufacturing-partnership program
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) announced that it will use $31,500 in grant funding to advance its Direct to Work (DTW) manufacturing-partnership

Micron Technology to cut workforce by 10 percent by end of next year
Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) plans to reduce its workforce by 10 percent by the end of 2023. The move is part of a restructuring

City of Oneida receives nearly $10 million for downtown revitalization
ONEIDA, N.Y. — A nearly $10 million state Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) award will help the City of Oneida complete eight projects to leverage the

Herkimer College emergency-management program partners with Embry-Riddle
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College’s new partnership allows students in its emergency-management certificate program to transfer up to 18 credits toward the fully
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