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Coronavirus fallout: Cornell sets hiring, salary freeze
ITHACA — Cornell University says it has a plan to help it deal with the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, which has squeezed the revenue streams of the higher-education industry. The plan’s elements include a hiring freeze, a salary freeze, and an “immediate” suspension of discretionary spending. Cornell Provost Michael Kotlikoff and Joanne DeStefano, […]

CNY unemployment rates mostly fell in February
It’s the last report before the coronavirus crisis slammed the state’s job market Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Binghamton, and Ithaca regions declined in February compared to the year-ago month. At the same time, the jobless rate in the Watertown–Fort Drum area rose compared to February 2019, while the rate in the Elmira region
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Under the CARES Act
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) — a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The unemployment-insurance portion of this act, known as the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act, provides enhanced unemployment benefits including larger benefit amounts, availability for

MACNY: State budget includes funding for apprentice program
DeWITT, N.Y. — The newly approved state budget includes $750,000 to sustain the manufacturers’ intermediary apprenticeship program (MIAP). That’s according to a Friday statement from

The Agency, Binghamton Chamber release COVID-19 tool kit; to host Monday webinar on the topic
DICKINSON, N.Y. — The Agency and Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce have released a COVID-19 tool kit to help area businesses and will host a

Upstate Medical, Crouse Health employees test positive for coronavirus
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University says it has 16 employees and two students who have tested positive for coronavirus. Darryl Geddes, director of public

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Health Department has received notification of the county’s second COVID-19 death. County officials are also warning customers at the

UTICA, N.Y. — Human Technologies says its Environmental Services division is “working overtime” amid the coronavirus pandemic. In response to what it calls “ unprecedented

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health says it is planning to implement staff furloughs, cut senior leader compensation, and redeploy staff to “address critical needs.”

The Agency announces emergency loan fund for Southern Tier businesses amid coronavirus crisis
DICKINSON, N.Y. — The Agency on Tuesday released details of an emergency loan fund for greater Binghamton–area businesses impacted by the ongoing coronavirus-related shutdown of
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