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Treadwell re-elected to NYS Economic Development Council board
OSWEGO — Operation Oswego County Executive Director L. Michael Treadwell was recently re-elected to another two-year term on the board of directors of the New

DiNapoli: New Yorkers will generate much of the revenue at upcoming casinos
New York residents will handle much of the betting and generate much of the revenue at the upcoming Upstate casinos, even though the new facilities
Oneida Nation to hold job fair Monday for over 100 openings at Turning Stone
VERONA — Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona will hold a restaurant and beverage career fair on Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m at
Mayor David appoints new Binghamton city comptroller
BINGHAMTON — Binghamton Mayor Richard David has appointed Clarence (Chuck) Shager, Jr. as the city comptroller. Shager replaces Charlie Pearsall, who will serve as the

Cuomo launches ‘Unemployment Strikeforce’ targeting Bronx, Kings, Jefferson, Lewis counties
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced an “Unemployment Strikeforce,” a new “multi-pronged” campaign to target areas of the state with the highest unemployment rates to

CNY Conservancy appoints Falzarine as interim executive director
UTICA — The Central New York Conservancy has named Peter Falzarine as interim executive director, the first one in the nonprofit conservation organization’s 12-year history
New York’s jobless claims fall 7 percent, second-largest drop among all states
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state fell by 1,348, or more than 7 percent, to 16,876 in the

Tara Lynn named executive director of Skaneateles Chamber
SKANEATELES — Tara Lynn, director of alumni affairs at Cornell University’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, has been named executive director of the Skaneateles Area Chamber
Community Foundation invests in Mohawk Valley projects in May
UTICA — The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc. invested more than half a million dollars in area projects in May, the organization
New study projects health-care costs to increase more slowly
Projected cost increases for all types of medical plans are expected to be down by between 0.1 percent and 0.5 percent in 2014, according to the 28th National Health Care Trend Survey by Buck Consultants, a unit of Xerox (NYSE: XRX). This continues the trend of slower increases since 2010, the survey found. Still, cost
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