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Citizens Business Conditions Index bounces back in Q1
The national Citizens Business Conditions Index (CBCI) rose to 53.9 in the first quarter, “reflecting continued strength in the labor market, more new business openings and positive corporate revenue trends.” The CBCI had dipped below 50 during the fourth quarter of last year and the bounce-back during the first quarter “signaled a return to positive […]

Oneida’s Wahta Maple Farm syrup now available
VERONA, N.Y. — The first batch of maple syrup produced for the Oneida Indian Nation’s new Wahta Maple Farm business enterprise is available for purchase.

Organization receives funding to establish community garden in Herkimer
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County HealthNet has received a $2,500 Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Health and Wellness award to support programs and initiatives that improve health

FuzeHub announces this year’s first round of manufacturing-grant recipients
ALBANY, N.Y. — Businesses in Auburn, Ithaca, and Rome are among the 10 recipients of $50,000 manufacturing grants that FuzeHub recently announced. FuzeHub, an Albany–based

Students no longer need to get a COVID vaccine to attend a SUNY school
ALBANY, N.Y. — Beginning with summer courses this year, SUNY will no longer require a COVID-19 vaccine for students to attend its 64 campuses. The decision coincides with U.S. President Joe Biden signing a federal bill on April 10 declaring the official end of the national public-health emergency associated with the pandemic. Moving forward, COVID-19

SUNY ends emergency COVID-19 vaccine mandate
ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY will no longer require a COVID-19 vaccine for students to attend its 64 campuses, effective for summer courses. The decision coincides

BAE Systems, Swedish firm collaborate on battery for electric airplane
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems, an aerospace and defense company, and Heart Aerospace, a Swedish electric airplane maker, are working together on a battery system

VIP Structures settles into new HQ in building renamed The Post
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It’s a move that represents a new chapter for a local design-build firm — and new life for a building in a part of downtown Syracuse with plenty of history. VIP Structures Inc. has started operations in its new headquarters in The Post, the former home of the Post-Standard and Herald-Journal newspapers

Climate scientists to lecture at Hamilton College in early April
A 1979 Hamilton graduate, Jonathan Overpeck, one of the nation’s leading experts on climate change, gives his “Climate Change 2023: Challenges and Opportunities” lecture Thursday,

Grow-NY seeks applicants for fifth round of food and agriculture competition
The state is accepting applications for the fifth round of the Grow-NY food and agriculture competition. The application period continues through 5 p.m. on June
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