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Tioga County Boys & Girls Club pursues renovations
OWEGO — The Tioga County Boys & Girls Club is renovating its nearly 70-year-old, 15,000-square-foot facility in Owego. Knowing it needed to replace the 30-year-old leaky roof, the club and its board of directors collaborated to identify what repairs the facility might need starting in November 2012. The thought was, “if we’re going to do […]
Report: CNY metro areas post job declines in the last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, and Binghamton regions lost jobs in the last year, as the state unemployment fell from 6.4 percent to 6.2 percent in September,

Binghamton University to dedicate Fleishman Career Center on Saturday
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will host a dedication ceremony for the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development on campus Saturday. The event will

Cuomo designates Upstate University Hospital, seven others to treat potential Ebola patients
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital is among eight hospitals statewide that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has designated to treat potential patients with Ebola. Cuomo on
New York manufacturing index plunges in October
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported today that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index plummeted 21 points to 6.2 in October.
NFIB’s small-business optimism index slips in September
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported Tuesday that its index of small-business optimism fell 0.8 points in September to 95.3 and indicated that
Edge Federal Credit Union rolls out mobile check-deposit service
LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — Edge Federal Credit Union (FCU), a Liverpool–based credit union with $39 million in assets and nine full-time employees, has launched a mobile
Rome Memorial suspends affiliation talks with Bassett, to explore other options
ROME, N.Y. — The board of trustees of Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) on Tuesday decided to suspend affiliation discussions with Bassett Medical Center. Bassett Medical

People news: Oswego Health hires new medical imaging chief
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health announced it has named David Wang, M.D., of CRA Medical Imaging, as the new chief of service for medical imaging.

Lockheed Martin inks agreement with waste-to-energy firm
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) has signed a manufacturing agreement with Concord Blue Energy, Inc. to provide all manufacturing support for the
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