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NFIB: small-business optimism up ‘marginally’ in July
Small-business optimism “sighed” in July, with a monthly index that measures the optimism up 0.6 points for a reading of 94.1, according to the National
Federal government runs a $98 billion deficit in July
The federal government ran a nearly $98 billion budget deficit in July, the U.S. Treasury Department reported Tuesday. Spending totaled $298 billion while tax receipts
First Niagara to pay former CEO Koelmel a severance of at least $3 million
First Niagara Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: FNFG) will pay former president and CEO John Koelmel a severance package of at least $3 million. The figure is
New York AG sues out-of-state firms for charging ‘exorbitant’ interest rates on Internet loans
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Monday announced that his office filed a lawsuit against two out-of-state companies for violating New York’s usury and
Schumer expresses support for preserving helicopter contracts at Lockheed’s Owego site
OWEGO — U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–NY) today offered his support for planned defense contracts between the Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky team and the U.S. military.
AT&T invests nearly $225M in NY wireless, wireline network in first half
AT&T today announced it has invested nearly $225 million in its wireless and wired networks in New York in the first half of 2013.
St. Joseph’s appoints Kuss as director of development
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has announced the appointment of Vincent Kuss as director of development. The appointment is effective Sept. 3,
Community Foundation names new board officers
SYRACUSE — The Central New York Community Foundation board of directors recently appointed the following four new officers. Linda Dickerson Hartsock, director of community
YMCA’s Healthy Syracuse works on worksite-wellness initiative
SYRACUSE — Healthy Syracuse, a community coalition stemming from a partnership between the YMCA of Greater Syracuse and the Onondaga County Health Department, has developed program that focuses on wellness in the workplace. Wellness isn’t about just fitness and nutrition, says Cheryl Pusztai, executive director of the YMCA’s downtown branch. “It’s really about the overall
Mid-York Press thrives in sluggish economy
SHERBURNE — “Nothing gives me cardiac arrest anymore,” says Robert W. Tenney, president and CEO of Mid-York Press, Inc., a printing and packaging firm located in Chenango County. Tenney rolls his eyes as he thinks back to his first day as president of the Sherburne–based business in November 1982. At age 23, and just six
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