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EBRI: Workers’ retirement confidence remains low
American workers’ confidence that they will have enough money to retire comfortably is lagging while they remain concerned about jobs and the economy. Those are
Survey: Syracuse MSA has third-best Q2 employment outlook in U.S.
The Syracuse metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has the third-best employment outlook in the country for the second quarter of 2012, according to a recently released survey. A net 21 percent of employers in Syracuse plan to hire in the second quarter, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, which was released March 13. Manpower, a
Fulton Cos. gets National Grid grant for expansion project
PULASKI — The Fulton Companies announced it has received a $221,000 capital-investment incentive grant from National Grid for infrastructure improvements to support the company’s 112,000-square-foot
Lockheed wins $1B contract for helicopter work
OWEGO – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has a new five-year contract worth $1.05 billion to provide more than 200 digital cockpits and mission systems and
POMCO Group to administer benefits for health reform CO-OP
SYRACUSE — POMCO Group will be the benefit administrator for a new nonprofit health-insurance plan in New York that is being created under the 2010
BU installs new solar-powered parking system
BINGHAMTON — Binghamton University (BU) has installed a new solar-powered, pay-by-space meter parking system in front of the Couper Administration Building. Fitted with highly efficient
Tompkins Financial announces new officer appointments
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex: TMP) announced several changes in its senior leadership earlier this week. Frank Fetsko, currently executive vice president and
Area unemployment rates show little progress in February
Regional unemployment rates mostly followed the same trend as the state in February, creeping up slightly or staying stagnant. Only the Binghamton region showed any
SRC wins $20 million contract from EPA
CICERO — SRC, Inc. won a $20 million contract from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to test new chemicals entering the U.S. market. The five-year
February construction spending up from a year ago
Construction spending increased in February 2012 when compared to the same month last year as rising private construction spending outweighed a dip in public spending,
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