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Ball outlines priorities in State of Agriculture address
He spoke at Agricultural Society Forum in Syracuse SYRACUSE — New York State wants to make $34 million in funding available for on-farm fluid-milk storage technologies and processing infrastructure. It also seeks $21 million for a new alternative waste management and enhanced precision-feed program to further the mitigation of agricultural greenhouse-gas […]
NYS comptroller’s audit finds Village of Mexico didn’t adopt realistic budgets
MEXICO — New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Feb. 21 announced the results of six local government and school audits, including an audit of the Village of Mexico in Oswego County, regarding its financial management. The comptroller stated that the Village of Mexico board “did not adopt realistic budgets or manage fund balance.
Agriculture census shows steep drop in family farms statewide
N.Y. Farm Bureau reacts ALBANY — The USDA’s 2022 Agriculture Census report indicated about a 9 percent drop in family farms in New York state to 30,650 farms from 33,438 farms in the 2017 census, representing “the steepest decline in the past three decades.” That’s according

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: M3 Placement and Partnership thrives during uncertain economy
M3 Placement and Partnership, an Albany–based recruiting firm that services areas that include the Mohawk Valley, says it would like to expand its outsourced-recruitment (RPO) services, or what is also known as recruitment-process outsourcing. It’s a division of the business that offers outsourced-recruiting services to companies “looking place a high volume of candidates in open

Salvation Army of Binghamton to move office location
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Salvation Army of Binghamton recently purchased a building on Walnut Street that will serve as its new base of operations, replacing

Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse tech hub has applied for phase-two funding of up to $54 million
The Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse tech hub has submitted its application for up to $54 million in phase–two implementation funding. The tech hub is officially known as the
Cayuga Health, Visiting Nurse Service of Ithaca and Tompkins County announce affiliation
ITHACA, N.Y. — Officials from Cayuga Health and Visiting Nurse Service of Ithaca and Tompkins County (VNS) announced that the two organizations have affiliated, effective
Broome County is accepting applications for Small Community Fund grant money
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County’s Small Community Fund grant program is now accepting applications for the seventh round of funding available to municipalities, nonprofits, and

Excellus reports net loss topping $23 million in 2023
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield says it ended 2023 with a net loss of $23.2 million. Excellus, Central New York’s largest health insurer, reported the net-loss figure in its annual report filed Friday with the New York State Department of Financial Services. The 2023 net loss compares to the reported net income of $58.9

SUNY Poly names two commencement speakers
MARCY, N.Y. — Heather Hage, Griffiss Institute president/CEO, and Mike Ballman, Cornerstone Community/Plymouth Bethesda Church pastor and community activist, will serve as the commencement speakers
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