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Upstate consumer sentiment rises in Q4 in Siena survey
Consumer sentiment in upstate New York and statewide rose in the fourth quarter, compared to the prior quarter but remained well below pre-pandemic levels, according to a new survey. The Siena College Research Institute (SRI) measured upstate New York consumer sentiment at 65.5 in the fourth quarter, up 6.4 points from the last measure of […]
New medical spa opens at Slocum-Dickson
UTICA, N.Y. — Consumers looking for medical-spa treatments have a new option now that Dr. Stephan Barrientos has opened his Elite Medical Spa & Wellness Institute practice at Slocum-Dickson Medical Group. “We want to make sure we’re bringing the medicine back into med spa,” Barrientos says of what sets his new spa apart from competitors.
Hochul seeks annual raises in New York’s minimum wage
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing that New York’s minimum wage increase annually to match a regional gauge for inflation. The plan seeks
Fuddy Duddy’s Confectionary to use state grant to renovate historic Owego buildings
OWEGO, N.Y. — Tioga County was awarded $1.8 million in Restore NY funding for the rehabilitation of two buildings, located at 178-180 Front St. in
Bushardt named chair of Greater Utica Chamber board of directors
UTICA, N.Y. — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce recently named Michael Bushardt as the new chair of its board of directors. Bushardt has served
ANDRO lands contract to develop jammer-resistant, wireless-communications capability
ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) has awarded ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC a $750,000, 24-month direct-to-phase-II Small Business Innovation
Solvay Bank’s Fernandez appointed to Home HeadQuarters board
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Solvay Bank recently announced that Michele Fernandez, VP, enterprise risk manager & CRA officer, has recently been elected to join the Home HeadQuarters Inc. (HHQ) board of directors as a private-sector member. Fernandez joined Solvay Bank in 1991 and leads the bank’s enterprise risk management department. In addition to being elected to
New York farms had 331,000 certified organic acres in 2021, ranking No. 2 in U.S.
ALBANY, N.Y. — A recent certified organic survey from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) found that 1,407 New York farms had 331,000 certified organic acres, which produced and sold $328 million in organic commodities in 2021. That’s according to Donnie Fike, state statistician at the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), New York Field
New Jiffy Lube franchised location opens in Clay
CLAY, N.Y. — A newly constructed Jiffy Lube service center recently opened in the town of Clay. The new location at 5237 W. Taft Road opened on Nov. 15 and is owned and operated by Jiffy Lube franchisee Stonebriar Auto Services, LLC. The service center offers a wide range of automotive services including tires, brakes,
All CNY regions add jobs in November compared to a year ago
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions all gained jobs between November 2021 and this past November. The Central New York subregions generated job growth ranging from a low of 0.5 percent in the Watertown–Fort Drum area to a high of 3.4 percent in the Binghamton region in that
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